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Woke rule (derp.foo)
submitted 5 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[-] irdc@derp.foo 78 points 6 months ago

I like how the reader is supposed to be familiar enough with the scream box that it doesn't require any extra explanation.

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submitted 6 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/thenetherlands@feddit.nl
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submitted 6 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[-] irdc@derp.foo 57 points 6 months ago

Hyperloop was always a project to sabotage high-speed rail. Good thing it failed.

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submitted 7 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/thenetherlands@feddit.nl

De rechtsstaat is zo ingekleed dat die juist bescherming biedt aan minderheidsgroepen.

[-] irdc@derp.foo 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
weekend = day_of_week in (“sat”, “sun”)

As a bonus this completely sidesteps the issue of what day is 0 or 1.

[-] irdc@derp.foo 39 points 8 months ago

I don't need to smoke anything, I simply live in the EU where this is commonplace.

[-] irdc@derp.foo 152 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is a bad look for Apple: it shows that there's basically no editorial independence at Apple TV, something that has been a well-established feature at for-profit newspapers and television channels for decades. This clearly demonstrates that Apple TV cannot be trusted when it comes to serious news.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by irdc@derp.foo to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

I've recently acquired an uncalibrated Philips PM2534 (edit: the battery-backed factory calibration data was lost due to the battery running out). I'm looking into somehow getting it calibrated. However, the calibration procedure is rather involved, and requires such things as an exact 300V DC (the service manual recommends using a Fuke 5700).

Anybody know of a way to have this multimeter calibrated? I'm a hobbyist and don't really need such things as traceability and certificates.

Edit: I live in the Netherlands.

[-] irdc@derp.foo 22 points 9 months ago

The problem for chipmakers is not the sourcing of materials itself, but the purity of the sourced material. So don’t worry about public beaches disappearing into Intel’s hopper-feeder.

[-] irdc@derp.foo 52 points 9 months ago

The "big" premium they were taking about was 600€ which is obviously outrageous. To make a cancer patient spend this much money on a life saving procedure.

European here: I agree with this being outrageous. It's not about the money, it's about being a civilised society.

Now hospital parking on the other hand...

[-] irdc@derp.foo 23 points 9 months ago

People seem to rely on the govt to provide things rather than have some agencies fill niches that aren't filled by the govt (for example I saw signs like don't help homeless people, the govt is helping them). I'm from an Asian country, we don't have much tax, we don't rely on the govt for anything (we can't), and we have many NGOs.

Most (but not all!) Europeans consider NGOs to be undemocratic, whereas the government is (theoretically at least) under democratic control.

Europeans identify more with nationality than ethnicity. For example, someone from Czech Republic moving to France is considered French. In North America I think they would be considered Czech-French. In Asia they would be considered to be a Czech expat living in France. Our ethnicity matters a lot.

But at what point would you stop doing so? I'm Dutch yet can trace back my ancestry to the 16th century in Belgium and northern France, what ethnicity do I have? And some have an even longer and more dispersed pedigree.

Also, you gave the example of French but what is now called France was made up from a large variety of ethnicities. Being French then is not defined as being a particular ethnicity but as belonging to the French Republic. It's a cultural thing that matters a lot to them.

[-] irdc@derp.foo 52 points 9 months ago

Their US customary units. What even is a fluid ounce, and what is it doing in my drink?

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submitted 9 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml
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submitted 9 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

I've recently acquired an Apple Macintosh Color Display. Sadly, it's very yellowed (or rather, oranged). I was thinking about forgoing retrobrighting and just going for painting it. Anybody here who's done that before? Any idea how I can most closely match Apple's "platinum" colour?

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submitted 9 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

Summary: Dusk and Enjoiner Rue learn Demerzel's origin and true purpose. Tellem's plan for Gaal take a dark turn. On Terminus, Day confronts Dr. Seldon.

Air Date: September 8, 2023

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by irdc@derp.foo to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

Not my video. From the description:

Case: Raw Aluminum Keycaps: Unicomp Red Cyrillic on Brilliant White + Gray Modifiers Layout: HHKB-style split right shift and regular 2-unit wide backspace Configuration: Floss Modded, lubed spacebar wire, lubed keycap stems

My first (or second) experience with non-MX style switches in a keyboard. The IBM Model F is coveted as one of the greats when it comes to "mechanical" switches. This reproduction unit by Ellipse of Model F Labs serves to bring back the magic of the Model F keyboard with a lot of modern enhancements. Suffice it to say, I am very happy with the experience of typing on this board minus one small caveat. My biggest gripe with this board, and consequently any other buckling spring keyboard is the fact that there is simply no way to flip the spacebar. The asymmetrical design of the keycap stem paired with the fact that the spacebar wire attaches directly to only one side of the spacebar keycap makes it so that you are required to use this in its standard spacebar configuration. I find this to be really uncomfortable because my thumb is essentially pressing right against the hard edge of the keycap rather than the smooth edge afforded by a flipped spacebar. This was such an issue that I attempted to model my own keycap and have it resin 3D printed by JLCPCB, but to no avail. The tolerances on buckling-spring stems are really specific which makes the mechanism really difficult to replicate. I dont have the time or money to fine tune this problem. Despite that glaring issue, I still have a great time typing on this board and I find the typing experience to be very pleasant otherwise. The deep clicks are much preferable to the high pitch clicks youd often hear in MX-Style switches. The mechanism is also reasonably smooth if you take the time to lube the keycap stems with Krytox 205g0. You might also notice that there is no coating on this keyboard. When I had originally bought this board from a seller off Mechmarket, the original coating on it was a powder-coated black. I wasn't thrilled with the look and feel of it so I took it upon myself to strip the coating by submerging the pieces in a vat of Klear-Strip for roughly 2 days. Overall, I think the result turned out great and gives a raw look to the design. So far the aluminum hasn't shown any clear sings of tarnishing but I do anticipate it to eventually show some wear. There's still a marginal amount of residue left over from the stripping so the finish isn't perfect, but I think it gives the board a lot of character. Despite there being no "integrated" weight in this board like you see in a lot of premium customs, this still out-weighs my Sharkeneko 1600g to 1470g. The steel inner assembly paired with the thick aluminum chassis makes this a weapon of a keyboard.

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submitted 10 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

I’ve ordered a classic FSSK but now I'm thinking why stop at just one?

[-] irdc@derp.foo 22 points 10 months ago

I can stop whenever I want!

[-] irdc@derp.foo 23 points 10 months ago

With instances already disappearing (eg. vlemmy), content is being lost. Are you considering a lemmy archive?

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Turing Pi RK1 (turingpi.com)
submitted 11 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/raspberrypi@lemmy.ml

Anyone here who has a Turing Pi?

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me🐺irl (derp.foo)
submitted 11 months ago by irdc@derp.foo to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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