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    • PakoonP
      Pakoon
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      I usually use wired headphones with my laptop and PC at home if I don’t want to disturb anyone. When I commute, I use my Sony WH-something noise-canceling headphones.

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      • TazzT
        Tazz @Gators1
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        @Gators1 said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

        Or pornhub. It would have been a bigger hit than AI!

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        GTFO

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        • TazzT
          Tazz
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          https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/march/a-safe-nuclear-battery-that-could-last-a-lifetime.html

          A safe nuclear battery that could last a lifetime

          Nuclear batteries generate power by harnessing high-energy particles emitted by radioactive materials. Not all radioactive elements emit radiation that’s damaging to living organisms, and some radiation can be blocked by certain materials. For example, beta particles (also known as beta rays) can be shielded with a thin sheet of aluminum, making betavoltaics a potentially safe choice for nuclear batteries.

          The researchers produced a prototype betavoltaic battery with carbon-14, an unstable and radioactive form of carbon, called radiocarbon. “I decided to use a radioactive isotope of carbon because it generates only beta rays,” says In. Moreover, a by-product from nuclear power plants, radiocarbon is inexpensive, readily available and easy to recycle. And because radiocarbon degrades very slowly, a radiocarbon-powered battery could theoretically last for millennia.

          GTFO

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          • PakoonP
            Pakoon
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            Tigger will be excited.

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            • GustafG
              Gustaf
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              Executed?

              "Let's give it a week! Still a disaster? Let's give it another week…" -Tazz

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              • TazzT
                Tazz
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                Waiting for some kid to hit it with a hammer

                GTFO

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                • ?
                  A Former User
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                  Apr 12

                  I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses — here’s what happened

                  I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses — here’s what happened

                  My whole desk setup now easily fits into a backpack and I can take it anywhere

                  I’d actually wondered about a set up exactly like this. Looks like it could be a winner.

                  Although I don’t think I’d want to carry four things around with me (ie mini PC, glasses, keyboard and power bank). Maybe if the glasses take off generally then someone will sell keyboards with a battery. Or maybe laptops without a screen?

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                  • Gators1G
                    Gators1
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                    How Magnetic Cooling Is Breaking All the Rules

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                      oyaji
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                      Why the Future of AI & Computers Will Be Analog

                      © 2015 - 2025 oyaji

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                      • Gators1G
                        Gators1
                        last edited by

                        Dude will probably be the next billionaire the way ethics are these days.

                        Charles Rollet  /  Apr 21

                        Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to 'cheat on everything' | TechCrunch

                        Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to 'cheat on everything' | TechCrunch

                        On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin "Roy" Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures for his startup,

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                        • GustafG
                          Gustaf
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                          We could use that feature on this site.

                          "Let's give it a week! Still a disaster? Let's give it another week…" -Tazz

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                          • Gators1G
                            Gators1
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                            I don’t think it covers cheating on your deal a meal plan.

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                            • GustafG
                              Gustaf
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                              Maybe not, but it will allow us to feign interest in half the conversations here.

                              "Let's give it a week! Still a disaster? Let's give it another week…" -Tazz

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                              • Gators1G
                                Gators1
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                                Tim De Chant  /  May 12

                                Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch

                                Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch

                                The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.

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                                  oyaji @Gators1
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                                  @Gators1 said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                  Tim De Chant  /  May 12

                                  Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch

                                  Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch

                                  The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.

                                  First line:
                                  “…It actually comes from a lab in Maryland.”

                                  © 2015 - 2025 oyaji

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                                  • TazzT
                                    Tazz
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                                    2018 project in Japan

                                    Jenni Marsh  /  Feb 20, 2018  /  style,design

                                    Tokyo to build world’s tallest timber tower | CNN

                                    Tokyo to build world’s tallest timber tower | CNN

                                    The W350 will stand 1,148 feet tall, be completed by 2041, and cost an estimated 600 billion yen ($5.6 billion) to build.

                                    GTFO

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                                    • PakoonP
                                      Pakoon @Gators1
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                                      @Gators1 said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                      Tim De Chant  /  May 12

                                      Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch

                                      Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that’s stronger than steel | TechCrunch

                                      The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s ten-times better.

                                      Isn’t it good Maryland wood

                                      ♙♙♙ Michael Waltz added you to the group.

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                                        oyaji
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                                        @Tazz As I recall, the Germans have been doing some big projects in wood as well, just not to this scale, 1,000+ feet!

                                        © 2015 - 2025 oyaji

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                                        • Gators1G
                                          Gators1
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                                          At least Maryland is good for something. Maybe all those assholes will leave my Virginia roads and go carve some wood steel shit or something?

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                                          • PakoonP
                                            Pakoon
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                                            I wonder if you could use it to make a veneer chair that is less than 2mm thick.

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