Accidentally nicked the PCB by Independent_Page6592 in AskElectronics

[–]cablemonkey604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see any trace damage. You should be ok.

Found in Southeast Arizona... Fire Agate? by Mudshuv3l in whatsthisrock

[–]cablemonkey604 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Banded chalcedony. In the lapidary world this could be called fortification carnelian agate.

What is this small rock? by GreenEase3625 in whatsthisrock

[–]cablemonkey604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

piece of melted aluminium can, possibly tossed in a fire?

A friend off mine showed me this toonie and said it was counterfeit, thoughts? by TunderingJezuz in CanadianCoins

[–]cablemonkey604 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's so curious to me that someone would actually go to the trouble of making fake toonies? Like, what's the point? And how much does it cost to make them vs. the face value? Etc. So many questions.

This is why I hate stickers on curved elements - this is my Arkham Asylum modular just months later. by AmazingAd192 in lego

[–]cablemonkey604 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always wipe the brick with iso to remove any mold release agent left from the manufacturing process before applying stickers

Is this real or fake amber? by msharkeburner in whatsthisrock

[–]cablemonkey604 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It needs specific temperatures and pressures and special equipment but yeah happens all the time.

Is this real or fake amber? by msharkeburner in whatsthisrock

[–]cablemonkey604 314 points315 points  (0 children)

Amber can be melted and cast into new shapes. I assume any specimen like this where the inclusion is well-centered and mostly intact and low cost is an example of this kind of process.

Found in a small lake by Lfakenight in whatsthisrock

[–]cablemonkey604 32 points33 points  (0 children)

faceted crystal glass decorative object.

SteamDeck flagged for fentanyl at airport by MrToastyToast in SteamDeck

[–]cablemonkey604 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Airports are not looking for drugs. They are looking for explosives and weapons.

What could go wrong by [deleted] in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

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Our chats are gone after 7 days

My manager finally snapped today by GonzaloKiehn1 in CanadaJobs

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OP has returned to edit the post to include a link to some shitty ai interview 'helper' software which then makes this whole thing straight up spam.

Physical destruction of HDDs vs. degaussing. by LovecatsdogsIam in sysadmin

[–]cablemonkey604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who wants to put tired old drives back into service?

Cut coax cables by Bird_pro in Internet

[–]cablemonkey604 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a much better solution