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jhdias··on How saffron became an American cash crop
We read the source code.
jhdias··on The heist that made the Mona Lisa famous
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00vh9yb/doctor-who-19...
jhdias··on TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers
If China sees Russia take part or all of Ukraine, why wouldn't they?
jhdias··on Apple acquires Pixelmator
In what way, specifically for android users?
jhdias··on A Chopin waltz unearthed after nearly 200 years
No famous composers would want to mimic. Plenty of unknowns can mimic.
jhdias··on 'They refused to let me go': Japanese turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs
When they cut the teachers' wages And I was not a teacher I stayed quiet

When they underpaid the nurses And I was not a nurse I looked away

When they devalued the caregivers And I was not a caregiver I remained silent

Then when my own profession faced cuts There was no one left To stand with me

jhdias··on Make Your Own CDN with NetBSD
Remember http://www.gedanken.org.uk/software/wwwoffle/ ?
jhdias··on DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate
Draytek.
jhdias··on YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads
They mean pay for YouTube Premium. There's nothing like YouTube.
jhdias··on 93% of paint splatters are valid Perl programs (2019)
Posted 1st April. This implies something.
jhdias··on Drone footage of fledging penguins jumping off cliff
Perplexity.ai: calculate the terminal velocity of an average sized penguin falling head first -

Sources

omnicalculator.com favicon wikihow.com favicon View 2 more Answer The terminal velocity of an average-sized penguin falling head-first can be calculated as follows: Assuming an average penguin weight of 5 kg and a cross-sectional area of 0.1 m^2, with a drag coefficient of 0.8 for a streamlined, head-first orientation: Terminal velocity, v_t = √((2 × m × g) / (ρ × A × C_d)) Where:

    m = mass of penguin = 5 kg
    g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s^2
    ρ = density of air = 1.225 kg/m^3
    A = cross-sectional area = 0.1 m^2
    C_d = drag coefficient = 0.8
Plugging in the values: v_t = √((2 × 5 kg × 9.8 m/s^2) / (1.225 kg/m^3 × 0.1 m^2 × 0.8)) v_t = √(98 / 0.98) v_t = √100 v_t = 10 m/s Therefore, the terminal velocity of an average-sized penguin falling head-first is approximately 10 m/s or 36 km/h.1345

Wolframalpha: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i2d=true&i=Subscript%5Bv%...

jhdias··on A curious phenomenon called 'Etak'
Also... 1981 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2091030/
jhdias··on Air traffic chaos went on for hours as engineers were WFH
"Engineers were sitting at home in their pyjamas"
jhdias··on The TRON Project: How Japan almost ruled IT (2022)
Not mutually exclusive: http://toastytech.com/guis/qnxdemo.html
jhdias··on UK overtakes France to become 8th largest manufacturer
Reassembling Chinese components, kit style is counted, which makes companies like Cello a 'manufacturer'
jhdias··on This site is no longer solar powered for now
https://www.phonak.com/en-us/hearing-devices/hearing-aids/ly... I find this egregious: "Lyric requires no maintenance or batteries to change or charge." and again "No batteries or charging needed."

But you have two tiny potential bombs inserted into your head.

jhdias··on A novel the CIA spent a fortune to suppress
Sign up reqd but https://you.com/search?q=who+are+you&tbm=youchat&cfr=chat&ch...

I heard that over half of people in the US read at least one book per year, is that true?

I am not sure of the most current statistics, but according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2019, about 74% of American adults said they had read at least one book in the previous year. This means that a majority of people in the US do indeed read at least one book per year, which is positive news for lovers of literature. It's worth noting, however, that the definition of a "book" in this context includes e-books and audiobooks in addition to print books, so it's possible that some of those respondents did not read a print book specifically.