alsimoneau

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Lenovo IdeaPad Y500, bought in 2017. I've added an SSD at some point and it's still chugging along, but it's starting to show its age.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I'm not hauling this as the ultimate time keeping method. Friction in the system will mean you need to readjust it anyways. It's just a neat fact that pi^2 ~= g

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's only 0.3% off. You probably have more uncertainty on the length of the pendulum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Also, noon is when you set your clocks based on the sun.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

How do you count on your hands in base 60?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (9 children)

A 1m pendulum has a 1 second half-period.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

The scientific method states quite clearly that you can never prove anything, only disprove. Failure to disprove warrants publication to try to get other people to disprove. But it's still rarely properly applied, especially when you get further away from theoretical research.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Fuck that I don't want his face on my money

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Then there's the metric cup at 250ml

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Buy one. It's like 100$ and you'll have a backup solution.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah that got me too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

If we get in, Puerto Rico has to get in as well.

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