LostXOR

joined 8 months ago
[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 55 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Recreational purposes, like... having fun? How dare I play an older video game for free! I need to be constantly giving money to huge companies for increasingly terrible games! Won't someone please think of the quarterly numbers!

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah you're not gonna have a good time if you talk about politics here, as very few people share your beliefs. But there are plenty of non-political communities you can be a part of.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 60 points 1 week ago (6 children)

How is lye nonhazardous? Can't it cause serious chemical burns? Maybe it's just in low enough concentration that that's not a concern.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Using a DC power supply, I assume.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah I got lucky with my battery; it's at 800 cycles currently and still holds plenty of charge for my daily use. A replacement kit is also only $50 so I figure there's not much point in trying to be efficient for a marginal lifespan improvement. I'll probably end up replacing it when it hits 1000.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think a two disk dual boot is safe. I've had that setup for a while and Windows hasn't broken anything yet (though I only use it maybe once a month).

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 68 points 2 weeks ago

That's a nice paywall you have there, sure would be a shame if... https://sci-hub.se

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

You may be right, seems like it only shows you posts by number of likes. But a burner account is nearly effortless to create anyways.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 12 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Is that a problem? You could already just view their posts without an account, or create a burner account. Might be a hot take, but I think someone with a public account shouldn't expect to be able to hide it from specific people.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 50 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I'm going to cut them some slack as it was a rubber bullet, and he wasn't killed. It would still make far more sense to say "shot in head with rubber bullet" though.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

An alternative argument: Water generally makes things "wet" due to it forming hydrogen bonds with said things. Water also readily forms hydrogen bonds with itself. Therefore, water is wet.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 31 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Technically speaking, no. The mantle, which is solid, comprises about 2/3 of the Earth's mass. However at a planetary scale solids are not rigid enough to maintain their shape, so the Earth is closer to a liquid held together by gravity than to a rigid solid object. See this simulation for an interesting demonstration of its properties: https://youtu.be/kRlhlCWplqk

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