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  1. Comment on State of emergency declared on Santorini after earthquakes shake island in ~enviro

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    Santorini is built on top of a caldera, so they are fleeing due to the worry of a volcanic eruption.

    Santorini is built on top of a caldera, so they are fleeing due to the worry of a volcanic eruption.

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  2. Comment on Soldering irons/stations - Buy once, cry once advice needed in ~hobbies

  3. Comment on Soldering irons/stations - Buy once, cry once advice needed in ~hobbies

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    Can you elaborate on the slight non-standardness of the Pinecil V2? I have had one for a while and use TS100 tips with no issues aside from some cheaper tips’ wacky temperature readings.

    Can you elaborate on the slight non-standardness of the Pinecil V2? I have had one for a while and use TS100 tips with no issues aside from some cheaper tips’ wacky temperature readings.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on A shower thought on cameras in ~talk

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    Film cameras have been able to take extremely high-quality photographs for a very long time now. You might be familiar with low quality prints from a drugstore chain in the 90s, but images from a...

    Film cameras have been able to take extremely high-quality photographs for a very long time now. You might be familiar with low quality prints from a drugstore chain in the 90s, but images from a 35 mm film camera can look fantastic when printed or enlarged properly. Then consider the fact that a 35mm film frame is much much much smaller than a large format photograph, say on something like an 8x10 (inch) sheet film. It’s not clear to me that even the best digital stills cameras today can compete with the level of detail in a film negative of that size.

    I understand that what you are saying is generally true, but it’s important not to forget that your impression of old photographs and their quality is skewed because old photographs are old.

    We can also look to the point when digital cameras first became generally available - they looked absolutely awful compared to film.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on US President Donald Trump to make historic move towards revoking birthright citizenship in ~society

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    You don’t have to amend the constitution, you can argue that it should be interpreted differently.

    You don’t have to amend the constitution, you can argue that it should be interpreted differently.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Half-Life 3 playtests begin and 2025 reveal “quite possible,” says Valve insider in ~games

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    Alyx was, to me, absolutely incredible. I basically bought an Oculus Rift S and upgraded to a 2080ti (could have picked a better card in hindsight but I don’t regret it) just for Alyx.

    Alyx was, to me, absolutely incredible. I basically bought an Oculus Rift S and upgraded to a 2080ti (could have picked a better card in hindsight but I don’t regret it) just for Alyx.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on The Lake House DLC is a tightly paced slice of psychological horror that serves as an absorbing addendum to Alan Wake II in ~games

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    Finished the main game on Sunday! Overall loved the experience even if it wasn’t perfect. On to the DLC now, so glad to see this is getting favorable reviews.

    Finished the main game on Sunday! Overall loved the experience even if it wasn’t perfect. On to the DLC now, so glad to see this is getting favorable reviews.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Factorio: Space Age | Trailer in ~games

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    For me, both are equally impactful.

    For me, both are equally impactful.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Scavengers Reign (2023) - Best sci-fi I have seen in years, aside from Dune in ~tv

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    Netflix still has the rights, and I’m not sure anything has been announced since Max canceled it in May and sold the rights, so there is still light at the end of the tunnel! Glad you liked it.

    Netflix still has the rights, and I’m not sure anything has been announced since Max canceled it in May and sold the rights, so there is still light at the end of the tunnel!

    Glad you liked it.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on The Technical Difficulties are back! — Reverse Trivia 1x01 in ~misc

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    I like Tom a lot, but the meat-to-banter ratio of this is just too heavy on banter for my tastes. And I like banter! Made worse by how willing everyone is to talk at the same time as someone else.

    I like Tom a lot, but the meat-to-banter ratio of this is just too heavy on banter for my tastes. And I like banter! Made worse by how willing everyone is to talk at the same time as someone else.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on How chain restaurants use smells to entice us in ~food

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    In ‘n’ Out Burger. The smell is unmistakable, even driving by on an adjacent freeway with the windows down. I love it.

    In ‘n’ Out Burger. The smell is unmistakable, even driving by on an adjacent freeway with the windows down. I love it.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Are we really engineers? (2021) in ~engineering

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    This essay and the following entries were great reads; thanks for posting.

    This essay and the following entries were great reads; thanks for posting.

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  13. Comment on California’s restaurant industry can keep its controversial service fees in ~food

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    Requiring anyone (especially small businesses) who want to physically display prices, to have to-the-cent accurate prices, when tax varies (slightly) by postal code, is really an unfair ask. If...

    Requiring anyone (especially small businesses) who want to physically display prices, to have to-the-cent accurate prices, when tax varies (slightly) by postal code, is really an unfair ask.

    If the move then, is to make taxes more uniform across larger areas, and then add the requirement, then great. But I don’t know how likely that is to ever happen.

    very simple and universal piece of legislation

    We’re talking the US here… so…

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Scavengers Reign (2023) - Best sci-fi I have seen in years, aside from Dune in ~tv

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    Yeah that scene really was worth the time they spent on it.

    Yeah that scene really was worth the time they spent on it.

    1 vote

  15. Scavengers Reign (2023) - Best sci-fi I have seen in years, aside from Dune

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    "Scavengers Reign" eluded me when it released last year, but I was made aware of it after MAX canceled the show in May (Netflix has since picked it up but may or may not put in for more, is how I...

    "Scavengers Reign" eluded me when it released last year, but I was made aware of it after MAX canceled the show in May (Netflix has since picked it up but may or may not put in for more, is how I understand the situation).

    The trailer has been posted here but I wanted to check in and see how everyone else felt about it (keep it spoiler free!). Personally I was enthralled all the way through. It has such an interesting blend of Miyazaki-esque "creature-y" world building with more meditative displays of nature and the violence and balance that is integral to it. If that sounds at all interesting I would suggest watching the first of twelve episodes, you will probably know if you are interested or not after it's over.

    Here's hoping Netflix green lights more, assuming the creators want to continue. It really could stand as-is with where they left it.

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  16. Comment on New wi-fi takeover attack—all Windows users warned to update now in ~tech

  17. Comment on Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy in ~science

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    To be clear, the Higgs field gives all of the elementary particles mass. My understanding is that it’s not the way to give particles mass, it’s just the one that happens to be the case for most of...

    To be clear, the Higgs field gives all of the elementary particles mass. My understanding is that it’s not the way to give particles mass, it’s just the one that happens to be the case for most of the particles that do have it, and we don’t yet know how neutrinos get their mass.

    The Higgs boson is a quantum particle in the Higgs field.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix 2024 - Results in ~sports.motorsports

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    Wow that was a legitimately thrilling last 15 laps.

    Wow that was a legitimately thrilling last 15 laps.

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Florida man worries about his ruined reputation after pulling gun on Uber driver dropping the man's daughter off at their house in ~transport

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    Right, it’s almost certainly about the group of people, but when you read the sentence you do always have to determine the answer to that question, with the context being the only indicator as to...

    Right, it’s almost certainly about the group of people, but when you read the sentence you do always have to determine the answer to that question, with the context being the only indicator as to which usage of “their” is intended by the writer.

  20. Comment on Florida man worries about his ruined reputation after pulling gun on Uber driver dropping the man's daughter off at their house in ~transport

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    If I can be honest here, I have literally no idea what the new title is trying to say beyond what the original title did. Edit: OK got it now, it seems pretty clear so I’m not sure what the...

    If I can be honest here, I have literally no idea what the new title is trying to say beyond what the original title did.

    Edit: OK got it now, it seems pretty clear so I’m not sure what the roadblock was. I’m all for “their” as the de facto gender neutral pronoun but maybe this is one of the situations where the ambiguity doesn’t help.

    2 votes