In other news today...
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Next, I think he should try dumping a bunch of live rounds in a campfire to show how dangerous campfires are.
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It may not actually be the WiFi signal, it may be sub or super harmonics of whatever is producing the signal.
To explain: A switch mode PSU is actually screaming "its" head off in normal operation because it is "switching" DC Voltages at extremely high frequencies (you can go and find out why if you want). As the (power) load increases, those frequencies start dropping (because they have nowhere else to go) and eventually the "harmonics" become audible. However, just before that happens, they can be "felt" rather than heard.
Tech Tip: If you switch mode PSU because noticeably "louder": Either switch it off or run away.
Pro Trip: Depending on the size of the PSU, don't even think of trying to switch it off, just run away.
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I wouldn't be surprised to hear that extremely high audio frequencies could cause nausea/headaches if loud enough (while not being directly perceivable as "sound"). Another fun fact is that humans are to some extent programmed to display a fear response in the presence of subsonic frequencies, due to natural sources of such sounds being large creatures such as bears, lions or rhinos, and due to running-away-from-bears people having a dominance in the gene pool over time. So yeah, basically any kind of "sound" from either end of the audible frequency spectrum could cause some degree of discomfort in some sections of the population, offer void in Nebraska, your mileage may vary, contents may settle in transit, blah blah blah...
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I remember reading / watching somewhere that exactly this sort of effect is used to make people look directly at a security camera. Even if we do not consciously hear it, our "stereo location" subsystem can accurately locate the source of it
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Yeah, thinking about it now I believe that sound is the more likely culprit. I believe it is entirely possible to be sensitive to EMFs but I think that it is far more likely that people are sensitive to the sound energy emitted by electronic devices. I have sensitivity to certain sounds already so it's entirely likely that my WiFi hotspot experience was just more of the same.
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Perversely, I have a digital radio alarm clock. The PSU of which makes a very annoying audible sound, unless I turn the damn thing on
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They're not waterproof.
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microwaves cause all the diseases in the world
Not all of them, but they are linked to Morgellons.
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Morgellons
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Trigger warning: #fartrape
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http://consumerist.com/2015/09/22/new-lawsuit-claims-that-monkey-should-get-copyright-royalties-for-famous-selfie/
PETA. Enough said.
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This one should be of particular interest to folks here. (I just noticed this was from May, so it may have been posted already, but discosearch.)
The TL;DR version of the argument goes something like this:
- Cars work because software tells all the parts how to operate
- The software that tells all the parts to operate is customized code
- That code is subject to copyright
- GM owns the copyright on that code and that software
- A modern car cannot run without that software; it is integral to all systems
- Therefore, the purchase or use of that car is a licensing agreement
- And since it is subject to a licensing agreement, GM is the owner and can allow/disallow certain uses or access.
The U.S. Copyright Office is currently holding a series of hearings on whether or not anyone other than the manufacturer of a car has a right to tinker with that car’s copyrighted software. And with the way modern design goes, that basically means with the car, at all.
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Bad ideas thread is
:arrows:
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Does that include the software to circumvent emission controls?
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If so, canVW have a copy? Theirs is buggy.
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My like, the one I left you... no. Really a dislike... (Congrats for posting it tho.)
The bad future we were shown back in the '70s is coming true..... (that's gloom and darkness over the whole earh)
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That car is pretty and cute, though!
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Bad ideas thread is
:arrows:
No, it's
<jerk...PJH went to alot of trouble to get that working
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I wasn't even going to attempt to do that on mobile.
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I wasn't even going to attempt to do that on mobile.
Would have been easier than what you did...
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I wasn't even going to attempt to do that on mobile.
It's all one emoji. It's what you typed anyway, just without the
back ticks
.edit:
:hanzo:
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Huh, TIL.
In any case, ` is easy on iOS...
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Oh, you're on mobile? etc.
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mobile? etc.
Maybe I'll ditch my cellphone and start lugging around a desktop PC. That's clearly the way the market is trending anyway.
Filed under: mobile is just a fad!
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Really looking forward to hololens.
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Oh, you're on mobile? etc.
You know, that thing that looks like desktop but is surprisingly different?
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I have high hopes that by the time I get my hands on one of those, we'll be on a platform that isn't stupid.
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Maybe I'll ditch my cellphone and start lugging around a desktop PC. That's clearly the way the market is trending anyway.
This is not bad, considering the price and form factor. You can certainly use it for web browsing.
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Really looking forward to hololens.
I stole one from that space station supply launch, then blew up the rocket to cover it up. True story.
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It's all kicking off at Cosmo
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http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/white-man-trying-to-buy-gun-shoots-self-in-penis-blames-it-on-a-black-guy/
But was it a one armed black man?
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Can I nominate this for Quote of the Week?
"Collecting the faeces of an extremely strong 120kg sea turtle in the open ocean is no simple task, the University of Queensland said.
From:
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I read it as "poo-collecting suits for furries" for some reason.
Not the most pleasant mental image.
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I think I speak for nearly all furries when I say NOPE.
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Texas university students in dildo protest over gun law
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I mean, it is kind of silly to ban dildos in college.
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Somewhere ther is a joke in there, or one that can be made from it, but:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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The car was travelling at 24mph in a 35mph zone. ... Google said: "We've capped the speed of our prototype vehicles at 25mph for safety reasons. We want them to feel friendly and approachable, rather than zooming scarily through neighbourhood streets."
Makes sense, but they should really probably make it go no less than 3-5 MPH under the actual speed limit, and only when there are multiple lanes so traffic can pass it. Assuming they accelerate at a reasonable speed and slow down for special situations like school zones and curves, driving at just under the speed limit shouldn't alarm anyone.
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Yes. IMO, driving more that 5 mph or 20% ish below the limit is as much a hazard as driving over the speed limit.
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This day 65 years ago:
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This day:
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