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Re:E-VENT: Emergency ventilator design toolbox on Monday March 30, 2020 @12:15PM (#22729211)
I wonder if it will actually get built and used due to the critical nature of the Medical Field, even amidst this emergency.

The good thing; at least you'll have a working Ventilator.

On the other, your life depends on this frankenstein'd together machine made with hospital spare parts.

Re:The state of the restaurant industry on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:05PM (#22608879)
The Wilder vs Fury fight? :p
Re:So, you want to build a CubeSat? on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @12:48PM (#20566650)
For the average person, probably not much; The main blocker will be that it costs about $10k to build, $20k to have it launched into space (USD).
Re:Have We Hit Peak Podcast? on Thursday July 18, 2019 @11:00AM (#20470508)
Very few podcasts do have the qualities you are looking for. NPR's slew of podcasts has been the only one that has been consistently goes in-depth on certain topics. If anyone else knows of podcasts similar, please share!
Really? AFAIK, The Teslas are the only ones that get 3.2s 0-60 for about $50k USD. What other production models can do this for cheaper than $50k?
FWIW, I've had a similar experience. So I was curious who sold my information and did some digging (was it my realtor, insurance agent, or title agent?). I asked each of them, they all denied it, but told me:

When you buy a house, all your info is public information on your county's website (most up to date counties). Unfortunately, I don't think you can stop them from publishing that information and having bots scrape that data to send you junk mail.

Wow, dude really goes all out to explain / prove it politely.

Thanks for the video. Never heard of Veritasium before, now one of my new favorite youtubers

Re:My quest for better WordPress SEO plugin on Thursday July 11, 2019 @08:01AM (#20410839)
I feel like I just wasted a little bit of my morning
More like a showerthought, but:

If arachnids are able to detect magnetic fields and react accordingly, are humans also able to do the same?

Anecdotally, I've always had people commenting on how their mood is down when it is storming outside, and that they feel a 'negative energy' that doesn't motivate them to do anything. So I wonder if there is a relation?