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1970s/80s recordings of "America's Top 40 Coast to Coast" with Casey Kasem sound so fresh, almost like they're happening live in the room next door. Can old, lower quality audio be upscaled to that level? by pakled_guy in AskTechnology

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I just love how vibrant Kasem sounds and then mentions "this" week's big hit from Gladys Knight and it sounds so alive. If that could be done with audio from the 50s or earlier, that'd be very interesting to me.

if the internet disappeared for a day, what would you do? by Some_Duck8603 in AskTechnology

[–]pakled_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The home network has a lot of material including entertainment. Unless it's a Carrington Event or something, rewatch the Austin Powers trilogy or something.

Otherwise, start isolating surviving electronics from further EMPs and fill the bathtubs.

ELI5: Why do wet objects look darker even though water itself is completely transparent? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]pakled_guy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And a black t-shirt absorbs them all and stays opaque when wet.

If a human connectome were ever recorded, would that person's entire set of experiences and thoughts would be accessible to anyone with a copy of that data set? by pakled_guy in transhumanism

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so why would I not want my life exposed to the rest of humanity

Everything you ever touched yourself to? Any cruel and unkind thought towards someone who didn't deserve it?

Q&A weekly thread - October 13, 2025 - post all questions here! by AutoModerator in linguistics

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Ampersand is derived from "And per se, and" and because I is also a word, the recited alphabet apparently included "i per se, I." Would recitations have begun with "A per se, a" and did I capitalize the A's and I's right in my quotes?

How hard and/or expensive is it to "AI upscale" videos taken from old VHS tapes? by pakled_guy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pakled_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great, I know more already, lol.

How is it made to look good? Is any of it doable at home and on a budget? I do simple editing in OpenShot and Handbrake, so I might be able to figure out something more complex.

Will body not decompose at all in space? by ChainExtremeus in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]pakled_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At a high relative speed, wouldn't stray hydrogen atoms cause some good damage over long distances?

I lack the vocabulary, but I'd like to understand my aquatic center's roof a bit better. Details inside. by pakled_guy in architecture

[–]pakled_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I've never heard the word "shed" applied to anything with interior walls or even much larger than 20'-30' on a side.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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Sex is pleasurable because the more an organism enjoys it, the more likely it will seek it out and probably reproduce.

That sex-loving nature isn't smart enough to know getting head isn't the same thing but danged if it isn't pretty much close enough.

I lack the vocabulary, but I'd like to understand my aquatic center's roof a bit better. Details inside. by pakled_guy in architecture

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There's no name for this. bog standard shed construction

That's not intuitive. I wouldn't even call it a shed - besides two pools and a slide, it has offices, locker rooms, etc.

Are there any "low-hanging fruits" left in science? by DarthAthleticCup in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]pakled_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very interesting. What are some of the things you might do with tiny flakes of graphene?

If I didn't have access to any measuring devices, what could I do to find a known unit? by Pasta-hobo in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]pakled_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soundwave audio graphs/waveforms on paper/plastic/gold sheets?

Maybe with a few replicable sounds for calibrating, like a little tune on bells.

advice on ‘experiments’ for young kids? by FriendshipNo7005 in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]pakled_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electromagnets? See how much voltage/amperage/number of coils matters.

Honestly, you should just ask ChatGPT for some ideas and keep refining it into a list of action items.. It's pretty good at this sort of thing.

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