the Hearth @Felthry@awoo.space

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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they really are just like, beefy weasels though
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wolverines are just musclelids
muscular mustelids
this is not a good joke
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can someone tell me why on earth Toshiba's mascot isn't the ToShiba Inu?
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do heat pipes count as liquid cooling and if not why not
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hi random stress, haven't seen you in a while
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we have an apartment with a lot of wall space now and should probably get some kind of art to put up

but getting mass-produced art feels like, insincere? at least the stuff you buy at like target or something

maybe should commission something.... not that we have the money for that
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mm. love friends 💚
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yes, i promise you, three of these are in fact real words
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