AlpacaChariot
@AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world
- Comment on "I built my own Phone... because innovation is sad rn" 3 weeks ago:
He used the USB port on the samsung phone to connect an old blackberry keyboard, via a custom made PCB.
- Comment on That's an impressive drop. Any ideas why? 3 weeks ago:
Things were definitely different to today, but I think the factors you listed are not enough to explain the massive decline in that graph.
Things like economic insecurity, cost of housing, increasing isolation / changes in living circumstances, and medication are all likely to be significant factors in my opinion.
- Comment on That's an impressive drop. Any ideas why? 4 weeks ago:
It says 1990 not 1900!
- Comment on Worst part about living in Europe 1 month ago:
Looks pretty cool! Should have known it was an e-bike
- Comment on Worst part about living in Europe 1 month ago:
What kind of bike is that?
That’s a lot of sugary drink 😂
- Comment on A surgeon who performed unnecessary bowel operations on more than 200 patients has been struck off 1 month ago:
Good lord, it’s only Wednesday
- Comment on hygiene 1 month ago:
Remember this from the Tony Hawk soumdtrack, what a classic!
- Comment on Is it too much to ask for?? 3 months ago:
Superb
- Comment on I've got something special for you 3 months ago:
Yes but only for 6 seconds
- Comment on ChatGPT does not fuck around 4 months ago:
I wonder if it has something to do with “frogs” in bricks - frogs being the concave indentation in the surface of a brick. “Stitching” kind of works with masonry as well…
- Comment on Death to Nickels 5 months ago:
But they don’t have complete visibility over what you do with cash, which is exactly their point right?
- Comment on Rock Identification 5 months ago:
Believe it or not, this is a legit thing. I haven’t done anything much with rocks*, but here’s a good example for soil. If it’s fine grained (smaller than sand) and you can’t see the particles by eye, you can rub some on your teeth:
Buttery texture --> clay Gritty on the teeth --> silt
Not approved for use on contaminated ground!
- I’m a structural engineer, but I work closely with geotechnical engineers and do my best to understand it as well
- Comment on Anon critiques humanity 5 months ago:
Best fact of the day!
- Comment on He's just eccentric 5 months ago:
Nope I’m pretty sure they are glass/ceramic, but they have a nice flared end so maybe they have other uses
- Comment on He's just eccentric 5 months ago:
…where does he keep them? Make sure you wash your hands after touching them!
- Comment on Anon is smarter than a genius 6 months ago:
Tell me more!
- Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles 6 months ago:
I’ve never heard of PortMaster, I still haven’t got bored of all the tiny best set games yet!
I think I played half life (maybe 2?) when I was a kid and it scared the crap out of me!
- Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles 6 months ago:
Aliexpress. I bought from a UK website first time and it was double the price but still shipped from China, making it a bit pointless. This is the aliexpress link I used, I have no connection to the seller and only bought from them once, but it arrived in good condition and I’ve tested it works as expected. The unit I received was a “v5”, or “screen panel v4”, I paid £25:
- Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles 6 months ago:
Yeah it’s great, my daughter has been enjoying all the old games as well so i bought her one too for her birthday. It’s much easier as a parent to give her the R36s and the retro games because they are all self contained offline things unlike a lot of modern games.
Some things I’d say to consider before buying:
- Factor in the cost of a good quality SD card (or two, one for the system and one for ROMs) to replace the one that comes with it. There are loads of warnings in forums etc about the cards that are supplied, but even so I was shocked when the card that came with mine broke after 2 days. Get a decent card like Samsung Evo Plus 128GB.
- It’s easier to start fresh when you get a new card than it would be to clone the one that comes with the device. Get the OS from here: github.com/AeolusUX/ArkOS-R3XS/releases
- For ROMs, search archive.org for “tiny best set go”
- Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles 6 months ago:
I’ve been playing Crash Bandicoot on an R36s recently, it’ such a nostalgic game. Amazing that you can play it on a ~£35 handheld! You can’t beat the gameplay in some of the old classics.
- Comment on The upside of the cyberpunk dystopia 6 months ago:
used
- Comment on sterile rot 7 months ago:
What’s with the enormous hashtags?
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- Comment on "It seems likely Elon Musk has lost over half of the UK twitter daily audience by now" 8 months ago:
I agree it’s improbable, I wouldn’t be surprised if it has accelerated though as Musk has been becoming increasingly obnoxious in UK and European politics. I’m sure there’s something like a 30% floor of people who actually like his shit.
- Comment on Go into debt if you have to 8 months ago:
by 2040 no metric ton of fossil fuels will be transported anymore
I seriously doubt it. Many countries are decarbonising like the UK has by getting rid of coal fired power stations and switching to renewables plus gas, because gas is a good way to solve the intermittency issues you get with many renewables. 2040 is not very far away, on that timescale the demand for LNG may actually go up.
- Comment on Anon is in college 9 months ago:
That’s a pretty toxic joke dude
- Comment on [deleted] 9 months ago:
It’s not possible for that to happen in the UK without a further bill in Parliament. I believe in Canada the law has changed as a result of decisions by the courts.
- Comment on Threw a wrestling watch party, made special food, and was very disappointed in the outcome. 1 year ago:
Are those things in the middle at the back soft pretzels? They look like conkers (horse chestnuts), confused the hell out of me!
- Comment on Anon is a soyboy 1 year ago:
Damn, I’m in the UK so no easy way to go to the same restaurant/chain!
- Comment on Anon is a soyboy 1 year ago:
In which country?