[-] toadyody@kbin.social 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It usually works out pretty well with native speakers not familiar with the term. They usually have a moment with a blank stare thinking "what the hell is an acoustic bike?" and then realize all at once with a smirk.

As for your second question, acoustic becomes a good classification when talking to a group where electric bikes are the default, just like electric becomes a good classification where pure pedal bikes are the default. In a group where ebikes are the default they might assume you're talking about throttle type if you say analog, or a pedal assist bike if you said manual. It started as a joke and became a useful term.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 22 points 4 months ago

It seems like they drink their own Kool aid on the both sides isms that they get worked up and think it's a race. I only want a dictator because they do too, and I've got to get my guy in first.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 20 points 4 months ago

This is such a strange take. Just because people think that the current system doesn't work doesn't mean they automatically jump to wanting despotism even if enlightened. People who throw up their hands at political gridlock and see it as a justification for dictatorship, and not as reasons to iterate and improve upon the existing system are weirdos.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 50 points 5 months ago

Nah, Jack Smith had been trying to get procedural hearings about handling classified documents from the jump and Canon had dismissed them like four times.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago

I think people make games for a video on how these things work. Some of the files used in previous tournaments are available to play around with.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 5 points 7 months ago

Blender is a swiss army knife, not really comparable, but i'd recommend it over most CAD software if your main focus is 3d printing as most slicer convert to mesh data anyway.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 12 points 7 months ago

This is the only thing that stopped my scars itching after surgery. Cut open a vitamin e pill and rub it into the area. You can put something over it to keep it on there.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

I don't feel like I've seen armature (SCARA?) Based 3d printers in this scale before. I imagine it might be due to it losing reach as it goes on comparison to a gantry? At least without some sort of rising mechanism.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago

Only real thing I regret when I broke my leg was not using a cane after crutches. Didn't realize using the crutches too long led to my fibula reattaching incorrectly and breaking again a year later randomly as I was walking.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago

I've always found the idea that you are replacing religious faith with science to be ridiculous, it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what science is. Science does not ask for faith, it plainly lays out the facts and frameworks to be scrutinized. The scrutiny is the point.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

For helpdesk this is perfectly fine, but if you want to upgrade a little bit I'd grab a pair of pants with side or slash pockets rather than the kind you find on jeans.

Is your belt on sideways? hard to tell but your buckle should be on the front. Generally you should match your belt to your shoes, I prefer brown in both cases as black can look too institutional.

You can practice putting a small fold on the tucked in part of your shirt to take up the extra slack around the waist, otherwise the shirt fits well.

[-] toadyody@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Curious which man made image was most likely to be classified as ai generated

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