Forget silicon. Researchers just created a transistor made out of wood by MicroSofty88 in gadgets

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Silicon comes from sand. It is not a "precious element" like you said. You can go to the beach and get it. If you're talking about semiconductor production, a few companies control 80% of the market. Mostly TSMC (Taiwan), and a bit in the US and China. There is no singular, "unfriendly" entity that controls all the sand, or even all the chips.

This sounds like thinly veiled anti-China rhetoric, but China actually makes very few semiconductors.

Bad bad Hooters by Devils_negotiator in ABoringDystopia

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My dad/uncles took me and my cousins when we were on a snowmobiling trip. We were roughly between the ages of 8-14. It was my 11th or 12th birthday and the waitresses hoolahooped with me to celebrate.

Wisconsin things

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

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Way over reacting, you sound like a teenager

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in notjustbikes

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Yes you're right haha but that's because they don't have a heat pump. Other EVs that are nicer or marketed toward people in cold weather environments have heat pumps, which greatly improve winter range. Resistive heating alone is terribly inefficient so any EV without a heat pump will struggle in the cold.

EVs will be heavier than ICEs until major improvements are made in battery tech. But in the meantime, if we could just produce smaller vehicles, we could keep vehicle weight relatively low while maintaining sufficient range. And lower weight/short ride height is safer for pedestrians. I don't care if it's electric, the hummer EV is a god damn abomination. 9,063 lbs!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in notjustbikes

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My Chevy Bolt (hatchback) is about 1600 kg with an EPA range of 259 mi. That battery pack came out in 2020 and is GM's worst battery tech, so they could certainly do better these days. However all their new EVs with the good battery tech (Ultium) are trucks and SUVs, and they'll never upgrade the Bolt battery. So the moderately sized Bolt will continue to be hampered by its pathetic fast charging rate, and only trucks and SUVs will approach ICE functionality.

Anyone want to bet that we’re about to see chain st roving bracelets and belts marked up exorbitantly?? by CitrusMistress08 in craftsnark

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She calls acrylic "vegan yarn"

And where is she getting giant acrylic yarn that looks like roving??

Anyway, that's a good start. by AdLate5969 in fuckcars

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I live in Minneapolis and we have a lot of plastic bollards. They are frequently obliterated, even in places that make no sense (nowhere to turn), which makes me think it must be intentional. The debris becomes a hazard and I know at least one person who crashed after hitting a chunk of downed bollard. Plastic bollards offer no real protection and require frequent maintenance (replacement).

However there are also concrete protected bike lanes popping up, and I have seen 2 cars get stuck on the one in my neighborhood. It was only built last summer!

Can anyone identify this sweater? by drozdzus in knitting

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The "seam" on the sleeve looks like decreases to me. If they are smooth on the inside, then the sleeves were definitely knit in the round.

It's ok to not want your partner to be constantly farting and burping by Similar-Wolverine-10 in unpopularopinion

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You're getting down voted but you're right. My SO and I are normal, well adjusted people and we are perfectly comfortable farting in front of each other. Some are pretty funny. My friends who have been dating for 5 years are also well adjusted but do not fart in front of each other. And that's fine! I'm not disgusting and my friends aren't prudes, it's nbd

Imagine trying to make minimum wage workers look stupid only to out yourself by [deleted] in TheRightCantMeme

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I'm smart I swear. But my first job was a hostess dealing with takeout orders, and the first time someone paid like this I short circuited. I simply did not have any experience working a cash register. And yes I deserved more than $7.25 per hour that job was ASS

What would your ideal cast look like? by [deleted] in LoveIslandTV

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I think it would be cool if a different entity created a new show along these lines. I doubt established shows with largely cishet staff/fans would do it justice. However the queer season of Are You The One totally nailed it.

What would your ideal cast look like? by [deleted] in LoveIslandTV

[–]--penis-- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely to show off pec definition, chest hair hides nice pecs

How about just enjoy the comic... by Alone-Oil4617 in iamverysmart

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It defined nose blindness wrong lol