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Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life
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Comment on ForeFront Power completes its first Erthos solar energy system for the city of Fresno in ~enviro
Asinine Link ParentOddly enough, I was distracted by whether this is set in Fresno, CA or NM or TX... Or others. One is my hometown, but the wind issue and vegetation would definitely play into the CA vs TX options...Oddly enough, I was distracted by whether this is set in Fresno, CA or NM or TX... Or others. One is my hometown, but the wind issue and vegetation would definitely play into the CA vs TX options (I am unfamiliar with NM's Fresno). CA will likely have lower wind options than TX, and is dryer and wouldn't have nearly as much of a vegetation issue.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
Asinine Link ParentOuch, okay so this is my #1 game in Steam hours at 2097 (second is 1735 and third is 817), and I haven't even seriously played it in over 15 years. And yeah, I'm way too long gone to ever be...Ouch, okay so this is my #1 game in Steam hours at 2097 (second is 1735 and third is 817), and I haven't even seriously played it in over 15 years. And yeah, I'm way too long gone to ever be "good" at it again, but your comment makes me realize I could respond the same.
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Comment on Vermont's largest energy source is now a virtual power plant in ~enviro
Asinine Link ParentOh definitely, and I'm thrilled they don't require rarer metals. But the chance is still there. My workplace had propositioned the town to install a ~8MWh battery farm (local nimbys shot it down),...Oh definitely, and I'm thrilled they don't require rarer metals. But the chance is still there.
My workplace had propositioned the town to install a ~8MWh battery farm (local nimbys shot it down), but one of our biggest concerns was actually the fire containment/suppression systems. There was relatively little "harm" that would be done if a failure/fire did occur (the banks were well-sectioned and the majority of the setup could remain functional), but the result of the chemicals and runoff would have been such a huge pita, both physically and in relation to regulations/reporting.
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Comment on Vermont's largest energy source is now a virtual power plant in ~enviro
Asinine LinkAs a resident of New England and someone who works in power generation, this is the first real good step I see towards renewables. I'm still not seeing batteries (or home solar power) as being the...As a resident of New England and someone who works in power generation, this is the first real good step I see towards renewables. I'm still not seeing batteries (or home solar power) as being the feasible method moving forward*, but this is a wonderful start.
* I feel batteries are not financially or ethically sustainable yet and still have a small but epic chance of catastrophe, similar [imo] to nuclear power.
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Comment on Vermont's largest energy source is now a virtual power plant in ~enviro
Asinine Link ParentI don't know if this will answer your question, but this may be possibly helpful: https://www.cesa.org/projects/energy-storage-policy-for-states/virtual-power-plant-programs-summary-table/I don't know if this will answer your question, but this may be possibly helpful: https://www.cesa.org/projects/energy-storage-policy-for-states/virtual-power-plant-programs-summary-table/
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Comment on Epic Games Store will support Linux "soon" in ~games
Asinine Link ParentYeah, I popped in to tell Epic "cool story, bro". I'm definitely not against it but I'm also not holding my breath.cool i guess
Yeah, I popped in to tell Epic "cool story, bro". I'm definitely not against it but I'm also not holding my breath.
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Comment on Browser fingerprinting demonstration in ~comp
Asinine LinkNice machine, by the way. a Linux box (of course it is). 8 CPU cores that it admits to and a 3440×1440 display. A perfectly capable setup. Anyway. Let me show you the rest of what I already know...Nice machine, by the way. a Linux box (of course it is). 8 CPU cores that it admits to and a 3440×1440 display. A perfectly capable setup. Anyway. Let me show you the rest of what I already know about you. What you are using Your operating system is Windows. Your CPU is x86-family.Heh.
Though it's correct about one thing (that I was already quite aware of): I'm easily identifiable due my "eccentric" customization. -
Comment on Is it time to include pronouns? in ~tildes
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Comment on What we lost when we quit using crappy old web forums in ~tech
Asinine LinkThis is actually why I really love Tildes. I did dabble in USENET but other forums were soon more accessible (my go to was phpBB, which is only #4). It's possibly the closest thing since the...This is actually why I really love Tildes. I did dabble in USENET but other forums were soon more accessible (my go to was phpBB, which is only #4).
It's possibly the closest thing since the "Llamas on Fire" board (which was the #1 for me back in the day, and also where I met my SO) today, with an adequate mix of Reddit's good bits.Older doesn't necessarily mean better, but I suspect if the internet was thrust back to USENET times, a lot of shifts would be made in a more positive direction.
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Comment on These twenty-five artifacts explain America (gifted link) in ~life
Asinine Link ParentI'm very sad there was no singsong voice "one-eight-hundreded four six two, five five, five, five! ding" Oh, nm haha that apparently was super local to Fresno: https://youtu.be/g6woVrmSB_c?t=25I'm very sad there was no singsong voice "one-eight-hundreded four six two, five five, five, five! ding"
Oh, nm haha that apparently was super local to Fresno: https://youtu.be/g6woVrmSB_c?t=25
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Comment on These twenty-five artifacts explain America (gifted link) in ~life
Asinine Link ParentI believe this may be a generational thing. Growing up in California, no one had plastic flamingos but they were in all the movies and tv shows back in the day. And I did see them irl, just...I believe this may be a generational thing.
Growing up in California, no one had plastic flamingos but they were in all the movies and tv shows back in the day. And I did see them irl, just nowhere near where I lived... I want to say my estranged-then-reunited grandparents had them in AZ.
I'll give you the Pizza Hut lamp - haven't seen one of those since PH had one of those huts that was hat-shaped (I didn't even understand the logo until decades later after the last local "hat-shaped" roofed building was repurposed and reroofed). So, yeah, probably late 80s or so... though likely earlier.
