StellarExtract

joined 2 years ago
[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Occam's razor, it's so simple, how could it not be true

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just took a look at that and even though I don't know Portuguese I can figure out enough to see that people are talking about 196 drama over there too, haha

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ahh, those were the days. I was lurking, but I was there.
Edit: wait, I mean I definitely didn't break the Rule.

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia!

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Internet Explorer 11

(just kidding)

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not a cartographer, but the way I'd tackle this is to drill a small hole in the globe and spray paint in through it, so that the inner surface is opaque white. Then I would put together a cheap turntable-style 3D scanner using an off-the-shelf camera (there are open source designs available for this that you can buy as a kit or print using a 3D printer, then assemble following step-by-step instructions). Then, after scanning the globe and obtaining a textured 3D model of it, it should be relatively easy to convert the globe's texture from a spherical shape to a standard map projection using software. I don't know what software that would be offhand, but I'm sure it exists.

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to the page, that's using an imaginary unit called "international dollars" (which I just learned exists), which is used for comparing countries' economies. It doesn't reflect the real amount in US dollars. In US dollars the median US salary is just under $60,000. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The thing that I hate about discord as a replacement for forums is that it is completely closed off from the outside world. There's no searching it except from within discord. You have to join the server to even try, and discord's search sucks. It's an informational black hole that contributes nothing to the larger internet.

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

On mine it appears to be a regular setting under the display options called "camera cutout". I do have developer options enabled though, so maybe that doesn't appear for people who don't.

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Android (or at least my Galaxy) has a setting that lets you disable the portion of the screen where the notch is, which makes it essentially identical to a phone with no notch.

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So do you have an alternative in mind, or are you just arguing that we shouldn't read?

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Agreed, I don't hate it, but to me it's like I'm just eating pineapple and pizza at the same time. I love both, but eating both at once doesn't add anything for me and I don't think the tastes go together very well. I'd enjoy either one more on its own.

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