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I got one of those wireless oven thermometers. Seems to work pretty well when it comes to things like chicken or fish that can easily get dry or chewy if overcooked. I haven’t tried it with fish yet but the chicken I tried was juicy and didn’t give me salmonella. It has a decent range too. It is Bluetooth but I was able to take the hand unit from the kitchen to the computer a couple rooms away and it still let me know when the temperature limit was met.
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It didn't exactly put me off but I didn't find it particularly engaging either. Other shows seem more interesting. I may or may not get around to Daily Grind once I finish with those. === I did take a look at Toumei Otoko to Ningen Onna - Sonouchi Fuufu ni Naru Futari aka The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife. Looks kinda fun, and I do like odd pair-ups where the partners are uniquely suited for each other. Probably come back to this one too.
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I know of a few others who are holding on to their old Windows systems. MSFT seems to be oblivious to the people who don't want to - or can't - upgrade every time MSFT needs an earnings boost. I'm firmly in the "whatever works for you" camp but if you ever do decide to upgrade then you might give linux a chance. Especially if MSFT decides to arbitrarily brick an older computer that is otherwise in working condition then wiping Windows and trying linux might save you the cost of buying new hardware. Just something to keep in mind. Cute wallpaper btw. :)
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Ikoku Nikki, for some reason aka "Journal with Witch". (Why not just keep Diary of a Strange Land?) Did the 3-ep thing. This one is definitely going on the to-watch list.
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So glad the launch slipped. Maybe now I'll get a few days rest. Getting too old for this.
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SpaceX just filed with the FCC to launch up to 1M satellites designed to function as super powerful solar-powered orbital data centers. All I have to say is if they're going to build Tree Diagram then I just hope someone is also already working on Dragon's Breath.
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And less than a year later here comes https://www.moltbook.com/ "Discover where AI agents gather to share and discuss"
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Checking out https://www.moltbook.com/
If you had any doubts that the singularity is really, really close then this could change your mind.
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Post some anime picture when you're bored.
efaardvark replied to Anime loveer's topic in Forum Games & Memes
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Rushing around this weekend trying to get the home front taken care of for the next few weeks. Groceries, cleaning, yardwork, etc. Artemis is on the pad and Monday starts right in with the "wet rehearsal". After that there's the launch window opening on the 8th and 24/7 support until splashdown 10 days later so this is basically the last weekend I'll have the energy for much domestic activity for a while. Hopefully they won't slip the launch. Gak. Getting too old for this sort of thing.
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Haha.. correct. The rehearsal is about testing out the ground equipment - pipes, valves, computers, etc. - and launch procedures to make sure everything works as intended and the vehicle can be operated safely to liftoff before putting humans on it. That of course does involve pumping fuel into (and out of) the vehicle, as well as running a countdown and simulating various problem scenarios. Often it includes finding actual unexpected issues that will have to be understood and solved before the actual launch can proceed.
Hopefully the unusually cold weather won't cause problems or delays.
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I have the ESV: Special Edition on my to-play list. It supposedly runs well on Linux via Valve's Proton. Much better than the original. It has a GOLD rating in the ProtonDB and occasional reports even say it runs better on linux than on Windows, especially on modern hardware. (Better in the sense of higher frame rates and fewer physics glitches.) I tried the original on linux and while it did work it had some issues. I want to give the game another run but other things keep getting higher priority.
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I have a tradition of starting a new hardcore game on every new minecraft release. Usually I die quickly. Hadn't done one yet with 1.21.11 however and now that my mods are all also up to date with 1.21.11this evening I'm doing the thing. (modlist hidden below) Had a good start. Not too far from spawn I found a ravine with a bunch of copper, then a village in a nice area. Commandeered a house w/bed and now I'm enjoying the view of the Tectonic landscape provided by Distant Horizons and Complementary while warming myself by the furnace where my copper is smelting. The village even has a fletcher in it and I was able to trade sticks=>emeralds=>arrows and level him up to be able to buy a bow and a stack of arrows without having to risk fighting spiders or mucking with breeding chickens. The copper is enough to get a full set of gear so If I can get some fencing or a wall around the town and light it up before getting killed then this one might be one of my longer hardcore runs.
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You know it's going to be a long day when the first words you hear when you get to work is, "the DSN is broken".
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Not sure about affecting everything but basically nobody was getting tracking data for anything beyond LEO (Low Earth Orbit) for about 3 days. For me personally it was a lot of overtime hours, most of them with management asking "is it fixed yet?" every 5 minutes.
Hopefully it's all good now. The fix is tested and deployed and the data recovery is done for the users for which the data is critical. Still a lot of work to be done next week but it can be done during normal business hours. I'm looking forward to some dedicated game time this weekend.
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These things are a bit of bad news. The camel means they can climb right over fences and even 2-block walls. The archers riding in the back seat shoot arrows of weakness. The zombie in front has one of the new spears. When riding a camel they can reach you even if you're standing on the top of a wall 4 blocks high! They're like husks too in that they don't burn up during the day.
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Had a few minutes so I took a look at a couple Hytale 'Tubies. People keep saying it's a minecraft clone. The resemblance is there for sure, but it also shares play elements with games like Vintage Story. It's a lot more than just "Minecraft 2.0". The other thing that's obvious from the early-access release is that it's already quite well developed for an EA. One or two technical glitches are evident but mostly it just needs a bit of balance and a lot of content. It even has recording and building features built-in and functional. It'll be interesting to see how this develops over time, especially in view of the devs embracing the modding community.
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What is most important to you when watching anime?
efaardvark replied to KaiyaSaysHaiya's topic in Anime Discussion
I'm about the speculative fiction. I'll watch anything for the entertainment value, but to really grab my attention it needs to be real, at least potentially. My favorite genre is science fiction. I'm not talking about Star Wars (rebranded swords and sorcery) or Star Trek (morality play, scientific bafflegab) either. Ideally it should be a 5 or 6 on the SF hardness scale. The science has to be real and a central aspect of the plot and / or setting. It has to be scientifically accurate, or at least explain (as briefly as possible) where current scientific understanding gets it wrong, how that ties in with the plot, and be self-consistent in applying the consequences of the author's alternate theory to the rest of the story. That said, some of my favorite SF authors are people like Niven or Clarke who take science to its limits, and I'm a fan of Clarke's Three Laws. For anime I'm talking about shows like Planetes, Moonlight Mile, or Ghost in the Shell. Unfortunately those kind are few and far between. -
I've always liked the idea of being a techie at a science/research center. Been doing this for several decades now so I'm good. Actually I'm looking forward to retirement now. Assuming funds allow. And WWIII doesn't break out. That would suck.
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REALLY windy today. Some areas have reported wind speeds of up to 70mph (113kph)! Fortunately we've just had a lot of rain so the fire risk is low.
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Clear and cold. Just the way I like it. Maybe a bit too windy to call it perfect, but close enough. So nice in fact that I decided to walk the 1.5 miles to the dealership to pick my car up after having it serviced instead of calling a lyft. Getting a few extra steps in now and then never hurts.
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Just reading up on Hytale as we get closer to early access. Linux (and MacOS) will be supported.. https://x.com/slikey/status/2006774600491827296
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Southern California here so technically the USA, though I'd forgive you if you considered it another planet.
