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ortusdux

14,580karma·2,123submissions·February 22, 2010
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https://www.xfinity.com/hub/smart-home/wifi-motion
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Lumafield's blog post
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I've been seeing this link as a promoted post on Reddit.
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we forget quickly we grow with our container we are all goldfish
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brr.fyi - perfect domain name
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>Sometimes I dream of what the world would do if we were mystically stuck on exactly the processors we have today, for twenty years. Reminds me of the old American cars in Cuba - https://…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Globe#2008_redesign_by_A... "Initial unveiling of the newly designed globe came in the form of a leaked 27-page design proposal entitled …
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Whenever I see things like this I just think of the 2008 pitch for Pepsi's logo redesign. It's a work of art: https://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi…
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The wording seems causational, while the data indicates a correlation. "Altogether, the entire group of microbes boosted participants’ chances of developing the cancer by more than threefold.&quo…
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They make round HEPA filters for shop vacs that are in the $20-30 range. The hard part is finding a fan that works well at high static pressures. I've had good luck with NF-F12 PWMs.
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Looks like a fun 3d printing project.
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I've had similar results biking 30mi+/day
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hckrnews.com
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Did the handles play a role in Angela Chao's death?
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There was an aluminum extrusion company that falsified test records for years. They got away with it because what's a few % when your customer's safety factor is 2. Once they got into weig…
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Anyone can build a bridge, but it takes an engineer to barely build a bridge.
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I want to experiment with stationary receivers around the perimeter of my property. It would be fun to document and pinpoint every RF source on my land, but I'd settle for being able to reliably…
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I wonder if any US states will ban the practice? Many states have laws in place that govern license plate reader use by individuals.
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Speaking of the uncanny feeling of shallow water, there are parts of the Florida keys where you can paddle a kayak a good half a mile from shore and still be in 2-4 ft of water. It's a great pla…
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It's common to abandon mining equipment at the bottom of the mine, or have tunnel boring machines dig their own tomb. The machines are often custom made, and removal would cost more than their E…
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Reminds me of the problematic switch to electronic gear selectors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Yelchin#Lawsuit_and_reca... …
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I've been wanting to experiment with SDR triangulation. There are some off the shelf options, but I think it would be fun to cobble something together using dongles. https://www.crowd…
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Just have an AI summarize it for you /s https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-written-ai-read.html …
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Woodgas would work as well
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What do you use for heat?
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Reminds me of the shenanigans you see when a govt job is required to be posted for open bid, but the dept already has an internal hire lined up.
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They have been doing a version of this for a while in some areas. The homeowner gets a bailout, but the money comes with rebuild requirements (often lifting/lofting the building above a 100 year…
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