XeroxCool @ XeroxCool @lemmy.world

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Alright, I think I can see I was picturing data in the wrong dimension. The data for an AM radio, in a very human-like interpretation, is running along the time axis rather than actual width across the available sources. It'd take multiple radios to "see" multiple frequencies.

I can't tell you which to do. The comments so far seem pretty adamant in saying don't bring it up. So what I can offer is my experience for having done exactly what you think you want to do. Unfortunately, I don't have any real feedback from the other side.

I had a girlfriend for most of high school. Things weren't great, but I didn't know better. We broke up abruptly somewhat shortly after graduation and I was an asshole without remorse. Both of us dated quickly and ended up marrying our next dates (though several years down the line). A few years after the breakup, I started feeling deeply upset about it probably monthly. I had avoided all the high school group meetups because I felt she was entitled to those friends more. But at that point, I was alone and didn't have my own friends - just my girlfriend's. I feel this was part of an overall feeling of failure. Low paying job, untapped career path, living with my parents, college dropout, and alone. I still thought about the high school girlfriend often. Not in a luatful or coveting way, just in a caring way? Is she OK, does she hate me, did I cause long term pain, does her family hate me, etc.

So one day, probably 7 years after the breakup, I messaged her. I said I was sorry for the way I acted and for hurting her. I said I was glad she moved on. It felt long on a phone by FB messenger, but it was probably just 6 sentences.

She said none of what happened mattered. We were kids. We didn't know better and it wasn't a serious relationship anyway and that it wasn't a big deal. She then asked if I was OK. Twice. I think she thought I was at risk of harming myself. That was the end of the conversation.

I imagine appearing out of the blue and going straight to a painful period brought back some pain. It hurt me to hear her say years together weren't important. I can hypothesize she was lying a little bit, either now to downplay it to me or earlier to herself. I can hypothesize I put depressing thoughts of us into her head for a while. I don't know what effect I had on her from that moment.

But I stopped thinking about her.

I hate to promote causing your friend pain to release yourself, but I don't know how else to do it. I can guess that was a symptom of my overall mental health rather than the cause of my pain in that time period. So before you do this to free yourself, I ask, are you feeling OK otherwise? Are you dwelling on other mistakes? Are you content with your trajectory?

The point is we have adaptations that allow us to handle the amount of light we live in. As humans, it's not sensitive enough for moonless night activities and not adaptive enough to handle staring at the sun, but appropriate for most earthly activities. Meanwhile, nocturnal eyes in other animals are easily overwhelmed in daytime and diurnal eyes can be even less useful at night. So for this alien, we can't decide if it'll be blinded or perfectly competent at handling our local illumination. All depends on if it evolved to hide between stars or eat inner planets

Edit: the 2 comments below give a pretty good explanation as to why the following comment is not correct. Original comment, as always:

I don't see why they'd have to have big eyes. We use massive radio telescopes for sensitivity, not for the spectrum range. AM radio is in the order of 100 meter wavelengths, but handheld devices can receive it. Wavelength isn't really the defining factor as much as being able to handle the frequency of the data over the time required. Wavelength is not how tall the wave is, amplitude is.

Well yeah, JD is great. He did things like... Gang up on Zelensky, so he's got the general Maga crowd s vote and he killed the pope, so now he's got the entire non-catholic Christian vote. Pretty solid.

Small federal government where they're winning, states rights where they're losing

Probably sick of being called that as if it's an insult

They're boning

I don't think you know the difference between a critique and just being negative. Your comments are needlessly rude.

That's much closer than I got in my car without taking the tour. Was it off? Or do you work there and that Liberty is a diesel?

And yes, for those that question it, there are diesel Liberties. Far as I know, only diesels are allowed within a mile of the telescope because spark plugs cause radio interference

OK, what pics do you have to post to improve the community then? Nobody said this c/ has to be artsy.

It'll pick up autofocus of a digital camera and spark plugs firing in a gas engine. Not a joke. They have a chart showing the camera signal (some use a radio signal) and all vehicles on campus are diesel. No cell service is allowed in the valley and they have to approve towers in a 100 mile square. It's pretty serious. It also great for incredibly dark skies, for the astronomer in you.

I assume OP intended to force daytuh base, but I hear dada base fairly often. I don't know if it's more regional or more field related

My introduction was Xkcd when they hired a mathematician for the weather forecast, then replaced him with a linguist [rollover: and then a software dev]

https://xkcd.com/1985/

You know... I didn't think about that because I don't own it and haven't touched it. Consider the topic fathomed. Seems like some people do just fine without the protector, but I was blinded with our hard glass designs. Thank you

And as old as 2010 for me

Interesting. I did get some very mild scratches from keys on my pixel 7 early on. I didn't think harder glass would come with less scratch resistance. Sure you don't mean greater tensile strength?

I don't have any stat points left to git gud :( automotive has fallen from beloved hobby to strictly necessity

I've looked like that car picture many times. I've taken many car naps at work during lunch. It takes some practice and routine setting, but it's really effective when i get into the swing and nap daily for a couple weeks. 1 hour lunch paired with <15 mins to great and rest something from home

I swear, most fucked up screens I see are actually temperate glass screen protectors. The cracked protector is proof to them the protector works. I take it as proof a thin piece of glass barely adhered to a flexible chassis is way more prone to failure than the actual screen. I had film protectors until I my pixel 3a. Surprise, screen glass is hard as... Glass.

(edit: see comment below saying it's a wear item. Unedited comment still here:) I cannot fathom why my coworker continually replaces the soft protector on his Samsung flip due to failure at the hinge. . The folding phone. The one that only ever goes in his phone folded.