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@plutus @rubecube12 @ForeignSubstance

Oh dear God, it’s not one of the Palin girls is it ?? Jfc if so you need an intervention!

@plutus @ForeignSubstance @johnserwach

None of those.

@ForeignSubstance @rubecube12 @plutus

Well that’s comforting. But she’s a Republican, and that’s ok. We still are your friends.

@plutus @johnserwach @ForeignSubstance

Why is she a Republican?

@plutus @ForeignSubstance @johnserwach

Either McCarthy gets booted or the US government goes bankrupt summer 2023

@johnserwach @ForeignSubstance @plutus

It wants 120

@plutus @johnserwach @ForeignSubstance

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/self-healing-semiconductor-produce-hydrogen

Self-healing semiconductor withstands light equal to 160 suns to produce hydrogen

A new type of solar panel has achieved 9 percent efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen through a process known as artificial photosynthesis.

Interesting Engineering

John Serwach ✅Jan 10, 2023

@rubecube12 @plutus @ForeignSubstance pretty smart guys at U of M, but I found the stuff on concrete to be more interesting -

https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-magic-ingredient-behind-ancient-romes-self-healing-concrete

Scientists may have found magic ingredient behind ancient Rome’s self-healing concrete

Quicklime may have made material more durable than its modern counterparts

@rubecube12 @plutus @johnserwach So funny, these "let's make govt disappear" jackasses. 🤪 The second it does, every effing one of them gets voted out in the next election. 🤪 Supermajority? It will be super duper.

@ForeignSubstance @rubecube12 @plutus

@rubecube12 @ForeignSubstance @plutus here’s my cheat sheet for you-

JL Roberson Jan 9, 2023

@johnserwach @ForeignSubstance @rubecube12 @plutus He's poisoned it, and there is no good reason for people to continue letting it be the town square.
Disabling Twitter as an organizing tool for the left was the real reason it was bought, and to certain leaders, that's worth that much. As long as Twitter exists, people go to that brand. That's why Elon hasn't shuttered it.
IT'S A DECOY. If he shut it down, more people would find an alternative quicker.

@ForeignSubstance @johnserwach @plutus

One hint. Did It! From Yippie To Yuppie:

@johnserwach @plutus @rubecube12 Go Lions! Beat that MAGAt Rogers.

@rubecube12 @plutus @ForeignSubstance

If the lions win I will buy a lottery ticket

@johnserwach @ForeignSubstance @rubecube12

I wrote maybe - there is always room for redemption...

@plutus @johnserwach @ForeignSubstance

I just started using Wooly. Its very smooth

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@rubecube12 @johnserwach @ForeignSubstance

FYI to fuel your loathing

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@rubecube12 @plutus @johnserwach I'm making the big switch from Android to a 14 Pro Max. But I won't see the phone until probably the end of this month or beginning of Feb. #china

@ForeignSubstance @plutus @rubecube12

I have the 13 pro max, I’ve been happy with it. Don’t like the camera much tho tbh

@johnserwach @plutus @rubecube12 The camera is one reason I'm finally switching.

@plutus @ForeignSubstance @rubecube12 I’m probably an outlier, it’s fine for standard pics but macro sucks

@johnserwach The 13s were their first attempt at a dedicated macro lens I think. Hoping the 14s are nice. I always have my D3, but lugging all that gear on mountain hikes is getting less exciting than it once was. 🤪

@ForeignSubstance the 14 could be an improvement- and honestly the 13 isn’t bad if the lighting is good.

As for lugging gear, yeah when the lens is more than the body, all luster is gone. Used the Sony RX10 iv and found that to be a good compromise. Wish the sensor was bigger tho.

@johnserwach I sank about 2-2.5M¥ into Nikon gear about 15 yrs ago. If you take it all with you, not only does it weigh a lot but you really need an extra backpack (or one huge one), cuz a standard sized BP is going to be pretty much dedicated to that stuff.

Going Apple esp for the slow-mo & action mode. I record my jazz dance sessions, and try to break down my movements at home.

@ForeignSubstance

I’ve had that argument with people so many times. They want the giant lens and I’m like, you want to carry all that? Seriously ?

That RX10 is great, weighs 2lbs. 24-600mm -great for birdsong. If the sensor was just bigger it’s all anyone would use. And I’ve always used Nikon in the past.

@johnserwach @ForeignSubstance @rubecube12

You think the dim-witted snowflake troglodyte Piers Morgan has the audacity to name call a member of the royals if it wasn’t sanctioned by a member of the royals. (Hint she’s married to the king)

@plutus @johnserwach @rubecube12 It's all fascinating in a weird way, but the psychodramas of a royal family (including the one here in Tokyo) tire me. 🤪

@rubecube12 @plutus @ForeignSubstance would we get the same drama if Princess Toshi took up with a Gaijin ?😂

@johnserwach @rubecube12 @plutus Gosh, I'd almost forgotten about her. 🤪🤪

@ForeignSubstance @rubecube12 @plutus

So if she took up with Dan she’d be back in the spotlight!