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Benhm3

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Just some personage. He/him/Mr. ~90W 45N

I live on land stolen from the indigenous Dakota peoples in the treaties of 1837 & 1855.

This is my Mastodon presence, complimenting my FireFish presence.

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paulrickards, to retrocomputing
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Got a Logitech ScanMan 32 handheld grayscale scanner for the Mac. I think it’s like the PC version but with an additional box to convert to SCSI.

I’ve never owned a handheld scanner before so this is going to be fun/awful. I want to try it with the

Benhm3,
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@paulrickards

You can do really trippy slide-scans. So long as the roller rolls, the scan happens. I think we scanned a poured-concrete wall once also.

br00t4c, to random
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"Beyond belief": Clarence Thomas reveals that a GOP megadonor paid for his $500,000 Bali vacation

https://www.salon.com/2024/06/07/beyond-belief-clarence-thomas-reveals-that-a-megadonor-paid-for-his-500000-bali-vacation/

Benhm3,
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@br00t4c

Hang on, a $500k vacation?!

What the absolute fuck can one do that makes a vacation worth $500k? Lick the Mona Lisa? Bungie jump inside St. Peter’s?

In Bali?! Seriously, what? Assume 2 weeks, how could you burn through $500k, have no new possessions at the end of it, at any age over 50? Really, I’m all ears.

CelloMomOnCars, to snowboarding
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"Under a low-emissions scenario, the season would be 28 days shorter by 2050, before starting to improve by 2080 if are kept down."

https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/climate-crisis-puts-australias-ski-industry-slippery-slope-not-all-hope-lost

Benhm3,
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@CelloMomOnCars

TIL Australia has snow.

GottaLaff, to random
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Still under the weather, so posting and replies (other than “likes”), other than alerts, will be minimal. Apologies.

This is par for the course for me. When I get a bad cold, it takes 10 days to kick. I’m on day 6, only incrementally better.

Thank you all for the get well wishes and comments.

Sorry again that I’m not responding. But I am trying to read them.

Benhm3,
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@GottaLaff

For what it’s worth, my daughter's theory of colds is you won’t recover until you infect someone else.

CelloMomOnCars, to climate
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Climate solution: Massachusetts town experiments with and cooling

"The neighborhood will be part of a pilot solution that connects 37 homes and businesses with a highly-efficient, underground heating and cooling system.

Other networked geothermal projects exist in the U.S., including the Texas community of Whisper Valley and Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Eversource says this is the first utility-led installation in the U.S."

https://apnews.com/article/geothermal-ground-source-network-heat-pump-climate-emissions-8c4409240fe221e822c24f7d06900364

Benhm3,
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@CelloMomOnCars

I lived in a district heating project. My heating and cooling bills were only for the electricity to run the central blower in our apartment. The heating/cooling energy was part of the rent. And it was competitive.

There are 2 data centers in that district, and some manufacturing, in addition to 3 apartment complexes and a big “multi-use” complex that’s now almost completely a healthcare facility. Just humming along since the 70’s.

MLE_online, to random
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I got home around 1 am after last night's performance and saw that someone had put a desk/table with nice metal legs and an oak top out on the street.

I've been needing a new desk, so I dragged it home.

I went out and looked at it this morning and the top is not oak. It is bamboo. It's bamboo stamped with a fake oak wood grain pattern. lol. I'll still use it though.

Benhm3,
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@MLE_online

Oooooooh let’s at the corners FTW! And are they concave, for hiding wires within?!

MLE_online, to random
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This building was built in 1996. This panel looks like it's from 1966.

Benhm3,
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@MLE_online

If the indicators' source of illumination is LEDs, then I'd label it "Modern."

This kinda stuff is so freaking conservative...Recalling the control panel on a giant centrifugal HVAC compressor: looked 30 years out of date.

"Conservative" all the way down, I guess.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I might buy a bunch of Mifepristone for those who need it in the future.

Benhm3,
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@StillIRise1963

I was wondering about that. Wrapped in foil (prevent light exposure), sealed (prevent oxygen exposure), and in a fridge or freezer, I imagine it might keep for quite a while?

MLE_online, to random
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Our Lady of 5G Coverage

Benhm3,
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@MLE_online

That priest's jet isn't going to fuel itself...

nyrath, to random
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Non-nuclear strategies for deflecting comets and asteroids (pdf file)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234347108_Non-nuclear_strategies_for_deflecting_comets_and_asteroids

Benhm3,
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@nyrath

I love the one where the teeny tiny orbiter with the comically small ion thruster simply DRAGS the asteroid along by gravitational attraction. Not the fastest in the world, but incredibly precise.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I love participating in the age old ritual of flashing your lights to let people know a traffic cop is sitting in wait. Makes me feel part of something.😂

Benhm3,
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@StillIRise1963

Motorcyclists pat their heads to do that. (As in “helmet checkpoint ahead.”)

Thank you for your service!!!

mentallyalex, to random
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Often people mention the "pocket people" who live in their phones, or greet "the people who live in my phone" and as one of those people...

