SomeoneSomewhere

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[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 2 points 14 hours ago

It can happen. The tree roots grow out sideways then down, then the dirt under the tree washes out.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 8 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

How do I know we're coming up to the next US election?

The both-sides-same messaging starts kicking up.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 4 points 15 hours ago

I'm still not sure whether I'm expected to be worried about a microgram, milligram, or gram of microplastics in me. Pretty sure it's not a kilogram...

Found x is pointless and particle counts are not much better. Give me mass.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Is this the one FriendlyJordies was talking about?

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 12 points 15 hours ago

Elevators need a decent amount of surrounding space for cabling and for the counterweight. That all needs to be completely touch-proofed so people don't lose hands.

The running rails etc. also have structural rigidity requirements. Bolting straight onto concrete slab works best and there's not enough concrete here.

Fire stairwells often can't have anything put on them that could risk starting a fire, elevators included.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Things that are uncommon and exceptional on a small scale can be entirely predicable and routine on a large scale.

Car crashes are rare for individuals and might fuck up your whole month/year/decade.

Talk to EMS and they might not even remember it; they're that common.

Same goes for evil.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That is sort of what sponsored segments are, and what sponsorblock is quite effective at dealing with.

If they're injected on the fly at variable time points, it gets harder, but I suspect fingerprinting could work well enough.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

TVs often do a bad job at switching on when the computer turns on, then off when it turns off/goes to sleep. Drives me spare. That was fixed in like 1995-2000 for normal monitors.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The article seems to be focussing on the "making bad decisions" aspect - i.e. "don't use it for anything important".

I wonder if this is also an attempt to limit IP liability in case someone claims that copilot reproduced copyrighted/patented material?

Obviously entertainment is also full of copyrighted material but the payouts aren't usually quite as big as patent claims.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 days ago

Point; I meant to include that one. Is also green like mum but wearing a hoody.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 days ago

Entirely plausible.

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 days ago

The Science of Discworld novels are a fun mix of science and wizardry.

Thief of Time is not wizards but underrated ~~Buddhist~~ Time Monks.

The early wizards books didn't really grow on me as well as the later other books.

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After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.

https://explainxkcd.com/3080/

 

"It's a real accomplishment to mess up a ravioli recipe badly enough that the resulting incident touches all four quadrants of the NFPA hazard diamond."

explainxkcd.com/2998/

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