jqubed

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pens in Space⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Your points about a cost-plus contract have merit but aren’t applicable here because the pens weren’t developed under a contract at all. Paul Fisher of the Fisher Pen Company had started developing a pressurized pen before the space program even began (to develop a pen that could write in other orientations than on a desk), although learning of the concerns from the program gave him renewed impetus to solve the design. Fisher patented the design in 1966 after ten years of development and about $1 million in cost. Prior to the pens NASA had been purchasing special pencils at $128.89/each. The original purchase order for the pens bought 400 at $2.95/each.

  Original Space Pen Purchase Order from NASA

  The Soviet space program bought the pens in 1969, and besides the Americans they’re still used today by the Russian and Chinese space programs. You can buy one yourself for as little as $7 if you don’t care about it being refillable. On the one hand that’s a lot for a disposable pen, on the other hand that’s not terribly expensive for a pen that writes upside-down if you need that, and might not feel too bad if you’re prone to losing pens.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the odds of a person getting poisoned by food delivery driver? How would the odds change if the person is a public figure (such as Twitch Streamers)?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, it would be easier to just fake being a delivery driver and drop off tainted food and act like somebody else ordered it. The odds of a driver being able to target someone specific with a legit order are very low.

  That said, don’t eat random food you didn’t order!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon works at a warehouse⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I had a sales guy once ask me what tablet he should purchase for watching porn. He was later fired for buying groceries with his P-card.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Basically everywhere. Not always when pulling in my driveway if no one else is around, but I’ve certainly seen driveways where you might even use it pulling out. I don’t use it pulling out of my driveway. It’s rare that I not use it otherwise, though. Very occasionally I’ll think I’ve put it on but discover while turning that I didn’t have it on. Might be my ADHD causing that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CBS Loses Right to Distribute ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Jeopardy!’⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I always found it odd that CBS distributed a Sony production. Really interesting read about the dispute!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is looking for a new video game⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like anon could’ve researched this online ahead of time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this picture idea immature?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually I’ve done very well with girls who think I’m a dork, in an endearing way

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IGN: Mario Kart World: First Hands-on Preview⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It looks fun, but that price is going to be something to make me pause

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if we’ll get a lot more anonymous inside details now about the WPengine debacle?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What kind of car is this?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a Jeep Wrangler or Gladiator, and based on the hood and red interior probably one of the higher trims like Rubicon. That’s the larger, 8.4-inch infotainment touchscreen. It’s also the pre-facelift interior, so it’s either a 2018-2023 Wrangler/Wrangler Unlimited (JL/JLU) or 2020-2024 Gladiator (JT). I can’t quite see enough detail but one of the icons on the screen looks more like a pickup truck, so I’m inclined to say it’s a Gladiator. Someone else might chime in with more details.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the pain of knowing you have no girlfriend but THIS door does⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m suspecting it’s a 3D render

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Little House On the Prairie’ Reboot For Netflix Begins Search For Ingalls Family Members⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if this one will be closer to the books? Sometimes I questioned if Landon had ever even read the books. Not that I watched a lot, but we used to run the reruns at a TV station where I used to work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is waiting for Japan⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe Japan is so advanced it already moved past the overhyped generative “AI” and that’s why we haven’t heard anything about it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Does that apply in Europe? OP says most European capitals have direct flights, that take 2-4 hours, so that probably puts this somewhere in Europe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You bought a bunch of land with no plan for it??

  It looks like it’s been farmed recently. I don’t know what the growing season there is, you might be too late to start this year, but if you can lease it to a farmer for this season that at least has the land be productive while you figure out your longer-term plan. That way you can put plans in place to start work when the growing season is finished.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The great Canadian milk bag LIE [3:48]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  At this point in the US I really only see the plastic jugs for half-gallon and gallon sizes (~1.9 and 3.75 liters respectively), but the gallon size jugs are also used for water, especially distilled water like people would use in a clothes iron or CPAP machine. They also have half-gallon cartons, though, and any smaller sizes for milk have traditionally only been cartons, except sometimes if you buy milk at a convenience store like a gas station it will be in a plastic bottle like most of the other single-serving beverages.

  I’m sure I’ve seen the gallon jug style in Quebec but don’t know what volume they contain, although from what I’ve seen with a lot of things when Canada went metric they just changed the labels but kept the same sizes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton GE 9-26 Released With Updates For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, GTA 5 Enhanced, And More⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Does 2020 work?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are People Buying iPods Again?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I did like my Classic 4th Gen, except gapless playback was introduced with the 5th Gen. Maybe I should finally put Rockbox on mine, try some mods for more space

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The great Canadian milk bag LIE [3:48]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve seen bagged milk in Quebec but also normal (to Americans) cartons, bottles, and jugs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube, when the walls fell⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, it’s a shame he doesn’t seem to be considering PeerTube

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trending Communities for Friday 7th March 2025⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, yay, the bot’s back!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jackbox Games coming to Smart TVs for free⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I never pay full price for any of the games, they always have a few discounted and rotate through their full catalog eventually.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HELP HIM⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I take it you’ve never seen The Money Pit?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re torrenting from your phone?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actually it's pretty cool⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Before I read the text I thought this was going to be about cellular biology

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I still consider myself a “young woman” after I turn 24? I turn 24 in March (next month).⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  For me (male) even turning 30 didn’t feel “old”; in my mind that was still basically in my 20s. When I turned 31, though, it hit me. Of course, it’s still not old, at most middle age, but hard to say you’re “young” anymore. But hopefully that means mature. You still have a lot of your energy and health, hopefully, but now also hopefully have a better understanding of what to do and how to make the best use of your life for your goals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Algorithms are breaking how we think | Technology Connections⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have this saved to watch later, but I also feel like suggesting a 37 minute video to people who aren’t familiar with this concept would be a hard sell. And I suspect this guy is not to everyone’s taste. I’ve watched one surprisingly long video about a can opener from him. I enjoyed it, but I would describe him as a Midwest US James May, and that probably doesn’t appeal to everyone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Editing Video The Good Ol' Way⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not in a position to watch this, but I have done some very basic insert edits in my time and it was certainly the faster way to accomplish the task in those cases. I did appreciate the speed and relative ease of the task.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cars, money, guns? Son, its all about the..⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Got mine at Costco

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doordash deserves it's fate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The money you’re paying DoorDash isn’t going to the drivers, so I don’t know how driverless cars will reduce the costs. Having driven for DoorDash off and on over the past couple years, they typically only pay $2 per delivery, plus whatever tip the customer gives. I’ve read they additionally charge the restaurants around a 30% commission on all orders, which is why the prices are so much higher than in the restaurant; the restaurants raise the prices so that they still get roughly the same money after the commission is deducted.

  I’m not really sure where all that money goes with DoorDash. They clearly try to keep support costs as low as possible. I’m guessing they lose a lot to refunds, legitimate or not. But I still don’t understand how the prices can be so high yet they always seem tight on cash.