Stuff you didn't know and probably don't care about

[KMFJD]

Optical Storage is back

Researchers have developed a Very Big Disc™ that can store up to 200 terabytes of data and may represent a return to optical media for long term storage

You can't keep a good disk down, it seems.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[IronWing]

The neutral pH of pure water decreases with increased temperature and pressure. Under surface conditions, neutral pH is 7. In the deep crust, the neutral pH is about 4.

 

[sdifox]

Optical Storage is back

Researchers have developed a Very Big Disc™ that can store up to 200 terabytes of data and may represent a return to optical media for long term storage

You can't keep a good disk down, it seems.

www.pcgamer.com

finally all of pornhub can fit on one disk!

 

[Charmonium]

finally all of pornhub can fit on one disk!

Thank Zorkon-my 50T RAID array was running low

 

[Charmonium]

The sand on white sand beaches is parrot fish poop

 

[Red Squirrel]

Optical Storage is back

Researchers have developed a Very Big Disc™ that can store up to 200 terabytes of data and may represent a return to optical media for long term storage

You can't keep a good disk down, it seems.

www.pcgamer.com

I have a feeling this will probably not hit consumer market or be very expensive, but still pretty cool they managed that. The nice thing about optical media is being able to make a read only archive. I was going through some of my old archive CDs that are like 20 years old and all the data was still accessible. Lot of nostalgia. Made me think about how I kinda stopped doing that, and probably should. All my data is on spinning disks, or on cold backups, but none of it is really archived in a read only format.

 

[igor_kavinski]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1391793474808890

 

[IronWing]

During the University of Wisconsin's biennial engineering expo, school kids used to get to cross the catwalk to look down into the operating reactor. It was pretty neat. By the time I was in college, the engineering school stopped allowing it as too many items got dropped in the water and had to be fished out.

 

[Red Squirrel]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1391793474808890

I remember seeing this years back. Had no idea reactors actually did glow, I thought that was just a Hollywood thing.

 

[snoopy7548]

During the University of Wisconsin's biennial engineering expo, school kids used to get to cross the catwalk to look down into the operating reactor. It was pretty neat. By the time I was in college, the engineering school stopped allowing it as too many items got dropped in the water and had to be fished out.

If you swim in it, do you get super powers?

 

[Charmonium]

If you swim in it, do you get super powers?

I think you have to drink it

 

[Charmonium]

My hair is 30 microns thick.

 

[igor_kavinski]

DNA parasite now plays key role in making critical nerve cell protein

An RNA has been adopted to help the production of myelin, a key nerve protein.

arstechnica.com

CRAP! We really ARE a mistake!

Without that virus infecting one of our ancestors, I would not be typing this right now

 

[igor_kavinski]

Did Chinese scientists gene edit tardigrade DNA into human stem cells?

A recent article claims Chinese military scientists increased the radiation tolerance of human cells by inserting tardigrade DNA -- did this really happen?

futureofbeinghuman.com

The update at the end is super interesting. As alarming as it may sound at first, thankfully this threat isn't that threatening at all.

 

[igor_kavinski]

https://fb.watch/qUMQNPr2Nb

 

[Kaido]

Apparently you can call the Space Station using a radio haha

https://imgur.com/SCo7ntq

 

[Charmonium]

Hey! Space station, is Ben Dover there?

 

[igor_kavinski]

https://fb.watch/qXo6lGYGit

 

[Red Squirrel]

https://fb.watch/qUMQNPr2Nb

We need a couple of those in my city programmed to pickup syringes lol.

 

[stargazr]

Citizen is marking their 100th Anniversary with a pocket watch. Pretty cool; I like pocket watches although haven't actually used one for many years. A bit expensive

Citizen Marks Centenary with Pocket Watch and New Calibre | SJX Watches

Unusual, vintage inspired, but entirely new.

watchesbysjx.com

 

[highland145]

Citizen is marking their 100th Anniversary with a pocket watch. Pretty cool; I like pocket watches although haven't actually used one for many years. A bit expensive

Citizen Marks Centenary with Pocket Watch and New Calibre | SJX Watches

Unusual, vintage inspired, but entirely new.

watchesbysjx.com

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Yep, cool. Too bad I don't have a use for one.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Yep, cool. Too bad I don't have a use for one.

Good excuse to learn hypnosis.

 

[highland145]

Good excuse to learn hypnosis.

Just give em a roofie.



jk

 

[igor_kavinski]

Just give em a roofie.



jk

I would go for "Truth Serum" as my drug of choice.

 

[mikeymikec]

I think I might regularly visit this reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/

TIL about graphics card frame generation there.