Fermion

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[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

~~Isn't that when student loans became bankruptcy proof and death or payoff became the only legal ways to be rid of them?~~

Nvm those changes occured in different phases from 1976 through 2005.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 17 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not a meteorologist, but I do know a thing or two about plasma.

Plasma is very short lived. Think on the order of microseconds at atmospheric pressures. So unless there was a massive linear source of power along the whole length, this isn't plasma.

The visual effects probably have to do with the fact that the sun was very low. I'm guessing the particle size distribution in that line is notably different from the size of particles in the clouds surrounding it, leading to much stronger reflection of evening light.

I am curious as to the meteoroligical explanation for the line though.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

I think this actually is a linear regression plotted on a log y graph.

Which a linear regression is a bad choice for something that must be asymptotic at best.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

It's also absurd that the fit line dives down to be cheaper and earlier than an optimistic projection that will likely move further to the top right as time progresses. That's a chart with an agenda, not an analytical regression.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Is this what you're referring to?

https://www.instructables.com/Face-Changing-Projection-Mask-Be-Anything/

That's pretty neat and I didn't know that existed. The whole external projector requirement is rather limiting though. A cloth like screen could be a nice improvement to the concept.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 34 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (8 children)

Someone should make a mask with this that continually changes the appearance of the wearers face to confuse ai surveillance tracking.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 10 points 5 days ago

They still think that YouTube and Facebook are representative of the average person. They don't understand how incredible curated those feeds are. I think that's where some of the "silent majority" mythos comes from. Everything they see is people agreeing with them, therefore it's impossible that Joe Biden got more votes in 2020.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 24 points 5 days ago

Don't worry, the death industry has been very exploitative for a while. I wouldn't want you thinking there was an untapped market out there.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Did you measure voltage drop across the pump while it's trying to start up? The voltage will only drop when there's current being drawn. So with the pump off you would see full supply volts even on a highly resistive line. You could try lugging a battery down to the pump, and jump it to get it started, then remove the battery jumpers but keep the pump running on your main run, then measure the volts across the pump.

Or you could try to measure the resistance of your wiring with your meter. You would disconnect it from your 12v source, then short the pump side, then measure the ohms across the pair at the source side. Also measure the resistance across your pump windings when it is disconnected, but with the switch on.

I'll throw out some example numbers. Say you have a pump that says it needs 6 Amps. Chances are the inrush current is more like 12A. If you measure across the terminals with the pump disconnected from power with the switch closed, you might measure around 1 Ohm. Now if you measure your very long supply line and get 2 Ohms. Then you would only get 12V/(1+2 )Ohms = 4 Amps through the whole system. With the pump drawing 4 Amps you would only see 4V at the pump terminals when it is already running.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 10 points 1 week ago

Once you hit a high enough percentage of cayenne, then the chili itself becomes unprecedented.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 122 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Getting hit on at the polls is a great way to make voting even more uncomfortable.

Best to stick to polite chit chat, and otherwise avoid bothering people when they're voting.

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