Pretty funny SMBC comic on cryptocurrencies https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/nanacoin
“HTML Sanitizer API”
This is a great idea. Hope it gets implemented. Kind of wonder why Chromers have been wasting time on Bluetooth or USB APIs that other browsers won’t implement when low-hanging fruit like this is still unpicked. https://wicg.github.io/sanitizer-api/
Covid, Bayes' Theorem
"Maths quiz. If you get a positive result on a Covid test that only gives a false positive one time in every 1,000, what’s the chance that you’ve actually got Covid?"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=U4D0wJNYtWs Always love the random things this guy does with lasers
Grolar bears is objectively a better portmanteau than Pizzly bears https://nypost.com/2021/04/14/polar-bears-are-mating-with-grizzlies-to-become-pizzly-bears/
Heard about #Gemini, want to try this new way to access information on the Internet but you're not technically inclined and you don't appreciate instructions such as "git clone, and read the INSTALL.md file"?
Then read the Gemini Quickstart:
https://geminiquickst.art/
Also on Gemini, of course: gemini://geminiquickst.art/
You know what’s strange: despite spending something like 11 years taking near daily English classes throughout my childhood I don’t remember anyone mentioning that English does in fact have words that have accents. It’s like some form of collective amnesia, some quirk of the language we all use everyday that nobody talks about. What are the rules for the vowels? Why are they there? Why some words and not others?
I don’t smoke, and do not understand why anyone would want to, but this seems like huge government over-reach in New Zealand. If an adult wants to spend their money damaging their lungs why shouldn’t they be able to? If it causes a high burden on socialised healthcare then tax the hell out of it, but there’s no need for the government to tell people what they can or can’t do
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/16/new-zealand-aims-to-create-smoke-free-generation-cigarettes
> The FBI Is Now Securing Networks Without Their Owners’ Permission
You know what, I’m not against this. For systems of national importance governments probably should be able to compel companies to fix their broken systems and failing that take the necessary action themselves.
Self assembling "wires".. sooooo cool
#EE #electronics #ElectricalEngineering #HV #HighVoltage #Science @Science
I know people wouldn’t like it but I still think passengers should be weighed before flying
I do live an ocean away and so my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt, but I strongly disagree with Daniel Miessler’s recent take on the meaning of “mass shooting”. Sure, there’s a certain level of horror when it comes to shooting in schools and supermarkets, but why should attending a “truck show or … nightclub” come with an accepted risk of serious injury and death. Shooting have become so normalised in the US that what would be considered a shocking incident here in Europe is just swept under the rug and considered unimportant to statistical reporting by some. Fine, choose to have a gun culture if you so wish, but be honest with the repercussions. https://danielmiessler.com/blog/disambiguating-mass-shootings/
One problem of doing any #retrocomputing is I get used to bytes and kilobytes again, and then when I see modern junk need megabytes or gigabytes, I flip my shit and scream "what the fuck do you need 325,000 Atari 800s for just to draw a screen?!"
Saw the news that Tesla is now accepting Bitcoin payments for cars, so I looked up some figures and did some math.
According to Tesla's own figures, a Model 3 saves 30 tons of CO2 emissions over its lifetime compared to a traditional car. A Model 3 costs 0.69-1.21 BTC. Mining one BTC results in 257 tons of CO2 emissions.
For the next time someone tells you Elon Musk is saving the planet.
Software engineer by trade. Programmer by hobby too (in addition to basketry and spoon carving). Personal website: https://rlamacraft.uk/. Gemini capsule: gemini://gemini.rlamacraft.uk