ortusdux

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Suyu – a Nintendo Switch emulator and AArch64 native recompiler written in C++(github.com)
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by ortusdux 4d ago
I'm surprised that Starlink didn't try and steal the branding. If anything would count as a new Generation in radio communication...
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H.R.1332 – Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act(congress.gov)
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by ortusdux 6d ago
Matlab - https://www.mathworks.com/help/images/enhance-color-separati... This paper might also be of interest - https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/20/3297 "In this paper, we rev
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by ortusdux 6d ago
Reminds me of the old 1980's news clip of people reacting to California's DUI laws - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xcQIoh3FQQ
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by ortusdux 8d ago
https://ianayres.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Race_eff... From 2015: "We investigate the impact of seller race in a field experiment involving baseball card auctions on eBay. Photographs showe
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Performance of biochar-modified concrete using faecal sludge–derived biochar(nature.com)
1 points by ortusdux 8d ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 8d ago
I've said it before, but I wish a somewhat trustworthy organization would create a 'DUMB' certification - "Don't Upload My Bits".
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by ortusdux 13d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Enough ! Old Enough! is a Japanese reality show that has been aired irregularly since 1991 on Nippon Television. The program depicts, in a documentary manner, the efforts of toddlers g
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by ortusdux 14d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrophoropsis_aurantiaca#Edib... The real thing is plentiful enough I don't mess with them, but I know people that regularly eat the false ones.
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by ortusdux 14d ago
Chanterelles and false chanterelles are especially tricky. They fruit at the same time in the same areas. I have to do a 2nd pass after I have washed and dried my haul. https://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/wp-content&#x2F
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by ortusdux 15d ago
Thank you for the clarification. My brain read the headline and imagined a combination of what3words and the stargate address system!
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Impacts of Mid-Latitude Ionospheric Dynamics During Nov 2025 Superstorm Event(agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
1 points by ortusdux 16d ago|0 comments
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GPS Glitched Across the US by as Much as 33 Feet(sciencealert.com)
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by ortusdux 19d ago
Reminds me of the Fargo-Moorhead diversion project. The Red River flows north through Fargo, which means that down-river portions can ice over in the winter and cause upstream flooding. The diversion project should wrap up soon, and hopef
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by ortusdux 19d ago
YASA motors makes a 30lb electric motor the size of a Roomba that outputs 1000 peak horsepower. The future of many supercars will be hybrids with the electric train doing the brunt of the work. https://www.arenaev.com/yasa_
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by ortusdux 19d ago
If you look at the 10y plot you will see the price is about $90/lb, up from $30/lb 6 years ago. Their target has been $55/lb, so the dramatic price increase is working in their favor. That being said, I think their initial c
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by ortusdux 21d ago
I've been following SuperCritical, a new startup working on Uranium extraction from sea water. My understanding is that the process is much more sustainable than mining, which makes it easier/faster to establish a domestic source
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by ortusdux 23d ago
Youtuber Tom Scott famously made an international cup of tea back in 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsrsMPftOI
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by ortusdux 23d ago
Not only that, they have the highest ratio of brain-to-body-mass of any invertebrate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence
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by ortusdux 26d ago
Reminds me of the people that travel for plastic surgery and need to take special precautions to get back through customs.
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by ortusdux 27d ago
There is the Marine Debris program at NOAA as well as satellite based tracking methods: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-marine-debris/garbage... https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9449485
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by ortusdux 27d ago
Perfect is the enemy of good. I think the Ocean Cleanup has been one of the most effective (non- political/commercial) PR campaigns of the last decade.
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by ortusdux 1mo ago
This is what government subsidies/rebates are for - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298910 Gift should be ... gifts
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by ortusdux 1mo ago
I learned about RECCO tags recently, which are RFID tags designed for finding people in avalanches. I wonder if the return signal contains any information or is fingerprintable? https://recco.com/technology/
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by ortusdux 1mo ago
76 quakes ranking 7.0+ so far this decade, including 10 this year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_2021%E2%80...
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by ortusdux 1mo ago
There was zero signage at the last few American airports I flew through. Four airports in 2 weeks and they all had different rules, and felt the need to yell at you for not knowing their nuances.
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by ortusdux 1mo ago
All FedEx express packages in my area come and go via a dedicated twin-prop plane that flies 35 miles to the hub. I'm sending a package today, and $14 of the 54$ total is a fuel surcharge. I wonder if I will be seeing electricity sur
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by ortusdux 1mo ago
Great analogy - This phenomenon irks me, and I would never have thought of using survivorship bias as an apt description. Some of the most valuable feedback you will ever receive is from people that don't use your product/feature
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by ortusdux 1mo ago
FDA compliance has been tough for optical measurement of blood sugar and blood pressure. I'd imagine that this is why they are doing a monthly averages and keeping their claims subdued.

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