Be prepared 4 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
Even if you're far enough away for it to not kill you, eclipse glasses would be insufficient to protect your eyes from the initial flash.
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Well I thought it was funny 1 comments
This says a lot 16 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
People always bitch too soon, it takes some time to reestablish economic equilibrium.
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Some dreams are too nice 14 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
I have also had success with resuming a dream where it left off, but it only works about 30% of the time for me.
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I can't read this without singing it anymore 10 comments
Vaccines 3 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
“Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.” -Neil Gaiman
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Now everyone can enjoy the Deadpool baby hand 11 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
I prefer liquid, but had to switch to bars to save money because I always ended up using too much of the liquid soap.
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Who still uses VGA anyway 8 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
At this point I consider VGA and DVI to be legacy tech... everything should be using HDMI
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Now we have to find a horse sized duck 4 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
Horse-sized-duck would collapse under its own weight. Animals do not scale up well. See: Square-Cube Law
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This is the best response ever 11 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
As hilarious as this is, it qualifies as assault, add battery if the milk actually hit her.
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Swanson seal of approval 6 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
“I won’t publicly endorse a product unless I use it exclusively and I really believe in it.
My only official recommendations are U.S. Army issued mustache trimmers, Morton’s salt, and the C.R. Lawrence fine two inch axe style scraper oscillating knife blade.” -Ron Swanson
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My only official recommendations are U.S. Army issued mustache trimmers, Morton’s salt, and the C.R. Lawrence fine two inch axe style scraper oscillating knife blade.” -Ron Swanson
Inside a Macbook Air minus the batteries. 4 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
Right, because it doesn't do anything a real computer can. It's just an internet box.
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Brightest Meteor Shower on 12 August 19 comments
Michio kaku 1 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
1. 2.3 MeV is a TINY amount of energy (about 3.7e-13 Joules... for comparison it takes 4.8 Joules to heat a gram of water by 1 deg C).
2. A betatron accelerates electrons, not atoms.
3. Building a betatron is trivial, all you need is a torus shaped vacuum tube, some copper wire, and a power supply.
4. Me as a parent: "Hell yes go ahead and build one! I want to help!"
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2. A betatron accelerates electrons, not atoms.
3. Building a betatron is trivial, all you need is a torus shaped vacuum tube, some copper wire, and a power supply.
4. Me as a parent: "Hell yes go ahead and build one! I want to help!"
Great hacker!!! #respect 9 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
I just use fingerprint so the damn thing stops unlocking in my pocket.
(Controlling physical access to your device is FAR more important.)
(Controlling physical access to your device is FAR more important.)
Brightest Meteor Shower on 12 August 19 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
It's just the Perseids... They happen every year, and this year they'll be competing with the brightness of the moon's reflectance.
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How strong are acetone fumes 7 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
Depends... How much acetone is available? How big is the chamber? What is the temperature? What is the partial pressure of acetone vapor in the chamber? What is the camera body made of? (Likely to be either polystyrene or poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene); both of which are soluble in acetone.)
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attitude my dudes 27 comments
What is that? 13 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
Does anyone else remember "base ten blocks"? Do they still use those?
edit: Apparently they're still available... http://www.hand2mind.com/item/base-ten-blocks-classroom-kit-set-of-1610/1226?green=F275232D-CB22-5849-0C26-60E9034636A5
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Edited 7 years ago
edit: Apparently they're still available... http://www.hand2mind.com/item/base-ten-blocks-classroom-kit-set-of-1610/1226?green=F275232D-CB22-5849-0C26-60E9034636A5
Want to make your depression worse? Turn on the captions 6 comments
jimcrichton
· 7 years ago
....but gold is also made from dead stars
(any element heavier than boron comes exclusively from stellar remnants)
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(any element heavier than boron comes exclusively from stellar remnants)
In all seriousness though, it's not ok to punch anyone, regardless of how morally repugnant their views might be. The correct response to bad ideas is not violence, it's better ideas.