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December 19, 2020, 3:09pm
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That reminds me, Itās time for a showdown!
Iām gonna recap, then weāll have a vote-off. To that end, I think itās time to end all new submissions.
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We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.
Then I stare at them for a moment before finally turning around and walking away intently while never making any movement with any part of my body from the waist upā¦ then probably have more pints, because, well, pints
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The blue ringed octopus lives in rock pools, not in the open ocean. Sharks are adorable, pools kill more people than sharks
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Noā¦ donāt do this. Iāve explained this elsewhere, but basically you are going to burn shit out.
A button is a simple device. It shorts two contacts. Thatās all. Itās literally just a piece of metal that you physically press down that shorts two conductors together. Typically speaking, the circuit designed to detect user interface button presses (basically all low voltage digital devices) has itās own ideas about the electrons it wants to push down one of those conductors, and detect coming bacā¦
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Do you like the xG3?
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This experimental implant case report may be of interest. It describes a set of magnetic implants affixed to ocular muscles and orbital walls, to ālock downā the gaze of a patient with nystagmus - for lack of a better ultra-short description.
The interesting bits are the construction of the magnets themselves, and their attachment to the muscles:
Implant Design
We designed a 2-part rare-earth magnetic implant consisting of a small cylindrical ocular part designed to be sutured to an extraoculā¦
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Titan crowdfunding campaign is now live! Go to dngr.us/titan now to back the Titan !
Titan launch campaign chat for up to one hour after the campaign launches via Jitsi Meet, which is a free open source browser only based video chat service. You can choose to join audio only of course, but I will be available for up to an hour after launch to chat! To join, just go to Jitsi Meet on any handy browser, type your name, and join the callā¦ just thatā¦
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campaign funds in 8 hoursā¦
How people think I reacted;
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How my wife reacted;
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How I thought I reacted;
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How I actually reacted at as each day passed with more backers;
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How Michelle (a true CFO and perpetual worrier) reacted;
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its been heavily requested both here and on the discord so here it isā¦ i bend the kneeā¦
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Entry 12
Fun Fact:
Amal actually has a twin brother Juan. Their mother only keeps a picture of Juan in her wallet though because if youāve seen Juan youāve seen Amal.
So there you have a dozen fine entries all primed and ready to be the BEST POST OF 2020! Please take the time to look at them all, and then vote in BOTH of the surveys below. The first survey is for The Best Post, and the second is for runner UP. Both polls close at 11:59 pm, on December 31, so take your time and get it done by then.
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And remember, the second poll is for your second choice, a.k.a. the runner up.
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