Skyrmir
@Skyrmir@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why is amperage more "obscure" than voltage (or watts)? 1 day ago:
Amps are used when deciding the wiring. So that afterwords you know if your plug matches, it works in that outlet.
- Comment on Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State 1 day ago:
Never said it was an easy lift. There’s a long road between where we are and a functioning society. And currently most of Europe is in the lead.
- Comment on Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State 1 day ago:
We need legislation with teeth before they manage to get this in every house. It’s going to happen. Your phone, TV, doorbell, car, crosswalks and street signs are all going to be recording and tracking you eventually. Just recognize that’s going to happen no matter what, and get real oversight and rules into place now. If we wait until it’s all locked, the ruling party will never let it end.
- Comment on Twenty four US states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket. 5 days ago:
Small wind is horrible, the efficiency of wind is entirely based on the swept area of the blades. At scale it’s great, but at household sizes it’s just not worth the cost. Turbines and windmills are a ‘Go big, or go home’ situation as far as being cost effective. Solar, even with batteries, is more cost effective for household or mobile sizes.
- Comment on How are locks and keys mass produced? 1 week ago:
Each tumbler has 4 to 6 sizes in 3 to 6 holes. They set the combination, then cut the key and put the matching tumblers in a standard housing.
Half the security on most locks is that it’s hard to get tools in the tiny slots. The actual number of combinations is small, but difficult to scan through.
- Comment on Man posts his incorrect opinion online 1 week ago:
Being barefoot is a luxury not everyone has. Combine that with not being able to wear slip on shoes and it’s a bit of a bigger problem.
- Comment on Man posts his incorrect opinion online 1 week ago:
Laced shoes are a pita to flip on and off. If you’re in a dry area there’s no reason to take off your shoes.
If you can wear sandals, or it’s a wet sloppy environment, then yeah it makes sense to take them off at the door.
- Comment on If the 2028 United States presidential election was held today, who would you vote for? 3 weeks ago:
I’ll vote for the candidate that I think is going to do the most to advance the policy goals I’d like. Right now that happens to be the opposite of everything the GoP is doing, and half of what the Dems are doing.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Canada, and any other free country, should be checking their administration for anyone with financial ties to the US or any other country buying membership in Trumps club. They’re a security threat and should be treated as such.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
There have been policy discussions about lock down quarantines for decades. Though many assumed it would be some form of rabid TB. It never gets into any serious policy until there’s already something horrible going on.
- Comment on Is this noise normal? 4 weeks ago:
A little bit noisy, but it really depends on a lot of factors. Firmware and controller board can make a difference in stepper noise, as well as age and friction. If it’s a new printer, check that your firmware is updated, and all your bearings are moving free and smooth. As long as that’s all up to spec, rock on till something doesn’t print.
- Comment on US Senator proposes bill permitting AI data centers to bypass federal power rules via off-grid energy infrastructure development 4 weeks ago:
Apparently they’re looking at tying together hundreds of stand alone generators from Caterpillar.
- Comment on Vienna would need about 150 km² of solar panels to produce enough electricity 5 weeks ago:
It depends on the size and geography of your installation. Everywhere short of the arctic circle, solar is more dependable than wind for a single home size or smaller installation. Wind and tidal power come in when you can throw up a bunch of 300m windmills to power a town. Wind in particular needs a very large area, and multiple disbursed areas are even better.
- Comment on Having a rough morning. I'm still pondering the question about beavers, and my kid asks me THIS 2 months ago:
Why do you think there’s dirt on your window sill after the tooth fairy visits?
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 2 months ago:
What kind of weirdo doesn’t like celery? Next you’re going to tell me rhubarb is too tart, or you have to cook fennel.
- Comment on Change my Mind 2 months ago:
All part of the plan.
- Comment on Change my Mind 2 months ago:
They used to, back when the League of Women voters ran the debates and asked real questions. That’s why they stopped allowing that.
- Comment on Milk 2 months ago:
Higher than water viscosity, but nice try.
- Comment on Milk 2 months ago:
Those were a broth with aspirations.
- Comment on Rush 2 months ago:
I’m pretty sure Al could play a guitar, can the other two sing or play drums?
- Comment on Milk 2 months ago:
Broth is cooked, sauce has viscosity, and to be a beverage, it would need to be the majority of the thing. So none of the above. It’s a mixture, until you eat enough of the cereal, then it’s a beverage.
- Comment on Why not just move to a gated community 3 months ago:
The closest shooting to me in town has been a naked guy running around the gated community next door, who shot a neighbor.
I’d be willing to bet if you actually checked for white collar crime, most gated communities have a far higher crime rate than open neighborhoods of the same affluence.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Standard idiom of comedy, always punch up, never punch down.
In other words, always speak truth to power, never kick someone that’s down.
- Comment on If someone evil want to murder a lot of people, couldn't they just add prions to meat and slowly infect everyone with Prion Diseases? 3 months ago:
Anyone making a bio weapon would go after a virus or fungus. Easier to cultivate, dispurse, and work with. Something that’s contagious and self replicating makes it much easier to hide the initial infection point.
- Comment on The Outer Worlds 2 | Review Thread 3 months ago:
Sequels this year have been really bad though. Between Trump, Dragon age, and Vampire Masquerade, I’m not excited about any more.
- Comment on Why don't police use rubber bullets instead of live rounds? I get if someone is holding a loaded weapon. But wouldn't a rubber bullet have the same effect with out putting holes in another person? 3 months ago:
Heavy clothing can essentially stop rubber bullets. Not really what you want when trying to stop someone.
A better option than any weapon is more officers. I don’t care what a cop is armed with, full military kit and they can still be taken down one on one. More guys always wins, and is so obvious in the moment that people don’t even get violent in most cases.
- Comment on Searching for signs of life on exoplanets is tough. 4 months ago:
Except o2 is only produced in volume by a nova. Which isn’t happening on a planet.
- Comment on Lasagnaius 4 months ago:
All hail Goldfishius!
- Comment on Searching for signs of life on exoplanets is tough. 4 months ago:
Get Back to me when you find it on a planet other than Earth.
- Comment on Searching for signs of life on exoplanets is tough. 4 months ago:
o2 isn’t as stable as most molecules containing oxygen. Free o2 oxidizes damn near everything, so it doesn’t last in an atmosphere without a new source. Take a look at the solar system. Every planet has oxygen, none of it is o2 outside of earth.