The new @valvesoftware.com steam machine really does remind me about Deep thought from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
12.11.2025 23:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@thehubbbard.bsky.social
Space Radiation Scientist working on a number of things from muon tomography, radiation detectors, spacecraft shielding and whatever else comes my way! https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4378-826X
The new @valvesoftware.com steam machine really does remind me about Deep thought from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
12.11.2025 23:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So valve announced three bits of new hardware. Three... 3... half-life...???
12.11.2025 18:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I work in the industry. Its more that rads or more often krads is standard is space testing. Mainly due to historical circumstances from what I understand and also convince of numbers.
When I did irradiations for medical and other items, that was often Gy but sometimes rad depending on end user
How easy do you think would it be to fit the beelink into a 10 inch rack. Its effectively 2.25U, so could a couple of pis be stacked next to it for efficient space in a mini rack?
04.07.2025 15:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Imagine the mischief red shirt Jeff could get up to with that!
19.03.2025 00:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ok I was close enough for the 5070 review! Where to next...?
04.03.2025 14:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I had a dream last night that a Cadburys creme egg was 75p... except it was the size of an ostrich egg... please this needs to happen!
01.03.2025 12:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So are we looking forward to Steve stands on a ladder for the 5070 Ti review and then a scissor lift for 5070
29.01.2025 22:36 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0ππ°β’οΈπ‘
08.01.2025 00:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not sure if you are aware of this curated list of all AM5 motherboards but I found it useful when trying to pick mine. But it indeed does feel that so many things have been dropped not to mention 3+ slot cards covering much needed PCIE slots
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Thank you Ο-moroni!
30.11.2024 19:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#yarrbooty
30.11.2024 17:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Nibblon the average percentage every year that a product decreases in size due to shrinkflation.
Example of being used in a sentence: This Mars bar has reduced by 2 Nibblons this year what is the world coming to!
In psychology, the "wisdom of the crowd" theory shows how averaging many guesses can reveal surprising accuracy. The "sweets in a jar" experiment is a common way of demonstrating this. Looking at the results for LEGO pieces in this Minifig head reveals... we're a bit off. Likely needed more people!
29.11.2024 18:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0137 #yarrbooty
29.11.2024 17:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Short poem about X-ray fluorescence from space radiation, allowing EPIC-pn on XMM-Newton to take a selfie #yarrbooty
Cosmic rays in endless flight,
Copper glows with X-ray light.
In every pulse, a story told,
An EPIC selfie, circuits bold.
Image from xmmweb.esac.esa.int/docs/documen...
Currently doing research on custom DIY keyboards. It's a shame there are so few ISO UK selections out there, so much ANSI. I want my extra key and nicely shaped enter key
17.11.2024 10:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Things I am still missing from twitter:
- Larry the bird (the logo!)
- The name, twitter, has a special place in my heart
- The fail whale
- Space companies & people
However everything else seems to be here!
Blue sky is missing some Panda
09.11.2024 23:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thank you :)
29.10.2024 21:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Who is the training aimed at? I work in the space sector and would be interested
29.10.2024 20:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Looks like a great machine w/ 10GB ethernet. I would use it as a CI/CD for building my code for Apple silicon... but as usual the prices for storage... WTF. I'm fine with RAM being SoC for Apple due to chips underlying architecture. I'll stick to Linux and Windows where I can tinker & upgrade
29.10.2024 20:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This feels like Twitter in the early days. Is there a fail whale here, I miss them
19.10.2024 22:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Linux Mint I've used it for over a decade now. Have tried many different ones,(Zorin, Pop, elementary & others) over the years. At one point I quintuple-booted a machine using rEFInd and switched between many. Probably wasn't the best way to do it, I still wonder how many nth-boot you could go to
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