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Hardware & Technology / Re: Zen Browser is a Firefox-based browser
« on: October 02, 2024, 12:50:47 AM »
I will absolutely try this. I love Firefox.
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Hardware & Technology / Re: Their Bionic Eyes are Now Obsolete
« on: October 02, 2024, 12:49:40 AM »
!!! That is absolutely inexcusable.
Littleman: upload Linux and make the damned things work!! There's gotta be a way!
Littleman: upload Linux and make the damned things work!! There's gotta be a way!
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Water Cooler / Re: Widespread vulnerabilities in US voting and government systems
« on: October 02, 2024, 12:46:26 AM »
Astronauts can vote from space. And have been able to since 1997.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/how-nasa-transmits-votes-from-the-space-station/
Why the hell can't the rest of us?
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/how-nasa-transmits-votes-from-the-space-station/
Why the hell can't the rest of us?
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Water Cooler / Re: Where's my damn robot mower?
« on: September 08, 2024, 04:39:52 PM »
Rumbas, which one did you get? My lawn mower guy is out of commission and I know myself: I won’t do it.
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Economics & Investing / Re: Hydrogen as a fuel
« on: September 06, 2024, 04:47:01 PM »
The oil and gas people are very pro hydrogen: oil molecules have a LOT of hydrogen.
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Water Cooler / The one software you REFUSE to use no matter what...
« on: August 31, 2024, 04:56:47 PM »
In my new insurance career, I am told over and again that I HAVE to use Chrome to make insurance company websites work.
When they tell me "OK, are you using Chrome?" my answer to them is,"No. I don't use Chrome. I won't ever use Chrome, Chrome is a piece of crap and I won't use it."
There is usually a stunned silence after this.
What is the one software you refuse to use no matter what?
When they tell me "OK, are you using Chrome?" my answer to them is,"No. I don't use Chrome. I won't ever use Chrome, Chrome is a piece of crap and I won't use it."
There is usually a stunned silence after this.
What is the one software you refuse to use no matter what?
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Water Cooler / Re: Terminator Scenario
« on: July 22, 2024, 05:13:48 PM »
>Faces made of living skin make robots smile
(Nightmare fuel)
Why is it that robots that are made to look real are more spooky than robots that look like robots? Seriously, the humanoid ones with faces absolutely terrify me. And I can't explain why because I know it's not real. But the lizard part of my brain is not convinced.
(Nightmare fuel)
Why is it that robots that are made to look real are more spooky than robots that look like robots? Seriously, the humanoid ones with faces absolutely terrify me. And I can't explain why because I know it's not real. But the lizard part of my brain is not convinced.
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Water Cooler / Re: Kids These Days
« on: July 22, 2024, 05:07:45 PM »
WOW! the sound of the suction is a bit spooky!
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Water Cooler / Re: Segway makes more affordable robot lawn mower
« on: July 19, 2024, 08:42:12 PM »
I am not gonna lie. I'm looking HARD at a robot mower. I hate mowing. Hate it. And paying a ton for it to get it done right now.
The one that would work the best for me is the $11K one. I suppose though, I could just get the little one and just have the mower running all the time and get a certain section of the lawn done every day.
The one that would work the best for me is the $11K one. I suppose though, I could just get the little one and just have the mower running all the time and get a certain section of the lawn done every day.
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Hardware & Technology / Re: Starlink Mini is now widely available. Subscr/mo = $150|$50
« on: July 11, 2024, 06:23:07 PM »
ABsolutely looking into this. I had no idea that moving closer to Kansas City would give me crappier internet service than living in unpopulated Kansas.
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Water Cooler / Re: Autonomous marine trash gobbler takes on invasive weeds too
« on: June 13, 2024, 06:36:57 PM »
Now if they can figure out a way to use it to get rid of those “fly out of the air Chinese invasive carp”….
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Water Cooler / Re: Cricket in the USA?
« on: June 07, 2024, 09:07:44 PM »
Also, speaking of sports you don’t know anything about in the Olympics but you might watch the Olympics to learn about them:
The Haudenosaunee Nationals’ quest to play under their own flag at the Olympics
Joe Biden has backed a Native American lacrosse team’s bid to compete at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. But IOC rules stand in their way
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/28/the-haudenosaunee-nationals-quest-to-play-under-their-own-flag-at-the-olympics
I’d watch them! I think it’s super cool that the Tribe that invented the sport wants to play in the Olympics. It should have happened years ago.
The Haudenosaunee Nationals’ quest to play under their own flag at the Olympics
Joe Biden has backed a Native American lacrosse team’s bid to compete at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. But IOC rules stand in their way
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/28/the-haudenosaunee-nationals-quest-to-play-under-their-own-flag-at-the-olympics
I’d watch them! I think it’s super cool that the Tribe that invented the sport wants to play in the Olympics. It should have happened years ago.
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Water Cooler / Re: Cricket in the USA?
« on: June 07, 2024, 08:38:59 PM »
I heard about this. And then thought,”We have a Cricket team?”
Apparently, we do and they are really good. I wonder where they are based out of? Are they an Olympic team?
Apparently, we do and they are really good. I wonder where they are based out of? Are they an Olympic team?
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Water Cooler / Re: Consumer-grade exoskeleton for walking assistance
« on: May 06, 2024, 03:22:28 PM »
I think the meathead types will embrace the "resistance" mode to help them build up. And, yes, people with disabilities such as chronic cancer or MS will use this as well.
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Water Cooler / Re: A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
« on: May 05, 2024, 07:34:15 PM »
I think the native people of Indonesia knew how intelligent these apes are: the word "orangutan" translates to "people of the forest."