ninjaphysics

@ninjaphysics@beehaw.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  One of my best friends (who is no longer with us) taught me how to do the Secure Shoelace Knot, and I’ve been using it for over 20 years. I’ve taught others how to use it cause it’s so amazing. Never looked back! This resource is wonderful, and there should be more resources like this that teach practical skills that we need in reality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Precisely, which will cut down on e-waste and consumer costs as well. If industry says that reduces profit bc people are still using their current models, then they need to be better and more creative as businesses to deliver what people want, and not shoving them toward a new purchase they don’t need/can’t afford.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve Reveals New Hardware Lineup: A Controller, Compact Gaming PC, and VR-Ready Headset⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not in my browser history! This one’s staying blue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Vampire Capitalists” – Using this term now, thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Generative AI is a societal disaster⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The water thing is not overblown if you consider that data centers will only use potable water and will not be able to use treated water. Per just one of many studies:

  Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons per day, equivalent to the water use of a town populated by 10,000 to 50,000 people.

  With climate change and the exacerbation of droughts around the world, this puts any source of fresh surface or groundwater at risk of drying up.

  Only 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater, and only 0.5% of all water is accessible and safe for human consumption.

  This is a growing environmental justice issue (and data centers encourage further energy poverty that I haven’t even addressed, much less the increasing ratio of usage for industry vs residential), and to ignore that we as humans cannot replenish or increase freshwater supplies with any meaningful scale to support life, this becomes a dire issue.

  I for one would much rather have water and affordable energy for communities.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Commenting to keep track of this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On January 1st of 2026, Texas will be required to give ID to download apps from the app stores. It doesn't matter if it's NSFW or not.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Was going to say something similar about the clusterfuck part. That sounds like an absolute logistical nightmare for any small dev team that’s already stretched thin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Minecraft streamer completes 14-year journey walking to the Far Lands⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Watched the stream linked in the article all the way to the end. Never heard of this before but have been playing Minecraft since the beginning. There were tears shed watching this! Huge thanks to Kurt and all those that donated!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨have some standards⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, the intro to Fallout 4 always gets that frisson going.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Endgame of Edgelord Eschatology - Truthdig⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hear hear. They’re fallible, make trash decisions, and bleed like the rest of us. It’s time we recognize them only as the scourge they are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Slate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m very meh on the AWD as someone in the north. Not needed, but a/c is definitely helpful!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chinese people flood TikTok with videos urging Americans to buy direct amid Trump tariffs⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Smart approach to go to the union, didn’t think to do that. Thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re at least making up for my inability to step away from it atm. I wouldn’t have bought into the environment had it not been for my partner, and work of course. I grew up on PS and PC gaming, just recently started using Xbox. Damn it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d like to think I’m pretty decent at sticking to boycotts, but holy hell, my work platform is Microsoft and their products, and I run gaming servers for my friends online and play through game pass. This is going to be so hard for people to step back and not use their platforms and software if they’re in it like me. Not sure how to proceed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We should talk more about air-conditioning⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We might not have them as you see them today, but there is building science that is centuries old that works with the environment to have architectural solutions that don’t even rely on electricity to retain heat or cool a space. There’s also the more modern passive house design. As someone born and raised in a hot climate like you mentioned, had we created a built environment like this instead of crippling ourselves to use fossil fuels and refrigerants with high global warming potential, we wouldn’t be where we are today. I agree that a/c changed the world. That change could have been a much more positive one had we taken a more practical approach!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Social Media Has Me Ducking My Friends And It Sucks - Aftermath⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Same. I stopped using non-Beehaw social media at the end of last year and haven’t looked back. I barely respond to texts these days too. My social battery is pretty weak these days and I can only take so much irl interaction.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Informer Is Back⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Neat! Sounds promising. Funny, I was just telling one of my friends about G4 (the channel) today. I miss that 2000s/early 2010s vibe. Everything just went to major commercialization too fast and it took so much fun out of the hobby. I think gamers are recognizing this nowadays and trying to claw their way out of it and this feels like a step in that direction.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Testing how unique you are online (web fingerprinting)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Ooh this is really insightful for someone who knows little about the details of tracking and browsing on the Internet. Thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What type of game do you want to see?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t realize before, but now I want this too! Fantastic idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which unplayed game in your library are you most looking forward to playing eventually?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  When you get around to HZD, the DLC Frozen Wilds and Horizon: Forbidden West are highly recommended. I’m halfway through the second and it’s so amazing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Headlamp tech that doesn’t blind oncoming drivers—where is it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The industry’s lobby is so pervasive that any regulation will be fought, no matter how small. I don’t know what it’s going to take to face the numerous harms that we have to address when it comes to cars and driving, but if the industry and regulators won’t care about human health and environmental harms, it’s just going to keep being bad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Hilariously, I have about the same number saved. It’s all kinds of places that I’ve been, want to go to, or just want to keep saved as reference, from all over the world. They just kinda built up over the years and I’m thankful for this thread because I want to make the switch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't hate Body Type replacing Gender, I hate laziness⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I really appreciate your points and this comparison, but the pictures are giving me Attack on Titan vibes lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pluralistic: “Disenshittify or Die” (17 Aug 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Such a good blog post. It covers so much important information in an entertainingly snarky tone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know any good pinball video games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This comment isn’t helpful, but I really love Demon’s Tilt. I appreciate this post and the suggestions here!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palestinians living abroad have accused Microsoft of closing their email accounts without warning - cutting them off from crucial online services⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The fact that so many international companies have decided to side with a major aggressor during this terrible event in history is one of the most awful things I didn’t expect to witness. We all know that big business and money shapes world politics, but damn… This is straight up horrible. It could be any of us for any reason moving forward.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside the 'Nightmare' Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There is a procedure in place for granting permits to industry like this in every state. In New York, for example, when a potential site is selected, the business must apply for the permit to build and goes through a process of reviewing environmental and human harms in the area based on their operations. They are also required to notify residents and hold public participation events to ensure residents can ask questions about the development. “Good neighbor laws” are sorely needed in Texas, but the state would never allow that cause there’s no money to be made in protecting the people and the planet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you embracing AI?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly all of this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Do. Not. Trust. The. Police.