🎓 Dr. Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

#hare graphics, Julia set #harepanda

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anyone can give me hints or links on what i'd need for a smallish off grid solar setup and pitfalls during installation? i probably can figure out most things, but there sure are mistakes to be made ;)

My quote of the day in Copperplate.

"As our circle of knowledge expands so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." - Albert Einstein

#calligraphy #handwriting #writing #copperplate #Quote #quotes #QOTD #Einstein #AlbertEinstein

In high-speed electronics there's a classic experiment for beginners - where does AC current flow? Two paths from A to B: a heavy copper ground wire in a straight line, and a coax cable in a long, U-shaped curve with signal/ground wires close to each other (or a PCB trace over a ground plane). Use an AC current probe - the shortest path has NO current flow - its large loop area has high parasitic inductance, so it's a high-impedance path.

#TIL Back in the early 1900s, this experiment was much more spectacular. Instead of an AC probe, people just zapped everything with a Tesla coil. There is a lightbulb, short-circuited by a huge U-shaped copper bar - bulb still lights up. (Scientific American, 1906) #electronics

TIL about "thought-terminating clichés". https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9

A thought-terminating cliché is a saying, often a tautology, that is repeated in order to relieve the stress of cognitive dissonance by avoiding all further consideration of a matter. Everyday examples include "it is what it is," "it's just common sense," and "you gotta do what you gotta do."
Thought-terminating clichés are an important aspect of mind control as used by cults. For example, the Unification Church uses the cliché "you think too much," while Alcoholics Anonymous says "your best thinking got you here" and "utilize, don't analyze."
Examples:
* The Lord works in mysterious ways.
* All's well that ends well.
* You never know until you try.
* You never succeed for not trying.
* Do, or do not, there is no try.
* Make of it what you will but…
* If you don't like it, don't buy it.
* That's just your opinion.
* I'm just saying.
* Do your own research.

📎 Clippy 2000: "It look's like you're writing a letter - would you like help?"

📎 Clippy 2022: "It looks like you wan't to leave the company so I secretly informed the admins to have a closer look at you."

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@freemo

Are you sure you're not a dyslexual?