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We have to design a grippable mouse for human input
Apple: make it as slippery as possible like glass. Also wireless and unreliable
Failed at ordering something at work today because I didn't notice the "Is this OK? Y/N" button on each item
#Space #laser #power beaming experiment to launch tomorrow
Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool
US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project
Gerbil control (Grblcontrol/Candle) wasn't working, turned out to be a corrupt settings.ini file. I replaced with the original one including a "recently opened files" list from the factory named by someone called Haiyun
Dell XPS13 laptop down to $689 with Linux preinstalled (if you can put up with Ubuntu)
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9315-laptop/ctox13pw11p1c4001
Linux saves you $110-$160 in this case over Windows!
Dell XPS13 laptop down to $689 with Linux preinstalled (if you can put up with Ubuntu)
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-9315-laptop/ctox13pw11p1c4001
I think about this sort of thing because manufacturing is highly automated now, but repair, disassembly and recycling ("reverse manufacturing") are apparently not
Things like motherboards provide a good model for generalised "self-repairing" technology.
A set of replaceable modules, each capable of having its fault state diagnosed, so only the faulty module needs to be swapped.
The modules themselves could also be like this, so only sub-sub-components need changing.
Federal Reserve provides some liquidity for banks
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230312a.htm
Turning triangular mesh into a heightmap takes 0.2 seconds with a spatial hash table and 8.5 minutes without... #programming
Do you think I should put an RSS feed of my posts on my website as well as Twitter/Mastodon/Nostr etc.?
Poll:
- Yes
- No
Silicon valley groupthink and the bank run
RT https://twitter.com/TheManMikeTan/status/1634878538523484160