voluble

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[–] voluble@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Interesting. Thanks for the info! I love learning about this stuff.

In case you know - was there some sort of exclusivity agreement the USA had for their Russian rocketry purchases? What would have prevented Russia from sharing their info with whoever they wanted, while still selling to the USA? Or was this agreement guided by political norms? Was the Clinton program named? I'd like to learn more about it.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

My understanding is that, in retaliation to US sanctions imposed at the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia stopped providing RD-180 rocket engines that were used in the Atlas V. My surprise is that the USA relied on Russian rocket engines to put national security payloads into space.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Not sure of any beginner FAQs on scanning.

I guess it all depends on how much scanning you plan to do, the size of things you want to scan, and how accurate you need the scans to be. Out of curiosity, what are you looking to scan? Is it something that can't be modeled in CAD software?

At the risk of giving you yet another option - Teaching Tech did a video on a neat scanning rig called the OpenScan Mini. Looks like someone linked OpenScan below as well. You build it yourself from electronic components, a pi, a pi camera, and some printed parts. Results look pretty decent for what it would cost to build, and probably worth the time and effort if you plan to do lots of scanning.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! I was sure there was a nomenclature, I just forgot what it was. Cheers for the reminder.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Russians, the Iranians, the proud boys and uncle Jack in the family WhatsApp are all part of the same hydra of crap.

I see what you mean, but I disagree. Bot accounts are categorically different in this space. It's impossible to have a meaningful conversation with a bot. So when I see things like bot activity disguised to look like organic human activity, especially when it aligns with hostile foreign state interests, that's something that I think is uniquely bad and worth pointing out and combating.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Communities like https://lemmy.world/c/independentmormonism, https://lemmy.world/c/independentcatholicism, https://lemmy.world/c/thirdpartynews, all created today, and modded by a 9 day old user account with 640 comments and 334 posts.

 

I notice a large number of ragebait-y political communities being spun up by new users with thousands of posts & ai profile header photos. I notice comment sections are more acrimonious, and foreign disinfo talking points are circulating a lot more prolifically than before the US election started ramping up.

Anyone else notice this? Any idea on how to combat it on this platform? Are there any communities built around creating block lists of obvious troll/ai/disinfo accounts & communities?

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I only bring it up to make the point that not everybody is calling what Nvidia is doing 'groundbreaking innovation'.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I mean, Nvidia is being sued by rightsholders in a class action lawsuit.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I hear the term 'broken up' a lot in media and discourse, but it's never explained. In your eyes, what actually happens when a government 'breaks up' a corporation? I mean, what are the steps, objectives, and outcomes?

Not being adversarial, I'm just curious.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's cryptofascism. The 'OK' hand gesture, this - fascists will call you crazy if you get upset about it. But every little thing is a seed planted.

Unfortunately this fascist attitude doesn't end with a Trump electoral defeat. These seeds are finding fertile soil. They are growing into something.

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This seems interesting. What's the context here?

[–] voluble@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I take your anti-corporate point. However, I believe pro-doping would totally work if it was a gladiatorial bloodbath decathalon within the olympics itself. And if you get caught doping in the non-doping sports, you're forced to compete in the decathalon with the juiced up killers. Jousting, Barenuckle boxing, Pride rules MMA, Hell in a Cell, no rules water polo, shit like that.

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