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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

This is the general meaning of the word "to grok", as originated in Heinlein's book "Stranger in a Strange Land".

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

You need a transmitter (oscillator + modulator) and an amplifier to get any reasonable range. Also (maybe even more important) some good antenna cable and an antenna tuned for your frequency. Without the right antenna you'll never get a decent range.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I should have specified that I mean the x-files type of UFO's, containing aliens.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

This would also work as an occasional alarm for me, because there are a lot of pirate radio stations in my part of the world. It would go like: static noise - sudden silence - guy shouting "Hello?! Test one, two!" - horrible music.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (7 children)

At this rate with this mentality, we are going to have photo "evidence" of bigfoot and UFO's before 2030.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I agree, and it will probably break down anyway giving enough time. But it would be even better to take it out of the environment completely. The best would be not to even produce it for trivial stuff, so it doesn't get to pollute the environment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Boulderdash 2 and Kickstart 2 on the Commodore 64.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You would have to bury them really deep to prevent them from being converted fully back to CO2, or worse methane, by other organisms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Certain rocks/minerals will do this. But there is no financial driver today to do it.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 9 months ago (5 children)

From other times something like this came up:

  1. The rate of conversion is too low
  2. It will only eat plastic if other carbon sources aren't available
    Probably more, this is from the top of my head. Also, this will still cause the plastic to eventually be converted into CO2 which is released in the atmosphere.
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

objectively

In their time, the Beatles also weren't considered very good by the non-fans. Also, subjectively, I don't think "love me do" is a great song. I don't think Taylor Swift writes really bad songs, I'm just not into the music/ singing style.

This is a great cover though. And, objectively, it shows her song writing is fine.

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