Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

There are people with a vested economic interest in making sure we don't help others, that's for sure.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

At least it's not Windows vs. Apple anymore

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

That's yet another thing I love about them. I decorated my kids' rooms with just some LEDs on tape and it looks awesome, and they can change the colors, and it was super cheap and easy.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Yeah, I avoid anything internet connected unless absolutely necessary. However, there's a ton of LED bulbs with neat conveniences but no internet connectivity.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Yep, and you can even trim it with scissors and connect pieces together. It's pretty neat stuff

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

The thing I like most about LEDs isn't the reduced energy usage or longer life, though those are super nice. My favorite part is now that they're running cool enough we can add some brains to the light bulbs. Motion sensors, timers, color changing add a lot of convenience and you get it in the same form factor you're used to.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Green ones are only used for decorative reasons, so the suppliers may make fewer green cords thus driving up the price.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

For American gold

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

This is actually pretty cool:

The colleagues reported in Cell Reports Physical Science that by building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, they have created a very strong material with very low density.

They use self-assembling DNA to build a lattice, which is then doped with microscopic glass. It's kind of like reinforced concrete but at the molecular scale. Scaling it up will be the hard part but the technique is pretty innovative.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

This map is why buying a spread of land near Banff has been my goal for a long time.

Also I like the word "Banff"

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

I was thinking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_Dr.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

When did skywriting go from analog to digital?

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

My younger sister is FTM. She's always been a loud asshole, and I had hoped that maybe living as a man was the cause of it. Nope, still a loud asshole. Just with different hardware. Love her to death, though.

Way better than my crackhead Trump-supporting older sister.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Ravenfield is ugly but fun

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Trailer Park Boys. Something about that theme is so soothing

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

I got sick of it and made up my own pledge:

I pledge my cheeses to the hag
of the untied snakes of harmonica
And to my public, the Richard Stans
One nation, under Zod, invisible
With liver, tea, and just us for all

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Watch It Crash by Streetlight Manifesto

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

NPS is a way for lazy managers to avoid having to actually interact with customers. There's no way one number can encapsulate how a customer feels, but they're going to try because it's easier and cheaper.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Considering the stranglehold that huge platforms have on users, it makes a lot of sense for organizations to have their own fediverse servers, with communities and access they control.

For example, a lot of governments use Twitter as a way to communicate in disaster situations. But since Elon lets anyone with a credit card have a check mark and bans people on a whim you can't trust that the account is a real one or that it won't be cut off in time of need. A Mastodon server would solve both of these problems.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 2 years ago

Users are definitely harder to train than turkeys