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Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL a photography student sent blank negative film to a height of 36.5 km using a balloon. Cosmic rays burned into the film, revealing ethereal patterns not visible to the human eye.English
1·5 days agoIt does just look like a light leak to me.
Like arc welding.
Same. I have tried a little but found it completely unmanageable.
For contrast, in Finnish, you’ll know exactly how a word is pronounced if you know how it’s written. English has exceptionally nonsensical pronounciation.
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retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org•Windows 95 let installers trash its files then fixed the mess behind their backs
3·1 month agoOh, I’d actually forgotten how flaky 3.5" floppies were. That’s very true.
A 5.25" you could probably send in a letter and stick the letter on a fridge with a magnet so your remember to mail it and it would still work when it arrived.
Well, maybe not, but it was quite a difference.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why do so many fellow Americans not want to hear anything about the Iran war or oil crisis?
3·1 month agoGallon. Nice to see gas still costs nothing out there.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why do so many fellow Americans not want to hear anything about the Iran war or oil crisis?
3·1 month agoI definitely read that as physically here, i.e. people who OP meets in real life.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How would an anarchist society work?
81·1 month agoThat’s archy.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How would an anarchist society work?
115·1 month ago2 minutes in, the biggest gang in the area would already have declared themselves the ruler, ending anarchy. But yes.
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retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org•Windows 95 let installers trash its files then fixed the mess behind their backs
381·1 month agoOh, every windows has fucked itself up silently. 95 was famous for needing a reboot at every mouse movement and a reinstall regularly.
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Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL Valnet owns most of the world's so-called "gaming journalism" and other pop entertainment websites.English
1·1 month agoRead that as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmet and was confused for a moment.
Yes and yes, for probably quite small and insignificant values of yes.
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Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that kung fu (or gongfu) is not a martial art but means "proficiency, aptitude, or mastery" thats acquired over long, rigorous training.English
2·2 months agoWax on, wax off. A whole new kind of kung fu.
“Happiness comes in small packages marked ‘batteries not included’.”
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Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL people of South Asian descent are more likely to suffer from heart disease. Even if they have a healthy weight and don't smoke. Scientists are not sure why. English
1·2 months agoStatistically significant portion might be in just a handful of similar cities. There are big cities in sa.
But don’t let people tell you you can’t learn or do something because you didn’t start young! Adult learning is different, but you’ll have lots of advantages you didn’t have as a kid. Keep learning and doing new stuff!
The first point is not just true for the guilty, but also their victims. Once burned, twice shy.


You could probably make one with a bit of time and effort. People in wild west did.
(Driving it legally in most places would be a different thing.)