Iron_Lynx
@Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world
- Comment on GEORGE GAME! 1 week ago:
Pyrrhus is the namesake for the concept of Pyrrhic victory, i.e. where while you technically won, it was at such a cost that you couldn’t fathom trying it ever again. The linked article lists a number of historic examples.
- Comment on Thanks Alot 1 week ago:
I like Alot memes a lot. What a delight to bump into one just like that.
- Comment on It should be a strict rule 1 week ago:
I recall a story where there was a water restriction on a town for everyone, except for the golf courses. The next day, the golfers found that the Holes had been filled with cement, supposedly poured in there by activists.
- Comment on A succulent meal 1 week ago:
It looks basic but quite tasty if the prep and spicing has been done right.
Not every good meal has to be a Michelin Star affair, y’know. Sometimes, all you need is fries and two kroketten to be satisfied.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
I’m currently still locked in due to some magnitude of network effect. Let’s just say that I’m looking forward to more news about this program’s development with great interest.
- Comment on he's all in 2 weeks ago:
In other words? Is he all in? He’s a clanker at the very least!
- Comment on halal paintball 2 weeks ago:
“I can forgive the wifebeating, the drunkenness, the rape, but the pork paintballs‽ To the deepest pits with you! Insha’Allah, motherfucker!”
/j, obviously
- Comment on OK for you but not for them 3 weeks ago:
To be fair though, we were running a skeleton crew of noobs, soooooo…
- Comment on OK for you but not for them 3 weeks ago:
The time between me playing EmptyEpsilon for the first time and having to surpress the urge to… Ehm… Refer my weapons officer to Starfleet Command for extra training was only about two or three hours. Like, brother, if you’re gonna fire a homing missile, you pick a target, then fire the missiles! Half of our load went deep into space to maybe ruin someone’s day two star systems over!
- Comment on Just say the word 3 weeks ago:
You could certainly try…
- Comment on Kitten Mittens 4 weeks ago:
Fwomp indeed, buddy. Fwomp indeed.
- Comment on It's barely a science. 4 weeks ago:
By dubbing econ “dismal science” adherents exaggerate;
The “dismal”'s fine - it’s “science” where they patently prevaricate. - Comment on Has happened to me a few times 1 month ago:
110 km/h in NL during the day? You’re speeding, but only a little
110 km/h in NL at night? Rookie numbers.
- Comment on Typical monopoly people 2 months ago:
things that would offend advertisers?
Won’t someone think of the shareholders! 😭
- Comment on Typical monopoly people 2 months ago:
Now listen here you little kitten murderer 😾
- Comment on 6🤷♀️7 2 months ago:
I heard a bunch of kids yelling 67 in a supermarket the other day. I felt my IQ drop by several points just witnessing that.
An occasional acknowledgement of 69 is still nice though.
- Comment on When they get the bill too 3 months ago:
- Comment on Turtle Wax 3 months ago:
Polish, the surface finishing process: the o is pronounced like box.
Polish, the language and nationality: the o is pronounced like boat.
- Comment on grindr dump (in post body) 3 months ago:
“Sex area” sounds like ChatGPT’s gone steamy, only to give up five prompts later.
- Comment on If my first kiss was pre-transition and i am now a guy but i always had a guy brain, does that make my first kiss with a "straight" guy gay ? 5 months ago:
I had a friend who’s two years my junior. One day I addressed them as “young lady,” and in response I joked “you’re two years younger, even if we’re in an elder home, you’ll still be ‘young lady’ at that time.”
Then they transitioned, she’s now a he, so that “young lady” thing will no longer work 😅
- Comment on Can't argue that. 5 months ago:
This. I could have produced a more insightful scatter plot with a barn door and a twelve gauge.
- Comment on Alpha decay go brrrrrrr 5 months ago:
So it would be more accurate to say that 13.2 lbs would be a minimum for the lump’s mass.
- Comment on Alpha decay go brrrrrrr 5 months ago:
So I ran the numbers. U-235 decays into Pb-207, which means about 12% of its mass is radiated away in alpha decay. Which sounds like a fuckton.
Also, it’ll mean that that chunk of lead will be a touch heavier, at 13.2 lbs
The Maths:
U-235 decays into Pb-207. To three significant digits, 207/235 = 0.881, equivalent to 88.1%, meaning 11.9% is radiated away.
88.1% of 15 lbs = 13.2 lbs. - Comment on Leaked images of soon to be released Cyber Plane 5 months ago:
Verloren herinnering hersteld
poster's note
Means: “Lost memory recovered”
- Comment on production line 5 months ago:
Sod it! *Chucks in a grenade hoping to sever the belt.*
*The belt survives, or drones immediately come to replace it*
- Comment on We can't all be astronauts. 5 months ago:
Correct, careful use of Unicode and Markdown. If it were LaTeX, the arrows would have been directly overhead those F’s
- Comment on We can't all be astronauts. 5 months ago:
In other words, if you’re really deep inside her, her attraction to you will be stronger than to the moon.
Giggity 😏
- Comment on We can't all be astronauts. 5 months ago:
Try to be between her and the moon. Both your attractions will act in somewhat the same direction. Or at least F^→^~moon~ • F^→^~me~ > 0
- Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 5 months ago:
Honestly, whatever makes the most sense with the materials in the local area. And then I don’t mean what you can get from the local hardware store, but literally, what the earth in the area provides. If you have lots of clay, then brick would be best. If you have lots of big stones, then stone construction it’ll be. If you’re deep in the woods, then a wooden building would serve you just right. Maybe a combination of materials and techniques if you have options in the area.
Bonus points if you can build in a way that passively optimises for managing things like moisture and temperature.
- Comment on Alexa, how do I remove cooties? 6 months ago:
Ran the numbers. 600 °R is about 60 °C, so not that much…
Meanwhile, while we’re still on antiquated units, 600 °Ré (degrees Réamur) is about 750 °C, so that will definitely do the trick