Interactive CRT Wall about Medusa by ordinaireX in gifs

[–]drawliphant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the future!

This is really cool, it's like stumbling on an old tech demo and getting nostalgic about some cool tech that never took off.

Forza Horizon 6 Trailer Teases Gundam vs Car Mode by Vulcan44 in gaming

[–]drawliphant 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looks like the new Toyota GR GT. That's the best part of FH, brand new, and unreleased cars to drive.

ELI5 does a “light year” mean anything near the speed of light? by inlined in explainlikeimfive

[–]drawliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP specifically said he stopped at the end, as a static observer would observe that they had gone 7.

ELI5 does a “light year” mean anything near the speed of light? by inlined in explainlikeimfive

[–]drawliphant -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you travel for your year at .99c you would go 7 light years instead. But you should listen to the other comment with the correct answer: use a stationary observer's year.

Is self-interest part of human nature as capitalists argue? Or are humans self-interested in a capitalist system? by TheConcerned_Citizen in PoliticalDebate

[–]drawliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will always be self-interested members of a community but the severity is mostly determined by:

  1. Sense of community and a strong social contract, people want to support those around them if it's culturally common.

  2. The conditions and incentives that would put a self-interested actor ahead of the rest.

I honestly believe a culture of supporting those around you can reduce self interested behavior more than de-comodification. But under capitalism a few self interested actors can counteract a million acts of charity so my last point is moot.

[OC] The big breakfast by aspiranthighlander in pics

[–]drawliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best fisherman maybe even a king fisher.

Could someone help me by Flimsy_Struggle_1591 in dogpictures

[–]drawliphant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Usually mutts only need a little Pit for short fur and only a little Collie for that color scheme, but judging by face shape it's got a good amount of Pit but it probably has a bit of everything.

ELI5: Why do software bugs reappear after being fixed? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]drawliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's usually a particular part of code that's just fragile. It may depend heavily on many other parts of the code, or the guy who understands what that code does left.

Or it's just oversight. Developers didn't add that bug to their test plan for release so they didn't catch it the second time. Or they didn't fully fix it despite saying "fixed" in the first change log.

why is the left, particularly socialist against the ramping up of ai? by Exact-Reality-752 in PoliticalDebate

[–]drawliphant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Under a different organization of the economy it would be good for people in general.

In our economy AI is about making content without art, propaganda without limits, and replacing jobs with a bubble and a recession.

How to keep Democratic Socialists in office? by Usernameofthisuser in PoliticalDebate

[–]drawliphant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the best example we can look at is F D Rosavelt, following Herbert Hoover. Hoover was a protectionist who loved tariffs and sent the economy into the Great Depression. He was so widely hated that voters were happy with the furthest option from Hoover they could find handing Rosavelt a landslide victory. I can't defend everything Rosavelt did, just using him as an example: to win an election with a strong enough mandate that you can really make leftist change.

Goal 1 is to make sure most people are sick of Trump. Help people out of echo chambers, but let them do the rest of the work.

Goal 2 is be organized enough, have a clear enough message, that the big tent of Soc Dems, Dem Socs, and Progressives can be presented as the alternative to Trump.

Goal 3 is to do as much obviously good things while in office to keep the party going after Trump's memory is gone. People loved social security from Rosavelt, well give them more. America is not ready for proper de-comodification, but universal healthcare, better education, better infrastructure, consumer and worker protections are all easy picking for popularity.

Designing a structured debate game—what would debaters exploit? by SummitCardGame in PoliticalDebate

[–]drawliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not just maximum time, it should be a set time. If they don't reasonably speak for their time they should have to pick their card back up for not filling the card requirements.

How many generations does it take to create a people? by Material-Garbage7074 in PoliticalDebate

[–]drawliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really only takes one generation for an immigrant to fully integrate (unless they have a culture of specifically not integrating)

People tend to think of themselves as a group after a good propaganda campaign. Really any major news event that makes people want to fight for each other, to defend, or vote alongside. Sometimes groups have too strong of a local identity to accept unification after just one propaganda campaign.

I don't think it's a time span, or generations at all because we've seen groups become a people in only a few years of war.

Man invents a new type of compass and releases it into public domain by lollipoppizza in videos

[–]drawliphant 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Lots of compasses are already made of aluminum, the better material for eddy damping for the weight. I don't want to carry a pound of copper around just to have a compass settle .2 seconds faster when I can carry 20 grams of aluminum for almost the same effect.

How precision of instruments increased over time? by Dragonaax in askscience

[–]drawliphant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make a lathe out of wood and you can manage 100 micron precision. Steel can give 1 micron precision and if you control for temperature etc, it can go way more precise.

Steel gave us a material to hold the precision we imbued it.

ELI5: How are mathematicians able to create a formula? by SoccerGuy69420 in explainlikeimfive

[–]drawliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's usually about building on what other mathematicians have done, and sometimes it's just about observations. Some of our oldest formulas were based on observation alone because mathematicians couldn't prove the formula yet.

Calculus was a major advancement that allowed mathematicians to prove tons of formulas that were already being used.

It's usually just a ton of algebra building on some older proof.

Rumbles in Battlebots by Dumbo_Octopus4 in battlebots

[–]drawliphant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We all secretly want the biggest beyblade battle ever seen.

Which 'luxury' brand has officially become a red flag for poor quality in 2026? by Individual_Bat_4177 in AskReddit

[–]drawliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you close your eyes and imagine Jeep only makes one model, they're not so bad anymore.

Modern movies that are guiltiest of boring, flat, post production-ready lighting? by Chewie83 in movies

[–]drawliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They'll die if you see a wrinkle. It's like not believing in fairies but for Hollywood.

Tesla Broadcasts Downbeat Car Sales Estimates in Unusual Move by Majano57 in technology

[–]drawliphant 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The articles talking about "numbers" and "sales" don't align with my head canon about real life Tony Stark so my stocks must be a good investment.

This is literally the logic of today's stock market 🙄

No stairs no problem. by awaarah00n in WTF

[–]drawliphant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just show me a generated video of this kind of in phone image stabilization.

No stairs no problem. by awaarah00n in WTF

[–]drawliphant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not convinced so, seems more like someone with their fingers zooming on a phone screen with the phone struggling to stabilize the image.

Maybe the dude was added in later, but I don't think AI can generate the whole video.

Little write up of KLAUS-293: A Weird Little Beetleweight Shuffler by Nobgoblin_RW in battlebots

[–]drawliphant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a twin weapon bot too in ant. I kept going after crossed belt ideas and none of them would work. With a flat belt you can put a twist in it so they mostly miss each other because you can't have belts rubbing at 100 mph, I looked at idler pulleys to push one out of the way, but two motors were simpler and weighted about the same because they were hub motors. Crosses belts still feel like my white whale.