beastlykings

@beastlykings@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you shop by unit prices, double check the math!⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  While you’re not wrong that people should probably shop that way, if they can. It feels tone deaf, as many people can barely afford groceries in the first place, so shopping by cost per weight/calorie is almost a requirement.

  At least I think that’s what’s happening.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon buys a TV without researching⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  2019?! How does no one else think this is a bad idea?

  I’m flabbergasted…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon buys a TV without researching⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Seriously? If this is true… That’s insane… I can’t even imagine that…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is in a simulation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t forget the velocity factor of regular copper wire is somewhere on the order of 95%.

  And if it’s coaxial copper, then it’s closer to 80%, and in some cases as bad as 50%.

  Science is weird.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A landlord special.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh you might be right there too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A landlord special.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They make ones that look out the ground plug now. It’s wild.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My new HF radio set up successfully⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice! I love my g90, solid little radio. Can tune a wet noodle lol. I take it with me when I work POTA.

  20w is plenty and that was my main radio for a while.

  Now I’ve got a 7300 to play with. I’m lucky enough to have a couple linear amps to play with, a 600-800w sb200 and a 1200-1400w sb220. But I don’t have any room to set them up right now, living in an apartment.

  I did get permission to put a few antennas up in the tree near my window, but I can only run 100w, and the local noise is fairly high. Still fun though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My new HF radio set up successfully⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Basically this yes. And also the science of it, learning how the radio waves refract at different times or day and solar activity. Also designing and building your own antennas and even radios can be fun and challenging.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hurry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Player two has entered the lobby⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Player two has entered the lobby⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Got any more pixels? I wanna read it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Happened to The 4K Remaster of Wallace & Gromit?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The recent Interstella 5555 “remaster” was also done with AI, and a lot of people really hate it. Myself included.

  Not because “AI bad!”, but just because it sucks. Lots of errors, and loss of the original vibe and texture.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Black owner here.... without context that sounds really bad⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My cat is not listed.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cleanliness is more important⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Asking the real questions

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Read-onlys are cancer. Post stuff you want to see.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Been there, felt the pain

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expert⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Goated, that’s what I wasn’t getting, thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Expert⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Can someone explain please?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some people like tinkering. Big Clive for a series of videos on Dubai led bulbs. The government mandates that the bulbs be extra efficient and last extra long, so they are built with more filaments driven at a lower current. They run cooler and last longer. You can do a similar thing with American bulbs if you’re handy with a soldering iron.

  Honestly, with how poor many of these things are mass produced, opening them up yourself is practically a personal form of quality control. Whether you modify it or not I bet it’s less likely to die prematurely or burn your house down than those of a regular person who doesn’t open them 🤷‍♂️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Calling in healthy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was with you until the minute late thing. That’s crap. Grace period?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon gives back⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Kids these days

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sloth Skin⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I didn’t see that, good point. You might be right about the cut paper, but maybe it’s folded instead? Look at the bottom left corner, the paper extends below the printed line, almost like it printed crooked? But I think more likely it’s folded and that’s the backside of the other half of the ruler? Like, is so low resolution that we can’t tell it’s a loop of paper there, maybe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sloth Skin⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because the numbers are upside down, if you flip the ruler over so you can read it, you can measure from thatb same side.

  But I agree, it’s a bit weird, I’d prefer both zeros on the same side