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Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
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Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Tardigrade LinkI've in theory joined some of these in the past but it'd be nice to finally see one through, here's to this year being the one. I hope to finally address the electric typewriter sitting on my desk...I've in theory joined some of these in the past but it'd be nice to finally see one through, here's to this year being the one. I hope to finally address the electric typewriter sitting on my desk that I cracked open to check the internals. If all I do is tidy it up and repair it that's a win but hopefully I can install the circuit bending I'd hoped to.
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Comment on Donald Trump administration issues stop-work order for US offshore wind project in ~enviro
Tardigrade Link ParentThere is a range limit on the distances for high voltage AC cables but I'm not sure on the hard limits for it. If you needed to use DC that would additionally require the installation of...There is a range limit on the distances for high voltage AC cables but I'm not sure on the hard limits for it. If you needed to use DC that would additionally require the installation of transformers at both ends but either way the costs of these cables end up around £1.1mil ($1.4m) per km. Citation is for the North Sea but I don't imagine it's much cheaper in the US.
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Comment on How to get a backpack sold by Decathlon in EU to the US? in ~life.style
Tardigrade (edited )Link ParentAt a surface glance it looks a fair bit cheaper from the UK. It's a lot cheaper under 2kg but it's roughly £30 (€34) for 3kg via the Royal Mail website. I don't know anything about the markup of...At a surface glance it looks a fair bit cheaper from the UK. It's a lot cheaper under 2kg but it's roughly £30 (€34) for 3kg via the Royal Mail website. I don't know anything about the markup of proxies from here though.
edit: This is all with the caveat that there's disruption anyway mentioned above by Protected and ParcelForce the more business focused arm of Royal Mail aren't shipping to the USA.
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Comment on On the low intentionality of modern technology in ~tech
Tardigrade Link ParentI can understand it on a website since that argument makes sense but on software and the operating system I've got on my own pc it makes far less sense and makes troubleshooting a fair bit harder.I can understand it on a website since that argument makes sense but on software and the operating system I've got on my own pc it makes far less sense and makes troubleshooting a fair bit harder.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
Tardigrade Link ParentIt's always nice for people to be part of the lucky ten thousand after all.It's always nice for people to be part of the lucky ten thousand after all.
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Comment on UK voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election in ~society
Tardigrade Link ParentI've seen the argument that allowing people to learn to drive at a different age from when they are allowed to drink helps reduce drink driving deaths but I've not seen stats to back it up....I've seen the argument that allowing people to learn to drive at a different age from when they are allowed to drink helps reduce drink driving deaths but I've not seen stats to back it up. Changing that to 16 however would keep that the case but the other way around.
To add to the list though you do also get the ability to work full time, make more independent medical decisions, and leave home (with caveats) which is a fair amount of responsibility similar to voting. It makes some sense to have the voting age unified across the four nations as well.
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Comment on Transit passes are better but free fares are good too in ~transport
Tardigrade Link ParentAnd it's one fewer item for a child to lose especially when losing it at school could mean not being able to get home from school.And it's one fewer item for a child to lose especially when losing it at school could mean not being able to get home from school.
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Comment on MTG - Building a collection in ~games.tabletop
Tardigrade Link ParentThis is the option that I did. I got enough cards from some 2nd hand chaff tubs on ebay that when I had a friend come over and explain deck building (more of the why he was making the choices he...Option B is to acquire bulk for deck-building. You can get cards that are bad for cheap and put together decks in your free time that are about evenly matched for a group to play with. This is very cheap and probably the best option for those without cash to invest.
This is the option that I did. I got enough cards from some 2nd hand chaff tubs on ebay that when I had a friend come over and explain deck building (more of the why he was making the choices he did than the basics which I'd read online) we were able to build 4-6 decks of similar quality. These decks would all have lost had I played with them against any one who'd put money into their decks but it meant that we could play with them against each other on an even playing field and soon I was able to rebuild the pile of cards into other decks depending on what I felt like playing and how much time I had to prep decks before playing.
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Comment on Going vegan (general veganism thread) in ~food
Tardigrade Link ParentLink for the carrow comment now it's a slightly bigger thread.Link for the carrow comment now it's a slightly bigger thread.
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Comment on Going vegan (general veganism thread) in ~food
Tardigrade Link ParentCould it be the porridge mental link? I've never seen oat milk on the shelves that's more expensive than the almond milk next to it.Could it be the porridge mental link? I've never seen oat milk on the shelves that's more expensive than the almond milk next to it.