I kind of like that idea. It's weird, I know, but it's kind of funny to me imagining that there exists a tiny world a bit like that Emoji movie, in which little digital versions of us exist.

Are they partial or almost complete mimics? Do they realize they are digital ghosts? Would these tiny little versions of ourselves be playing the roles we present to the world, or living authentically? I want to read the story of these worlds...

Benhm3,
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@mentallyalex

Pocket People, meet the Locker People (MIB2)

GottaLaff, to random
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I'm pretty out of it today... alarm went off late so I stumbled to my computer in a fog... coffee in hand.

Not much sleep last night... dinner disagreed with my belly, but my belly eventually won.

But bear with me. I'm totally out of it right now. I'll be fine once the coffee kicks in.

Benhm3,
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@GottaLaff

There’s an entire political party that lives in fear of Laffy “…once the coffee kicks in.”

pixel, to random
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Just over here updating the firmware on my oven. 🫠🙃

Benhm3,
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@pixel

Can it exist on a non-internet connected network? (I'm worried that we've just purchased our last, non-networked appliance.)

StillIRise1963, to random
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One of the people in this saga had Jefferey Epstein killed.

Benhm3,
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@StillIRise1963

Isn’t it possible that JE was a vain little rich manchild who, when faced with actual consequences for his actions, talked himself into a suicidal depression? And that he succeeded not because of some complex conspiracy, but because of the inherent fuck-up-ed-ness of the carcereal system? (Shit practices, shit employees, utterly without care for those in its care?)

I admit, my description of things is lengthy and depends on widespread venality.

StillIRise1963, to random
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We don’t all need to buy the exact same things that we use occasionally. We should have organized borrowing.

Benhm3,
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@artemis @StillIRise1963

I thought they’d recently discovered some ancient clay tablets were records of debts. One can “trade” debt without becoming a sociopathic capitalist.

billyjoebowers, to random
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Finally other people started noticing.

"Each decade in the 20th century eventually developed a defined identity. And usually, a 20-year buffer provided a lens through which we gained perspective on the period. That was reflected on TV—Happy Days, The Wonder Years, and That '70s Show all debuted 20 years after the decade they depicted. You could have a '70s theme party in the '90s because life was drastically, hilariously different. That's no longer true."

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a36731963/thank-god-for-the-cultural-touchstone-that-was-the-chrysler-pt-cruiser/

Benhm3,
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@billyjoebowers

Disagree, respectfully. Note that we happily putter about in a 2013 Transit Connect, the Pacer of the 2010’s.

But last night my sister’s 2023 Blazer (rental) was parked immediately in front of a 2001-08 Trailbllazer. Ho-leee crap are those front ends distinct. I had no idea.

The author of the article may be aging in ways they don’t fully understand. Or just doing their job of generating clicks by being reactionary.

CelloMomOnCars, to random
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"The Department of Energy on Wednesday announced its initial selection of 10 federal corridors for the development of multistate, ultra-high-capacity electric transmission lines.

And acting under its own authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could approve the right-of-way for a power line located within a national interest corridor, overriding the objections of state officials if necessary."

https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-unveils-critical-grid-corridors-for-biden-climate-goals/

Benhm3,
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@CelloMomOnCars

Ohm’s Law has nearly zero effect compared to this tangled web.

veronica, to random
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Atlassian is so bad at UX that it boggles the mind that they're still in business. Jira is a monster that requires infinite patience to try to wrangle into submission. I hate every moment I spend in that tool.

Benhm3,
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@veronica

Oh dear god I’m so glad to hear someone else say this.

It blows my mind that Jira’s childlike 3 tier hierarchy is sold and believed to be a serious system-of-record.

I find all their products to be the “shoebox version of record keeping.”

Benhm3,
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@veronica

I hate to say ServiceNow is “better” than everything Atlassian has ever made…

Its UX is not for the faint of heart. Nor are the prices. But it is a serious ITSM product that has modules for damned near everything.

The trick is to NOT “leave it to the users” and train train train.

GottaLaff, to random
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The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates

Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer. https://www.propublica.org/article/the-myth-of-drug-expiration-dates

Benhm3,
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@GottaLaff

The US Army did a big study on this. They found very specific values for efficacy. What I loved was they did a big test on albuterol rescue inhalers (asthma). I think they found +3 yrs past expiry.

But as pointed out earlier, cool, dry, and dark are the keys.

Benhm3, to random
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THANK YOU @openwrt for .

I've been quietly freaking for 2 months at the various forums saying "DO NOT upgrade willy-nilly."

Finally got my routers updated.

ParadeGrotesque, to random
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The two sides of Italian Police.

An airport electrical golf cart, in blue and white, with "Polizia" on the side, complete with flashing lights on top.

Benhm3,
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@ParadeGrotesque

There’s NO ESCAPE!!

Benhm3, to random
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Once again, Thanks Cory. @pluralistic

Was agreeing to that EULA a mistake?

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4763084

Benhm3, to random
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A macro scale 6502!
(H/t @pluralistic

https://monster6502.com/

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