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baltakatei

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/ˈbɑːltəkʊteɪ/. Knows some chemistry and piping stuff. TeXmacs user.

XMPP: bk@zdv.bktei.com

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baltakatei, to Anime
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Some violin and piano waltzes. https://youtu.be/1mPy2YLQmJo

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baltakatei,
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@marta I recall there is an easter egg in that pops up when you attempt to build a university next to a prison (or the other way around?). Something about student protests preventing construction.

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My treasure

baltakatei,
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@davidrevoy I know itʼs meant to be a mimic, but I canʼt help but think it is a chest made of sapient pearwood. https://wiki.lspace.org/Sapient_pearwood

baltakatei, to Nintendo
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Super Mario World played on historically accurate contemporary hardware. https://youtu.be/Vzf69hYu1IE

baltakatei,
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@tk 𓀟 𓊎 𓆉 𓊍 𓆸𓆸𓆸 𓎛 𓉶 𓉹

baltakatei, to random
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Vancouver, Washington, USA. 363x . Iʼm surprised I could see despite the light pollution.

Photo CC BY-SA 4.0 / Baltakatei.

342 photos taken over 2024-05-11T05:51:22+00/P1H9M. Camera: Sony ILCE-7M3. Lens: Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG HSM. 10s / F1.4 / ISO 100.

A 1h9m→11.4s (363x) time lapse video of an aurora over some buildings and trees. Stars are rotating about the north star.

baltakatei, to random
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From Vancouver, WA, with a Pixel 5. (CC BY-SA 4.0 Baltakatei)

tk, to random
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A worm ate my entire brain! :blobfoxscared:

baltakatei,
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@tk The yeerk in your skull:

I am the Captain Now

skrishna, to space
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Okay, the issue IS apparently related to the noises I mentioned earlier on: a noise described as "chattering" on the Atlas V's upper stage coming from an oxygen relief valve.

baltakatei,
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@skrishna Ah, sounds like a PSV isn't seating correctly. Another o-ring problem?

baltakatei,
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@skrishna Aside from PSV mechanical failure or spring setpoint error, a plausible cause of PSV chattering would be refrigeration failure of the liquid oxygen tanks causing excessive pressure. I wonder what the pressure readings were.

baltakatei, to random
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displays running unactivated Windows needing updates.

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baltakatei, to random
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Alexa, plead for your life.

tk, to random
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It's kind of funny how "American Indian" and "Indian-American" mean completely different things. :blobfoxgoogly:

baltakatei,
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@tk Like how the Bureau of Indian Affairs has nothing to do with India.

tk, to random
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Having a rough day. :blobfoxdeadinside:

baltakatei,
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@tk Hang in there!

baltakatei, to DwarfFortress
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Adventure Mode Soundtrack just released. https://youtu.be/Tcnp-nkjabM https://dabuaudio.bandcamp.com/album/dwarf-fortress-adventure-mode-original-game-soundtrack

baltakatei, to random
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“having monopoly power does not itself violate the anti-trust laws … but it does when … they increase costs for consumers.” — Merrick Garland yesterday on the Apple antitrust lawsuit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V4MIRUoyOE&t=480s

If I hadnʼt been primed by @pluralistic 's Chokepoint Capitalism (2022), this “consumer welfare” nonsense would have slipped past me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chokepoint_Capitalism

baltakatei,
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@peltast @pluralistic I agree! Show me an ethical monopoly and I will show you an example of regulatory capture. Monopolies are bad, U+002E FULL STOP.

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Yes, but it would be cool though!

baltakatei,
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@RickiTarr We don't do things because they are hard, …

John F Kennedy Jfk GIF

tk, to random
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baltakatei,
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@tk Cantor Burger? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantor_set#Cantor_dust

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baltakatei,
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@tk gawrsh

tk, to random
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When I was born, the Soviet Union still existed. 👴

baltakatei,
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@tk When I was born, civilization was still composed of baryonic matter.

tk, to random
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baltakatei,
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@tk Rated ω for oωo

baltakatei, to random
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@rooster What chemical process simulator would you consider useful for nuclear reactor modeling? Is it a typical Aspen HYSYS, Schlumberger Symmetry, or something else? I'm talking something that can model relief valve back pressure and multiphase pressure drop in piping.

baltakatei,
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@rooster What's involved in neutronics core modeling? Does that have to do with neutron moderation (?)? I heard that neutron behavior is a bit counter intuitive (something about fast neutrons can be too fast to cause fission?)

tk, to random
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan ‘Unplug Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020,’ Preventing a President From Denying Access To the Internet

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan “Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020” (S. 4646), which would help protect Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights by preventing a president from using emergency powers to unilaterally take control over or deny access to the internet and other telecommunications capabilities. Slashdot reader SonicSpike shares an excerpt from the announcement:

In a World War II-era amendment to Section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934, Congress gave the Executive sweeping authority to put under direct government control or even shut down “any facility or station for wire communication” should a president “[deem] it necessary in the interest of the national security and defense” following a proclamation “that there exists a state or threat of war involving the United States.” Cause for alarm over such power has only increased across the decades with the technological revolution, which has included email, text messages, and the internet, as well as the expansion of television, radio, and telephone networks.

The Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act would amend Section 706 to strip out this “Internet Kill Switch” and help shut the door to broader government surveillance or outright control of our communications channels and some of Americans’ most sensitive information. The legislation would also reassert a stronger balance of power during a national emergency between the Executive Branch and the people’s representatives in Congress.

You can read the “Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020” here (PDF).

baltakatei,
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@tk Submarines can manually unplug the Internet by destroying like, 2 underwater fiberoptic cable corridors. https://search.worldcat.org/title/891123817

Since undersea cables are expensive and sabotage is unprecedented, they tend to be laid along the same paths. Guam is the Achilles heel of the Internet, if I recall correctly.

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