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Comment on Going vegan (general veganism thread) in ~food
Tardigrade Link ParentThat's the downside with eating what you get whilst travelling if due to a bad translation or guess you get meat. You can remember and compare. On the upside though these days there's enough...That's the downside with eating what you get whilst travelling if due to a bad translation or guess you get meat. You can remember and compare. On the upside though these days there's enough variety I can get veggie burgers and sausages that I enjoy without them having to be "perfect" replicas.
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Comment on Everyone is cheating their way through college in ~tech
Tardigrade Link ParentWhat's the book in this context though? Most of my students these days are using digital notes and pdf books. It feels like throwing away technology they'll be using in jobs if they can't search...What's the book in this context though? Most of my students these days are using digital notes and pdf books. It feels like throwing away technology they'll be using in jobs if they can't search those effectively and have to have printed off copies. There's also no chance of the library having enough physical copies of the recommended reading and requiring physical purchased editions suddenly makes the cost to sit an exam a lot more expensive for either the institution or the student.
If open book is their devices then that opens up the same Pandora's box of ai assistance that an open book exam would try to solve.
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Comment on List of eponymous laws in ~humanities
Tardigrade Link ParentBut you may be more likely to tread on it. Not at all said from the experience of hearing the sickening crunch of expensive electronics underfoot.You cannot fall off the floor.
But you may be more likely to tread on it. Not at all said from the experience of hearing the sickening crunch of expensive electronics underfoot.
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Comment on What is one of the coolest museums you've visited? in ~travel
Tardigrade Link ParentOn the final point the turbine hall gallery of the Tate Modern is always worth poking your head in if you're walking past. Sometimes it's worth a specific trip but it changes fairly regularly and...On the final point the turbine hall gallery of the Tate Modern is always worth poking your head in if you're walking past. Sometimes it's worth a specific trip but it changes fairly regularly and is always a big temporary installation so it's often fun just to see what's going on at the moment if only for a few minutes. (And it's always free so I don't feel bad when it's sometimes a let down)
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Comment on Donald Trump White House directs US National Institutes of Health to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition in ~society
Tardigrade Link ParentIt's an interesting one to think about it terms of giving people agency over their own medical choices whilst also trying to ensure people are given the whole picture and can be informed enough to...It's an interesting one to think about it terms of giving people agency over their own medical choices whilst also trying to ensure people are given the whole picture and can be informed enough to make the choice that is best for them. To be clear I don't think the current hurdles involved in trans healthcare are fair particularly the rigidity with which you have to perform gender disphoria. But, should there be requirements about informing people more clearly the downsides of surgerys such as knee replacements? Or would it actually not change anything because a knee replacement seems like the sensible thing to do when walking hurts and you can no longer do the hobbies you had due to the issues with it?
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
Tardigrade Link ParentHowever on the flip side for the general casual browser user sending emails, and using Facebook, and maybe editing a document online there's very little some people do outside of a browser and...However on the flip side for the general casual browser user sending emails, and using Facebook, and maybe editing a document online there's very little some people do outside of a browser and that experience is exactly the same no matter what's running underneath.
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Comment on How come the mods on here keep editing the titles of my post to be exactly what they already were? in ~tildes
Tardigrade LinkOn the topic of edit logs. Is there somewhere in the mobile site to view this that I'm missing or do I have to switch to desktop view for that?On the topic of edit logs. Is there somewhere in the mobile site to view this that I'm missing or do I have to switch to desktop view for that?
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech
Tardigrade LinkSpotted the thread a few days ago but didn't think I'd want to give it a go however crappy search results have been repeatedly reminding me of it so if anyone's got a spare trial I'd love to give...Spotted the thread a few days ago but didn't think I'd want to give it a go however crappy search results have been repeatedly reminding me of it so if anyone's got a spare trial I'd love to give it a go. With where search is at these days the only way is up.
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Comment on What is a book that every 13-year-old boy should read? in ~books
Tardigrade Link ParentI really enjoyed the earthsea quartet at that age so would 2nd that recommendation.I really enjoyed the earthsea quartet at that age so would 2nd that recommendation.
What would you be going for when you say serial terminal? My end goal of a plan was to install a switch of some sort to have "normal mode" with no changes, a "keyboard mode" taking the inputs of the keyboard and sending them over usb as a normal keyboard, and the hardest a "printer mode" where I could send files and it would type them out like a printer.
In theory I've worked out how to install the switch end do the keyboard mode but the final one will take a lot more work.