fearout @kbin.social Professional industrial and jewelry designer (here's my Bēhance portfolio), hard-sci-fi enjoyer, cat lover and procrastinator. Started a few communities on kbin: Urban Details, Industrial Design and Jewelry Design, feel free to join if you find those interesting. You can tip me if you like or use something I made.
I have never met anyone who has read Alastair Reynolds’ Revelation Space series. It’s one of my favourite sci-fi’s and I can’t even get someone I know to read it, everyone thinks it’s boring :)
How come no one mentioned it yet?
Guys, check out this short film :)
It’s what should have been expected though. Lots of people check it out during the hype, and later only those who actually found it useful/interesting/fun remain.
Most of the hype-launched services should have similar numbers.
Likely? I feel like I’ve read several news stories confirming arms shipments from China here and there. Weren’t there?
I guess that depends on your definition of a flamethrower. To me, a flamethrower is primarily a weapon. And what you are describing is a roofing torch. Googling it now, I can’t seem to find anyone calling them “roofing flamethrowers”. Flame gun — sometimes — but never actually a flamethrower.
So the legality is probably an issue with not being specific enough with the tool/weapon differentiation. I don’t think actual flamethrowers should be legal.
We were doing stupid shit with regular propane torches as kids. Doesn’t mean those were flamethrowers tho.
That’s a stupid reason for banning people, but weren’t those just propane torches? You can buy one at any hardware store and tape it to a nerf gun to make a similar toy. While they do “throw flames”, I wouldn’t really call those flamethrowers, which usually utilize liquid fuel and are actually weapons.
Same. I’ve only ever seen this error after some time of inactivity, and reloading the page always helps.
Oh right, didn’t consider some may remain sealed, that’s cool.
Out of weird drinks, I’m betting on kykeon, an LSD-like psychedelic drink made from ergot-infected barley :)
Considering that it sank like 2000 years ago, would there be any detectable molecular traces left to figure out amphoras’ contents? Or would everything be destroyed by now?
I’ve had this happen on kbin quite a few times as well, but even if it redirects to a new page with an error message, it always saves the text in the input field. Haven’t lost a single letter once.
Does it work differently for you? At what point does it lose some of your content?
I had a CT scan after an accident, and no one told me what contrast is going to feel like, the nurse simply injected me without any explanation.
And omfg, that might’ve been one of the scariest 30 seconds of my life. It felt like I was injected with straight up lava. My whole body was burning from the inside, and I felt like I would just spontaneously combust any second. It very quickly subsided though and there was no negative reaction overall, just higher sensitivity than average. But holy shit, I would want to know about stuff like this beforehand.
At this rate, he’ll also copy musk’s advertiser turnaround and changes in company valuation
His pigments are pretty cool. I’ve used several over the years and quite liked them.
How often do you take road trips? The vast majority of trips taken by car are within 20–30 km. An average EV range can easily cover most people’s daily driving needs.
You know scientists always trying to make things happen but never asking if they “Should”?
I’ve never seen someone use this as an argument, only as a joke. Can you provide some examples of the things that you think scientists tried to make happen without thinking whether they should or not?
Also, how is user-specific trust at play here? I never even look at usernames, instead I will upvote or ignore posts based on their content. I don’t think you can really ease Lemmy/kbin users into believing some divisive nonsense that easily.
Planning on getting a diamond ring? Try moissanite instead, it's far superior in practically every way
How does moissanite compare to diamond?
- Very similar hardness (9.25+ vs 10), but lower value makes moissanite a bit less brittle, less prone to chipping and more durable overall
- Higher refractive index (2.65–2.69 vs 2.42), which gives moissanite more brilliance and sparkle compared to diamonds
- Lower Abbe number. It means that moissanite tends to disperse light into colors more than diamond, giving moissanite more fiery or rainbow colors
- Usually lab-produced, so much more ethical in general, and much higher clarity on average
- It’s waaay cheaper
So for anyone going for a diamond ring, I suggest trying moissanite instead. The only thing that diamond has going for it in this comparison is just decades-long PR. It’s not even a fun gem chemistry-wise, it’s just carbon. Moissanite, on the other hand, is SiC :)
Read this from start to finish (or listen to it, there’s an audio version). DO NOT skim it or skip to the end, you’ll spoil it and it won’t work. Trust me, it’s worth it. It’s a thing of beauty.
And I assure you, it definitely fits the community
Let’s play Roulette Obscura — getting to know random interesting places
Follow this link. It leads to a random page on Atlas Obscura — a website dedicated to collecting unusual places around the world. Tell us what you landed on and share a few thoughts about that subject. You can reroll a few times since not all the results might fit the theme of the community.
Also, I’m thinking this might make a fun weekly tradition to have an interesting discussion. What do you think about that?
Jewelry Design — community dedicated to modern jewelry design: share your work, interesting pieces you come across, or discuss recent trends. Both jewellers and lurkers are welcome
The community is located on kbin. In case you don’t see any posts, no one from your instance has yet subscribed to the community. Subscribe and you’ll see new posts going forward. There are several threads there right now.
