@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info2026-01-13 03:00:34
I bought a pair of 25' Intellitron stainless steel whip antennas from GigaParts while they were on sale ("two is one and one is none" and the second one tipped me me into "free shipping" making its marginal cost pretty low). On removing them from the packages, however, loose roll pins fell out, and the bases fell off the antennas. Both of them.
A roll pin is an inappropriate fastener to use to connect two concentric thin-walled tubes, so this is a design failure. And the roll pins are …
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-12 20:56:52
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced.
But where does that lost tire material go?
The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways,
where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber carry several chemicals that can transfer into fish, crabs and perhaps even the people who eat them.
Millions of metric tons of plastic waste enter the world’s oceans every year.
In recent times, tire wear particles have been found t…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2026-03-12 02:26:19
By their very nature they will never and can never experience happiness.
They’re sad sacks of miserable shit who always want more and can never have enough.
And they’ll go to their graves feeling miserable and lonely.
@primonatura@mstdn.social2026-03-10 20:00:19
"Tree Bark Microbes and Climate Gases Reveal Hidden Forest Climate Regulation"
#Trees #Environment
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@compfu@mograph.social2026-02-11 20:59:17
It's time to post the Akira Slide Supercut again ^_^
#Akira #PawPatrol
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-03-11 07:08:34
Eine Übersichtsarbeit in Lancet Child and Adolescent Health weist auf Risiken von #Mikroplastik und #Nanoplastik für die kindliche Entwicklung hin.
Endokrine Disruptoren wie #Bisphenole
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it2026-02-12 00:29:37
The black shit covering the snow? That's from #cars. But importantly, it's not just exhaust soot - it's also pieces of tire (as they wear down). Eg, #microplastics that will end up in the ocean and in our drinking water.
@rmdes@mstdn.social2026-02-09 13:45:27
@compfu@mograph.social2026-02-11 21:25:08
I'm trying to watch some legendary 80s movies that I have forgotten about (or never seen before). Recently, I've picked up "Stand By Me": a group of friends set out to find a dead body. I don't know which bits were just 1950s nostalgia (as seen from the 80s). But it sure has a unique flair. And a lot of strange bits: kids walking a whole summer day with raw meat in their backpack to enjoy meatballs at an evening camp fire! A side story about barfing up blueberry pie.
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info2026-02-12 01:23:17
AvBrief has what looks like the real scoop on the AOPA board firing Darren Pleasance. By all accounts, he was actually effective as a CEO, turning the organization around significantly during his short tenure. Maybe some board members were threatened by having someone more competent than themselves, or maybe just more honest, in the CEO seat.
#aviation