iammiles (u/iammiles)

iammiles commented on What a crab sees before it gets eaten by a cuttlefish nytimes.com/2025/03/03/sc... · Posted by u/gk1

jjmarr · 6 months ago

Gift link with video, because a static archive doesn't do the opening video justice:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/science/cuttlefish-camouf...

iammiles · 6 months ago

I appreciate the gift but I suspect sleep tonight will be less than appreciative.

iammiles commented on Bald eagles are thriving again after near extinction newsweek.com/bald-eagles-... · Posted by u/geox

lukevp · 6 months ago

Here in Oregon we have a lot of them, but it never gets old seeing them! We usually see at least a couple on our way to the coast from Portland. Earlier this week, my wife and I saw a mating pair fly high over this field by our house and spiral down towards the ground, holding talons. It was amazing, they are huge incredible birds. I’m so glad to live somewhere that has lots of public land and habitat preservation so my family can enjoy the clean air, water, skies, and trees, as can all of the wildlife we have.

iammiles · 6 months ago

Adding to this thread: I see them a ton around Cathedral Park in St Johns.

iammiles commented on Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video] youtube.com/watch?v=itpcs... · Posted by u/HelloUsername

iammiles · 7 months ago

My number one wish for this iteration is more reliability out of the joycons.

iammiles commented on ABC News hacks into popular robot vacuum, watches owner through camera abc.net.au/news/2024-10-0... · Posted by u/puffl

dikkechill · a year ago

How did you do your research and which one did you eventually buy?

iammiles · a year ago

This sounds like the Roborock S series. I went with lidar over camera because it can run in any lighting condition and I don’t have a need for poop detection.

iammiles commented on The Second Golden Age of Emacs batsov.com/articles/2024/... · Posted by u/ossusermivami

iammiles · 2 years ago

Clojure for the Brave and True[0] is what introduced me to Emacs. Getting a job writing Clojure(script) cemented my use of it.

[0] - https://www.braveclojure.com/basic-emacs/

iammiles commented on How Netflix really uses Java infoq.com/presentations/n... · Posted by u/parsd

iammiles · 2 years ago

…let's say, your TV, or your iOS device will just do 10 network calls to these different microservices. It will just not scale at all. You would have a very bad customer experience. It would feel like using the Disney app. It's just not ideal.

That’s some shade.

iammiles commented on Ruby's exceptional creatures exceptionalcreatures.com/... · Posted by u/ben_s

iammiles · 2 years ago

This is absolutely delightful! The Ruby community seems to punch above its weight when it comes to producing fun, joyful documentation.

iammiles commented on Who makes the most reliable new cars? consumerreports.org/cars/... · Posted by u/deletionist

calamari4065 · 2 years ago

I've had a regrettably excellent experience with my 2015 Mazda. Easily the most reliable machine I've owned.

Which is unfortunate because it's a soulless, joyless shitbox and I hate it. It just starts every single time, but it's not fun to drive. I see dozens of the exact same model on the road every day and they're all boring. The interior is fine, the handling is pretty good, the power is fine, fuel economy is fine. It's just okay all around. Except for the *five hundred dollar* alloy wheels, that really sucks. It's fine, it's boring, it gets me from A to B every time.

My prior car was the first one that I really enjoyed driving. It was fun, it had personality, it was a little car with a lot of pep in its step. It truly was a joy to drive. It burned all of the fluids and had plenty of mechanical problems, but I lovingly maintained everything I knew how to.

Honestly I'd take the fun troublesome car over the bland, boring box on wheels I'm stuck with now. At least troublesome is interesting.

iammiles · 2 years ago

Sounds a lot like my 2013 Subaru Forester. I often fantasize about getting a newer car but then I remember my car is paid off and has never let me down. It doesn't deserve me.