Gravity assist with one of the larger planets to make a very narrow orbit seems to be the most efficient way. But you need the planets to align correctly to have an efficient route.
"I'll launch you into the sun once there is an appropriate transfer window to Jupiter" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
In Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, the number of thieves wasn't really necessarily 40. The number was likely just chosen because 40 was an exaggerated number, much like when we'd say "I've told you a hundred million times". So 40 as a shorthand for "a huge amount" seems fitting in celcius.
Evolution might just block out certain frequencies. No need to go completely deaf.
I never cared a lot. While I do notice the difference immediately, it never makes the experience differ in the long run. I have watched full length movies on the cover screen of my Samsung Zflip5 without feeling that I missed out on anything.
I have a nintendo switch which I have used a lot. Even though I have a nice 55" TV and a decent soundbar, I very rarely connect the switch to the TV. I much rather use it in handheld mode so I can sit in any angle in the sofa. I guess I value comfort a lot higher than high fidelity.
It doesn't take a ton of mental capacity, but even though I have a good education in math, I still find myself doing the heuristics of assuming that larger digits means larger number. Using fractions for comparing sizes can flip these heuristics. And I think a lot of people are like me, and also that they won't spend a lot of time reading each item on the menu.
Where I'm from, burger sizes are just given in amount of grams, which makes it a lot easier to compare.
That trolley problem is intense: would you direct the trolley onto a track as driving_crooner described or let the trolley run on an empty track?
A man with an assault rifle at an island killing 77 people, many bellow 18, kinda ruined pi-approximation day in Norway.
Fly me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Simple, yet very recognizable melody. Easy to whistle, but could also be extended to a whole orchestra with vocals.
I still haven't found Waldo
A laptop in 2007. I don't remember the details. I believe it had 2GB RAM, since that was the main metric for bragging about computational power back then.
For conversations which include interested parts as recipients, it's good to reply to all to ensure they get all the updates. But this goes for smaller groups. If you go beyond 7-10 recipients, it might be time to ask if everyone really wants this or if some other communication format would be preferrable (chat group or meeting).
True. It was an expensive lesson, but not expensive for me.
As an IT-worker, it's not uncommon to test technology and scrap it due to bad results or unfit implementation. Usually this isn't considered a waste, since there are a lot of things to learn in the process.
However, this one system which was designed for testing applications was a bit different. From the day we were told about it, basically every developer knew that this would be unfit. However the customers were firm on that it should be implemented. I'm not sure if it was because of the looks of the sales person or if it was a genuine incompetense that the decission was landed, but I felt a bit too junior to stand up against it. So about a month of work with 2 developers went down on something that every other developer knew would be scrapped. 2 devs at ~$100/hour, 4 weeks of 40 hours, so roughly $32,000.
The lesson was that I need to be more direct and firm when things like that is decided.
DaVinci Resolve. It's insane to me that you can get that much video editin functionality for free.
Edit: I somehow missed the open source-part. Nvm me.
To be pedantic, I don't really see Skyrim NPCs eat weird meals, but as the main character, I've regularly gobbled down 3 sacks of flour and a wheel of cheese mid combat.
I started playing disk golf which has started to build up some sort of social network. Doing a physical activity with other people really seems to work.
I have a few bottles which ranges from 1-5 years old. Mostly plastic of the brand Camelbak. They are good, and I don't know what more to ask for in a water bottle. However, more often than not I just end up reusing an old soda bottle.
3/10.
7/10 with rice.