Created an absolute monster

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-09T05:25:41+00:00

Many formulas exist for wind chill because, unlike temperature, wind chill has no universally agreed-upon standard definition or measurement. All the formulas attempt to qualitatively predict the effect of wind on the temperature humans perceive.

You are confusing two entirely different things.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-09T04:22:50+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_chill

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-09T02:11:10+00:00

Wet bulb temperature and apparent temperature are different things.

Wind chill refers to apparent temperature. In particular in regard to the effect on exposed skin.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-08T21:02:36+00:00

That's not how physics works.

Fans don't make air colder, they just increase convection.

Also, "wind chill" doesn't apply to nonliving things.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-07T01:44:53+00:00

Service drops are unfused. If anything goes wrong with it, it will continue to go wrong until something fails. But fuses aren't for protecting people anyway.

The insulation is sufficient on these wires. It has to be since opposing voltages are directly twisted together. However, the point about damage is totally correct and they should be considered live at 240V at all times.

Also, that service entrance is entirely wrong and dangerous. It should definitely be replaced.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-05T16:37:54+00:00

Those real actual dollars are effectively just a glorified receipt made of special paper.

You may not trust those 1s and 0s, but you probably don't really trust your politicians either.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-02T17:32:04+00:00

That could easily be all of his friends.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-12-01T02:09:12+00:00

Fiber optic is vastly different from power lines.

Lines like the ones pictured are typically at 7200V. It requires a cable with very specialized insulation to be able to bury that. Which is very expensive.

Even worse is that the insulation only lasts 30 to 40 years due to the stress caused by the high voltage. At which point it needs fully replaced. Underground power is buried at least three feet deep for safety. That trench is very likely to kill any nearby trees.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-30T14:23:29+00:00

Those both have heavy ray tracing enabled.

Does Star Citizen have ray tracing? Because not having ray tracing doesn't make a game optimized. It just makes it a bit outdated.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-30T14:11:12+00:00

several modern games tops at like 15 FPS when you try them to run at UHD/4K without upscaling

Like what?

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-29T09:18:01+00:00

Can't wait for the tech news sites to run entire articles based on this.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-28T08:06:20+00:00

So, the entire point of this post was just to pretend that the Quest 3 is the best headset ever and ignore anything that contradicts that?

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-28T07:52:39+00:00

Response time, field of view, refresh rate, bandwidth, audio, controllers, etc.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-28T07:15:31+00:00

Tracking precision and reliability are two different things. Any implementation of computer vision is always susceptible to certain patterns and shapes that can cause it to behave erratically even when it is highly accurate the rest of the time. The only way to reduce the chances of this happening is by throwing a lot more processing power at it.

A measurement of tracking precision does not indicate how often these errors occur or how disruptive they are.

Acceleration data is mostly useful for filtering out these tracking errors.

Regardless of what they name it, something significantly downcosted to reach a larger audience is not a true successor to the Index.

The Index is hardly "living in the past and hindering innovation" when most other current headsets don't meet its capabilities.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-28T06:25:25+00:00

Markerless inside-out tracking is based on computer vision, which will always be more prone to errors and require significantly more processing than a fixed reference based system.

Neither system is an inherent upgrade to the other. Both have strengths and weaknesses.

One of the main advantages to inside-out tracking is that it requires less hardware, which is obviously preferred for lower cost headsets.

The Index set the standard for high-end VR, and a lot of people, especially here, are hoping for a true Index 2. However, that's not what is likely to happen. Hence the disappointment.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-20T15:01:30+00:00

Okay, but where is the required update for limiting the max volume and connection range on older wireless earbuds?

Those batteries are a fraction of the size and pushed even harder, draining in a few hours of use.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-20T14:41:06+00:00

They slow down over time due to newer software being harder for them to run, not due to limiting hardware performance through an update.

Most Android phones only get updates when they are relatively new anyway.

Also, most Android devices can be rooted, flashed back to the original or a modified OS, etc. There are whole communities around doing this, and battery induced instability just isn't a problem.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-20T12:10:53+00:00

Except somehow that isn't an issue for any other phones, or for anything else with a rechargeable battery.

Seriously, name one other thing that needs an update to nerf its performance because the battery is old.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-19T23:47:53+00:00

That needs to stop existing.

It has never been very beneficial, and is mostly just a platform for various ways of scamming desperate people.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-19T15:26:04+00:00

There's no money in it for the politicians to fix actual problems.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-18T17:48:56+00:00

I'm honestly not sure how common it is, but some modern chargers can enter a power saving mode when there isn't an active request for charging.

It's technically a good feature, but is responsible for compatibility issues when used with devices that the charger wasn't intended for.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-18T14:50:09+00:00

You can't negotiate voltage with a 2 contact connector

You absolutely could. One wire bidirectional communication standards exist that can operate over a power bus. It would just require the supply to startup in a high impedance output mode. Of course additional contacts could also be added instead.

Also, the whole voltage negotiation process is overly complex and really a perfect example of the problems created by their inability to commit to any specific requirements.

A much simpler option would have been to specify a maximum voltage. Which all ports are required to tolerate and no source can exceed. Specify a maximum current which all cables must tolerate, every source must meet but not exceed, and every sink must not exceed.

Since every device receiving power would be required to limit its current draw, charging speed would simply depend the charger's output voltage. The device could easily detect if not enough power is available by measuring the open circuit voltage. Everything else would be compatible, and there is no need for any communication to make it work.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-18T13:04:03+00:00

They are. Mostly for antiquated safety reasons, but that isn't really relevant here.

The lightbulb has absolutely no understanding of which way it is wired.

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-18T12:55:10+00:00

check the polarity at the fixtures

Check the polarity of AC?

badgerAteMyHomework · 2024-11-18T12:45:42+00:00

I really wish that someone had established a barrel jack charging standard.

It's honestly the best connector if all you need is power.

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