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I didn't know they had metric ones, I need those! I'm a total metric convert, but so far I can only reason about sizes up to about 250mm since that's how big you can print on most printers. Past that it's still feet and inches
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I didn't know they had metric ones, I need those! I'm a total metric convert, but so far I can only reason about sizes up to about 250mm since that's how big you can print on most printers. Past that it's still feet and inches
Also infodumping about calipers:
The cheap ones can only detect relative change which is why they don't have absolute zero. But that means they always have that circuit on, so they can turn on when you open them. The power button just turns the screen off which is why their battery is always dead
The cheap ones can only detect relative change which is why they don't have absolute zero. But that means they always have that circuit on, so they can turn on when you open them. The power button just turns the screen off which is why their battery is always dead
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Also infodumping about calipers:
The cheap ones can only detect relative change which is why they don't have absolute zero. But that means they always have that circuit on, so they can turn on when you open them. The power button just turns the screen off which is why their battery is always dead
The cheap ones can only detect relative change which is why they don't have absolute zero. But that means they always have that circuit on, so they can turn on when you open them. The power button just turns the screen off which is why their battery is always dead
They at least finally added an option in Windows 11 to do inverted mouse scrolling, up until this year I believe, you had to do a registry tweak
September 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
They at least finally added an option in Windows 11 to do inverted mouse scrolling, up until this year I believe, you had to do a registry tweak
it's just a placeholder name in programming, the ones people use are foo, bar, bar, qux. i don't know why
September 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
it's just a placeholder name in programming, the ones people use are foo, bar, bar, qux. i don't know why
how to change a setting:
windows: spend an hour googling and opening 5 different crusty GUI apps from the 90s
unix: $ echo 'export foo="bar"' >> ~/.bashrc
windows: spend an hour googling and opening 5 different crusty GUI apps from the 90s
unix: $ echo 'export foo="bar"' >> ~/.bashrc
September 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
how to change a setting:
windows: spend an hour googling and opening 5 different crusty GUI apps from the 90s
unix: $ echo 'export foo="bar"' >> ~/.bashrc
windows: spend an hour googling and opening 5 different crusty GUI apps from the 90s
unix: $ echo 'export foo="bar"' >> ~/.bashrc
not to mention the registry is different from environment variables on windows
September 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
not to mention the registry is different from environment variables on windows
sitting my privileged ass down and listening
September 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
sitting my privileged ass down and listening
truly a cybersm*th level intellect
September 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
truly a cybersm*th level intellect
Is there an Andrew WK subreddit?
September 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Is there an Andrew WK subreddit?
gen x when gen x isn't mentioned
September 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
gen x when gen x isn't mentioned
it looks goofy but i found wearing a half respirator with new p99 filters is actually not that bad when biking
August 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
it looks goofy but i found wearing a half respirator with new p99 filters is actually not that bad when biking
mayor pete eating normal challenge (impossible)
July 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
mayor pete eating normal challenge (impossible)
we need to take his hair gel and contacts away, he's not allowed to have gender affirming care anymore
July 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
we need to take his hair gel and contacts away, he's not allowed to have gender affirming care anymore
im microplasticmaxxing
July 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
im microplasticmaxxing
the first DOGE natural disaster
July 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
the first DOGE natural disaster
every time i see his face it reminds me of Mr. Natas in the flash game Motherload
July 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
every time i see his face it reminds me of Mr. Natas in the flash game Motherload
oh yeah the steam deck is perfect as is, the only reason I'd ever get a case for it is for protection, not ergonomics
June 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
oh yeah the steam deck is perfect as is, the only reason I'd ever get a case for it is for protection, not ergonomics
nah couldn't be me dog
May 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
nah couldn't be me dog
It uses the em dash 269 times, must be ChatGPT
May 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
It uses the em dash 269 times, must be ChatGPT
I would bet that loophole is responsible for at least half the Cybertrucks sold
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I would bet that loophole is responsible for at least half the Cybertrucks sold
these are the people who turned off the PS2 when the Colonel told them to
April 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
these are the people who turned off the PS2 when the Colonel told them to
Don't forget that he also does not wash his hands because "germs are not a real thing"
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years' - BBC News
Harvard and Princeton graduate Pete Hegseth says germs don't exist because he can't see them.
www.bbc.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Don't forget that he also does not wash his hands because "germs are not a real thing"
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
the chiral vectors explains this
April 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
the chiral vectors explains this