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First room temperature and pressure superconductor discovered in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They published another version with a longer list of authors. They published this one under three authors since that’s the maximum number you can split a Nobel prize between. Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the real deal, but it means that the researchers sure think it is.

Audiobooks in c/piracy
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I import them into the native books app and it’s good enough that I haven’t had a reason to look elsewhere. You might need to sync with a Mac for this to be an option though—I’m not sure if it can be done without the accompanying MacOS books app.

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Threat modelling tip: instead of a grand catastrophe, consider two simultaneous inconveniences (lemmy.ca)
 

A lot of prepper content seems to wrongly focus on grand sudden events-Hollywood-style collapses of society or environment. The reality, from the fall of Rome to Lebanon this century, is that collapse is usually a slow crumbling where the things people rely on become less and less reliable.

A useful intuition pump is to do your threat modelling with two likely events that, if they happened separately, would only be inconveniences, but together pose a serious threat.

For example:

  • Your kid is away at summer camp and there’s a gasoline supply shock.
  • A storm washes out your road and your dad gets readmitted to the hospital.
  • There’s a wildfire and your car battery is dead.

What are the two most likely inconveniences given your loved ones and where you live?

Drinking from a muddy puddle with lifestraw in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Lifestraws are not the most user-friendly filtration device. If you're really stuck drinking from a muddy puddle you're probably going to want two bottles, a scrap of fabric as a pre-filter so you don't clog your actual filter, and a more ergonomic filter (i.e. a sawyer squeeze if on the go, or a gravity bag system if in place). Scoop the mud water with one bottle, pre-filter into the other bottle, then use your filter.

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