the Hearth @Felthry@awoo.space

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

i do not know how to express the extreme frustration i am feeling about our internet
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@IceWolf how're you liking zelda so far? think you might want to try other games in the series?

unfortunately no other one has you turn into a wolf :<
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we're getting 2 mbps down and 5 up, when it's supposed to be 40 down and 5 up (which is supposed to be 100 down and 50 up)
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what the hell is going on with our internet today
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i still think that bobby corwen was such a neat little hidden callback
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"writing bad AIs" sounds like a fascinating topic for a video or a ted talk or something
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i guess maybe you can just write a perfect AI and give it a varying chance of making either the perfect move or a random move though

unless you're writing the AI for chess or something where the perfect move is not practical to calculate like at *all*
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i imagine writing an AI with difficulty levels for a simple strategy game like connect four must be difficult, because you have to specifically make sure it makes bad moves sometimes
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also ping @starkatt because I think she'd appreciate knowing this, and maybe also @Kyresti
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so we used to hate having to deal with lead-free solder but then

then

we discovered the joys of germanium-doped solder, also called SN100C

still a higher melting point than 63/37, at 227°C (compared to 183°C), but it flows and wets copper pretty much just as easily at 63/37, it's cheaper by far than silver solder, and joints are just as clean and shiny as 63/37, and it's truly eutectic

the alloy to look for is Sn₉₉.₃Cu₀.₇Ni₀.₀₅Ge₀.₀₀₉
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teratonium is not a word!

zenzizenzizenzic is an archaic/poetic word for the eighth power of a number

a fetron is a jfet-based replacement for a triode vacuum tube

and ytterbates are oxyanions of ytterbium
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oh that's why people get silicon and silicone mixed up so often, apparently in british and australian english they're pronounced the same
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so rusting rebar is one of the major problems with concrete longevity

has anyone ever tried using stainless steel rebar?

i'm sure the cost is almost never worht it though
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if you were to get one additional day per week off, which day would you prefer it to be? (assuming you have weekends off normally):
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hyenas

but taurs
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more than two weeks and about five phone calls (all from us to them) after we were told it'd be solved within a day, we have an answer to our network problems and have located the fiber box that's registered to our account: it's in our next-door neighbor's apartment

they are not currently home but were able to be reached by phone and with luck we'll be able to swap the fiber boxes tomorrow
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