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  • How did you come out to your family?

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  • Apologies if this isn't welcome. If its not welcome, I'll delete. I'm a brother that was "came out" to, and I can tell you how it went:

    I had already started to see the changes in how they dressed and carried themselves in the months prior. Most importantly, I could see how much happier they were. They asked to meet for lunch one day, which I happily accepted. Clearly nervous, she told me for the first time that she was trans. I could see the fear on her face waiting for a reply. I immediately told her I fully supported her, her choice didn't negatively affect me in any way, and that I loved her just the same as I had before. The relief washed across her face immediately. Oh, the tacos we were having for lunch were really good too!

    I hope your brother is equally receptive.

  • The machines are fine. I'm worried about us.

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  • Bob learned how to use the agent to do work, which is just as useful to society.

    Bob used the agent to do the work of a junior and it cost him the ability to learn how to do it himself as a senior in the future.

  • The machines are fine. I'm worried about us.

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  • This is an uncomfortably well written and thought out article. Its also helped me put into words some of my own conceptual reluctance to fully embrace LLMs in my work. I know how I've learned from tackling problems on my own in my career. I worry that the seductive siren of the "right answer" LLM without the effort may be too strong for me to resist or too subtle for me to notice.

    Whats the answer? Become the constant contrarian never able to trust anything these output? At that point the value of using the LLM at all is erased.

  • IPv6 adoption statistics – Google

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  • SLAAC

  • Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past

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  • I don’t really know what to say, but thank you is a start, I might actually be a bit down.

    This can happen to any of us. If you need help, seek it. There's no shame it in. We are not born with the tools to remedy everything. Many times we need to seek help outside of ourselves. Remember that life is worth living.

    LEO is still in over 10-20k a cubsat no?

    Nope! That same 1kg cubesat you're referring to can be put in Sun synchronous orbit (meaning always has solar power exposure) for $5k-$6k on a rideshare launch that launch every 3 to 6 months. Picosats and even Femtosats are all smaller and cheaper with some less than $1k (but you may have to wait years for a launch).

    I went for a walk, touched grass, and remembered one of my old inventions that I never had the time to build (and my homemade 3D printer wasn’t up to the job, but my new store bought one is, probably).

    I'm glad to hear this! You've obviously got some incredible skills and experience. I hope you're able to recapture your spark. It sounds like you're already on the path to doing so!

  • Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern

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  • Why is there such a large fight over using Yucca Mountain in Nevada for high level nuclear waste disposal, when these folks right here are looking to strip away any protection that would prevent it in their town?

  • Harvard scientists link gut bacteria to depression through hidden inflammation trigger

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  • From another source:

    "What Is Diethanolamine? Diethanolamine is an ingredient used in skincare and cosmetic formulations to adjust the pH and improve the stability and lather of a product. Diethanolamine or DEA is generally used in products such as moisturizers, sunscreens, shampoos, cleaners and conditioners. DEA is rarely used and when it is used it is used in very small quantities to ensure that the product is gentle and non-irritating." source

  • What's the difference between an APR and interest rate?

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  • No worries, its certainly happened to me too on other topics. Thank you for your edit to your post to make sure others don't come away with the wrong information.

  • Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past

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  • and feel not so interested in just following say how a meshstatic works or just buy one.

    If you're at the high end of knowledge and skill, as it sounds like you are, you are even closer to being able to take advantage of technology that exists today that is cheap now that most of us. Ten years ago:

    • a LiDAR system would have cost thousands of dollars. Today you can buy them for about $100.
    • Inconel was only available to the state-of-the-art industrial processes and was very hard to manufacture parts with. Today you can upload your files, have your parts made via additive manufacturing with Inconel and those parts shipped right to your door for affordable prices.
    • Computing power has significantly increased. TPUs are bringing down not only the cost of Tensor operations, but the energy consumption needed for equal amount of processing from 10 years ago.
    • the cost per kg for delivering a payload to LEO has dropped dramatically in the last 10 years and continues to do so. More orbital inclinations are available on rideshare flights than ever before including many sun synchronous allowing for continuous solar power. Some idiot like me can actually afford to put an object in LEO. That's freakin' amazing!
    • battery technology has evolved drastically in 10 years for commercially available product from cheap and plentiful LFPs to Na-ion cells that can operation without loss at - 40 °C without power loss.

    “Everything” also has been built which doesn’t help. Or so I feel!

    I can't even imagine having this thought. Honestly, with your skill level I am getting the feeling this has nothing to do with the state of technology right now. I'm not going to pry into your personal life, but I'm wondering if you're facing challenges that have nothing to do with technology, but are causing you distress depressing your interests in things you used to love. I could be way off, and if so forgive me for presuming.

  • What's the difference between an APR and interest rate?

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  • APR, is referring to only interest. It has nothing to do with other fees.

  • Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past

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  • Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a fun space but not much has happened the last ten years there (or prove me wrong 😁!)

