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The TP USA halftime audience
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Lol it's from the show Silicon Valley
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The TP USA halftime audience
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Lol it's from the show Silicon Valley
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More Than This Many Hours of Sleep Is Linked to Early Death, Scientists Find
Wow this must be the most clickbait title I've ever seen. Less than 6.4, more than 7.8 is associated with faster aging. Saved you a click.
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Me_irl
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Tough to argue with for ubiquitous text messaging and cell phones.
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Titanium Sunset
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Very similar! Both colors are formed by oxide layers on the surface, I think with stainless steel it's a mixture of iron and chrome oxides. In the case of titanium there is only one oxide, TiO2, which is transparent crystal (in thin forms). The TiO2 layer is thin, on the order of hundreds of nanometers so the colors you see are a result of light waves constructively and destructively interacting with the transparent layer of TiO2 on the surface of the titanium sheet.
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Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos
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I gave it a run on Ubuntu touch with a fair phone like 8 months ago... It was still pretty rough then.
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they'll always find a way
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The premise is she's a prostitute who found a legal loophole, she doesn't charge for sex she charges for the condom.
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Aye, sea turtles
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It's anodized titanium - I developed a process to 'draw' the anodization layer. The thickness of the anodization determines what colors you see due to some cool physics of reflection/refraction. I have a lot of fun with it, but the setup I've built is pretty klugey so I probably spend more time improving and maintaining that than I do making prints 😅
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Whoa
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Feels like the answer must be technically yes, but practically no. Would make a great xkcd "what if."
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Titanium Sunset
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Thank you!
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Titanium Sunset
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I make the print by anodizing - I have a pen plotter I converted for this and I use the cathode as my 'pen' to print the image.
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Waves on the beach in titanium
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It is somewhat closer to traditional photography, but it's using an electrochemical process to create the colors. I'm so sorry I can't tell you more details right now, I'll quote my comment on details below. Once I file a patent on this I'll make a detailed post here on my process. Assuming it even gets granted I intend to make it free for individuals (but not corporations) to use.
So I'm going to just say it's an electrochemical anodization process for now. The detail comes from a new process I've been developing over the last month or so that I'm going to be filing a patent on soon. I'll be happy to share with you all once I've done so, but I the idea of Elon Musk maybe seeing one of these posts and using my process to make a fleet of printed titanium cyber trucks using my process would make me sad.
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Fact.
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Lol you're going to have a bad time looking for logically coherent memes. I think the implied elements here are: Exploitation of C is required for A. Exploitation of C is not possible if C is unified. B enables division of C, therefore A requires B. It may or may not be true but it doesn't hold up to logical analysis (e.g. B is probably not the only way to divide C)
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Top v bottom shelf in the proofer. Guess I need a circulation fan!
I'm not a bread enthusiast, but those look amazing!
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Why are there 4-pin DC power connectors giving 2 identical voltages? How can they be hacked for 2-pin?
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5A max is certainly for the adapter, not the pins. Pins are an implementation detail, that sticker is telling you what the supply is capable of.
Also, check the power rating. 60W, 12V means a max 5A output.
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Applications like signal are encrypted at rest on your device as well - https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/277330/how-does-signal-protect-data-on-the-device-from-unauthorized-access
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Cyclometry #5
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I actually just got the provisional patent filed! I'm going to start working on a breakdown of the process now and throw it up on my website. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer now though!
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Hexagons is Bestagons
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Not the spacing, but it affects the width of the lines.
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Tri Not
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Thank you! I'm really proud of this one.
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Waves on the beach in titanium
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So I'm going to just say it's an electrochemical anodization process for now. The detail comes from a new process I've been developing over the last month or so that I'm going to be filing a patent on soon. I'll be happy to share with you all once I've done so, but I the idea of Elon Musk maybe seeing one of these posts and using my process to make a fleet of printed titanium cyber trucks using my process would make me sad.
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No worries, it's very niche! In titanium means I'm "printing" an anodization (protective oxide layer) on a titanium surface. Titanium and Niobium have a unique property the oxide layer that forms on their surfaces is transparent, and extremely thin (think <1000 nanometers). The colors come from the incoming light constructively and destructively interfering in that oxide layer, so there are no pigments or dyes used in the process.