What else is going to drive corps to build faster rockets? Without WW3, the profitable strategy is to keep building the same rockets, just cheaper & crappier.

Got a https://www.amazon.com/Vollrath-Carbon-Steel-Fry-Pan/dp/B001TA773I to use on my induction. Seasons very much like ground cast iron, seems to sear and brown much better than my stainless (and far better than nonstick). It’s basically a stamped steel sheet, mill texture, smooth but not mirror. I don’t use the stainless anymore. The bottom of the specific pan I got is not flat, but slightly domed, so there’s always a dry spot in the middle with a ring of oil around the edges, which isn’t great, but I was shocked how noticeably different from stainless it behaved. It’s a hot, flat surface: what else is there?

My HA runs on a Pi for various reasons, including GPIO devices, but I’ve moved its database to the ‘big’ server. That means a lot less load on the SD card, no loss of data if the card fails, and just generally feels like a better way to do things. As I’ve accumulated containers, I don’t like that each of them runs its own database when I could just have one database to manage & backup, and not have a lot of replicated overhead.

Dunno, man: 40% of Americans believe the earth is less than 10,000 years old. Only 2% of them believe it’s flat, though. We are not an information-rich culture.

I want it to be a successful product, that I can buy, and will be supported for a useful number of years. $800-1200 feels OK for that. $2000 feels like Apple Vision territory.

Jesus, man: haven’t you ever been excited about a thing before it’s on shelves? Speculated about a sports game before it’s over? Talking about your anticipation is part of the fun.

The ring of an eyebolt that used to hold the jackstay to Star of India’s main topgallant yard. Rusted through where water used to pool at the yard. I spent about a year, in 4-hour blocks, painting the main mast from top to bottom as a kid, and I can’t imagine a better way to experience San Diego bay.

Definitely. Of all the VR I’ve done, Alyx still stands out as the best - realistic graphics, interactive objects, puzzles that actually use the VR controls, great environments. It was what finally convinced me to get a VR system, and to get Index instead of FacebookVR.

It’s like 15 hour game with limited replayability. Some of the mods are pretty good, but also short. If Valve had a ‘loss leader’ introducing VR, it was Alyx, not the Index itself - supposedly cost $50M to develop. I was really hoping that there would be other studios follow Alyx’s example, but we come back to that conflict between relatively short gaming sessions and a big, immersive (expensive) experience. If the studios don’t think there’s demand to cover a 9 figure development budget, then they’re not going to make big, story-driven experiences, and the market will have mostly episodic activity-driven games, multiplayer arenas, and flight simulators.

The VR games I keep going back to all have that same kind of ‘workout’ vibe: lot of activity; short, episodic play. I think that conflict - short play sessions vs expensive gear - is one of the reasons VR is still a niche market. It’s like geek Peloton, but that also keeps devs from building the big, story-rich games that get media attention and get people excited to play. I don’t think anyone wants an Elden Ring or a Silksong like experience in VR. Beat Saber, Gorn, Gorilla Tag are great uses of the platform, but it’s hard to convince someone to drop $1000 for ‘fancy fruit ninja.’

I use the Valve Index with my glasses just fine. Probably depends on the specific anatomy of your face and geometry of your lenses. There’s also a bunch of options for prescription lenses for (at least some) headsets.

For me, the limitation of VR is the actual physical effort - standing, limited movement, swinging your arms - a couple hours of that, especially on a warm summer day, is just about enough. It’s far easier to lounge in a chair clicking buttons on a controller for hours. Like, Skyrim VR is amazing as an experience, but I just can’t get into it the same way as Skyrim flatscreen.

Resistance comes from oppression, and right wing communities are not friendly spaces for women. MTG has played “one of the good ones,” but Trump still won’t let her run for Senate. God knows what other harassment her peers impose (especially because she has been batshit in her role). She graduated from small-town nepo-baby to the billionaire crowd, and it’s probably been a shock how little those people care about her opinions.

The bootlickers may see inequality, but they attribute it to fickle whims of those in power rather than any kind of system. If you believe that success or failure comes from the patronage of the powerful, then ingratiating yourself to them is a rational strategy for getting ahead.

It looks like he’s split out the individual USB wires, run the power to the USB port, and the signal wires to different places on the exposed board, maybe to force fast mode in the charger. Then just buried everything in silicone for insulation and to keep wires from pulling loose.

legit places…

My university, 23andMe, Transunion, Equifax, CapitalOne, United Healthcare…

Title says “in,” means within the grounds of the facility that these protesters were denied access. “At” would probably be a better preposition, or maybe ‘around.’ “In” implies that they’ve banned detainees from prayer.

Benjamin Franklin: It is better that 100 guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.

Donald Trump: It is better that 100 innocents starve than that one grifter eat cake.

Good news, then: Ozempic about to get cheap.

The grand jury didn’t really have any choice: it was a turkey sandwich, and they only indict ham.

Probably can’t vote in NYC because their legal residence is already Florida, Nevada, or somewhere without income tax. And they won’t leave because The Villages just doesn’t have the food, parties, or culture that NYC has.

Would you allow the converse: FoF to store data on your system? Data that could be CSAM - maybe encrypted, maybe not - ‘terrorism’ content, etc?

My problem with chains of trust is the Kevin Bacon problem. Sure, I trust my friends, but some of their friends can be a little sketchy. Plus, they don’t have any direct social contact with me, nor any personal consequences for betrayal. And nevermind the sketchy friends of the sketchy friends.

Federation has its uses, but trust is not one of them.

Shit’s woke, yo! Put a tariff on it!