    10ish years ago when R Pi and Arduino entered the scene it was a big splash, but the most benefit really only occurred for folks that could take the raw parts and had the ability to built a new solution largely without help from others. Its even better today because you can buy a ready-made Pi Hat, fully documented, with drivers, to dramatically expand the functionality of an R Pi today. 10 years ago, you'd be laying out your own PCB, etching it yourself, and soldiering those SMT components with your own hot air pencil. Now you don't, and you can access that functionality to keep building on whatever it is you're actually trying to build.

    Nearly everything has a RestAPI now. This means coding solutions are much more accessible for modifications. Software Defined Radio is cheap and easy now, all with over a decade of documented solutions and parts available. This leads to things like Meshtastic and Flipper.

    Its a much more accessible space to these cheap and functional technologies than it was 10ish years ago.

  • A vaccine long framed as protection against cervical cancer in women is now showing clear benefits for men.

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  • Yes, both are expensive out-of-pocket. That's part of the decision about why to not recommend gardisil (HPV vaccine) for the wider groups without the clinical outcomes to show the value. However, I addressed this in a later post in this thread, in the USA the ACA makes sure nearly all health insurance pays for recommended vaccines at 100%. So if you have insurance its most likely you can get gardisil or shingrex (for shingles) with zero out-of-pocket costs. I was surprised to see the retail price of Shingrex at $500, but I didn't pay a penny of that as it was fully covered.

  • A vaccine long framed as protection against cervical cancer in women is now showing clear benefits for men.

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  • My friend had a really bad case of shingles at age 45 he was bedridden for 3 weeks in tremendous pain, he almost lost eyesight in one eye. Another friend got it at 41 and while she wasn't as bad off as the first friend was tremendously painful and she was out of work for weeks. When I got my shingles shot I told the pharmacist these stories, and she told me she herself got shingles at 35.

    I would have rolled the dice on a bad inflammatory reaction from shingles vaccine given the chance.

  • PepsiCo Cuts Chip Prices After Losing Over $1 Billion in Revenue

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  • Using Extreme Ultraviolet lithography!

  • PepsiCo Cuts Chip Prices After Losing Over $1 Billion in Revenue

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  • My rec is Hardbite Chips.

    Awesome! These look like they're available local to me only a couple miles away here on the wrong side of the border.

  • DOJ aims to strip citizenship from hundreds of foreign-born Americans, sources say

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  • And German-born immigrant Peter Thiel?

  • PepsiCo Cuts Chip Prices After Losing Over $1 Billion in Revenue

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  • If you've found one, do you have any leads on a Canadian brand that makes good All-Dressed chips? I'd definitely pick them on my next trip north.

  • PepsiCo Cuts Chip Prices After Losing Over $1 Billion in Revenue

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  • When I initially readthe headline I was very confused because I hadn't been aware Pepisco had become a semiconductor manufacturer.

  • Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads

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  • I thought about that too, but juries usually don't decide the sentence (in this case, execution). Juries just determine guilty or not on the charges. Sentencing is usually decided by the presiding judge after the jury renders its verdict on the charges and are already dismissed.

  • Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca
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    Where to buy Stanfields undershirts in retail stores in southern Ontario?

  • Formula 1 @lemmy.world
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    With the cancellation of 2 races, what tracks would you want added to the 2026 schedule as replacements?

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Even more Star Trek wash party

  • Superbowl @lemmy.world
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    Video: When A Barn Owl And Great Horned Owl Meet

  • Personal Finance @lemmy.ml
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    Lock your Fidelity and Vanguard accounts from outbound ACATS transfers

    clark.com /personal-finance-credit/investing-retirement/why-you-need-to-lock-your-brokerage-account-today/
  • Asahi Linux @lemmy.world
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    Asahi Linux after 3 days of use

  • Asahi Linux @lemmy.world
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    Asahi Linux after 24 hours of use

  • His Dark Materials @lemmy.world
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    I don't believe in an afterlife, but if I could choose one, I'd really like the one in His Dark Materials

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    How Many Phones Sport a 5 and 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One.

    hackaday.com /2025/09/27/how-many-phones-sport-a-5-and-1-4-diskette-drive-this-one/
  • Tan Eggs @lemmy.ca
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    Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) being adorable and a great model

  • Windsor @lemmy.ca
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    Crown Royal bottler in Amherstburg closing, shifting work to Valleyfield, Quebec

    globalnews.ca /news/11354170/crown-royal-bottler-closing-down-ontario-plant-moving-operations-to-u-s/
  • Gunpla Building Community @lemmy.world
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    Gunpla kits found in the trash!

  • Gunpla Building Community @lemmy.world
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    I never knew how much you put into your hobby! You guys are dedicated!

  • Formuladank – The No.1 source for motorsports news since 1837 @lemmy.world
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    You mean to tell me...

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Chief O'Brien has the most wholesome Holosuite programs

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

    apnews.com /article/tom-smothers-dies-smothers-brothers-3e1727faf1b6469da7b2cfc7b2874c56