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Four in five Americans fear country is sliding into chaos, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds in c/politics

[–] maniacal_gaff 91 points 4 months ago

How stupid must one be to think they're just slightly different flavors but the same magnitude piles of shit.

Las Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamer in c/technology

[–] maniacal_gaff -2 points 4 months ago

I saw several concerts there and it was awesome. You want to live a life without anything fun in it?

‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS in c/technology

[–] maniacal_gaff 7 points 5 months ago

I don't think you'll ever see an INS going months without needing a correction. Imperfect gravitational compensation applies directly to the specific force measurements and those errors are then accumulated twice.

‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS in c/technology

[–] maniacal_gaff 30 points 5 months ago (11 children)

Even a perfect sensor will accumulate errors in the nav solution over time because there's no such thing as a perfect gravity model. No free-running INS will ever replace GPS long term. This shit is so frustrating to see in the press.

Barron Trump declines to serve as an RNC delegate in c/politics

[–] maniacal_gaff 41 points 6 months ago

Seriously, this is like trying to bring back the monarchy. Fuck the GOP.

2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Actual size is supposed to be 1.5 in c/mildlyinfuriating

[–] maniacal_gaff 24 points 6 months ago (12 children)

It's not a 2x4 it's a "2x4."

Which are the most fucked up books you've read? in c/asklemmy

[–] maniacal_gaff 4 points 6 months ago

Hm I wonder how the next scene will go. Gray ash huh? Well I guess I should have seen that coming.

Turns out that my motherboard's WiFi antenna is necessary for Bluetooth to work correctly in c/pcmasterrace

[–] maniacal_gaff 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Did that knowledge indicate how cell phones, which are much smaller than a desktop PC, obviously don't require visible external antennas to get WiFi and Bluetooth?

[Technology Connections] Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve in c/videos

[–] maniacal_gaff 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like this guy but good god I wish he'd cut his scripts down by at least 2/3.

Maybe it's the hot air coming up from the subway. Or out of your fucking mouth. in c/memes

[–] maniacal_gaff 7 points 7 months ago

A someone familiar with both... Yeah they're 100% correct.

Why stand in line to board an airplane? in c/[email protected]

[–] maniacal_gaff 2 points 7 months ago

Wish I had your luck. I've had issues three times with checked bags in the last 15 years.

Why stand in line to board an airplane? in c/[email protected]

[–] maniacal_gaff 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I will always do everything in my power to NOT check a bag and have them lose it. So I bring a roller bag and a backpack.