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virginia·Virginia: The Old DominionbyAlteon

Virginia limits social media to an hour daily for kids under 16

In newly signed legislation in Virginia, social media companies are required to restrict use to only one hour per day for kids younger than 16 years old.

On one hand, great, kids need less social media. We're seeing how absolutely toxic it is. On the other, this shouldn't be the states call to make.

Virginia limits social media to an hour daily for kids under 16https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/virginia-makes-cell-phone-use-a-priority-issue-among-kids/65-a01ceb08-2c29-4bac-9b08-505f0bdb74a0Open linkView original on lemmy.world
mechanical_engineering·Mechanical EngineeringbyAlteon

Phase out of Hexavalent Chromium (MIL-PRF-8625 Type I) - How is your company reacting?

Wanted to ask about this. I do not work in California, however many of our vendors and customers are seeking to swap to MIL-PRF-8625 Type II, when they historically used Type I.

I'm totally on board with this - anything I can do to push safer, less environmentally destructive processes is a win in my book. But I understand that not all companies are interested in jumping ship so fast.

So I wanted to ask, what's your companies take on it? Did you know about the industry phase out?

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mechanical_engineering·Mechanical EngineeringbyAlteon

GD&T: When did companies start thinking that Total Runout could lack a datum?

I've been dealing with this for months. I've received yet another drawing from a company calling "Diameters on a common axis/center to be 0.XX" TIR U.O.I. "

Total Runout requires a Datum. Your "common axis" is not a datum and can not referenced. It's driving me mad. Like, where did everyone get this notion that it's acceptable? It'd be one thing if it was just one or two drawings, but I'm into the dozens at this point. It's getting to the point that I'm starting to question if I'm either the one in the wrong or everyone has some sort of mass psychosis.

Am I in the wrong here?

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mechanical_engineering·Mechanical EngineeringbyAlteon

British Army Vehicle Fires High Power Laser Weapon

Scientists and engineers have successfully tested a high-powered laser weapon mounted on a British Army combat vehicle.

According to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD), this trial marks the first instance of such a weapon being fired from a UK land vehicle.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-army-vehicle-fires-high-power-laser-weapon/Open linkView original on lemmy.world