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I hadn't realized it before in these terms, but early in Einstein's career, physicists weren't even certain of the physical reality of atoms. By the time he died, they had working systems built on nuclear fission.

Collectively, I've probably watched as many hours of *clips* from movies and TV than I have the original media

smbc-comics.com/comic/science- The second to last one in the list, "a list of mathematical findings that failed to return an interesting result is available upon request" would actually be good. Would avoid some troublesome stats hacking

Threat modeling is the cornerstone for teaching all other digital security concepts. Help learners use the question-based methodology for assessing risks, and get them ready to understand what they face as well as to create a plan of action. sec.eff.org/topics/threat-mode

I don't get how digital cameras cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Like, what goes into one of these things that it costs more than a smartphone?

also, battery life estimation still seems *really* poorly calibrated, but that's an OS or driver problem I suppose. Guess I'll do some digging

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one weird thing is that my portable charger has a button, which I thought was just for turning on status indicator, that turns on the phone. I don't think it works that way for any of my other devices๐Ÿค”

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I've tried the now with the latest and , and it's considerably less jankey than with KDE Plasma Mobile. It's still kinda jankey, and pretty skeletal, but closer to what I would expect for a "beta" FOSS project on mobile.

As a researcher, what are some things that you find annoying when searching the scientific literature? What could be improved?

Calling "beta" is really generous. It would be a crap smartphone for 8 years ago.

I just realized there's a deaf person emoji ๐Ÿง. I never noticed it before since I didn't know the sign for "deaf person".

Google Warranty:
> If there are any differences between this online Limited Warranty and the Limited Warranty included in the box with your product then this online Limited Warranty will supersede the terms of your in-the-box warranty.

Is there a good reason for this from a customer perspective? It seems to me like Google could just change the warranty terms arbitrarily after sale.

#Bees creating a defense wave called โ€œshimmering โ€œ to ward off #wasps

Finally tried this pancake recipe: tasty.co/recipe/the-fluffiest-
I can confirm, they are very fluffy and pretty good with chocolate chips. ๐Ÿ˜‹ The apple cider vinegar and almond milk mix smells disgusting, but it doesn't carry into the final product.

That second shot of the vaccine hit me pretty hard. Aches and soreness all over since last night through today. Happily it's clearing up this evening -- MFer's got sh*t to do.

I've heard of long isekai titles, but this is ridiculous! 

"New Light Novel Consists Entirely of One Long Title"

animemaru.com/new-light-novel-

> Dengeki Bunko announced earlier this week the publication of the first light novel in which the entire content is contained within the title. The novel, written by Yuta Tanaka, consists entirely of a 196-page-long title. The light novel will be published entirely on glossy cover paper, with each page featuring the same picture of the female lead alongside lime green text with a section of the novelโ€™s title.

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