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Ord3rChaos | 3 years ago | on: Active ball joint mechanism with 3 DoF based on spherical gear meshings (2021)

I saw this last year, really cool demo. Stronger materials are needed to make this useful and that looks like a nightmare to manufacture at scale. Also mechanical advantage seems to be a major tradeoff.

There is a reason biology tugs on ropes and lets reaction surfaces slide around instead.

Ord3rChaos | 3 years ago | on: Myocarditis German Evidence

Rumble seems to be the Right's answer to YouTube.

In a sense it is a balancing force. In reality, it is only going to silo like-minded individuals and exacerbate political divisions.

I wish there was a place for both forces to speak equally.

Ord3rChaos | 3 years ago | on: Polestar 2 68-horsepower via optional over-the-air update: $17.50 per horsepower

How does this ring to people?

I work at a company that is starting this debate releasing a product that is "good enough" and some time after launch provide a substantial upgrade package OTA for additional cost.

Some members of the team, especially the older generation, are very much against this idea. They suggest we develop the product until we get the most we can out of the hardware then never touch it again. They fear customers will be unhappy that the hardware box they bought last year suddenly has better performance because of an update (that they had to pay more for).

Younger members of the team suggest that we can ship it earlier and working well but not completely optimized. Then release this update unlocking better performance.

Is this really a generational thing?

Ord3rChaos | 3 years ago | on: My building has replaced our keys with an app

Great philosophy! I do this for everything, not just automation. My rule is: "Make everything optional."

Ord3rChaos | 3 years ago | on: It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass sociogenic illness

Can you honestly say that your lived experience hasn't changed you? It's clear "gangster rap" doesn't ruin anyone's lives like the parents of the 90's thought it might. That doesn't absolve it from affecting you in more subtle ways (good and bad).

Ord3rChaos | 3 years ago | on: It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass sociogenic illness

Normativity by definition is related to actions/outcomes that society deems good/desirable/permissible; non-normativity, the opposite. Societal goals are always a moving target, so it follows that normativity is as well.

My dad still uses language like "C'mon! Be a man and do {this thing}."

Personally, I believe when I'm old and crotchety the winds of society will leave my language at something like "C'mon! You should do {this thing}." and leave the gender out of it entirely.