tuck182

joined 2 years ago

If a mysterious force secretly changed EVERY clock worldwide one minute forward, how long would it take until people notice, and how would people/governments react? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] tuck182 2 points 12 hours ago

That wacky Einstein, still dilating time from beyond the grave.

Is thinly-veiled political whinging really a question just because you used a question mark? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] tuck182 1 points 1 day ago

And in the UK at least it's a distinct word and meaning from whining. In the US I think we just use "whining" for both meanings.

Would you consider me a “dry texter”? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] tuck182 8 points 5 days ago

Are you explaining Draegur to Draegur?

What is one video game cheat code that will you will always remember? in c/[email protected]

[–] tuck182 3 points 1 week ago

xyzzy

Why are dwarf planets not considered planets but dwarf stars are considered stars? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] tuck182 2 points 2 weeks ago

Turns out Kal-El was raised by the Kents; he just never developed powers because ours isn't a true yellow sun.

Do you like the smell of bookstores? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] tuck182 2 points 2 weeks ago

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

Plastic shards permeate human brains in c/[email protected]

[–] tuck182 6 points 2 weeks ago

Reading the summary, I wondered what "MNPs" are. From the article:

micro- and nanoplastics, or MNPs for short

Why do I feel itchy every time I go under my deck? in c/asklemmy

[–] tuck182 1 points 2 weeks ago

I guess so? I don't usually hear them referred to as anything else.

Why do I feel itchy every time I go under my deck? in c/asklemmy

[–] tuck182 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Like these things.

This is a real thing in the Netherlands in c/autism

[–] tuck182 17 points 3 weeks ago

It's a bridge for boats.

The final year of the 20th century was 2000 (not 1999) but a person in their 20th year is 19 (not 20) in c/showerthoughts

[–] tuck182 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That doesn't sound right to me. Discounting leap years, you should turn 1 year old on your first birthday at the time of your birth (or considering the existence of leap years, 6 hours later than that, either the day of or the day before, depending).

What security purpose a Faraday bag has when it contain a vehicle keyfob in c/nostupidquestions

[–] tuck182 3 points 1 month ago

Modern fobs should be designed to prevent replay attacks (there should be something specific in the request that alters the response), so it shouldn't be possible to record a response and then use it later.