Links galore (hopefully at least one works):
!jewelrydesign | !jewelrydesign
!jewelrydesign | [email protected]
Or just paste this into search: [email protected]
Stolpersteine ("stumbling stones") — memorial pavement blocks installed in the pavement in front of the former houses of the holocaust victims. There are 75,000 of these across 24 European countries
Girona, Spain Bamberg, Germany Würzburg, Germany Bad Wildungen, Germany Marburg, Germany Wetzlar, Germany Montauber, Germany Andernach, Germany Schleiden-Gemünd, Germany Gouda, Netherlands Amsterda…
They're intended to provoke thought about the impact and enormity of past events and to serve as a powerful reminder
Twitter seems to ban all Threads links to reaffirm its position as a “free speech absolutist” platform
A search for Threads content on Twitter currently brings up zero results, despite plenty of links to Meta’s microblogging rival being posted on the platform.
19 EU flag icons in two styles each
This pack includes icons for these countries: List of all countries included in this pack: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden + an EU flag.
All icons are rendered on transparent background. Don’t trim or change the aspect ratio of the image — the icons are carefully placed to avoid both cutout zones (small icon circle/banner rectangle). I’ve also changed the lighting setup a bit so that the icons should work well on both white and black backgrounds.
Download links (there turned out to be a few flag rotation mistakes, wait for an update): Glassy icons pack (updated first going forward) Metallic icons pack (going to be updated less due to lower demand)
Kbinicons Part 3 is here: 19 EU flags in two different styles each + a psd file to generate small instance logos for separate kbin instances
Hi everyone, I’m back with another kbin icon pack. This time it’s flags for 18 EU countries (the non-fancy ones) + an EU flag. So 38 icons in total. All icons come in two styles: semi-transparent/glassy and opaque metallic. I also made a simple instance logo generator.
Flags List of all countries included in this pack: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden + an EU flag. Here are the previews for all the glassy and metallic icons.
All icons are rendered on transparent background. Don’t trim or change the aspect ratio of the image — the icons are carefully placed to avoid both cutout zones (small icon circle/banner rectangle). I’ve also changed the lighting setup a bit so that the icons should work well on both white and black backgrounds.
Download links: Glassy icons pack | Metallic icons pack (edit: there turned out to be a few flag rotation mistakes, wait for an update please)
Instance mini-icon generator (that top left website logo) Sample icon preview. Since this whole flag thing started from @cnk asking for a flag icon for his separate country-specific kbin instance, I also made a .psd file that would make it easy to create such an icon yourself. All you need to do is edit a smart group adding the flag (or any other image) of your choosing. The file also includes a preset for 2-, 3-, 4-striped, and cross flags. For those you’d need to only edit the colors. Download .psd
Terms of use, just in case You can use these icons for any community on any kbin instance. Attribution is not required, although I’d appreciate it if you link to my profile or to any of my communities. If you share these outside of kbin for non-commercial purposes, attribution is required (either to my profile or portfolio). Commercial use is forbidden.
Tips Since I got asked about this a few times already, if you like or use something I made and would like to support me, you can tip me here, I'd appreciate it. But again, totally not required, you’re free to use the icons anyways.
Kbinicons community I also started a community dedicated to these icons. There, you can request a specific icon or just lurk and see what’s new. If you want a flag icon for your community, request it in the pinned post. Or comment here.
Urban Details — a community celebrating everything that cities do right, from tiny Easter eggs or interesting street art pieces to city-encompassing infrastructure projects or unusual public spaces
Check out the pinned post for a general guide to the community that includes lots of relevant examples.
The community is located on kbin. In case you don’t see any posts, no one from your instance has yet subscribed to the community. Subscribe and you’ll see new posts going forward. There are a dozen threads there right now.
Links are a still somewhat a mess, but hopefully at least one should work:
!urbandetails | !urbandetails
Or just paste this into search: [email protected]
3D modeling
3D modeling Everything to do with 3d modeling — share your work, ask for advice, discuss 3D software
Urban Details
Urban Details A place to notice and celebrate stuff that cities do right, from tiny Easter eggs to city-wide infrastructure projects.
Request an icon thread
If you're the owner of a kbin magazine and would like to have an icon in this style, comment here for a request.
Your comment should include the name of your community with a link, a short description of what your community is about, and any kind of themes or ideas you want to see in your icon.
I'll be prioritising larger/unusual/interesting communities. I will not be doing multiple iterations unless I personally find the idea engaging, that would qualify as a commissioned piece.
If you have a suggestion for a generic icon that might fit multiple communities, share it here as well.
Industrial Design — a community to discuss interesting ID projects or techniques, share your work, ask for advice, or see what other designers came up with
The community is located on kbin. In case you don’t see any posts, no one from your instance has yet subscribed to the community. Subscribe and you’ll see new posts going forward. There are several threads there atm.
Links are a bit weird, but at least one should work:
!IndustrialDesign | !IndustrialDesign
Or just paste this into search: [email protected]