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I saw Project Liftoff in person, that little death-frisbee? Looked like they have two points of contact with the floor, which is probably just better design. And now that I think a…

My mind immediately went towards Battlebots when I saw electronics getting involved. I wonder what else would need to be done to make this steerable over RC? There may be a lower w…

Sharkfin Squad! It feels less precise than my regular gaming mouse, but I use it for work, and don't really need pinpoint accuracy. Been loving it ever since, and I even got a trav…

This echoes a lot of my own thoughts. I've taken to carrying a pen and small notebook around. At first, it was to help spend less time on my phone while eating out or something, an…

I believe that I am equally qualified for the role as they are ;)

This feels disingenuous to the max. I have a younger brother who went through USAF Basic, and these tech bros just get bestowed a high rank? It smells of stolen valor. I mean nothi…

You reminded me, and I think I have some, or at least some variety of these as a set of 10d6. Metal, and the pips are precisely machined to such depths where they're perfectly bala…

Off-topic, but I work 'around' PTC software, and am surprised to see them mentioned. Got much knowledge in the area? On-topic, yeah. PTC sells "Please Call Us" software that, in Wi…

Take this with a grain of salt, but I use it as an ad-hoc benchmark: FDA recommended maximum daily limit on caffeine is 400mg. If you're regularly going above that, then (politely)…

> Focus now, lethargy later IMO, that's always just been me . Now vs Later is hard to judge, though, because I tend to have "good focus" blocks of time, and "chill blocks". Exact t…

Generic Adderall Gang here, and in hindsight, I'm surprised at how little of it I need to realize a much better headspace. Makes me wonder if all of that caffeine in my undiagnosed…

My 1080 has been running with the same configuration for years. The only thing I consider a downside is the lack of power for exploring AI locally, and AI isn't worth buying a $123…

Organized Play official events require authentic cards, but nobody is stopping people from using a printer for kitchen-table style games. Personally, having used printed paper inse…

Hey now, the electronics of the sit/stand controller are safely housed in a little cardboard box (that the BoB came in). The breakout board sticking out is labeled "FPC-10P 0.5MM",…

I found a component that looks like it would be able to replace the one pictured, but can't be sure without measurements: https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/SparkFun/COM-10063?qs…

For something like this, I feel like the work to investigate the guts of the switch mechanism was overkill. I'd rather desolder it wholly, and try to find some component to replace…

Yeah, that's the one! With the guy named Coyote.

There's a youtube channel out there that used to be a sort of nature channel, but seems to have devolved into 'Get stung/bit by painful animal X'. I haven't watched their stuff in …

Not sure if you can get this where you are, but I've personally used some of these glow powders, and they get very bright: https://unitednuclear.com/glowinthedark-items-c-101_45/ I…

>> I think I might like an upright ergonomic mouse that's shaped to my hand I use a Logitech MX Vertical mouse for work, and actually love it for pretty much all non-gaming/pixel-p…

Don't rent a GPU for gaming, unless you're doing something like a full-on game streaming service. +10ms isn't much for some games, but would be noticeable on plenty. IMO you want t…

Peaked in Silver in Valorant, lemme tell you, the hardware isn't much of a gamechanger after a certain price/quality point. I'm just a very tactile guy, and like diving down rabbit…

"Endgamed" keyboard nerd here, and I was able to find different boards that were better for certain roles, until I got to WFH full time. These newfangled magnets aren't convincing …

I don't personally believe that the data would be good quality by modern standards. Also, with rising levels of minor paranoia among some groups, I'd wager $1 that people these day…

I've heard a lot over the years about how registries are a step towards confiscation. A bit conspiratorial, but also not totally unfounded. Now that the government knows that this …