Don’t let people sell you flashlights unless they’re super cheap and super reliable. :) Especially avoid buying rescue or air defense searchlights - if a product contains the word “rescue” or “defense”, its price will cause a jumpscare. Optics isn’t a secret art, Wikipedia has all the relevant information - and if...
In that short period they function more like an incandescent bulb than a LED tho. Also at that power the correct three letter acronym might be IED instead…
Ever had one of those days when you spotted something interesting, but it wouldn’t sit still, and certainly wasn’t going to come out of focus-wrecking cover?...
It is a problem, when the camera is focused on the sun for extended periods of time. The heat concentration on the sensor can damage the IR and or Beyer filter, kill individual pixels or even crack the sensor outright.
Also, be extremely careful with DSLRs, the sensor will be fine, but your eye will not.
Many forms of powerplants use these types of cooling towers. The real reason usually is, that they make really impressive plumes though. Just makes for a good visual even though it’s not technically a relevant image.
That’s probably the strongest part of the airframe, the boom escaped in every other direction. Even really big missiles regularly leave fairly recognizable pieces behind.
Don't let people sell you flashlights :) (slrpnk.net)
Don’t let people sell you flashlights unless they’re super cheap and super reliable. :) Especially avoid buying rescue or air defense searchlights - if a product contains the word “rescue” or “defense”, its price will cause a jumpscare. Optics isn’t a secret art, Wikipedia has all the relevant information - and if...
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says (apnews.com)
Sliding into your DMs
Top US ethics watchdog investigating Trump over dinner with oil bosses (www.theguardian.com)
Währendessen in Pforzheim (infosec.pub)
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/11640266
'Exciting' discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than trees (news.sky.com)
Disneyland faces pressure to electrify its stinky 'Autopia' ride, and quick (electrek.co)
U.S. Shot Down Most Iran Drones and Missiles (lemmy.world)
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An Exercise in Frustration (lemmy.world)
Ever had one of those days when you spotted something interesting, but it wouldn’t sit still, and certainly wasn’t going to come out of focus-wrecking cover?...
Life? What do you mean? This ain't life, it's surviving (lemmy.world)
We all deserve to thrive, not just survive. (Sometimes even less then that)
wat (mander.xyz)
Lens flair for the win (lemmy.world)
Insufficient tinting, but lens flair got the image at 95%
what was your favorite thing about your first car?
A mere 57 mega polluters produce 80 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, new analysis shows (www.abc.net.au)
On the one hand, it makes it really hard to stay motivated with the teeny contribution I make to reducing emissions....
Palestinian Fatah group says Iran trying to spread chaos in West Bank (www.reuters.com)
Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Wreckage of a Ukranian UAV used in one of the attacks this morning. (streamable.com)
t.me/in_factum/23294
Study says plants emit sounds when injured (technology.inquirer.net)
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TikTok Rule (sh.itjust.works)