quixoticgeek

quixoticgeek, 1 hour ago to random

I thought this flag came from all the glass on the fietspad. But nope. It's a thorn. Not the biggest I've ever removed, but certainly one of the more annoying.

quixoticgeek, 23 hours ago to random

When did people forget how to pronounce niche properly? I keep hearing people pronounce it to thyme with itch. It makes no sense.

quixoticgeek, 1 day ago to random

We've all been having a good laugh about sparkling autocarrot suggesting that people include glue in the cheese on pizza, and that we should all eat rocks.

But at the same time, you can buy mushroom identification books in Amazon that are "written" using sparkling autocarrot.

Actual printed books. On how to tell very similar poisonous and non poisonous mushrooms apart. Something that is really hard for skilled humans in some cases.

Who has liability when people start dying?

quixoticgeek, 2 days ago to random

Do I want to tidy up the living room enough that I can repair my bike on the floor... Or go all the way to the basement to get the work stand ?

quixoticgeek, 2 days ago to random

I have a course on July 5th. So I can't stay up all night and watch the results live. Boo. Maybe I could get a really early night, wake up at 2am to watch the results and then goto work...

quixoticgeek, 6 days ago to random

Rail geeks, what's happening with the ICE L stock replacing the steam train between Amsterdam and Berlin? Have they been spotted doing testing and validation runs?

Cc @jon

quixoticgeek, 6 days ago to random

Anyone got any advice for things to do in Genoa it Barcelona?

(La Segrada familiar is already on the list).

#FediTravel

quixoticgeek, 7 days ago to random

Made a thing!

Am trying to learn how to use the metal lathe. This is a small M6 thumb screw made from free machining steel.

quixoticgeek, 8 days ago to random

There's a lot of discussion among coders about comments, some say that good code shouldn't need commenting.

But the thing a lot of people fail to understand with comments is that you don't just want to say what th code is doing. But why. The why is often more important. I have a code base I've taken over maintenance of, and in the execution there's a 60 second delay in there. But there's no details of why. What breaks if I remove it? Do I want to find out the hardway?

quixoticgeek, 8 days ago to random

I keep getting videos promoted at me of an f35b landing on the helipad of some tall hotel in the middle east.

What I don't get is you can clearly see the markings saying max weight is 7.5t. and D value (max overall length rotor tip to rotor tip) of 20m. The f35b is 15m long so that's fine. But empty it weighs over 14 tons.

I can't work out, is this a fake video. Or are they exceeding the design load of the helipad by 100%. If the later. What are the implications for this overload?

quixoticgeek, 8 days ago to random

With the likes of NetBSD and Gentoo banning (rightfully) LLM generated code. How do you enforce that? How do you ensure the code is written by a human ?

quixoticgeek, 8 days ago to random

Who on earth thought that ai model training should be better opt out, and not opt in. Ffs.

quixoticgeek, 9 days ago to random

Why yes. That'll solve it. Impressive move from a state that's barely above sea level and in the frontine for Hurricane season...

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251769080/florida-desantis-climate-change-law

quixoticgeek, 10 days ago to random

A friend of mine is a Doctor. On the train this morning on their way to work the call comes out. "Do we have any doctors on board?".

Finally. Friend grabs their bag and makes way through the train. Only to find 14 other doctors had done the same thing...

Guess that route is popular with medical staff on their way to work...

quixoticgeek, 13 days ago to random

Wtf was I on when I put away the grocery delivery? I just found another tub of ice-cream in the veg drawer of the freezer...

quixoticgeek, 13 days ago to random

Definitely in the middle of nowhere. Phone signal sucks... And buses are once an hour...

quixoticgeek, 14 days ago to random

Interesting fact about painkillers. The work better if you actually take them. Having lay in bed waiting for the painkillers to kick in and nothing happening, I wanderes back to my desk to find them sat there next to my drink...

quixoticgeek, 14 days ago to random

In a big box DIY store. Trying to not spend too much. I'm about to enter the garden section. What could possibly go wrong...

quixoticgeek, 14 days ago (edited 13 days ago) to random

Really enjoying the pictures everyone is posting of the aurora. Even if it's too cloudy to see it here.

I do find myself wondering...

Who's read (or listened to the audio book) "Day of the triffids"?

quixoticgeek, 16 days ago to random

Name a distance between 1mm and 100mm to 2dp.

quixoticgeek, 16 days ago to random

I'm now the proud owner of a set of gauge blocks. These are one of the most precise things I own (microchips and camera lenses hold that title). Each is ground to ±300nM. The surface is so smooth they they can be wrung together and become incredibly hard to pull apart. These will become the origin for all precision in my machining.

Do I need anything this precise? Nope.
Am I very happy with my shiny new toy? Hellyes.

quixoticgeek, 17 days ago to random

In hindsight walking into the hospital wearing a t-shirt that says "I'm only here because you broke something" is perhaps not the best choice...

(I'm fine am visiting a friend)

quixoticgeek, 18 days ago to random

Reminder, if you die your employer will be advertising your job before your funeral has even happened. Don't give them more than they are paying for.

https://sfba.social/@drahardja/112396070679663296

quixoticgeek, 20 days ago to random

Bicycles are incredibly efficient. But velomobiles take it to another level. The rider of this velo just did 400km in 16 hours and 15 minutes. Am impressive feat.

quixoticgeek, 21 days ago to random

I am currently charging my MacBook off a Makita 18v lxt battery...