ai6yr

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

The account of AI6YR Ben, on his own server. Also at https://mastodon.radio/@ai6yr (ham radio). Yes, I'm the guy who found that hiker using only the selfie of his feet. If you want to support this server, https://patreon.com/ai6yr

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ai6yr, to ai

is so power hungry is looking for a program engineer in Nuclear Technology for possible use of reactors to power its AI data centers. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-hiring-nuclear-energy-expert-ai-1850873864

ai6yr, to cycling

Question for the #BikeTooter community: I've been trying to switch from driving to bicycling, and keep wishing I had a rear view mirror (as a speeding SUV comes rushing past my left side...)... thoughts on mirrors for bicycles? Yay? Nay? If Yay, what kinds would you recommend?

ai6yr, to random

In more random adventures in forced home remodeling: our Good: kitchen is wired for 220V! (apparently built in the 1970's war between electric and gas). Can put in an induction range/stove if we want!
Bad: HOLY CARP HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE PRICES FOR INDUCTION RANGES/STOVES?!

ai6yr, to world

Ouch. Scouting's not going well: "Scouts from the United States and the United Kingdom are leaving the site of an international scouting jamboree in South Korea after hundreds of participants fell ill due to extreme heat." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/5/us-uk-scouts-quit-world-scout-jamboree-campsite-in-korea-over-extreme-heat?taid=64cdc5c4c01d0e0001ab1892&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=mastodon

ai6yr, to Costco

🤔 CNBC: Costco sold more than $100M in gold bars last quarter https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/15/costco-sold-more-than-100-million-in-gold-bars-last-quarter.html

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

Life, 1937

"Look what these wonderful ideas did to our house... Asbestos worked the miracle. J-M Asbestos Roofing Shingles and J-M Asbestos Siding Shingles. Charming as weathered wood; fire-, weather- and wear-proof."

ai6yr, to random

I literally did buy WAG bags from REI for reasons... not sure if "excited" is the right word. (Yes, multiple layers of garbage bags + sawdust or kitty litter also would work...these are going in my car). Strangely, REI was cheaper than everywhere else, before the Fediverse accuses me of being bourgeois swine ;-)

ai6yr, to tesla

CNBC: Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/19/tesla-drivers-had-highest-accident-rate-bmw-drivers-most-duis-study.html

ai6yr, to random

STRIKE 3! YER OUT! (Yep, check off "scheduled online an hour ago and vax not actually available when showing up at counter...")

ai6yr, to random

Sigh, fixing a lousy attic hatch in the house and found a roof truss with termite damage. (though... not surprising, 60-80% of homes in Southern California have termite infestations, the last time I checked).

ai6yr, to random

The most useful invention I've ever run across... Corsi-Rosenthal box.

I have used this so far for:

  1. Wildfire smoke
  2. COVID-19
  3. Bacon smoke (on Saturdays, LOL)
  4. General improvement of AQI
  5. Pet related allergies (hay and dander)
  6. Ragweed/pollen heavy days
  7. Dust from Santa Ana winds
  8. Dust from construction/remodeling
  9. Paint fumes (only partially useful, doesn't absorb gases, but helps somewhat) -- plus it sucks all the dust from the air, so it doesn't stick to your paint

(probably other uses, too...)

How to build one:
https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science-action-how-build-corsi-rosenthal-box

ai6yr, to UFOs

The planet is burning and Congress is talking about ? 🙄

ai6yr, to random

Hmm, new pants (gift) fails the "does your wallet fall out at random every time you sit down" test. Dang stretchy material with shallow pockets. I hate to not use the gift, but.... #badfashion

ai6yr, to random

Hmm, apparently I am strange in that I got my flu and covid shots in the same arm? (everyone I have chatted with has put one in each arm). Btw, absolutely no side effects 4 days later, the only side effect was slightly sore injection site and a 1/2 hour of stuffy nose the first day.

ai6yr, to EPCOT

What does it mean when most of the plants featured at Epcot's "The Land" are in my backyard? (most being grown in hydroponics) 🤔

(I don't think I can get a floating water ride back there, though).

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

Okay, I have officially given up on trying to learn anything from the Idiot's Guide to To Throwing A Great Party. I have zero faith in any advice in there, since they recommended a "Minstrel Party" and singing Suwanee River for an ideal Memorial Day BBQ party. I'm thinking I don't care what you say is the faux pas of using an appetizer fork instead of a dessert fork is if you're busy recommending with a racist garden party in the backyard...

ai6yr, to random

Interesting response (at least, what I interpret), when i teach Wilderness First Aid:

"This is a skill/information that might save someone's else's life": "Oh, cool!"
"This is a skill/information that might save your life":
Uneasy silence.
"This is something I've run across in the past.": "Wow, that's crazy!"
"This is something you might run across because climate change is making things much, much worse": Uneasy silence.

ai6yr, to random

Interesting (to me) to realize over the last few years how much home canning currently relies on the modern, industrial supply chain (in terms of needing a supply of new lids for canning; they are not recommended for re-use). Were nearly impossible to get for several years due to the pandemic supply chain hiccups....

ai6yr, to random

Random things I learned today.

  1. The local E-Bike dealer seemed hostile to me talking to them about e-bikes today, and I'm wondering if it's because I was wearing a bike helmet / jacket. Is there some natural animosity of e-bike people to non e-bike people? Or maybe they're just a grumpy person, naturally, LOL.

2, Ethernet punch down tools I have does not include a built in cable stripper, which is annoying.

(continued)

ai6yr, to random

From @Nohead (Hawaii): "Front Street Lahaina from the ground. Everything is gone" https://nitter.net/nohea_d/status/1689377796215472128?s=20

ai6yr, to random

Okay, I switched my outlet covers to white, and these boneheads swapped them back to ivory. (I plan on swapping the plugs to match later, if I want).

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ai6yr, to random

LOL. This plumber does great work, but man, does he have opinions.

"You really should get rid of this s*** in your yard"

"Yeah, I know, we JUST HAD OUR ENTIRE HOUSE FLOODED OUT and we threw a bunch of stuff out there."

"Well, I'm not like you, I am always moving and working, I would have hauled that stuff away by now."

(Left him to his own devices so I don't need to hear any more... last time he called me a "slumlord")

ai6yr, to windows

Replaced a single pane, 1978-79 window with a very, very expensive modern equivalent. Why? Heatwaves. Lots of them in the future. Don't know how much it will help... but better than what was there before. #remodeling #windows

U factor of 0.26, SHGC 0.16

ai6yr, to random

NFL Sunday Ticket commercial -- Mt. Whitney, California Potentially computer generated Whitney.

ai6yr, to movies

"We can wrap you in a full-body suit of neoprene, heat-resistant rubber. Or we can raise the temperature in Cosmo's office to 98.6 degrees - which is probably what we'll have to do, because the neoprene would suffocate you. "

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