DocMcStuffin @ DocMcStuffin @lemmy.world

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Well this is interesting. Some background:

https://www.troyhunt.com/experimenting-with-stealer-logs-in-have-i-been-pwned/

You wouldn't happen to have some malware on your computer or logged into an account from a compromised computer?

When I was digging into this stuff a few years ago, what appeared to matter most was transmission and immune evasion. Whether or not the host died was irrelevant if the virus was spreading before the host showed any symptoms. Which is what we saw in 2020 and 2021. High transmission rates and high mortality rates.

However, viruses evolve over time and our immune systems can adapt to new threats over time. With COVID, there's an inverse relationship with transmission and immune evasion. As people's immune systems were able to recognize the virus, the variants that evolved to avoided (or delay) an immune response were the successful ones. Because of that inverse relationship those variants were also less successful at transmission.

Other factors like the ability to damage the lungs, damage to the sense of smell, etc. are essentially irrelevant if they don't improve a virus's ability to replicate and transmit. If they aren't being used then they will disappear over time.

Which appears to be what we are seeing now. A virus that has evolved to survive long enough in humans to replicate and transmit while evolution has culled the features that don't improve survival.

Nope, pretty much all have a duty cycle. Like 30 seconds on, 10 seconds off, and they keep repeating that or similar for however long the cook time is. If you listen closely you can hear the magnetron kick on and off.

I believe Panasonic was the only company that sold an inverter microwave that lowered the power output.

Black plastic doesn't yellow like white. Microwaves are pretty much a commoditized item. Unless they're trying to make it a "smart device" and sell you a subscription.

The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours

I’m curious about how something like this might have come to be?

Racism + money + a love of coffee.

Rough guess, it was produced between 1940s and 60s.

There are steep and release brewers like the Hario Switch and Clever Dripper. If you want to branch out.

"I decided to donate the equipment I acquired with my own resources to the chamber," she said in statement on X, following a social media backlash.

"Obviously, neither I nor my advisers need a toilet."

I think she really needs it because she is full of shit.

Primer because Primer. (Video warning and some spoilers for a bunch of different films.)

I don't know if I would subscribe to it, but it is one of the more interesting ideas for time travel.

It doesn't matter because it's not his problem anymore.

According to preliminary information, Jabber, a U.S. citizen born in Texas, had a black flag affixed to the hitch of the pickup truck he allegedly drove into the crowd. Officials are investigating whether that flag is related to the terrorist group ISIS, two senior law enforcement officials said.

I'm going to make a prediction and say it's self-radicalization. As for which group he self-radicalized to, I'll wait until more information comes out. I have an obvious suspicion, but I'd rather wait.

A Shelter Full of Cats I'm a sucker for any game from Devcats.

I was hoping that would go away when covid stuck around. People still want to shake hands!

shakes head

Quality Ultra HD shitpost

So, most of my recommendations are going to be FPS or first person. For Valve related stuff:

• Half-Life 2 is pretty much a must have along with Episodes 1 and 2.
• Black Mesa is a remake of the original.
• Entropy : Zero 2 is a fantastic fan made mod that's a good follow up after finishing Half-Life 2 and the episodes.
• The original Entropy : Zero is pretty good, but the default difficulty is hard as hell.
• Portal 1 and 2 are also a must have
• Portal: Revolution is an independent mod that's a good follow up after 2.

As for non-Valve games and related:

• Crab Champions - fast paced, third-person, rogue-like shooter.
• Talos Principle 1 and 2 - first-person puzzles with a serious philosophical scifi story. It actually gets a bit heavy when it discusses mortality and death. 1 is being remade into a "definitive edition".
• Untitled Goose Game - Honk!
• Gnorp Apologue - fun little game
• Pineapple on pizza - it's free. I would describe it as games-as-art.
• Any of the Serious Sam games. They were made for PC.
• Fallen Aces is still in early access, but a good story driven retro FPS with sprites and multiple ways of navigating each level.
• Trepang2 - a bit of an odd FPS with bullet time.
• Roboquest - rogue like FPS
• Exit 8 - horror walking simulator. Kinda short once you figure it out.
• APE OUT - Ape smash! Top down "shooter".
• Hotline Miami 1 and 2 - top down shooters with fast deaths and excellent soundtracks
• The Binding of Isaac - has always been popular if a little dated
• Gunpoint - stealth puzzle third person. Came out a decade ago, but a good game.
• Party Hard - little indie murder-everyone-and-don't-get-caught.
• The Stanley Parable - walking simulator with some interesting dialog and interactions. 9-to-5 office people can relate.
• Dusk - awesome boomer shooter
• Antichamber - came out a decade ago, but it's mind bending first-person puzzles.
• Hades and Hades 2 which is in early access. Third person isometric rogue-like.
• The Invincible - Story driven walking simulator based off the book of the same name. Good story.
• Firewatch - story driven walking simulator
• Deep Rock Galactic - wasn't my pint of beer, but a lot of people like it.

Half-Life 2 is pretty much a must have. Black Mesa is a good remake of the original.

Do these designers not have children?

Their children are furry and meow. But in all seriousness, I would consider it an engineering oversight for not considering how their product is being used in real households.

Even I have to clean up when I miss; which happens max, max, 95% of the time.

You miss a max of 95% of the time? 🙃 On a related note, most people are bad with percentages.

IKR, this is the first time I've heard of someone running milk directly through freshly ground coffee beans.

I've never heard of a bar grinder. Do you mean a burr grinder? The two most common styles are conical and flat.

Very fresh coffee will have a bloom due to CO₂ that's still trapped. When I do a pour over with coffee that's <2 weeks after roasting, it has a very large bloom. While coffee that's been sitting for months tends to have no bloom.

If you're using a press pot, one thing you can do is to only press down to where the filter is just below the surface of the coffee then do a slow pour into your cup or carafe. This will keep most of the fines and sludge in the press pot.

My basic press pot recipe is to use water that's 206° F to 208° F (96.6° C to 97.7° C). 1:16 ratio coffee to water by weight. (You can lower that ratio if you like it stronger) Pour the hot water into the grounds and let it steep for 4 minutes. Stir the grounds to break the crust, spoon off the foam, and let everything settle for another 5 minutes. Finally, put the filter just below the surface of the coffee, do not press any further, then do a slow pour into a carafe. The pour usually takes 1 to 2 minutes. This is a slow method but makes a very good cup.

Edit: I usually grind slightly coarser than I would use for pour over.

One of the first albums I bought, and I listened the hell out of it.