MetallicCloud (u/MetallicCloud)

MetallicCloud commented on Cockatoos have learned to operate drinking fountains in Australia science.org/content/artic... · Posted by u/pseudolus

gearhart · 6 months ago

I will never forget watching a kookaburra swoop down as my grandmother went to take a bite out of a bacon sandwich, and stealing a piece of bacon out of it without touching her or the bread. It then sat on a branch whacking the bacon against it to "kill it" before eating it.

MetallicCloud · 6 months ago

Same with me, but I was camping as a kid. One took the snag out of my mates bread just as he was about to bite it. It made sure it was dead by hitting it on the tree it landed in.

MetallicCloud commented on Why young parents should focus on building trust with their kids desunit.com/blog/marshmal... · Posted by u/desunit

diob · 10 months ago

Wow, thanks for this. I can relate to this instability, but I'd never seen or heard of this follow on study.

MetallicCloud · 10 months ago

It's at least half of what the article is about.

MetallicCloud commented on Apple is open sourcing Swift Build swift.org/blog/the-next-c... · Posted by u/dayanruben

MetallicCloud · a year ago

I wish they would stop adding anything to the language and document what they have. I constantly need to reverse engineer how things work. For example, I just had to integrate AccessorySetupKit and the docs are laughable.

MetallicCloud commented on What the hell is a luminiferous theremin? extkits.co.uk/what-the-he... · Posted by u/edent

amelius · a year ago

... but why the hell would you listen to one?

This last question is unfortunately never answered.

The theremin is a good example of we made it "because we can" instead of "because we should".

Of course, glad to be proven wrong.

MetallicCloud · a year ago

It features in one my favourite songs 'Red right hand' by Nick Cave.

MetallicCloud commented on How many bathrooms have Neanderthals in the tile? johnhawks.net/weblog/how-... · Posted by u/Luc

bunabhucan · 2 years ago

In Boulder CO there are incentives to deconstruct rather than demo houses. The materials are sold at a local yard. They send a weekly materials alert:

https://imgur.com/kFax0eK

MetallicCloud · 2 years ago

Could you share the name of the yard?

MetallicCloud commented on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly nytimes.com/2024/03/21/te... · Posted by u/jcfrei

oulu2006 · 2 years ago

The rest of the world does WhatsApp, Australia/NZ/Southeast Asia/almost all of South America, it's massive.

MetallicCloud · 2 years ago

As an Australian, is this true? Granted, I grew up rural in Victoria, but I don't know anyone who uses it.

MetallicCloud commented on Amazon and iRobot call off their planned acquisition cnbc.com/2024/01/29/amazo... · Posted by u/bitsage

beeboobaa · 2 years ago

As someone looking for a robot vacuum, care to just share to name?

MetallicCloud · 2 years ago

Sounds like the Dreame L20 Ultra. I have it, it's miles better than any irobot I've owned.