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tallwookie, 11 months ago to space in Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe

really surprising that it’s still functioning at all - they sure dont make things like they used to…

tallwookie, 11 months ago to homeimprovement in Most chimneys in my neighborhood are open, thus water enters, yet fireplaces are blocked off. What happens to the water?

presumably it evaporates. are you in an area that gets several feet of rain per year?

tallwookie, 11 months ago to news in EPA Approved a Fuel Ingredient Even Though It Could Cause Cancer in Virtually Every Person Exposed Over a Lifetime

made from discarded plastic? that’s a good use for plastic, but it seems like recycling with extra steps.

tallwookie, 11 months ago to technology in Judge dismisses major arguments in Google antitrust case

honestly, I forgot about yelp and expedia, their services are shit. never used tripadvisor, google was always better

tallwookie, 11 months ago to news in Google is charging its employees $99 a night to stay at its on-campus hotel to help "transition to the hybrid workplace."

cheaper than most hotels, and certainly cheaper in any city the Google has a campus location at.

tallwookie, 11 months ago to piracy in should you pirate an image or an nft

i see it as a philosophical question really: is a digital copy equal to the original? I postulate that it isnt - a copy is a different object, it resides on a different computer, and occupies space on that computer’s storage media.

so, if you’re making a copy, it’s not really “piracy” because the copy you made isnt the original. the original has value (imagined or otherwise)

tallwookie, 11 months ago to asklemmy in are comments still broken or is it just me?

ok thanks, appreciate the response!

tallwookie, 11 months ago to asklemmy in Easy DIY pasta sauce?

I recently discovered tomato powder, and it’s a “just add water and spices” style of sauce but the powder itself is a bit expensive.

economies of scale being what they are it may be cheaper to buy pre-made pasta sauce in a jar. depends on how often you plan on eating pasta, really.

tallwookie, 11 months ago to asklemmy in How often do you clean your phone?

never. never even considered it, actually. it’s in my pocket most of the time I’m not using it and I dont let other people touch it.

tallwookie, 11 months ago to news in Arizona’s extreme heat is killing honeybees and melting their homes

what about the spread of african bees? wouldnt they be acclimated to higher temperatures?

tallwookie, 11 months ago to worldnews in Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm

sea of Japan eternally hungers for NK launch attempts

tallwookie, 11 months ago to linux_gaming in Linux Desktop Share keeps increasing, 3.13% now. Narrowing the gap to ChromeOs 3.24%

gotcha. why is ChromeOS separate? or why that and not RHEL?

tallwookie, 11 months ago to worldnews in President of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostage

op-ed’s arent news. it’s right there at the top - “opinion”

tallwookie, 11 months ago to asklemmy in Do you think esports may eventually become as much of a phenomena as sports? How so?

eh… maybe in several millennia. “sport” aka physical activity that evolved from “playing” has probably been a thing since before people were people.

tallwookie, 11 months ago to asklemmy in Radioactive material storage?

leaded glass display case?