1. tocs3 1 day ago parent

   I have often thought about looking through archives but has not been easy for me (don' know how to) search though years of data for multiple views (years apart) of the same objects.

   I have been wondering about binary star systems. I think some of them are human scale orbital periods.

2. tocs3 2 days ago parent

   Astronomical time lapses are fascinating and there should be more.
3. tocs3 2 days ago parent

   I think the "billion dollar single employee plus AI company" is still a ways away, but not actually that far.

   It seems to me that if one person can ask a machine to do all the things it takes to make a "billion dollar single employee plus AI company" then many others can just say "make me something like that".

4. tocs3 2 days ago parent

   Certification documents show a single rear-mounted electric motor producing 268 horsepower and hooked up to a 93-kWh battery.

   Wow, that seems like a lot of horsepower.

5. tocs3 4 days ago parent

   This was a really cleaver post to create the most comments of the sentiment mentioned. I am really impressed how well it is working and would like to know more.
6. tocs3 Jan 2, 2026 parent

   I do not doubt the numbers in the article are inflated to get the rosier picture but... The people I know that are riding e-bikes are commuting the few miles to work rather than drive (which they did in the past).
7. tocs3 Jan 2, 2026 parent

   Second hand is sometime also new. The last couple items I bought at thrift stores still had tags on them.
8. tocs3 Jan 1, 2026 parent

   I am going to dispute this as "the Most Important Machine". It is not that IC are not super important to the modern world but that others should be counted as more important. The ploughs, lathes, knives. I admit I did not watch the video so maybe I am missing the point.
9. tocs3 Dec 31, 2025 parent

   Base pi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-integer_base_of_numeration...

   Base e: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-integer_base_of_numeration...

10. tocs3 Dec 31, 2025 parent

    It sounds nice. Does anyone know anything about them other than a whois entry?
11. tocs3 Dec 18, 2025 parent

    I have a Project Euler (https://projecteuler.net/) account. Though I do not register at all on the leader board I will sometimes work obsessively on a problem just to make one of the level icons light up for me. There is not really competition just a tiny reward.
12. tocs3 Nov 28, 2025 parent

    A 39-cent piece of office stationery Even the paper clips were pricey.
13. tocs3 Nov 25, 2025 parent

    I think this change will not make these snacks much healthier.
14. tocs3 Nov 18, 2025 parent

    While not making any new points I certainly believe this is more or less true. It would be nice to see high schools in the US with more hands on classes. Not just job training but things for everyday life. Shop classes, ag. classes, home ec. There is a lot of space for things like science hands on. Setting up weather stations, steam flow gauges, census for plant and wildlife. A good school newspaper (that could supplement community/local news).

    While the federal government might have a roll to play in these sorts of programs most of the work would have to be at the local level.

15. tocs3 Nov 17, 2025 parent

    I have talked to my bank and was told not to roll them, they just throw them in a machine to count them and deposit the money in my count. It is not uncommon to see people bring in a box of coins and the bank takes care of them.
16. tocs3 Nov 7, 2025 parent

    As far as the calculations go, the same way. It would be the numbers we put on the screen that would change. It would make ascii numbers difficult.
17. tocs3 Nov 6, 2025 parent

    fire ant
18. tocs3 Nov 5, 2025 parent

    I am looking forward to getting some of this paint. Does any one know where to get clear PVDF-HFP paint?
19. tocs3 Nov 3, 2025 parent

    As far as the "non-" you might look at

    From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinylidene_fluoride#Safety...

    "PVDF is widely considered safe and ubiquitous used for water treatment,[24] the food industry, and biocompatible devices like hernia meshes or internal devices.">

20. tocs3 Nov 3, 2025 parent

    I do not have any polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene (PVDF-HFP) but I wonder if there is a similar DIY option. It sounds like it uses little bubbles in the paint to reflect the sunlight. I would really like something like this here in Texas. It is getting dryer and I worry about our well.
21. tocs3 Nov 3, 2025 parent

    Do Waymo cars have different "personalities" in different cities? It occurred to me that drives in different places drive differently and maybe the cars adapt.
22. tocs3 Nov 3, 2025 parent

    I think that is hat was meant and I wonder about that also.

    Adding:

    Looking some more I think it would be nice if the rotation could be stopped.

    Labeling the axis would be nice also.

23. tocs3 Nov 3, 2025 parent

    I do not have strong opinions, except to ask why? I use python a lot (recreational these days) and do not miss a GOTO. Maybe though, you have a case I do not run into often.
24. tocs3 Oct 30, 2025 parent

    Should I save my pennies?
25. 1 point Oct 30, 2025

    Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

    4 comments tocs3 apnews.com
26. tocs3 Oct 21, 2025 parent

    I looked up algebraic independence on wikipedia and was immediately overwhelmed.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_independence

    Is that what you are talking about? It seams like the notion should have some interesting recreational math implications (or maybe a Numberphile video).

27. tocs3 Oct 16, 2025 parent

    Made me start wondering if supplies could be picked up in route. The oort cloud (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud) extends most of the way to the next star and presumably extends a similar distance away from the next star. Missions would need to be sent out in advance of the ship to start collecting and making fuel. It could then be accelerated up to catch the generation ship. It seams easily plausible in a science fiction sort of way.
28. tocs3 Oct 16, 2025 parent

    It might be best to show lots of videos f mosquitos, leaches, bear attacks, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.
29. tocs3 Oct 15, 2025 parent

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(novel)
30. tocs3 Oct 10, 2025 parent

    I think that is a little like pi. There is a limit to what we can measure. In a real life drawing on paper the "one point" is not dimensionless. There is a limit to what we can draw.

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