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moab9··on 3D-printing platform rapidly produces complex electric machines
Yes, it's the size of a quarter and looks like it was made from PlayDoe,
moab9··on Bob Mackie dressed stars–if they were brave enough
Yep. And IMDB is correct.
moab9··on The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
Yeah. I bet he was.
moab9··on Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii
Large rolling ocean waves CAN be very gentle, especially compared to lake chop. I've done both in very small craft. Chop is scary.
moab9··on Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults
Repetitive negative thinking associated WITH EVERYTHING.
moab9··on Meta cancels high-end mixed reality headset after Apple Vision Pro struggles
they fly there and do the deal over email from the hotel.
moab9··on Meta cancels high-end mixed reality headset after Apple Vision Pro struggles
sounds like we might enjoy a wind machine and a heat lamp
moab9··on Lord Kelvin and his analog computer
the genius that proved the world was exactly 20 million years old!
moab9··on GPT-4o
pretty cool, but why do the AIs have to sound like douchebags?
moab9··on Battery-free self-powered sensor harvests magnetic energy
MIT press release = BULLSHIT
moab9··on The brain is not an onion with a tiny reptile inside (2020)
There's a rat in there.
moab9··on Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin
yeah, probably hollow-earthers.
moab9··on It could cost $21B to clean up California’s oil sites, study finds
Ive been thinking along these lines as well. How do we get there?
moab9··on Ocean Farming: Seaweed is having its moment in the sun
Plankton. Sea greens. And protein from the sea.
moab9··on Ocean Farming: Seaweed is having its moment in the sun
Fish. And plankton. Sea greens. And protein from the sea.
moab9··on The strangest computer manual ever written
this was my first not HP-41c computer and i really liked this manual.
moab9··on Justice Department announces takedown of catalytic converter theft ring
good!
moab9··on Nocturnal bottleneck
I learned a new phrase from that article: "Burrowing Lifestyle".
moab9··on The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land
this is the first i've heard of cyclists having to obey any traffic laws of any kind. But then again, I live in Arkansas.
moab9··on My attempted cult recruitment
that's why it's best to flip the script and demand that they join your cult on the first meeting. Offer a free haircut if they balk.
moab9··on Ask a Librarian
it would work about as well as asking the old Radio Shack staff for help.
moab9··on How to Dress Like an Ottoman
boss said so
moab9··on How to Dress Like an Ottoman
Onion head hat. I need one for work.
moab9··on What Is Amazon?
Amazon is Borg.
moab9··on Steven Pinker's fake enlightenment: Misleading claims and false assertions
Hungry writers sometimes attack their betters in order to earn some publicity from the controversy. For it to work, the victim has to be famous and with a significant following, such as in Pinker's case.
moab9··on Daniel Kahneman on Cutting Through the Noise [audio]
yes. a noise making machine.
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it's down in Arkansas
moab9··on Evidence of 7,200-year-old cheese-making found on the Dalmatian Coast
and bless-ed were they
moab9··on The Strange Brain of the World’s Greatest Solo Climber (2016)
a lot like a raccoon's apparently.
moab9··on Don’t buy the MacBook Pros even on sale, in my opinion
ive got an early 2015 macbook pro as well. works great. I havent noticed the slowing down problem yet though.
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