wjrii

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[–] wjrii@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

But it's missing The Last Jedi, which is unironically the best Disney era Star Wars.

Stepping away from tilting at my personal windmills, Rebels was Disney era and got to be at least as good as TCW.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Tolerable upper intake" is based on more than a single does. One gram would almost certainly be fine. There's some slightly sketchy 1940s "fuck them lab-rats" science going on, but some scientists at Cambridge guesstimated it would take making it into a significant side-dish or main course to REALLY fuck you up:

It is questionable what factor should be taken to convert doses used for rats to the corresponding doses for man, but the ratio of 75 taken from the relative food intakes of the 100 g. rat and 70 kg. man would seem reasonable. If we take 100,000 i.u. of vitamin A as sufficient to cause immediate illness in the rat, then about 7,500,000 units should cause illness in man. This amount would be present in 375 g. of bear liver containing 20,000 i.u. of vitamin A/g., not an excessive portion to be eaten at a single meal.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

That was added in 1981 when it popped back into theatres after Empire. It was not original, but it was a very early addition, and since ESB came out in the interim as Episode 5 from the get-go, very much a retcon in the George style.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Heeler mix there? Adorable in any event.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I actually had a slightly different issue. Having an Ender clone of dubious provenance, I needed to let just the tiniest amount of slack into the Z-coupler so the screw wouldn't bind and cause banding. It's the upright extrusions that should provide lateral stability for the Z axis.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Well, that's a thing. Holy shit. Knew we were closer to the end than the beginning, but damn. Good idea to go out after a playoff appearance and beating Georgia.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I've had a fairly decent one with a Canon small-office B&W laser. It needs to be reset every so often, and it doesn't seem to like my wife (though no printer ever does), but its apps and drivers are mostly business related, so while they are more than happy to help you buy supplies, they don't force the issue, and the printer doesn't care what brand of toner you shove in it. 99% of the time it's just sitting there quietly on its LAN address, ready to print something successfully.

She just got an HP multi-function from work, and dear god that thing is annoying. It kept claiming that its own demo ink was counterfeit. Also fairly mediocre color prints.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Do you mean Kevin Stroud's linguistic history one? If so, I do listen to it and like it a lot. I didn't include it because his degrees are in poli-sci and law, but he at least follows my main shibboleth for a thoughtful podcast by not shying away from "it depends" as an answer.

What I don't like as much are the "well I need to make sure I tell a good story" types who read one secondary source, misinterpret one primary source, and then spend the rest of their time making sure they are awesome and dramatic. I don't have time or motivation to keep up with the literature on Egyptology, but I'd prefer to get my survey of the subject from someone who does.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I wasn't heavily invested in the game, but I did have a preference, which given how the rest of this year has gone for my teams should have been a sure sign that Michigan was a team of destiny.

Also, Harbaughs are weird. All of 'em.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"A lot" is always relative, I guess. I feel like I type a fair bit, and I do some gaming, and I can say I've never got tired, though to be honest I've never tried a commercially available keyboard or component that was enough to make me tired. I've noticed the extra effort after using something lighter for a while, but I quickly readjust and heavier just feels more natural. To the extent I use them, I prefer my linears and tactiles to be heavier as well.

The potentially big caveat is that I don't properly touch type, and even composing from scratch I top out at about 70 wpm.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed they're nice. If they were to become standard on introductory boards instead of the blue click-jackets, I think many more people would stay on Team Clicky.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's one of the little details that make "the midwest" seem exotic to me. As best I can tell, it's like Lowes and Home Depot, but green instead of orange or blue.

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