5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc You want to introduce the 5yo to Larvacean.
Wikipedia describes it as "houses they build around their bodies to assist in filter-feeding. Secreted from mucus and cellulose, these structures often comprise several layers of filters".
What it actually is: gigantic palaces made of snot.
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc Actually, now that you mention it... My snot feels like it ís taking its time to grow and develop.
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc I would like them to meet my friend Crosby, who happens to be a very friendly french bulldog.
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc Just as well. Birds don't have fingers to get the snot out with, either!
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc I was told by some English teacher or professor that in medieval Europe the prevailing belief on the purpose of the brain was to produce snot. I don't know how true that is but it is funny
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc Hagfish, kid.
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc I just can't stop laughing.
Please if anyone knows how to forward this to #ChrisPackham on #winterwatch please do. I think he'd appreciate it. -
5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc
Ah yes. The birds & the bees talk. Good luck. -
5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc @Unlikelylass sadly, my cat definitely has snot.
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@theplaguedoc You want to introduce the 5yo to Larvacean.
Wikipedia describes it as "houses they build around their bodies to assist in filter-feeding. Secreted from mucus and cellulose, these structures often comprise several layers of filters".
What it actually is: gigantic palaces made of snot.
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5yo: "Why don't people grow up quickly like birds?"
Me: "Well, we have something different about us that takes a long time to grow and develop. Something in our heads. Do you know what that is?"
5yo: " ... ... snot?"
Me: "...."
5yo: "animals don't have snot."
@theplaguedoc fuck give that kid a Nobel prize
Apparently they're ten a penny these days -
@theplaguedoc You want to introduce the 5yo to Larvacean.
Wikipedia describes it as "houses they build around their bodies to assist in filter-feeding. Secreted from mucus and cellulose, these structures often comprise several layers of filters".
What it actually is: gigantic palaces made of snot.
@Pepijn @theplaguedoc also Hellbenders. You want animal snot? Hellbenders’ve got your back.
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La sonda marziana Curiosity ha trovato delle scritte dell'antica civiltà marziana. Una di esse, una volta decifrata, è la seguente: 5x² − 50x + 125 = 0: x = 5 e x = 8. In effetti 5 è una soluzione dell'equazione, ma 8 non lo è: 5×64 − 50× + 125 = 45. Quante dita avevano i marziani?(trovate un aiutino sul mio sito, alla pagina https://xmau.com/quizzini/p784.html; la risposta verrà postata lì il prossimo me https://wp.me/p6hcSh-91s
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Tamper Detection with Time-Domain Reflectometry
For certain high-security devices, such as card readers, ATMs, and hardware security modules, normal physical security isn’t enough – they need to wipe out their sensitive data if someone starts drilling through the case. Such devices, therefore, often integrate circuit meshes into their cases and regularly monitor them for changes that could indicate damage. To improve the sensitivity and accuracy of such countermeasures, [Jan Sebastian Götte] and [Björn Scheuermann] recently designed a time-domain reflectometer to monitor meshes (pre-print paper).
Many meshes are made from flexible circuit boards with winding traces built into the case, so cutting or drilling into the case breaks a trace. The problem is that most common ways to detect broken traces, such as by resistance or capacitance measurements, aren’t easy to implement with both high sensitivity and low error rates. Instead, this system uses time-domain reflectometry: it sends a sharp pulse into the mesh, then times the returning echoes to create a mesh fingerprint. When the circuit is damaged, it creates an additional echo, which is detected by classifier software. If enough subsequent measurements find a significant fingerprint change, it triggers a data wipe.
The most novel aspect of this design is its affordability. An STM32G4-series microcontroller manages the timing, pulse generation, and measurement, thanks to its two fast ADCs and a high-resolution timer with sub-200 picosecond resolution. For a pulse-shaping amplifier, [Jan] and [Björn] used the high-speed amplifiers in an HDMI redriver chip, which would normally compensate for cable and connector losses. Despite its inexpensive design, the circuit was sensitive enough to detect when oscilloscope probes contacted the trace, pick up temperature changes, and even discern the tiny variations between different copies of the same mesh.
It’s not absolutely impossible for an attacker to bypass this system, nor was it intended to be, but overcoming it would take a great deal of skill and some custom equipment, such as a non-conductive drill bit. If you’re interested in seeing such a system in the real world, check out this teardown of a payment terminal. One of the same authors also previously wrote a KiCad plugin to generate anti-tamper meshes.
Thanks to [mark999] for the tip!
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@DavidBHimself I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one.
And yes, I did lose my right to vote when I moved a couple of times, even as a resident+citizen of said location. That’s how our imperfect electoral system works. 😥
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@evan I agree with @EricLawton -- "expatriate" is an imperial term. I see no confusion of terminology in his comment, quite the opposite.
In the context of the poll, "expatriate" was used about emigrants, not immigrants, but the point stands. The clearest term, if a bit long and pedantic, might have been "citizens who are not residents".
