LostXOR

joined 8 months ago
[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

"You gonna jump? 3... 2... 1... GO!"

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 40 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

What's that from? I'm legitimately curious, it looks like some very cool technology.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago

People don't always make decisions perfectly rationally, unfotrtunately.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What about fishing boats? They're coming back with a ton of extra weight in fish.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 39 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Those are some serious manipulation tactics... I like it.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 5 points 3 weeks ago

That's basically a space elevator (though space elevators are shorter and held up by centripetal forces). Unfortunately they're quite outside our technological capabilities at the moment.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago

I like it! Reminds me of this xkcd.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 55 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Recreational purposes, like... having fun? How dare I play an older video game for free! I need to be constantly giving money to huge companies for increasingly terrible games! Won't someone please think of the quarterly numbers!

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

2 m/s? Shouldn't it be more on the order of 1.3 km/s with an 81 Tm orbital radius?

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah you're not gonna have a good time if you talk about politics here, as very few people share your beliefs. But there are plenty of non-political communities you can be a part of.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 59 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

How is lye nonhazardous? Can't it cause serious chemical burns? Maybe it's just in low enough concentration that that's not a concern.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm curious, do you use drag/dragself pronouns IRL? No hate towards them, I think they're cool; I've just never known anyone who only uses neopronouns.

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