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There is one at the center of my hometown. Easily the most iconic thing in town. I spoke with the owner about possible things to do with it. He explored some options, but the cost to get it up to c…

Makes me wonder how they define 'customers'

IIRC, those devices had 4 safety mechanisms in place, and 3 failed in this situation.

The funny thing is, that famous lump of 'safe' coal he was showing off in parliament was coated in lacquer. Even he didn't want to actually touch it. https://theconversation…

Any idea on the estimated price per panel?

It would be great for the array of TV's at the gym. Mine currently has a headphone jack on each treadmill with a keypad that you can tune into your preferred channel. I've taken to watchin…

I am a big fan of the Japanese zoning system. I'm sure it has its flaws and that there are arguably better systems, but it seems much better than what we currently have in the US. http:/&#…

On a separate note, I've been wondering how Tesla's relationship with China will affect Starlink. When I first learned about Musk's satellite internet plans, I was optimistic that it c…

The stock market doesn't seem to care.

We need pre-filled tax forms. https://priceonomics.com/the-stanford-professor-who-fought-t... …

I forgot about this thing. I wonder if the images it captures could be viewed in full on the looking-glass display. https://lookingglassfactory.com/ …

I've followed them for a while now on youtube and it has been interesting to watch them evolve their format, content, and presentation to appease youtube's algorithms. They have been pretty…

It looks to me to be an ad free hybrid of youtube and patreon. Its primary focus is video delivery, monetized via subscription. They go over some of the bandwidth numbers in the video.

Definitely a soft launch. The FAQ is empty. The How it Works section of the TOS is pretty edifying.

Here is their explanation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOOOfZWXPu4 Their site is light on details, but the TOS spells it out pretty well: https://www.floatplane.c…

https://www.patreon.com/law You get a unique RSS feed for the commercial free episodes and bonus content.

I'm still shocked that Google has not made a podcast platform wherein they manage the ads and subscriptions. Host the audio, inject ads at the breaks, allow paid subscriptions that remove the ad…

Can it detect cookies? https://www.technobuffalo.com/man-gets-pulled-over-for-eatin... …

I 2nd OneNote. I used it extensively in college. You can migrate in chapters of a pdf textbook, OCR the text, and then highlight and annotate to your hearts content. It supports hyperlinking, which…

If I understand them correctly, Klathmon is claiming that the marketing dept at Tesla is leveraging Cunningham's Law to get free publicity from reviewers/bloggers/you-tubers.

As I understand it, a successful product launch is a strong addition to a "promo packet". What we are seeing is the inevitable result of a system that prioritizes new products above all els…

I don't know if this a normal stat to list for drones, but they note the Max Wind Speed Resistance as ~18 mph. They do not list the wind resistance of the Mavic Pro.

I hear plenty of stories like this out of California. Their enforcement of the ADA is somewhat unique. Instead of having inspections and compliance officers, any wronged party can file a claim and r…

This would explain the recent increase in catalytic converter thefts https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49767195 …

Steve jobs understood this back in 1995. https://youtu.be/ZBma82g3Uag

I expect some early customers to be trading houses that want a faster connection for HFT.

Something like this tech would make for a great pre-filter that would greatly extend the life of membrane systems. The last membrane system I saw required extensive rejuvenation of the membranes annu…

I've spoken with a few oceanographers about this and the brine can be easily pumped back into the ocean with very minimal impact as long as you are smart about it. The effluent from a normal des…

Reminds me of the conspiracy theory that Disney named the movie Frozen so that it would drown out searches about Walt freezing his head.