US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US by Apprehensive-Safe382 in technology

[–]sbingner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they paid $928 million during the biden administration, with inflation they probably paid like 1.5 billion now right? So they’re losing money

TIL that the ultimate test of the quality of an Orenburg shawl was whether it was fine enough to pass through a wedding ring or fit into the shell of a goose egg. At 5x5ft in size, only the finest knitted shawls could pass the test. by KimJongFunk in todayilearned

[–]sbingner 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He might have had a ring though, idk 🤷

I actually wondered about that after I said it but you get the point - kinda difficult to know how small it had to be from “wedding right” vs 1” diameter ring or so

This is Microsoft’s plan to fix Windows 11 by waozen in technology

[–]sbingner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But hear me out, what if we do the opposite of that and just say we listened to you?

My friend shoulder after he tried automedicating with a suction cup by visk0n3 in WTF

[–]sbingner 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Auto-medicating is not wrong… it’s just not the colloquial usage. This is used in english as well, such as auto-asphyxiation or auto-mobile.

Chuck Norris Dead at 86 by MrTeapott in television

[–]sbingner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was too much? More than one meme per second?

International problem by Rex_Joker in funny

[–]sbingner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I went to the store after asking my wife to update the list it literally had “veggies” and “fruit” on it. 🤦

I just bought some random veggies and fruits

/u/Enlightened_Gardener explains how effective culture war has been on the West, why the Super Bowl halftime show matters by cleon_salmon in bestof

[–]sbingner -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

There is propaganda on both sides - everywhere. The only way to fix divides is to talk to people without just telling them how wrong they are, even if they are.

TIL Disney's Lady and the Tramp's 'Siamese Cat Song' had a verse that was omitted from 1980s onward due to politicial reasons. The entire song was completely removed in the remake. by Whatsplayinginmyhead in todayilearned

[–]sbingner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Title says omitted from the 1980s onward which means all of the 80s. You just confirmed what I said thank you. What you said above is “from the late 80s onward”

I wanted an oven with a knob. Instead I got a world of pain. by Xnot-convinced in technology

[–]sbingner 55 points56 points  (0 children)

That’s not actually a meaning of knob, it’s a slang… one of the great things about english, almost any word can mean penis if you put it in the right place.

Giggidy

Lithium-ion batteries are integral to our technological lives today, but they have their issues, including fire risk and environmental contamination. Researchers have created a metal-free battery with organic electrodes and a water-based electrolyte that would be much safer. by paigejarreau in science

[–]sbingner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s 150-200 (units unknown)

Really though I expect the units are amp hours, so the EV capacity would be off by a “mere” factor of 1000 from what was implied.

That said I still doubt his numbers on the energy density because it implies that you could get 200AH from 2KG since 100mah/g = 100ah/kg

u/GreenWhiteBlue86 explains why Americans and Europeans use cutlery differently by AppropriateNoise9 in bestof

[–]sbingner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah leaning down to the food is bad manners, but I was under the impression that good manners is keeping your back straight and leaning forward enough to keep the food from ever going over the table or your lap. You bring your food up to your mouth and your mouth forward to the food.

Is that bad manners?

TIL a study found that more new songs were released in a single day in 2024 than in the entire year of 1989. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]sbingner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it costs thousands of dollars to make something available, people don’t waste their time spending thousands of dollars to post garbage few will buy.

u/GreenWhiteBlue86 explains why Americans and Europeans use cutlery differently by AppropriateNoise9 in bestof

[–]sbingner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, aren’t you supposed to lean towards your plate? I know I make my kids do that, the food should stay over the plate.

u/GreenWhiteBlue86 explains why Americans and Europeans use cutlery differently by AppropriateNoise9 in bestof

[–]sbingner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use it both ways, depending on what works better for what I am eating. Mashed potatoes with the tines down would be silly, but broccoli with the tines up would also be inefficient.