AlpacaChariot
@AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world
- Comment on Death to Nickels 5 days ago:
But they don’t have complete visibility over what you do with cash, which is exactly their point right?
- Comment on Rock Identification 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago:
Best fact of the day!
- Comment on He's just eccentric 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago:
…where does he keep them? Make sure you wash your hands after touching them!
- Comment on Anon is smarter than a genius 1 month ago:
Tell me more!
- Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago:
used
- Comment on sterile rot 2 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" 3 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 3 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 4 months ago:
That’s a pretty toxic joke dude
- Comment on [deleted] 4 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. 6 months 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 7 months ago:
Damn, I’m in the UK so no easy way to go to the same restaurant/chain!
- Comment on Anon is a soyboy 7 months ago:
In which country?
- Comment on Anon is a soyboy 7 months ago:
People keep saying it’s nice, but I’ve never had any good stuff. I would try it again if thought there was a reasonable chance I’d like it!
- Comment on What the fuck happened to YouTube!? 8 months ago:
I’m not going to get into the technical details of manifest v2 and v3, as I think it’s beside the point.
I think we can agree that given Google has announced the end of v2, recommending uBlock Origin on Chrome right now would be pretty mad, right?
- Comment on What the fuck happened to YouTube!? 8 months ago:
Ublock on Firefox. Remember Google just kneecapped adblockers on Chrome!
- Comment on Aluminum 8 months ago:
Yeah we have that meaning too :D
- Comment on Aluminum 8 months ago:
Makes a great lightweight dutch oven as well (especially when hard anodised). Non stick, doesn’t rust, still distributes and holds heat really well, and about 1/3 of the weight.
- Comment on Anon pirates a game 10 months ago:
You could probably block it using the element picker tool in ublock origin
- Comment on Finish him. 🪓 10 months ago:
Pretty sure it was like this:
- Comment on epidemiology 11 months ago:
The TV show Fortitude has a similar plotline. Would recommend!
- Comment on Anon factory resets 11 months ago:
Haha thank, I forgot about this gem!
Think it might be time to rewatch the office!
- Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups? 1 year ago:
Breasts are often measured in cups