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• Commented on Make Up a Guy
  Chilling comment tossed off in this article John Carmack Interview in the context of this thread. "But if I just look at it and say, if 10 years from now, we have ‘universal remote employees’ that are artificial general intelligences,...
• Commented on Make Up a Guy
  I was aware of misdirection in stage magic but had never thought of it as an anti-affordance. Thanks for the idea-linkage....
• Commented on Make Up a Guy
  “Apparently some doors you pull to open..” I was introduced to the concept of affordances by “The Design of Everyday Things” by Don Norman. If you walk up to a door, or any object, and it’s not clear how it...
• Commented on Decision Fatigue
  My favorite boat name in my marina is Never Again IV....
• Commented on Decision Fatigue
  As I recall here in middle North Carolina, USA, we had two stations until ABC joined in. Our TV only had a VHF tuner but it had a knockout in the side and a wiring harness to install a UHF...
• Commented on Strong and Stable!
  I'm also going to TX to see the 2024 eclipse. Based on my experience seeing the 2017 eclipse in the North Carolina mountains, I'm looking for a place on the center line that I can stay for a day or...
• Commented on Oh, 2022!
  Believe it or not, I realized I was making a sexist assumption as soon as I pressed Enter. I'm of an age where I grew up with these assumptions and I actively try to guard against them as well as...
• Commented on Oh, 2022!
  Sigh. There's plenty of FUD to balance the True Believers of EV's. As usual, the truth is somewhere in the middle. I don't know about the other manufacturers, but Tesla is actively working on cleaning up battery manufacturing working with...
• Commented on Oh, 2022!
  Yes, he is. I routinely change all the fluids on my S2000. There's not only no transmission fill and drain holes, there's no transmission. The only gearing on a Tesla is a reduction gear integrated with the motor(s)....
• Commented on Oh, 2022!
  Owner of a Tesla here, and there's no lubrication oil change required for normal service. I just went back and checked my owners manual to be sure. Only scheduled maintenance is rotation of the tires every 6,250 miles, testing of...
• Commented on Fossil fuels are dead (and here's why)
  This project chose nickel: https://rosettaproject.org...
• Commented on Fossil fuels are dead (and here's why)
  I looked again trying to find the original source for this video with no luck. I found one new copy on Youtube that has a grab-bag of links in the description claiming to be source material (along with all of...
• Commented on Fossil fuels are dead (and here's why)
  Great discussion on renewables, nuclear, transmission line efficiency and politics, and electric vehicles. I have comments and questions about EVs. Full disclosure, I own a Tesla in the USA so my experience on use and infrastructure is based on that...
• Commented on The obligatory general election discussion post
  I won't take a position on dowsing, but I will tell a story to add to the anecdata. We were having foundations dug for a microwave tower about 20 feet from a building. The building plans had been reviewed and...
• Commented on CASE NIGHTMARE BLONDE
  "To supply a large guerilla force I'd be wary of such things - acquiring any significant supply of rare hardware is asking for data miners to follow you home. Do you know of any autopilot projects for common platforms such...
• Commented on CASE NIGHTMARE BLONDE
  Ah, one of my favorite roads. My wife and I have given up on motorcycles and now we drive a pair of Honda S000's when we go. A beautiful and challenging drive. Much more crowded these days, though. If you're...