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by vlachen 8d ago
That's the rub. And I think that they've found my "well, fuck this" point. I already don't frequent their products, but I think it's time to disentangle what I do have on there from other services so I can do
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by vlachen 13d ago
I remember hearing about people chugging cough syrup for a "Robobuzz" and I could not bring myself to do it. It seemed to be the most unpleasant way of altering my state.
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by vlachen 21d ago
Equipment design engineering nightmare fuel sourced from really terrible engineering and management decisions. I hope the engineering crew at the OEM are doing some serious evaluation of their procedures and standards.
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by vlachen 27d ago
I mean, I'm haunted by the things I did for a Klondike Bar.
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by vlachen 3mo ago
These are the books I read when I feel like I'm too optimistic about world affairs. The dark themes that seem so close to being possible help boost my cynicism and level me out.
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by vlachen 4mo ago
I saw IT Chapter II in a completely empty theater, late at night. It was delightfully creepy. However, if I had been an employee there, I think I would have do do something with a red helium balloon to anyone watching that movie alone.
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by vlachen 5mo ago
I firmly believe that William Gibson nailed it with the Jackpot in his recent books: nothing you could really call a nuclear war. Just everything else, tangled in the changing climate: droughts, water shortages, crop failures, honeybees go
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by vlachen 5mo ago
I'm taking the submission as: if you've got an idea, here's some methods to work build something. I have a few ideas if my own, perhaps yours is something that could be created.
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by vlachen 5mo ago
Aim to Head's mix channel is a lot of what I listen to for my design work. 30 min to 1 hour of well mixed tracks. The Witch House tracks are partially helpful in focusing. https://m.youtube.com/@aimtoheadmix1915/vi
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by vlachen 5mo ago
I find that the Secret Agent channel is great for my focus nowadays. I recall listening to Groove Salad back in my draftsman years, from 2000-2002. I am still amazed at how SomaFM has continued to exist.
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by vlachen 6mo ago
Hard pass. Karst limestone is bad enough.
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by vlachen 6mo ago
A friend of mine retired from the military and moved to my neck of the woods in the Ozarks. Having lived in Eastern North Carolina for most of his 20 years in, he had gotten used to sandy soil with nary a rock. Prior to that, he was in the
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by vlachen 7mo ago
I highly recommend watching his live show if he's ever in your area. Great experience. Henry is the epitome of intensity for 2 hours. He doesn't stop. He doesn't sit. He doesn't drink. I'm not even sure he bre
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by vlachen 8mo ago
Having been out of university since before Discord was much of a thing, that's news to me. It also is eerily reminiscent of Facebook's beginning sign up requirements.
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“Fluid gears” invention offers promise for improving mechanical devices(phys.org)
33 points by vlachen 8mo ago|54 comments
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by vlachen 8mo ago
I'm not a fan of the bias towards "Gears are old tech, and that makes them bad" but I can see a lot of interesting possibilities with fluid coupling. The variables involved in power transmission for these things would be pret
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by vlachen 8mo ago
Bozhe moy! [1] [1] https://tomlehrersongs.com/lobachevsky/
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Recreating an Ancient Pump with No Moving Parts [video](youtube.com)
4 points by vlachen 8mo ago|1 comments
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The Ridiculous Engineering of the Most Important Machine [video](youtube.com)
10 points by vlachen 9mo ago|2 comments
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by vlachen 9mo ago
That's a fair point that I arrived at once I put half a second of thought into what I was actually asking.
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by vlachen 9mo ago
That brings me to the next thing: Taking VPN suggestions. What's the best? I like secure. Edited to remove being a moron.
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by vlachen 9mo ago
I left the high seas many years ago, but I'm down to seed for a cause. What's the best torrent client nowadays?
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by vlachen 9mo ago
Another technique for me is to avoid apps like Instagram, Facebook and Youtube. I run them all through mobile Firefox with uBlock origin and custom block scripts that block sponsored posts and shorts. This combines well with having Youtub
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by vlachen 9mo ago
I've taken to "Archiving" apps like this on my Android phone. When I need it, I can un-archive it to use it. Keeps the list of things trying to get my attention a little bit smaller.
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by vlachen 9mo ago
An obvious failure of the Cat Distribution System.
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by vlachen 10mo ago
In 2013 I bought out 2 Radio Shacks worth of ferrite beads when I was hunting down signal noise in my senior design project (CNC mill rebuild and update.) All else fails, add more beads. Also, I learned that you can make your own shielded f
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by vlachen 11mo ago
I've used the "Harbor Freight" principle for years when purchasing tools for either professional or personal use. I'll buy something I need at a discount store like Harbor Freight and use it for as many jobs as it lasts.
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by vlachen 11mo ago
https://archive.ph/kzd4X
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by vlachen 1y ago
I've honestly wondered this too. But we cannot obey in advance. If they're going to try and take it from us, then there should be a fight every step of the way. That means our cynical perspectives, as right as they may be, could l
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by vlachen 1y ago
I feel like some of that wonkiness (like the ridiculous clock) has to do with their drive to keep the car's feel as "80s Mini" as possible.

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