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We visited the Falkirk Wheel last month! It lifts 500 tonnes 80ft into the air using only 1.5KWh of power (it's actually energy N•m/s).
  • 1.5kWh of energy, not power.

    And it’s not lifting 500 tons. Each bucket weighs 500 tons (regardless of boat or no boat, due to displacement physics), it is in almost perfect balance. The motor simply has to rotate the mechanism against frictional losses.

  • We visited the Falkirk Wheel last month! It lifts 500 tonnes 80ft into the air using only 1.5KWh of power (it's actually energy N•m/s).
  • Yes, people frequently get it wrong and when they are dismissive about it, they are demonstrating their lack of willingness to educate themselves.

    It may seem like semantics to quibble over technical language but if I ask someone to pass me a saucepan, when I want to use a frying pan, then it’s pretty stupid of me, isn’t it?

  • What I think kbin needs to do to survive, and why I think it has a better chance than any other Reddit alternative I've seen yet.
  • I pine for the old days when you had to have technical skill to interact on the internet, and that virtually all content available was valuable.

    The problem is, I am now too old and time-poor to learn new technical skills fast enough to stay ahead of the horde.

    I am therefore surrounded by people who vomit their asinine thoughts into the void, and have become one of them. If I am here, then so are they.

  • Should we be more enthusiastically asking questions to build content on here?
  • The whole premise of asking basic questions is flawed. A wiki is perfect for answering 95% of peoples questions, so do that instead.

    Discussion forums are great for complex, esoteric issues. But few people have those. Most have basic questions, so if you want bland content for the sake of it then go right ahead. Bye bye signal to noise.

  • Reddit Threatens Subs to Go Public Again, or Else...
  • They need to show profit to their investors. They sunk millions into NFT bullshit and now the only way is to force everyone into the official app to serve ads and whatever other nefarious ideas they have.

    It’s a short term plan, guaranteed.

  • Should Cannabis Be Regulated Like Alcohol?
  • Impaired is impaired. Shouldn’t drive if your ability is compromised, especially when most people only start off with half a clue.

    Coffee is also dangerous in the sense that it masks the sensation of fatigue, but you are still impaired. Driving tired is extremely dangerous as well.

  • Chad Linux user
  • I feel like it’s harder to break the bootloader these days. All my dual-booting escapades worked fine, I still have most of my hair, and there’s no way my Linux skills have improved that much.

  • I don’t understand people who say they can’t figure out Lemmy or KBin
  • There are those of us who used to be tech-savvy "back in the day" that don't handle change either quickly or well.

    I feel personally attacked, lol.

    The problem I find with the technologically illiterate is that they immediately blurt out what’s on their mind. They ask the same fucking questions over and over, without searching first. The signal to noise ratio drops way down and every day is the same shit.

    I am more than happy to interact with people of all walks of life but the internet is very “Groundhog Day” compared with when techies were the only ones on here. I’m not sure what the solution is that gives us perpetual cake.

  • A pandemic, vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture and streaming TV, Futurama is back after a 10 year hiatus.
  • The last finale finished in such amazing fashion I’m fearful of how you can successfully rejuvenate the series. What stories do you tell after “happily ever after”?

    I know the story left open the idea of more episodes but for me it kinda feels like being told you can spend another 5 years with your late grandfather.

    Anyway I’m still gonna bloody well watch it. It’s Futurama.

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