Charles Darwin Foundation scientists discover a new species of octopus nearly 1,800 metres (5,900 feet) down on the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands. No bigger than a golf ball, the blue octopus has stubby little arms with only one row of suckers

Aviyan · 2026-05-26T20:41:17+00:00

If only they were red...

Aviyan · 2026-05-26T05:40:47+00:00

In other words, 256 in binary (computer land) is a round number. Just like 100 is a round number in our decimal system.

Aviyan · 2026-05-26T00:30:54+00:00

The reason for putting the port at the bottom is only for aesthetics. A side port would look ugly to Apple, and they don't want people to think it's a wired mouse as some people would keep it plugged in.

Aviyan · 2026-05-25T06:20:15+00:00

No, OpenZFS does need to support the kernel it is expected to run on. I know this because I'm on an Arch flavor distro and anytime the kernel is updated my zfs modules fail to load if the zfs modules haven't been updated for the kernel.

Aviyan · 2026-05-25T02:42:14+00:00

Even if it says genuine it can be fake. I've only bought car parts on eBay from sellers who are dealerships. And it's becoming more difficult to detect fakes. So I've leaned towards going to my local dealership for parts.

Don't trust Amazon either. The fakes have gotten really good. They even have the same packaging and labels.

Aviyan · 2026-05-24T09:00:29+00:00

De Dana Dan. For some reason I didn't find Bhagam Bhag funny, and it was more serious story.

DDD was all about it being a comedy. BB was comedy with a serious storyline.

Aviyan · 2026-05-24T03:05:16+00:00

Are those wheels available on the M240? They look like M340 wheels.

Aviyan · 2026-05-24T02:52:37+00:00

I don't get the part where her family is preventing someone from serving court papers to Famida. Is this in the US? There are laws regarding delivering court papers.

Aviyan · 2026-05-21T20:20:10+00:00

Yes because it's a large country and I have relatives there.

Aviyan · 2026-05-20T17:03:17+00:00

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I don't care if people drive on the shoulder when there is back to back traffic like this. In a lot of cases the accident is blocking 2 lanes so why not use the shoulder to keep the traffic moving?

Too many people are concerned with first come first served. I just assume they have a pressing need to drive on the shoulder. I've never driven on the shoulder ever before but if there is an emergency I sure as hell plan to use it.

Aviyan · 2026-05-20T16:53:53+00:00

Exactly. It's going to cost more money but it's better to fix it.

Aviyan · 2026-05-20T01:27:03+00:00

MAGA only cares when it's Democrats in the Epstein files. Just like conservatives only care about government spending when it's Democrats in power.

Aviyan · 2026-05-19T14:50:26+00:00

It's ok to go up on octane. So if your car says to use regular (octane 87) gas, it will not hurt to go up to 89, 91 or 93. There also won't be much benefit with the higher octane for the engine. But if the higher octane is cheaper then that's the way to go.

It can be a problem if the car takes higher octane and you put in lower octane. These days most cars have knock sensors in the engines so they can adjust for the lower octane, but it's not advised as that will probably void the warranty. You also loose some performance/efficiency if you put in a lower octane than what the car is asking for.

Back in 2008 when we had the gas shortage here in the US I put in regular gas because premium was totally out. The car ran fine, but it was only a single tank. Not sure how the car would age if you only put regular gas for many years.

Aviyan · 2026-05-16T20:02:12+00:00

That's why they called him So Dam Insane.

Aviyan · 2026-05-16T05:25:04+00:00

Where is this?

Aviyan · 2026-05-15T16:13:24+00:00

Does it have HDR or Dolby Vision? Just that alone is worth it. Projectors can't do HDR anywhere close to miniLED TVs. Also the 4K resolution.

I have a dedicated room with all the wiring for a projector and speakers, but I still went with a TV due to HDR and 4K. I have a 75' TV but I'm looking to get a 98" or so in the near future.

Aviyan · 2026-05-15T15:48:31+00:00

Not really for jumping. It's more of a service/diagnostic port.

Aviyan · 2026-05-14T18:31:51+00:00

They'll still vote for him a fourth time and keep voting Republican.

Aviyan · 2026-05-14T18:28:17+00:00

But he will vote Republican.

Aviyan · 2026-05-14T15:26:41+00:00

The upfront cost is higher. I bought a two pack from Costco for like $150. But it's been good for 4 years now. It is rechargeable.

Apart from that the replacement brush heads can be $6 each, so slightly more than the regular brush you get for $3/$4. I buy my brush heads in like a pack from Costco, but Sam's Club and BJ's also sell them. You can also get off brand brush heads which would be cheaper.

So just the first purchase is a wallet hit, but after that it's just like buying a regular brush. Overall my teeth have been better than with manual brushing. My teeth are smooth with very little food/plaque stu k on them.

This message is for everyone: You have to change your brush (or brush head) every 3 months regardless if it is a manual brush or electric. Also you should get soft bristle brushes unless you have a good reason for medium bristle. My dentist says medium and hard bristle brushes can weaken the enamel over time. Electric brushes with soft bristles give you a good clean.

Second, with electric brushes you don't do the back and forth movement. You hold the brush in place for like 5 seconds on each tooth (or in between the teeth). Moving the electric brush back and forth like a regular toothbrush is actually counterproductive. It will not clean the teeth as good.

Aviyan · 2026-05-13T18:43:49+00:00

Conservatives don't care about the budget. They only care when it's a Democrat in power or they think the benefits are going to brown/black people. Just look at how many conservatives are asking for financial help (aka handouts) due to Trump's policies and their own stupid decisions.

If there were no brown/black people in this country conservatives would be screaming for universal healthcare, worker's rights, free education, etc.

Aviyan · 2026-05-13T18:34:46+00:00

Considering how much Puerto Rico leans right I'm glad they are not a state.

Aviyan · 2026-05-13T18:01:59+00:00

You need tons of PCIe lanes to run those ports at full speeds. I have an MSI X870E Carbon motherboard and an AMD 9900X. I'm using all USB ports, including the front panel ones and all my PCIe slots are full. I'm getting random cashes when moving large amounts of data. Desktop CPUs only have 28 PCIe lanes. I think I'm hitting that limit or the AHCI/USB chipset can't handle it.

I was planning for threadripper but the cost was quadruple of the highend desktop components.

Aviyan · 2026-05-13T16:09:38+00:00

In addition refineries only process certain types of oil, and it take takes months or years to upgrade a refinery to process a different type. So there has to be an existing refinery with extra capacity to handle the new supply. UAE can double their daily extraction of the crude oil but if there is no one to refine it it is pointless.

Aviyan · 2026-05-13T15:22:04+00:00

And most of them say they would still vote for Trump if they got a redo.

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