NihilsineNefas
@NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net
- Comment on YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs 1 week ago:
To be fair, the last multiplayer game I was massively into was Warframe, but haven’t been on that in years at this point (if No Mans Sky doesn’t count lol)
I’ll probably end up loading Bazzite just because gaming and general browsing online is all I use my rig for these days (I may branch into freecad at some point for the fun of it but we’ll burn that bridge when we get to it)
- Comment on YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs 1 week ago:
Heard good things about Bazzite, how does it work out with .exe game files off the internet etc?
Ive got a boat load of games that aren’t on steam/are from GOG or itch and run as their own files instead of being run off a service
- Comment on Hundreds of Instagram accounts push graphic real-life violence to millions, CBS News finds 2 weeks ago:
After spending the past ten years or so being exposed to videos of Ukrainian, West Papuan, Hong Kong and Palestinian civilians being brutalized by their neighbouring countries, it certainly felt like a foregone conclusion that I was going to come across the video at some point.
It was one of the reasons why I left Reddit back in the day, their userbase’s obsession with posting, upvoting and even celebrating uncensored snuff shit (especially during the 'rona times when half the posts were people celebrating the deaths of antivaxxers and random members of the American public that’d fallen for the antivax propaganda.)
Even with the ‘this contains sensitive content’ filter being put on almost every insta post, one account straight up played it uncensored in the middle of a few memes, so now it lives alongside countless other fucked up things I’ve seen over the years of being online.
It’s almost like these social media companies know what they’re doing, and they’re doing it intentionally. For what purpose, I can’t begin to speculate on without either sounding like some kind of schizotypal tinfoiler, or diluting the real societal problems by failing to address the millions of issues that have compounded until we got here.
- Comment on Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it 3 weeks ago:
Fuck this then. I guess I’m going for linux
- Comment on Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones 3 weeks ago:
So they’re using the same programs that the three letter agencies of the world have been using to crack phones since before touchscreens existed?
- Comment on Then and Now 3 weeks ago:
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- Comment on I get texting and driving being a danger. But back in my day you could eat drink change radio stations etc. Why weren't laws implemented back then? 1 month ago:
- Comment on 🤡🤡🤡 1 month ago:
‘how does the mirror know what’s behind the paper?!’
- Comment on Reddit is dropping subscriber counts on subreddits: Users will now see seven-day metrics that track active visitors and contributions instead. 1 month ago:
They don’t want to show both because that would show readers exactly when a couple thousand new accounts all start talking about one polarising topic to get everyone agreeing.
- Comment on Is there an increasing trend in the fear of germs/contamination (Mysophobia/Germophobia) ever since Covid-19, or is it just me? 1 month ago:
I don’t even think there was an increasing trend DURING C19
I didn’t live in a big town during the happenings, but would regularly see people openly coughing, touching their faces and touching absolutely everything they can.
I’m just amazed we didn’t wipe out more of the population
- Comment on Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyone [29:19] 2 months ago:
Ahh that makes a lot more sense
Cheers for the clarification
- Comment on Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyone [29:19] 2 months ago:
Oh nice one, that’s kinda cool
See I thought the curie temperature was a ‘one and done’ sort of deal where you have to go through the process of remagnetizing the magnet after it had gone beyond that point.
- Comment on Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyone [29:19] 2 months ago:
Not sure where they said they “did an entire presentation on this thing” or where they got their information from. I’m only adding some context to what I know of how thermostats work. I would gladly admit I’m wrong if provided with some evidence.
If you want a visual demonstration of a thermostat working here’s a video.
(For context I don’t mean to come across as one of those “well ackshually” asshats, I just like watching people take apart electronics (was also slightly obsessed with magnets as a kid. MANY hard drives were sacrificed to my curiosity lol).)
- Comment on Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyone [29:19] 2 months ago:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curie_temperature I doubt they’re using magnets, especially considering how hot they have to get to lose their magnetism as you suggest.
Most thermostats in electronics such as kettles and cookers use a bi-metallic strip inside, where the two metal layers expand at different rates. The contacts in the switch are physically pulled apart by the strip bending when the desired temperature is reached. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimetallic_strip
- Comment on Foldable solar panels 3 months ago:
If strength and weight wasn’t an issue then compact folding is entirely possible, considering how they’ve been using foldable solar panels on satellites since the early days of spaceflight
A rolled panel however would have to use very thin and small cells, which would be less efficient
- Comment on Is there a medieval equivalent of the youtube channel "Primative Technology" 4 months ago:
Todd Cutler is a solid creator who goes over production of medieval era armour and weaponry such as longbows, warbows and the reality of armour such as plate, maille and gambesons.
- Comment on A cuppa Jill 4 months ago:
That’s… Maybe not going to be the easiest of things to order at the bar, I mean you might get one but it probably wont quench your thirst.
