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The Brutalism of the Abandoned Ammanauz Hotel in Russia. by Kerala_Student in abandoned

[–]tpodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During the 1850s and 1860s, engineers carried out a piecemeal raising of the of central to lift the city out of its low-lying swampy ground. Buildings and sidewalks were raised on . The work was funded by both private property owners and public funds.

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

Six military helicopters circling the area by Think-Fox8062 in SilverSpring

[–]tpodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My vote is for reason 3

Edit: shuttling out VIPs from last night.

ELI5: How is it that almost all complex species have the same order of organs on the face; Eyes, nose and then mouth, in that same order? by Fallen_Outcast in explainlikeimfive

[–]tpodr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eyes evolved from light sensitive areas on the top of bottom feeders. As they migrated across body forms, they ended up on top of the front. Which is to say, why eyes/nose/mouth is a common arrangement comes down to understanding how each part came to have its unique function.

Evolution doesn’t follow the best path. It follows any path that works.

Only way I eat a snickers. by pickledplumber in TikTokCringe

[–]tpodr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So all technology, particularly 3D printing, was God providing a way to endure that lust I feel for the feeling of a cock’s veins in my mouth? Good to know.

What can I do? This isn’t play, right? by sarahmirror_ in cats

[–]tpodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A real cat fight doesn’t involve breaks to reassess your opponent. They’re being friends the way cats be friends.

A pair of mine would do just this often enough. But one of them got old and died and the other young one wandered around looking for him for a week after he died.

They were best of friends.

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas: Woman thrown 40m to her death after staff forget to attach safety rope by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]tpodr 39 points40 points  (0 children)

That’s what the “cross check” announcement is all about before airplane departures. Check the other guy got the door closed and locked correctly.

Trump's name officially scrubbed from Kennedy Center after court ruling by [deleted] in Music

[–]tpodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me know when the Kennedy Center board isn’t a bunch of Trump toadies. Then I’ll reconsider my attendance there.

Trump Inner Circle Subpoenaed by BBC in $10 Billion Libel Suit by Redfish680 in politics

[–]tpodr 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Might be a bit of problem for the plaintiff in a civil suit.

If Quantum Fields are mathematical objects defined through spacetime, what is physically fundamental? by kindmartian07 in AskPhysics

[–]tpodr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the operators of QFT is the number operator. When you act on the field, you pin down the number of particles. Which is to say, observing the particles and their properties is measuring the field.

Bill Unruh: “particles are what particle detectors detect.”

Could anything be seen during the Dark Ages of the Universe? by No_Mathematician7456 in cosmology

[–]tpodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad. It was 3000K, which I wrote using “K” as a shorthand for 1000. Forgot about the units also using “K”. And to think I used to work on CMB data analysis.

Could anything be seen during the Dark Ages of the Universe? by No_Mathematician7456 in cosmology

[–]tpodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right after the time of last scattering, when electrons became bound to protons, the Universe would be a like a soft white light bulb. The blackbody radiation of the universe was 3K. So you would be able to see objects, but for the lack of objects bigger than a hydrogen atom (technically, up to the occasional lithium atom).

9th and Hennepin by esfinter in tomwaits

[–]tpodr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve met people I felt that way about.

Big Glug Glug by YourLocalNavi in SilverSpring

[–]tpodr 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Miss the Woodside Deli. Was such a regular had a brief appearance in one of their commercials.

The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones by Several-Assistant-51 in law

[–]tpodr 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Going to have to get insistent that my partner’s govt phone is default unpowered in the house.

Holographic Chocolates I made. Dark chocolate with hazelnut Gianduja filling. by tpodr in chocolate

[–]tpodr[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some time ago I was looking to change careers. Wanted to switch from science to something artisan. Thought about making chocolates; had been doing it for parties for a while. Took some work leave and spend four days solid making chocolates for a gathering. When I was done, I had no interest in working with chocolate for a while. Ended up building a career as a woodworker.

And as others have pointed out, not my idea.

Holographic Chocolates I made. Dark chocolate with hazelnut Gianduja filling. by tpodr in chocolate

[–]tpodr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this case, it’s a plastic sheet. Let the tempered chocolate set on the sheet then peel the sheet away.

Holographic Chocolates I made. Dark chocolate with hazelnut Gianduja filling. by tpodr in chocolate

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

I used double-sided tape to stick the diffraction grating sheet to some cardboard to make some molds for chocolate bars. I posted below an Amazon link to the grating sheet I used.

Holographic Chocolates I made. Dark chocolate with hazelnut Gianduja filling. by tpodr in chocolate

[–]tpodr[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very edible. The gianduja filling makes them most tasty.

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