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You probably need a sputter coating machine too for most applications, and, at least in some cases, tricky consumables like liquid nitrogen. I'm with you in wishing that they were …

Average US home. In Europe it is around 6-7 kWh/day. This might increase with electrification of heating and transport, but probably nothing like as much as the energy consumption …

I've got to admit I found that 32% claim staggering. Does anyone know the source of that and what exactly was measured?

Za'atar is the name of a herb and also a spice mix

Thanks - the comments are worth reading too

I did a similar proctored digital coin toss type experiment at uni back in the dark ages. In the proctored experiment the best rate of pay was achieved by those who just skipped tr…

A similar method is handy for some mental arithmetic involving squares, e.g. it's easy to calculate 1005² because it's 1000² plus two added blocks of 5 x 1000, plus a small 5² bloc…

That is quite an offensive and uninformed comment. I worked in that sector a long time ago and your hipshot is very far from my lived experience. If you want to educate yourself in…

Not really comparable because these are 12 year old children. Not only could the phones be put away at night, but universally available parental controls could be used to lock the …

The advertising for this on TV was also confusing in this regard. It's only because most UK secondary schools already ban phone use in school time that (in context) it obviously me…

I agree that this study didn't separate the two very well, but it's a difficult task to be fair. They found that the kids' bed times were far earlier without phones, but was that a…

I don't think you have the appropriate context here. This isn't about "good" (in person?) friends vs digital friends known only online. This is about schoolkids who almost all have…

If you mean a printed book describing how every feature of (say) Chrome works, then no. They don't produce one. The "manual" for Chrome is Google's support Web pages for the browse…

It's an interesting point you make about the effort involved in making a dish. I'm on a mission to eat, and mostly home cook, food from as many countries as possible. I'm at about …

An argument can also be made for a similar effect on language. In the UK in recent decades I've noticed a trend towards young people from various regions adopting a specific south …

My old Samsung S20FE can plug into my office-issue Dell monitor and give me full Dex desktop (also using the second screen) and connect to the keyboard and mouse that stay wireless…

These come up every few weeks on HN. Something something Playwright, something GPT something. I fully agree that you should try to sell the thing first, because a good chunk of the…

Yes, I'm not sure how helpful it is in TFA to compare living costs against average living costs in the area and then call it a win if you're anywhere below. If I was unemployed my …

Agree on Ripple Energy especially for the way the tax worked on it. Their solar offer seemingly made even less financial sense, due to the very high cost of paying for your slice o…

As per the article, it needs to be called AI to qualify for a pot of government funding.

Thanks for this recommendation. I've started with their Atomic Habits episode which is excellent. Critical thinking skills are an essential foundation before picking up this type o…

> Have you ever read the manual for your browser which you are using to make this comment? The OS on which the browser is running? For niche situations, yes, e.g. different browser…

Low dose aspirin is used to reduce the risk of strokes: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/low-dose-aspirin/about-low-dose...

Last time I subscribed they also allowed you to easily browse releases by record label, which I've found to be more useful for music discovery than the algorithms of the major serv…

Less surprising that Dominic West is British, given his roaming American accent.