Non potato version

From what I gather, past insulator discoveries allowed electron flow in three or two dimensions, but this new discovery only allows flow in one dimension. I think of it like plumbing, where you have a tee, and the water (electrons) travel through the pipe in three directions (dimensions). Restricting the flow of electrons allows for better focus/flow, which makes for more precise electronic engineering methods.

An EE might be able to elaborate better than my crappy plumbing analogy.

Wouldn't an event like this potentially cause mass disruption of GPS/GLONASS satellites?

I'm surprised no one has considered this as a potential terrorist threat vector. How difficult would it be to send a balloon/large amateur rocket up to start the domino effect?

Worst case Ontario

It's water under the fridge.

Gnomewhatimsayin?

What breed of fire-breathing dog do we have here?

I have noticed a similar behavior on one of my machines recently. Usually it's a video (or recently played Spotify song) that gets 'stuck' there. Have you tried opening a new instance of Firefox, playing a video, then lock the computer (win + L) to see if it- at the very least- changes/updates to the newly opened video?

F1 (in Windows)

"Now there's no more oak oppression

For they passed a noble law

And the trees are all kept equal

By hatchet, ax, and saw"

Ah yes, the ol' Sin of Onan

Miracles!

Looks tasty!

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

I thought Sandler in Uncut Gems was pretty good. It's a serious role, that made me rethink all of the campy comedies he's done.

Fantastic Planet by Failure

Yes I did. Here's a copy of the email for those interested:

June 23, 2025

ARRL Announces Logbook of The World® Systems Upgrade

Dear LoTW user,

ARRL’s Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) is the 2nd most popular benefit among members. It is also an extremely popular service internationally for non-members, as it is the primary means for providing confirmations for ARRL Awards, such as DXCC and Worked All States.

As a part of the ongoing modernization of the ARRL systems infrastructure, LoTW will be receiving major upgrades to the operating system it is running on, the relational database system it uses to store and access logbook and awards data, and server hosting, where it will be fully migrated to the cloud. These changes will, among other improvements, ensure LoTW performance needs can be better met based on user demand.

LoTW will be unavailable from June 27 to July 2, 2025, to complete these upgrades. We will bring LoTW back online if it is available sooner than July 2.

Logbook of The World can be found at lotw.arrl.org. More information about the popular service is available at www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world.

If you are a user of LoTW and not an ARRL member, please become a supporter of LoTW by making a $20 (or more) donation to the ARRL LoTW Fund or visit www.arrl.org/donate.

Very 73, and see you on the air!

David A. Minster, NA2AA

ARRL CEO

Removed gross drop ceiling installed in master bedroom at first of the year. Rerouted wiring for ceiling light/fan properly thru the attic. Installed 2x4 strapping, fresh 1/2" drywall, and scabbed in 12" of drywall to complete the wall to the ceiling that the original remodellers covered up with drop ceiling (previous owner)

I'm so sick of mudding, and it still looks a bit bumpy / wavy but we love the added ceiling height. Just put the first coat of paint on the ceiling earlier this week. The black ceiling is moody/cozy and covers a multitude of mud sins. Heavily considering refinishing the hardwood floor with the room still mostly empty.

Old houses are never square. Drywall tests the utter limits of my perfectionism. (Learned that hot mud isn't so hot for finish work)

Ditto on being tired... But things are starting to shape up. Good luck to everyone else with their projects. Not much else to do around here with single/negative temperature. Slow and steady wins the race!

Mmm, my order of favorite Ween albums would be Chocolate and Cheese, Quebec, White Pepper.

But Mollusk has some bangers on it too (Buckingham Green).

Why yes, yes I am down with the brown.

Thanks for the share! Looks like that's a new release. I'm anticipating a full collab record. At least that's my hope.

Good to know, thanks for sharingn Glad to hear you've found a solution.

Cool! I wonder, how does it compare to an EQD Hoof?