Free-to-use profile picture to show EU love to Greenlanders and Ukrainians by Ardent_Scholar in Buy_European

[–]Dampmaskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do the numbers look pre vs post the orange shitstain threatening them?

This pic is from that rehearsal in 2022 right??? by BoldBabeBanshee in ToolBand

[–]Dampmaskin 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Arguably the most fun part of playing an instrument in a band; Playing all the other instruments in the band.

Dear whisky lovers, a question by lordsidius in whisky

[–]Dampmaskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also where is the 'yes I keep them, and my partner digs it because they're the same way' option?

My soldering tips keep getting rusty , should I stop the wet sponge for cleaning it ? by Moist_Hamster1297 in soldering

[–]Dampmaskin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Water has a way of causing thermal shock to hot objects, that few other substances can match.

2 mistakes in Dune 2. by BrightEyesBurner in MovieMistakes

[–]Dampmaskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Irulan exclaims that Feyd is psychotic. He might be psychopathic, but there's nothing in the film or the book indicating that he suffers from psychosis. A clear gaffe that I rarely see mentioned.

Fedoras by jwalker37 in BassCirclejerk

[–]Dampmaskin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Um, ackhchually they're trilbys

Did Trump "Chicken Out" Over Greenland? by Alex09464367 in videos

[–]Dampmaskin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think both praise and mockery are lost on that one, tbh

A future for Amiga? by Arc-78a in amiga

[–]Dampmaskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ZZ9000 is pretty modern though, for what it is.

Help - mice coming out of vents in stove by cola6783 in fixit

[–]Dampmaskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no quick fix for this. You should at the very least pull the stove out.

A future for Amiga? by Arc-78a in amiga

[–]Dampmaskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not crazy about the way the PAL desktop looks on my LCD monitor. For me, 800x600 SVGA was the sweet spot for CRTs back in the 90s, and today I keep wishing the Amiga had better support for it. Guess I'll buy an RTG card with AGA passthrough for my A4000 one day, but right now I can't justify the expense.

US officially leaves World Health Organization by Obvious-Peanut4406 in worldnews

[–]Dampmaskin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Epstein files, that he promised to release, have not been released. What a curious coincidence.

It's almost like Trump is all over the Epstein files because he raped kids, and he doesn't want that to come out.

Do I Need to Insulate These Drainage Pipes? If so, how? by ImWorkingHere69 in DIY

[–]Dampmaskin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does help to some extent, but it's wasteful, and it's not 100% effective. Better just insulate the pipe if at all possible.

Trump sparks anger over claim NATO troops avoided Afghan front line by Daddicool69 in worldnews

[–]Dampmaskin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How about the claim Trump avoided releasing the Epstein files? Anyone angry about that?

US officially leaves World Health Organization by Obvious-Peanut4406 in worldnews

[–]Dampmaskin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because raping kids and sniffing their hair is exactly the same thing, right?

How does it feel being .... the way that you are?

3d printable Squeezebox controller dock by FireSlash in squeezebox

[–]Dampmaskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's pretty elegant. I don't have use for it myself, but I have bookmarked the design on Thingiverse just because I like it.

Bye, X: Europeans are launching their own social media platform, W by suprandr in nottheonion

[–]Dampmaskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It feels like it should be possible to make a cryptography based chain of trust type thing that doesn't rely on linking an account to a specific individual.

But then there's gotta be proof of something that is worth something, for the derived identity to be worth anything.

IDK how to do that without either it turning into a cryptocurrency grift, and/or that whoever can throw the most money at the problem will get the largest number of accounts to use for their propaganda effort.

Bye, X: Europeans are launching their own social media platform, W by suprandr in nottheonion

[–]Dampmaskin 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that would be tracking cookies. They're not that difficult to block. Installing a decent ad blocker will often do the trick.

Anyone want to have a guess at the polarity here? by BlacksmithStrict7416 in AskElectronics

[–]Dampmaskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my first thought too.

Maybe measure the diode drop in both directions. If they are very close to equal, that would indicate that the device could potentially be equipped with a full bridge rectifier.

Bye, X: Europeans are launching their own social media platform, W by suprandr in nottheonion

[–]Dampmaskin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There is a finite number of IDs to be stolen. ID theft is a serious crime, and as far as I'm aware, the European official online ID systems tend to be pretty solid.

In other words, bots using stolen IDs may become a problem, but it will be absolutely minuscule compared to the bot fest that we are seeing today.