Balthazar
@Balthazar@lemmy.world
- Comment on Eight sunscreens that failed their SPF claims tested by same overseas lab 1 week ago:
Both of those would be detected as light coming back, but with different spectra and geometry, so fair enough.
- Comment on Eight sunscreens that failed their SPF claims tested by same overseas lab 1 week ago:
Whatever is not reflected is transmitted. Where else could the energy go?
- Comment on Why are hotels in Australia so inexpensive compared to hotels in the USA and Canada? 1 week ago:
It helps that the seasons and school holidays are six months out of phase.
- Comment on Canvas (fedi's r/place) starts in 12 days, here's the Australia flag plans this year! 2 weeks ago:
Maybe it’s like the GPL: using copyright to ensure it isn’t misused?
- Comment on Maybe not nursery rhimes about balloons 3 weeks ago:
Elements formed by alpha capture. Since alpha particles have 2 protons, it’s generally elements with an even number of protons.
- Comment on Maybe not nursery rhimes about balloons 3 weeks ago:
Some stellar atmosphere models also add “alpha”, which provides an extra knob for the abundance of alpha-capture elements. If you need anything more than that, you’re doing some niche astrophysics.
- Comment on What's the deal the miracles jesus chose to do? 1 month ago:
The physical miracle demonstrates his identity and power, but they have a spiritual significance beyond the physical. For example, raising the dead indicated that He is the Creator with power over life and death, but also that He can give spiritual life to people dead in their sins.
- Comment on Its gotta suck to be the guy who has to text out all the two-factor authentication codes. 1 month ago:
Hey, do you know Jenny too?!
- Comment on Its gotta suck to be the guy who has to text out all the two-factor authentication codes. 1 month ago:
Imagine having to think of a new 6-digit number every few seconds!
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
For an onion, I’ve never diced it by making the cuts indicated by number 1, figuring the layers essentially do that for you. Am I doing it wrong?
- Comment on Wiring Check: Is the wiring correct? 1 month ago:
Absolutely not.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I thought it was very good and very helpful.
- Comment on Hot sauce is for Dad to protect his food from scavenging by lesser beings 2 months ago:
Heat level: “fire-extinguisher hot”.
- Comment on Hot sauce is for Dad to protect his food from scavenging by lesser beings 2 months ago:
Then you are the “lesser being”!
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- Comment on does someone who lives very far away from me (for example 1900 miles) see the same night sky as me? (as in moon, stars, etc) 4 months ago:
If you are located at the same latitude, you will see the same stars but at different times (like time zones). But if the separation has a north-south component, you will be able to see different stars from each other, because the stars hidden over the horizon to the north and south won’t rotate into view because the rotation is east-west.
- Comment on I find it funny that American republicans seem to want a king, when the definition of republicanism is a government without a king. 4 months ago:
It’s crazy how jealous the US and the UK are of each other’s system.
- Comment on !taneggs@lemmy.ca Declares National Pika Day; immediately escalates to Global Pika Day! 4 months ago:
Pictured: pika chew.
- Comment on Should I DIY this? (Electrical) 4 months ago:
If you don’t 100% know exactly what you’re doing and 240 volts is involved, you shouldn’t do it.
120 volts will give you a nice little shock, but 240 volts will kill you.
- Comment on Indiana Jones was named after the state Indiana, which was named after American Indians, which were named after India, which was named after the Indus River, which was named for the word for river... 5 months ago:
“The dog?! You were named after the dog?!”
- Comment on Why America Sucks at Everything 5 months ago:
They are what John Bunyan called, “Christians in silver slippers”. Happy to have all the advantages of being recognized as good religious people when it’s available, but just as happy to toss it all when the tide turns and Christianity is unfashionable or they can get something better.
- Comment on Why America Sucks at Everything 5 months ago:
And this is why family values and Christianity have disappeared in the US. It’s not some liberal plot. It’s not immigration. We ourselves have sold them so we can worship the dollar unimpeded by morality.
- Comment on What does it take to finish the Hunt 1000 bikepacking adventure? 6 months ago:
I’ll cheer you on from the sidelines.
- Comment on Why is it that clasped hands tends to be the norm for praying? 🙏 6 months ago:
Under Christianity, I think children were instructed to hold their hands together in order to discourage fidgeting. I’m not aware of any Biblical reason to clasp hands. In fact, I think in the Old Testament hands were often raised in prayer.
- Comment on The majority of drowning victims in Australia are men. There are strategies to keep everyone safe 6 months ago:
Fosters: it’s Australian for “pissweak beer we serve to Yanks”.
- Comment on Merry Xmas 6 months ago:
Cheers, from the snow!
- Comment on Did "Party time! Excellent!" come from Wayne's World or Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure? Did one copy the other? 7 months ago:
Party on, Wayne.
- Comment on Know DEEZ NUTS 8 months ago:
Donald Trump Traitorus maxima
- Comment on The Magic Words 8 months ago:
And “we need to fix this” usually means “someone else needs to fix this”.
- Comment on The Magic Words 8 months ago:
When scientists want to publish their results, the paper first goes to one or more referees (usually anonymous), who advise the editor about the quality of the paper. It is common for referees to ask why the original author(s) did not consider a particular question as part of their work. The reply in the cartoon is commonly used by the author to defuse that question, essentially saying we didn’t consider that question because it’s too much work, and just publish what I’ve done already, dammit.