Machinist

joined 2 years ago
[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Trichocereus bridgesii, monstrose form. Called penis cactus or toothpick cactus depending on spines. T. bridgesii contains higher levels of alkaloids, including mescaline, than the more commonly used T. Pachnoi "San Pedro". The monstrose form is said to be particularly potent, although it is slower growing.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I agree with you. I still can't make sense of it and I don't understand how he is seen as having charisma. Even his voice is repulsive.

He's so fake and slimy in his mannerisms.

Only thing I can figure is that many people just don't perceive him this way and find him warm and personable.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Porque no los dos?

I've found that subs really dig it when you've machined your own spanky tools...

Also, HAAS are some jank ass machines. Tiny ways, newer controls are glitter covered shit, they fucked up the remote handwheel...

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Any reliable reporting coming out on all these boats and crews that are being blown up?

(The 'Drug War' has been blatantly evil for decades. We know there's a good chance the official narrative is bullshit, and there certainly is no nuance.)

Are they fishing, smuggling, or both?

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Huh. I'm not sure how far back furries go.

If not, it's certainly proto furry porn. Pretty sure it predates the formulation of Rule 34.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This was covered back in '93 on usenet. Behold: Smuckfest!

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is great info! I use the plain jane P100 instead of dust masks all the time.

General respirator info for all my peeps:

3M 6000 half face and 7000 full face series reapirators are where it's at. They're worth the money even if you only ever use it for home repair.

I use one of them with the P100 disks all the time for dust, mold, grinding, drilling into possible asbestos, etc. Also effective against droplet born disease such as coronavirus. The organic vapor cartridge above also does particulate as a P100 (the organic vapor portion has a limited lifespan once opened, IIRC, but the filtration is indefinite). P100 particulate filtering lasts a long time, however, before they clog. Years with normal homeowner use.

Read up on sizing. Most average cis male sized heads will be a large. Average cis female sized head is medium.

If using a half face in an infectious or chemical environment, swim googles will protect your eyes.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Illinois nazis? I hate Illinois nazis.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I really like your analysis.

I really fucking hope you're right.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like a digital version of that book has ever been released. (Other than reference text, I almost exclusively read ebooks). I did grab the documentary, sounds interesting.

Any chance you can recommend a book that covers German cryptography and the OSS effort within Germany to spy on it before and during the war?

From what I understand from diagrams and descriptions, it was a surprisingly simple device. Especially before the plugboard. I haven't tried to run the numbers or played with it, but I would think just an 8bit microcontroller could break enigma encoding in seconds or less.

When it comes to mechanical math devices, should I ever get to retire or be rich: I want to reproduce a Curta Calculator. Super neat devices.

Another similar device that I've used is the dividing or indexing head. They are used to precisely locate angled machining operations such as hobbing gears, cutting bolt heads, accurate bolt hole circles, etc.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I never really figured out you had to drive as fast as possible and that the fuel level was actually a countdown timer. I was crazy about the cartoon and remember being so disappointed with the game.

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Recently read The Code Book by Singh and it covered the Poles and Turing. It's a layman's history about cryptography and is pretty good. I found it a little simplistic, but I figure I have a better than average understanding of the field due to my interest in computers. It was published in '99, but the current day cryptography it covers is still pretty relavant.

 

Any of y'all got a tracker that is following which portions of Project 2025 have actually been enacted? Something like the chump lawsuit tracking? Not finding anything with a search.

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