Archive for the 'Off Topic' Category
Take a Break from the Doom with the Homewood Stoves Family
July 10th, 2025Looking for a break from the doom? Here’s a homeschooling family and their business making wood stoves. It’s the middle of Summer for most of you reading this. Maybe save it for when the weather turns colder. Via: Homewood Stoves:
Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Affecting Usability
July 6th, 2025Via: Interactions: With drop-down menus, people without specific, detailed training, and knowledge could access and use computers effectively and efficiently for a variety of new tasks that became attainable because of the new interface paradigm. Fast-forward 40 years and we are frequently reverting to a state where significant knowledge in the head is required to […]
Technical Presentation on Giza Plateau Massive Underground Structures
June 16th, 2025Via: Project Unity:
Precision Clock Mk IV
May 31st, 2025Via: mitxela.com:
Off Topic: Fusor 2098 Structural Adhesive
May 24th, 2025Somehow, YouTube knows how to show me things that I’d find weirdly fascinating and irresistible. After I watched this, I spent the next 15 minutes having AI compare Fusor 2098 to JB Weld. lol Via: Jerry Rig Everything:
Alan Watts: “And So, One By One, People Drift Away”
May 15th, 2025
Update: This Is Fake AI Alan Watts A reader emailed and said he thought this was AI generated. Indeed, it’s AI generated and there’s a disclaimer at the bottom of the video description: Disclaimer: This channel is not officially associated with Alan Watts or his estate. The content shared here is inspired by the teachings […]
Large Hadron Collider Transmutes Lead Into Tiny Particles of Gold
May 9th, 2025Via: CERN: In a paper published in Physical Review Journals, the ALICE collaboration reports measurements that quantify the transmutation of lead into gold in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). …but the total still amounts to trillions of times less than would be required to make a piece of jewellery. While the dream of medieval alchemists […]
Slate Auto Plans for Basic, Made in USA EV Pickup
April 25th, 2025This is a long way from actually happening, but at least someone is trying… Website: slate.auto Via: Motortrend: It’s news to no one that new cars are expensive. Years of rival automakers locked in tit-for-tat battles for higher power, longer range, bigger screens, and just more has led to a steady rise in prices. Even […]
“Listening to Music Alone Operates as a Social Surrogate”
April 4th, 2025Via: PhysOrg: Humans have a fundamental need to belong, which strongly motivates our behavior. Failing to connect with others can lead to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. There are traditional ways to fill this need, like spending time with family and friends, but there are non-traditional strategies as well, activities that might not be immediately […]
Any Tesla Powerwall Installers/Technicians Out There?
April 2nd, 2025Update: Storm Watch Activated Anyway Storm Watch activated and the Powerwall charged to 100%. The Tesla app says, “A severe thunderstorm is forecast for your area. Powerwall has fully charged to provide backup protection.” Hmm… — Off topic. Apologies. The Neurio power meter on my Powerwall 2 / Backup Energy Gateway 1 (gray metal enclosure) […]
