ooterness
@ooterness@lemmy.world
I’m an electrical engineer living in Los Angeles, CA.
- Comment on Advice on enjoying your life 1 month ago:
All I see is “Crush your enemies, see them driven before you”.
- Comment on If scientists could make you immortal but could only do it by transferring your consciousness into a single video game for ever, which game would you choose? 1 month ago:
Factorio, because the factory must grow.
- Comment on Trump Tariffs Could Hurt Oil Companies and Raise Gas Prices: Some refineries will probably struggle to replace imported oil if President Trump imposes 25% tariffs on products from Canada & Mexico 1 month ago:
Oh no, the leopards ate my face!
- Comment on Help me out: which looks better for the Duck - the neck tie or the bow tie? 2 months ago:
This is brilliant. You want players to feel attached to this character? Let them customize a few things.
- Comment on What percentage of lead gets washed off the fingers of a typical human after handling lead solder? 4 months ago:
Lead-based solder is preferred for high-reliability electronics (space, nuclear, military, etc.) because it’s easier to rework, easier to verify by visual inspection, and it’s not vulnerable to tin whiskers.
- Comment on What percentage of lead gets washed off the fingers of a typical human after handling lead solder? 4 months ago:
Here’s the relevant safety guides from Stanford and MIT.
In short, if you do a lot of soldering, there are long-term occupational hazards from both lead oxides and rosin. Both guides agree that the main hazards are the fumes (workstation should have a fume extractor or suitable filter) and residue on your hands (wash hands with soap and water before eating).
I couldn’t find any numbers on how much material is removed by washing, but every reference emphasized that soap and water are vitally important.
- Comment on Back Home 4 months ago:
- Comment on Pressure vs Temp 5 months ago:
- Do you know anybody from “Ohio”?
- Have you ever been to “Ohio”?
- Do you know anybody who has ever been to “Ohio”?
- Comment on Follow this daily workout for huge gains 5 months ago:
This is the mental equivalent of Saitama’s workout from One Punch Man: 100 sit-ups, 100 pushups, 100 squats, and a 10-km run. (Repeat daily until your hair falls out.)
- Comment on Why Vacuum Cleaners Are So Loud 6 months ago:
I always thought it’s because vacuums crave the souls of cats and dogs. TIL.
- Comment on My new m.2 ssd 6 months ago:
SATA= Slow (Max 6 Gbps) PCIe = Fast (Max > 100 Gbps in theory)
This is the maximum rate from the drive to the motherboard. Many drives are fast enough that SATA works become the bottleneck. With PCIe, the drive can run at its full speed, whatever that may be.
- Comment on Do you skip Star Trek intros when streaming 7 months ago:
Rarely. A good intro gives me a moment to set aside real-life worries and get into the right mindset to enjoy the show. TNG, DS9, VOY, and SNW are all bangers.
- Comment on Inuit Otter Amulet 7 months ago:
Good meme, but how is this science?
- Comment on Can whales eat humans? 7 months ago:
Orcas (so called “killer whales”) aren’t whales at all, they’re actually dolphins.
- Comment on Hermit Crab Housing Market 7 months ago:
- Comment on Los Angeles area always wild! 7 months ago:
Florida Man strikes again.
- Comment on Anon solves mental health 7 months ago:
That’s just “Hakuna Matata” with extra steps.
- Comment on Ruby turds 8 months ago:
How is this a science meme?
- Comment on Highlander reboot, starring Henry Cavill in the lead role, the movie is set to start filming in early 2025. 8 months ago:
Early stages? But I want it now!
- Comment on Highlander reboot, starring Henry Cavill in the lead role, the movie is set to start filming in early 2025. 8 months ago:
Isn’t Cavill still busy acting and producing for the live-action Warhammer 40k series that’s supposed to come out soon?
- Comment on CRANKIN' MAH HAWG!!! 8 months ago:
It’s a parody of overserious memes that are trying to sound edgy and badass. The archetype is a gun-wielding skeleton that’s riding a motorcycle and saying something about thin blue lines, but wolves and other imagery are also adjacent.
Instead, THE_PACK takes that aesthetic, cranks it up to 12, and adds some silly text. Everyone is role-playing as a skeleton that’s obsessed with motorcycles (hogs). You have to TALK IN ALL CAPS to be heard over the engine noise. And everyone’s friendly and welcoming in a way that edgelords aren’t.
A few great examples from the last year or so:
- Comment on CRANKIN' MAH HAWG!!! 9 months ago:
- Comment on Long Cow is coming 9 months ago:
Can anyone prove it’s NOT an extra-long cow?
- Comment on Too late 10 months ago:
Good advice, but is this a meme?
- Comment on WWSAD 10 months ago:
There’s a song about this. (Different ancient creature, but the principle is the same.)
- Comment on Morality 10 months ago:
ELI5: How is this a science meme?
- Comment on He has to be stopped 11 months ago:
Florida Man strikes again!
- Comment on Anon goes on a hayride 11 months ago:
Hey, you. You’re finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us…
- Comment on I think an intern helps them tie their shoes too 11 months ago:
I didn’t know about that. At my company, the head of HR (3.5x average salary) recently told everyone, “If you want a higher salary, go work at [rival company].” This was onstage in front of ~150 people.
- Comment on Windows 10 and its shortage of "Never shove this screen in my face again" buttons 11 months ago:
That would be nice. Our admins don’t bother with anything like this, but they also block me from fixing things.