piccolo
@piccolo@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Can you think of any now? 2 weeks ago:
Edison’s electricity was the same 110volts. But it it was 110v from generators to peoples homes and thus suffered greatly from resistance losses.
Telsa’s AC however used high voltages for distribution and step down to 110v at the final destination, so the resistance losses were much lower. Edison’s propaganda conveniently glosses over that fact.
- Comment on PUT THE TRAINS IN THE BAG 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Can you think of any now? 2 weeks ago:
Genetic evidence clearly shows native americans origins are from Siberian people. While there are evidence Polynesians made contact with them before europeans, native americans were already well established for tens of thousands of years before then.
- Comment on Trump Says Critical Coverage of Him Is ‘Really Illegal’ 3 weeks ago:
“Why didnt obama stop 9/11??”
- Comment on Anon doesn't fit in 3 weeks ago:
I guess friends dont fit the companionship bill.
- Comment on Anon buys a car 3 weeks ago:
Its not exactly intentional… but its just convient coincidence. In order to get every ounce of fuel efficiency from an ICE to meet the current envorimental regs, the engine is loaded with hundreds of sensors and computers. But, what is intentional is the manufacturers do not release their diagnostic tools, so only “authorized” mechanics can only trouble shoot problems.
- Comment on Anon doesn't like AI 4 weeks ago:
to sow distrust and prevent cohesion. and it worked like a charm, because the people are goddamn idiots.
Well it worked on you, so thats something.
- Comment on Every dam time 1 month ago:
If you have stereo speakers… surround is not a concern. The device should just assume the audio will be originating from the front of the listener, and mix it at equal levels and call it a day.
- Comment on Every dam time 1 month ago:
Ok… so why isnt audio devices mixing the stereo from a 5 channel source?
- Comment on Anon updates GNU/linux 1 month ago:
Next you’re going to tell me Apple Macs are not PCs.
- Comment on Anon updates GNU/linux 1 month ago:
Its relevant because its primary use doesnt change how the memory is accessed. The only reason NVRAM doesnt see use as primary system ram is that they are much slower and many types have limited write cycles making them unsuitable for the job.
- Comment on Anon updates GNU/linux 1 month ago:
Its not ‘special kind’. Flash memory is a type of nvram. It was a test to see if you would catch on. Theres also neat things like phase change RAM, aka DVD-RAM.
- Comment on Anon crunches some numbers 2 months ago:
We didnt lose our ambitions. The geopolitics have changed. The space race was ultimately was a big dick measuring contest between to super powers. When the soviets couldnt make it to the moon, there was no reason to push further.
- Comment on Anon updates GNU/linux 2 months ago:
What is ‘NVRAM’ then?
- Comment on When life gives ya lemons. 2 months ago:
Enter capcasin. Mammals find it intolerable (except for one subset of a goofy bipedal species), but birds love that shit.
I know someone with a dog that loves jalapenos. So its not just us.
- Comment on Anon starts to believe 2 months ago:
Its endangered, once thought to be extinct. Like i said, its easily out competed so it relied of large harbivores to eat/trample the competition.
- Comment on Anon starts to believe 2 months ago:
Trifolium stoloniferum probably would fit that bill. But its easily outcompeted by other plants.
- Comment on Anon starts to believe 2 months ago:
There are several clover species native to NA.
Most are only found in the west, but theres a few eastern ones like Trifolium kentuckiense.
But sure, the common clover in most peoples yards is likely Trifolium pratense.
- Comment on [Blog] The Future is NOT Self-Hosted 2 months ago:
My biggest issues other than privacy concerns is the fact corpations can turn your devices into paperweights over night by just turning off their servers.
- Comment on US education 2 months ago:
The process still exists, its just limited to rare environments, and will never be the scale as it once was.
- Comment on Valve is redesigning the Steam Store Menu and Search, wants user feedback 2 months ago:
The amount they collect is far more than the operating costs. But theres a hidden benefit… market visibility. Thats the true value that makes it worth valve’s high fees.
- Comment on Anon breaks up 2 months ago:
Assume that the fascists in this fight have zero respect for human rights or human lives. Because they’ve already proven that they don’t.
Even more reason to not roll over and let them win.
- Comment on Would you rather unionize or buy some videogames? 2 months ago:
Them: “You could save $700 without a union membership” Me: “You could pay me $700 more a year to keep me out of union” cue the pearl clutching
- Comment on (Laser) Printer go brrrr 2 months ago:
You just defined printers in general. Brother is just an edge better than most…
- Comment on Anon takes shots at Donkey Kong 2 months ago:
Plasma displays had 2 problems though (besides cost) They were heavier than LCDs and their backlights would dim over time
Plasmas dont have backlights, they worked similar to oled.
- Comment on Anon takes shots at Donkey Kong 2 months ago:
Rear projections are 3 crts in a trench coat.
- Comment on oops 2 months ago:
Right… like how hard is it not crash a ship into a bridge? Even good stewards have accidents. So if there something better and less destructive to the environment, it should be strongly prefered.
- Comment on oops 2 months ago:
But they’re not a problem everywhere, they’re a problem of containment at the manufacturer.
So screw the local environment and the people thag live there? If the manufacturer could capture and destroy pfoa’s before release, why havent they done so? If they could and didnt, then they brought the ban unpon themselves.
This is like arguing “oh, but the oil spill was in a remote part of the ocean and would never effect my house, so keep on drilling baby!”
- Comment on oops 2 months ago:
Abestos was used for millenias, and was known the miners a thousands years ago would succumb to a mysterious illness after works years in the mines… and it was just banned in the us in checks notes. Last year. Must’ve been big fiberglass behind it!
- Comment on Anon describes experience 2 months ago:
Funny how i was the only one to back my statements with sources.
