I’m glad that science isn’t a democracy.

However, I’m not so glad about NASA having to follow the current US Congress’ whims all the time.

It is done: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_power

Also puts into perspective that many stars we observe are millions of light years away.

In my experience, Dutch speak better English than most people from the US.

Careful with attaching things connected to your skin with live. If there’s any fault, you’re going to be electrocuted, unless there’s an isolating transformer with good isolation in the circuit.

The focus is different. The Lemmy apps are trying to provide a good user experience, while the Reddit app is trying to cram as many ads as possible into the screen space.

This might be very specific to the US. Here in Europe, SUVs aren’t nearly as prevalent, and trucks don’t drive on the same roads as cyclists do. In my experience, when I’m going 30km/h, I’m no longer a roadblock for cars.

However, bike paths aren’t designed for the kinds of speeds you’d get with that thing. I’m driving an e-bike, and I have to brake to a near standstill whenever I get to a bend in a bike path, because for some reason the planners think that bikes can turn on a dime. Also, in my city we have a lot of mixed bike/pedestrian paths, and pedestrians don’t appreciate it when you drive by with 30km/h within a few centimeters. I’ve also had people who froze like a deer in headlights when I approached.

Regular brand LED bulbs don’t strobe at all, only the very cheap ones from AliExpress and the resellers of Chinese crapware (like Walmart) do. IKEA has some nice and cheap bulbs, for example.

Does a CEO even know the value of $20 or $51? Isn’t that the same as $0 to them?