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  • MacallantoScience Memes@mander.xyzAsk the crickets
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    18 hours ago

    Far fewer people know that 0° and 100° in Fahrenheit also correspond to specific real-world values. 0°F corresponds to a temperature where a brine is made of equal parts ice, water, and ammonium chloride. Such a brine, interestingly, is a frigorific mixture, meaning that it stabilizes to a specific temperature regardless of the temperature that each component started at. Thus, it makes for a really nice laboratory-stable definition of a temperature. Similarly, 100°F was initially set at “blood heat” temperature, or the human body temperature. While not super precise, it was a fairly stable value. As good as anything in the early 1700s.

    Source from a quick Google search: https://gregable.com/2014/06/temperature-scales.html







  • I sort of fit that category. I am aware of self-hosting, even somewhat interested. But I know absolutely nothing about it, and if I’m being honest, too lazy to research it.

    Truthfully, I haven’t owned my own PC/Laptop in over a decade. I just use the one I get from work if I need to do something on a computer. I preferred gaming on a PS4/5 so I could just relax on the couch with a controller instead of sitting in a chair at a desk. I recently got a steam deck and love it. I want to poke around desktop mode some more so I can get more familiar with Linux.




  • I did this once back in 8th grade after school one day, circa '92-ish. I was boiling water to make some box mac-n-cheese. Decided to go sit on the couch while I waited for the water to boil. Ended up crashing out on the couch and woke up to the smoke alarm going off after the water had boiled off and melted the pot similar to the picture.


  • Just got mine in the mail a couple of weeks ago. I love it. I haven’t played PC games since I was in high school in the 90’s. My son has one, and my girlfriend’s grandson has one. We’re all connected with family sharing. My daughter is interested in getting one now too.

    Side note: Desktop mode is getting me used to Linux and I’m enjoying it. It doesn’t seem as intimidating as I imagined.







  • MacallantoDogsA gentle giant
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    2 months ago

    Ear tripping a cat is typically only done to stray or feral cats to identify them as having been fixed and can be seen from a distance.

    I have 4 house cats (2 male, 2 female) from shelters, all are fixed, and none of them have had their ears tipped.

    Does ear-tipping hurt a cat?

    Cat ear-tipping is extremely safe and is performed while the cat is already anesthetized for spay or neuter surgery. There is little or no bleeding involved, and it is not painful to the cat. The ear heals up quickly, and the tipped ear doesn’t detract one bit from the appearance or beauty of the cat.

    https://bestfriends.org/pet-care-resources/ear-tipping-cats-what-it-and-why-its-done