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Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes
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Comment on I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012) in ~science
Bonooru Here's a demo showing the conductivity of water compared to salt water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wph0Uz_aSr0 The physics of the situation (if I remember my highschool physics correctly this...Here's a demo showing the conductivity of water compared to salt water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wph0Uz_aSr0
The physics of the situation (if I remember my highschool physics correctly this early in the morning) is that there aren't sufficient ions dissolved in the water to complete the circuit. Additionally, it isn't plugged in at the time, so in order for there to be issues, there would need to be damage to some of the purely electrco-mechanical parts (oxidation being the most obvious candidate) that persisted post cleaning.
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Comment on What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it? in ~food
Bonooru It might be worth looking at commercial soda machine setups. It's been ages since I've worked in a restaurant, but when I did, there was a big CO2 tank with the soda syrups in the back of the...It might be worth looking at commercial soda machine setups. It's been ages since I've worked in a restaurant, but when I did, there was a big CO2 tank with the soda syrups in the back of the kitchen and they were piped 30-45 feet to the soda machine at the front of the kitchen and 60-75 feet to the bar at the far corner of the building. I suspect something like that could deal with a setup in the basement.
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Comment on "How many Super Mario games are there?", a deceptively difficult question to answer in ~games
Bonooru Discussion adjacent, Jan Misali made a fun parody of We didn't Start the Fire about this. I've spent some time poking at this and it's a surprisingly deep rabbit hole to fall into. It would be...Discussion adjacent, Jan Misali made a fun parody of We didn't Start the Fire about this.
I've spent some time poking at this and it's a surprisingly deep rabbit hole to fall into. It would be super cool to have a way to sort the full list of games with different criteria to see how it narrows the list. (Being able to say things like "must be developed by Nintendo", "must be a platformer", "must have Super in the title")
My take on the list is that it is the same sort of problem as mapping the neighborhoods of NYC and should be treated as such. There are some answers that we can all agree are just wrong (e.g. Doom for MSDOS is not a mainline Mario game) and there are some that we can all agree are true (e.g. Super Mario Bros for the NES is a mainline Mario game), but there will always be reasonable people who disagree about some of the things in the middle. This feels like a classic philosophy question where the solution is unknowable because we're all disagreeing about the fundamental essence of what makes Mario games feel like Mario games, but I don't have the formal training to identify it.
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Comment on SpaceX says its Starship rocket broke up mid-flight as debris videos emerge online in ~space
Bonooru Yep. Usually in a manner with little control over the attitude of the vessel and at terminal velocity.Yep. Usually in a manner with little control over the attitude of the vessel and at terminal velocity.
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Comment on SpaceX says its Starship rocket broke up mid-flight as debris videos emerge online in ~space
Bonooru That's a term of art in rocketry. It's up there with lithobraking for fantastic aerospace euphemisms (braking using Earth's lithosphere)That's a term of art in rocketry. It's up there with lithobraking for fantastic aerospace euphemisms (braking using Earth's lithosphere)
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Comment on It's time to abandon the cargo cult metaphor in ~science
Bonooru The context that I first came across it was from Master/Slave Clocks. In this case, you have a clock that keeps time and another that copies the one that's keeping time. Which seems like the same...The context that I first came across it was from Master/Slave Clocks. In this case, you have a clock that keeps time and another that copies the one that's keeping time. Which seems like the same relationship that is found in git.
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Comment on If your games library disappeared, which games would you repurchase? in ~games
Bonooru There are dozens of us! CW has been consistently fantastic. CW3 is a good oneThere are dozens of us! CW has been consistently fantastic. CW3 is a good one
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Comment on Does anyone care to share a pesto recipe that they like? in ~food
Bonooru My recipe: 1 lb Toasted Almonds 1.5 lbs Parmesan 4 lbs Basil (~2.2 lbs plucked) Lots Olive Oil 1. Mix in food processor 2. Mix finished batches together for more consistent product 3. Grease the...My recipe:
1 lb Toasted Almonds 1.5 lbs Parmesan 4 lbs Basil (~2.2 lbs plucked) Lots Olive Oil 1. Mix in food processor 2. Mix finished batches together for more consistent product 3. Grease the corners of a sheet pan and cover in wax paper 4. Grease the wax paper 5. Spread in an even layer and score in desired size 6. Freeze for several hours or overnight until solid 7. Place 9-12 cubes into smaller bags for ease of use```
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Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies
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Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies
Bonooru Assuming that you're looking for players, I'd be interestedAssuming that you're looking for players, I'd be interested
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Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies
Bonooru Game mechanics discussion that is at best tangentially a spoiler In the podcast they say that they included the double cost for repeats as a mechanism to prevent stalling out the game. So, given...Game mechanics discussion that is at best tangentially a spoiler
In the podcast they say that they included the double cost for repeats as a mechanism to prevent stalling out the game. So, given that they want to make sure that you can't get stuck, I'm not sure what a better solution would be. Either option has tradeoffs. Though, some kind of cool down period does seem like it'd be reasonable. -
Comment on Half-Life 3 playtests begin and 2025 reveal “quite possible,” says Valve insider in ~games
Bonooru I'll believe it when there's an official announcement. I've been burned by HL3 rumors enough times alreadyI'll believe it when there's an official announcement. I've been burned by HL3 rumors enough times already
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Comment on How do you decide when to buy a book? in ~books
Bonooru Any book I expect to read more than once, I buy a physical copy of. Any book that I read more than once, I try to get a physical copy of.Any book I expect to read more than once, I buy a physical copy of. Any book that I read more than once, I try to get a physical copy of.
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Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes
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Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes
Bonooru I'm going to strongly disagree about gender identity and romantic orientation being political orientations. Just because some people have spent more time questioning their internal experience than...I'm going to strongly disagree about gender identity and romantic orientation being political orientations. Just because some people have spent more time questioning their internal experience than others doesn't make it a political statement. It'd be similarly weird to assert that knowing if you were right or left handed was a political idea. It isn't. It's just a thing that you've learned about yourself and can put a label on to more easily talk about
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Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes
Bonooru Looking forward to seeing the results in a month or soLooking forward to seeing the results in a month or so
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Comment on What short book series is worth more than its page count? in ~books
Bonooru I'm looking forward to the new one. Hopefully it's as good as the restI'm looking forward to the new one. Hopefully it's as good as the rest
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Comment on What short book series is worth more than its page count? in ~books
Bonooru Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire comes immediately to mind. It wonders what happens to the kids who went on portal fantasy adventures (in the vein of Narnia, Wonderland, or Peter Pan) after they...Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire comes immediately to mind. It wonders what happens to the kids who went on portal fantasy adventures (in the vein of Narnia, Wonderland, or Peter Pan) after they come home and try to go back to their lives.
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Comment on Great shows with a truly satisfying ending? in ~tv
Following up on this. How's the survey compilation going?