I recently (2021/2022) sold my gas cars and bought two EV’s. Though I kept my two motorcycles. I’ve been compiling my thoughts about how it’s been so far, and realized I have compiled pages and pages of notes and those notes are all over the place. Just tons of little tiny differences to massive differences in the driving...
I’ve pictured an EV as something you’d treat like a cell phone - once you are home and not using it anymore, you plug it in to charge. Is this what you do, or do you use charging stations? It seems like a great way to avoid standing in the cold pumping gas.
A New York Times analysis of the results released so far estimated that the final turnout will be around 110,000 voters. As of 11:30 pm Eastern time, about 105,000 votes had been recorded. That would be significantly below the 187,000 Republicans who voted in 2016, which was a record turnout. About 122,000 voted in 2012, 118,000...
I still remember his Tulsa rally, in one of the reddest states in the US. He got tricked into thinking there would be a million people present. And he bragged on it. But only 6,000 people showed up.
I recently sold two bikes, one that was weird and uncomfortable (but fun) and one that was fun but needed work almost every time I rode it. I bought one new bike that just works and it’s been a blast.
Having multiple bikes is only fun for me if I have enough time to ride and maintain them all.
Does an old school washer dryer that runs off timer relays / knobs / push buttons really have a CPU?
Nope, it’s just a timer-drive. cam triggering switches. The physical cam IS the CPU.
We have reached a point in time where there are adults who think everything that runs through multiple steps must have a microcontroller, because only really really old machines* do without.
*For the most part. I bought a brand new whirlpool dryer late last year, and it has a mechanical timer in it.
I recently tried some dual-color silk filament. Half the filament is one color, half is another color. It makes cool looking parts that are different colors on each side.
There is a more-or-less constant stream of air moving across the US. This stream of air is pushing the cold air at the north pole up north.
As the earth warms, this stream of air weakens. It can’t push the cold air up north, which causes the titty that is the polar vortex to sag ever southwards.
I have a lot of specifications stuck in my head from previous jobs. A fun one is that precast concrete bridge beams aren’t just concrete and rebar. They typically have a bunch (20-30 or more depending on size) of 13 mm steel cables that are each under about 13,000 kg of tension. The cables are pulled to a specific tension in the concrete form, the concrete is poured around them, then the cables are cut at each end.
A place I used to work had a similar problem with people flushing the wrong kind of paper. Turns out the company, which sold expensive charcoal grills, wasn’t putting enough tp in the employee bathrooms.
This seized .22lr improvised hand was made by modifying a staple gun, like you would use for upholstery, with a bent piece of sheet metal. The common but unofficial explanation I found for this was it was made in a prison....
Polls by whom, asking who, with what methodology? If it’s cold-calling people to ask them who they will vote for you can bet that nobody under 60 is answering.
One of my favorite games makes no mention of the main character’s gender, and the main character is always depicted in an outfit that is a sort of cross between a spacesuit and worker’s coveralls. And it doesn’t make one bit of difference in the game.
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I recently (2021/2022) sold my gas cars and bought two EV’s. Though I kept my two motorcycles. I’ve been compiling my thoughts about how it’s been so far, and realized I have compiled pages and pages of notes and those notes are all over the place. Just tons of little tiny differences to massive differences in the driving...
This Year’s Iowa Caucus Is On Track For Lowest Turnout Since 2000 (www.nytimes.com)
A New York Times analysis of the results released so far estimated that the final turnout will be around 110,000 voters. As of 11:30 pm Eastern time, about 105,000 votes had been recorded. That would be significantly below the 187,000 Republicans who voted in 2016, which was a record turnout. About 122,000 voted in 2012, 118,000...
Climate Activists in Norway Disrupt Gathering of Oil Chiefs (www.bloomberg.com)
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What is your dream motorcycle garage?
If you could have any three production motorcycles, with any budget, what would you pick?...
They are too expensive and gimicky either way (sh.itjust.works)
You already know what they're gonna say (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)
Why we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levels (www.cnn.com)
Do i need to install a driver? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
YOOOOOOOOOOOO (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)
What prevents you from going to bed early?
Keanu Reeves and China Miéville to release collaborative novel The Book of Elsewhere (www.theguardian.com)
Canadian actor Keanu Reeves will publish his first novel this year in collaboration with British author China Miéville....
It's in your blood (startrek.website)
God I feel so bad for y'all (lemmy.world)
What are the facts you remember for no specific reason
Does anyone else find themselves recalling random facts for no apparent reason? Like,...
Thinking about flushing some paper down this toilet, what do you say (lemmy.world)
Improvised Pistol Made w/ Staple Gun (lemmy.world)
This seized .22lr improvised hand was made by modifying a staple gun, like you would use for upholstery, with a bent piece of sheet metal. The common but unofficial explanation I found for this was it was made in a prison....
The Proud Boys are collapsing: Surprise! Legal consequences do hurt authoritarian movements (www.salon.com)
Oh trust me. I know your frustration better than you do. (lemmy.world)
Burger King Giving Discounts If Facial Recognition Thinks You're Hungover (gizmodo.com)