While I do enjoy Qi (And TIL that Bill Baley is good at running backwards… I hadn’t seen that episode), I take some of their facts with a grain of salt, as it’s primarily an entertainment show. They do tend to oversimplify and miss some nuance from time to time.

Just as an example, one such case was in regards to flight theory, where the correct answer to “how do planes fly” was “nobody knows”. While there isn’t a grand unifying theory that describes flight theory in full, we do have a lot of individual concept that describe 99.9% of how flight works. It’s like saying “nobody knows” in regards to why the earth orbits the sun on the basis that we don’t have a unifying theory between quantum field theory and gravity.

I’m not disparaging Qi, though. It’s still a fantastic show, but it’s meant to be entertaining rather than complete.

EDIT: Yes, “Qi”, not “Windows”. Ducking autocorrect.

Burnt in dedicated incinerators. Some hospitals have these as a means of disposing of tissue after surgeries.

Doubt it. Arms are used for counterbalancing the legs while running, and without arms you won’t be able to use your legs as vigorously. Otherwise the torque would cause you to turn around.

Like… 'Nilla?

The N-word, presumably

I get my drivers from Ironside, and bits from Bosch.

It is. But everyone needs a dedicated PH2. With torx, a bit set is the better approach.

Like… your favourite PH2 driver?

No, he’s currently preparing a cure. The evil version is in this universe. You just haven’t gotten around to it… Yet

I choose to believe that they were able to afford this retooling and pivot after selling a very famous black couch to an internet connoisseur for a small fortune.

Can confirm. I had some of the higher ups explain this exact thing to me once when I needed to drive somewhere, and it made sense from all angles to use my own (Otherwise I’d have to first drive two hours in the wrong direction to pick up the rental)

We ended up with a policy change that allowed for private cars being used with the explicit go-ahead from the line manager.

I really hope to see official declare a “war on porn”. Considering how terrorism and drugs won the previous two, I’m sure it’s gonna be a fun watch from the sidelines.

Very much so

I’m not your friend, pal!

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I got back into hobby electronics after life getting in my way for 20ish years. And wow things are a lot more available and out of the box than before.

Lately I’ve been getting into I²C peripherals. They’re pretty cheap too. Wanna build an X that does Y? Adafruit probably has some breakout board for you that does what you need. Hook it up to your platform of choice (Raspberry pi, arduino, etc etc) via four wires (well, 2… I just run power from a raspberry pi as well) and you’re good to go.

Optional: Combine it with a 3D printer to make chassis and mounting platforms.

I now have a raspberry pi that knows its absolute orientation, altitude, and position. I’m currently working on PWM input for receiving inputs from an RC radio I happened to have. After that it’s PWM output to control servos. I might build it into a semi autonomous RC plane/drone or similar. We’ll see where this project takes me.

Model trains, stamps, and books.

Unless your name was Henry Cavendish - Then you’d be making amazing scientific breakthroughs and not tell anyone, only to get credit posthumously after someone reads your lab notes.

He conversed little, always dressed in an old-fashioned suit, and developed no known deep personal attachments outside his family. Cavendish was taciturn and solitary and regarded by many as eccentric. He communicated with his female servants only by notes. By one account, Cavendish had a back staircase added to his house to avoid encountering his housekeeper, because he was especially shy of women.

That entire album is amazing. Reminds me of playing Waveracer (N64?) at my friends place in the summer of 1998 or 99. Good times.

Disclaimer: I am not a mod, this is just my interpretation of the spirit of the community.

I’d say sure, go for it. As long as it can be thought of as a stupid question and/or with a simple answer outside of this board. If not, consider AskLemmy.

I didn’t coin it and its use is fairly widespread, so go ahead.

My winter set of studded 235/55R19XL are Nokia