Three children reportedly encountered a man bent over something in a tunnel, an incident tied to an unsolved case with a police composite sketch (Phantombild) still circulated in German cold-case archives.

u/MiguelConehead — 19 days ago
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I finally understand lenses, and you can too

So, I am a very visual learner and have always had trouble with lenses and where the final image lies.
However, I found this simulator (https://ophysics.com/l12.html) that helped me entirely understand the mechanics of lenses. It gives image distance as well as magnification with the inputs of object distance and focal distance. NOTE: It is default a convex lens but move the point named "Focus" to the right side of the lens to change to a concave lens.
I went from guessing on lens questions to conceptually understanding the path of light through a lens, making the world of difference. Hope this helps someone. They also have a mirror simulator (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/geometric-optics)
Cheers.

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u/MiguelConehead — 27 days ago

Be intentional

What makes a person standout in my opinion from the flock is when you are actually doing the work that is being asked of you without any sway. Whatever career path you are taking, make sure that you actually comprehend what you are doing and give all you've got but not to the extend of exhausting yourself that you break down.

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u/MiguelConehead — 1 month ago
▲ 62 r/ShitEconomy+1 crossposts

Why don't you make lobbying illegal in the USA? Then the billionaire sociopath class can't interfere with politics.

u/MiguelConehead — 1 month ago

My girlfriend said she missed the 2000s iPod era, so I built her an offline MP3 player from scratch

Sending someone a link to a Spotify playlist just feels so low-effort. There is zero romance in streaming music anymore.
My girlfriend was talking about how much she missed having a dedicated iPod Mini back in middle school where you actually owned the songs and couldn't get interrupted by notifications.
I took that as a challenge. I bought a cheap audio decoder board, a 3.7v lipo battery, an SD card slot, and an aux jack. Soldered everything together inside a spare metal project enclosure. It has no screen, no Wi-Fi, and no algorithm. Just raw hardware, a volume wheel, and a button to skip tracks.
I loaded a 32GB SD card with all the albums and local bands we listened to when we first started dating. Plugged in a pair of cheap wired earphones, wrapped it up, and gave it to her for our anniversary.
She literally cried. She hasn't touched Spotify all week and takes this janky metal box with her on all her morning walks. Best $15 in parts I have ever spent.

u/MiguelConehead — 2 months ago

How to get away with procrastination?

Some nights I feel like doing nothing and just enjoying without being on a pedestal but there are days I wished I was more productive. Any advice?

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u/MiguelConehead — 2 months ago
▲ 143 r/SearchAPIs+2 crossposts

"We will evaluate the model inside a carefully designed sandbox with no internet access." The carefully designed sandbox one minute after the agents run:

u/MiguelConehead — 2 months ago

Study tips that worked for me

  1. Be intentional - Make sure you spend your time wisely. If it means studying, then allot that time for studying.

  2. Take Breaks - I, based on my experience would rather have personal breaks in between hour long studies for about five mintues ish to also grasp the info I have gotten.

  3. Turn down phones - So whenever something notifies on your phone, you won't be tempted to open your phone and check your socials

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u/MiguelConehead — 2 months ago