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I've repaired a few headphone wires; theyre usually thin copper wires covered with enamel insulation. Burn off the insulation with a blob of solder, or sand it off, and the solder …

The same sign is used in Finland. I was puzzled why Apple computers used it but I thought it was just a coincidence...!

From an European view who has accustomed to imperial units, these discussions are so tiring. The metric vs imperial debates almost always come down to just personally preferring wh…

For seasonal grid-level storage, I wonder if simple compressed hydrogen storage (around 350 bar) is the most reasonable solution. AFAIK doesnt require any high-tech materials, avoi…

Funnily enough, the spelling introduced there is quite legible for a Finnish speaker.

Round-trip efficiency of hydrogen storage is at best around 40% though. But with abundant and cheap renewables, this might not be much of an issue.

Liero is part of the Finnish shareware game scene that lasted from early 90s to mid 00s [1]. These games are super nostalgic for me and a lot of other tech minded Finns of my age! …

Nice generator! I'm not much of an UI or web designer, but I guess this is a common design task in those contexts. Presets for corner roundness are nice, but there could also be a …

One could argue it more moral to deal with those externalities within the wealthy nations than offloading them to poorer, less well-regulated economies. Western nations pride thems…

As a non-American I don't understand the Fahrenheit vs Celsius arguments. What's special about 0F being really cold and 100F feeling really hot? I find that -20C being really cold …

Regarding atmosphere loss: currently Mars is losing about 95 kt of atmosphere per year [1]. Actively offsetting that amount of loss is not that big of an effort. Also I guess if yo…

This used to be the case, however the new dish along with recent firmware updates brings the power usage down to around 50 W on average.

Romans very rarely practiced ritual human sacrifice (outside of gladiator games). The specific case of burying two Gauls and a Greek alive was an exception done by consulting the S…