Red solo cups were definitely a thing in my younger life. Not because of beer pong though, but because they were the life of every party.
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Comment on The first website was launched thirty-five years ago in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentI "found" the internet in 1994 when my dad upgraded the 8086 IBM he originally got in the early 80s (for which my brother and I had bought a CGA ... well, I'd say gpu and yeah it was but, "video...I "found" the internet in 1994 when my dad upgraded the 8086 IBM he originally got in the early 80s (for which my brother and I had bought a CGA ... well, I'd say gpu and yeah it was but, "video card" and monitor), and suddenly, BBSes and AOL/Compuserve was the new thing. All that to say, I remember trying to get into figuring how to do things out, and gopher was a huge thing that I'd totally forgotten about until this.
Also yeah, most of my first experiences didn't have pictures until I convinced my dad to let me put in his checkbook info into AOL every other month for the free subscriptions.
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Comment on Instantly peeling a potato (with extremely high pressure steam) in ~food
Asinine LinkI find it amusing that "instantly" peeling a potato requires a video almost 30 minutes. Granted, I get all the influencer appeal stuff, but I'm also an engineer and most of it is fluff explaining...I find it amusing that "instantly" peeling a potato requires a video almost 30 minutes.
Granted, I get all the influencer appeal stuff, but I'm also an engineer and most of it is fluff explaining why it works. I still found it amusing.
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Comment on DuckDuckGo’s anti-AI sunglasses won’t spy on anyone in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentWhich do you recommend/use?Personally I wish they just took their search engine seriously as it is nearly useless, on the level of Google these days.
Which do you recommend/use?
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Comment on DuckDuckGo’s anti-AI sunglasses won’t spy on anyone in ~tech
Asinine LinkAt Knockaround, we never stop innovating. So as AI glasses started taking over, we designed sunglasses in partnership with DuckDuckGo and asked ourselves: what could possibly beat AI glasses with...Humor publication The Onion published a sly post about the DuckDuckGo sunglasses, sharing comical quotes from made-up consumers. “0/10, useless for perverts,” says one fictional person. Says another, “Guess I’ll have to violate people’s privacy the old-fashioned way: From the bushes.”
At Knockaround, we never stop innovating. So as AI glasses started taking over, we designed sunglasses in partnership with DuckDuckGo and asked ourselves: what could possibly beat AI glasses with cameras? Then, in a stroke of genius, it hit us: no AI. In a second aha moment: no cameras either. So we did something radical. We made some Normal F*ing Sunglasses.
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DuckDuckGo’s anti-AI sunglasses won’t spy on anyone
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Comment on Any obscure songs you'd like to share? in ~music
Asinine Link ParentWell, the original was me my first 2 days into college (except, no because I learned how to play guitar my first semeseter). Rings true for this GenXer. The 10 and 20 years out ... bites hard. I...Well, the original was me my first 2 days into college (except, no because I learned how to play guitar my first semeseter). Rings true for this GenXer.
The 10 and 20 years out ... bites hard. I first started college in 1996. Which is now the 30 year mark. I didn't actually get a degree until '18 (just before my 40th birthday), and now I have a great job and a career and I fortunately look pretty young, but my company just got bought out and I'm back into the uncertain phase.It's funny how life just transcends generations...
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Comment on Any obscure songs you'd like to share? in ~music
Asinine Link ParentGonna spring this on my Swifty friends... not sure if they already know, but this is on the level of Natalie's raps! chef's kissGonna spring this on my Swifty friends... not sure if they already know, but this is on the level of Natalie's raps! chef's kiss
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Comment on "Over the course of this article, we'll unravel the mysteries of elevators. The way you push their buttons, and how they push yours." in ~engineering
Asinine (edited )Link ParentI loved that game, but I kept my towers wide and squat - multiple elevators layered if I remember correctly. I want to say I remember another video game where elevators mucked things up, but maybe...I loved that game, but I kept my towers wide and squat - multiple elevators layered if I remember correctly.
I want to say I remember another video game where elevators mucked things up, but maybe it was that one.
Edit: omg I just checked out the Elevator Saga link... this is awesome! I want something like this for traffic lights, as I deal with those way more often.
I read this and realized that this sounded like you... and it is. :(
I've had sleep issues my whole life. That's part of when I had a freer life (working overnights, and living abroad without a job), I refused to go to bed until I was drop-dead tired. Drinking also heavily factored into it, which is still a very real tagalong today.
But the reason I'm posting, not just because I feel for you and I consider you my friend, is because I found that ... playing Boggle helps me get sleepy. It's weird af, I know, and I doubt it will help you, but it was one of the few apps I bought on my iPhone back when I first got a smart phone. It's been one of the staples on every phone I've had since.
That being said, I also have similar problems, likely because I'm just old and I wake up to pee way too often (I also drink a lot, which we both know isn't necessarily alcohol-related), and even the last three nights when I had yesterday and today off, I woke up at 1230, 130, and 200, respectively and didn't drift back off until after 3. I tried the boggle, I tried clearing my mind (which I'd like to think helps, but it jumps back into other thoughts and ideas and situations and all sorts of things I don't want to dwell upon while trying to sleep, and most even just don't want to think about ever), and once I even just got up and did situps until I felt tired.
And we just got a new bed. It's amazing and stupid firm and I loved firm beds but this is brutal, which I'd like to say is the reason I'm not sleeping, but it's actually the reason I'm not waking up completely sore anymore. So I'm not saying the new bed isn't the solution, but it would not hurt (when you can, I know). But yeah, not gonna say kaffo is wrong, but the bed isn't the reason.
I also cannot fall asleep watching movies, tv, or listening to music, so those options I cannot suggest or relate to.
That being said, I really hope you are able to find peace. I know it's a rough time.