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I've seen neat practical tricks in pinball over the years, but I swear nothing has ever topped my reaction to Bram Stoker's Dracula and its Mist multiball start. When started, the game will float a ball across the playfield like magic, while you have another ball in play. If you manage to knock the floating ball off whatever magical force causes it to move, you'll get them both in play. Miss, and it's gone!
As you probably have guessed by now, it's magnets. There's a huge self-reversing screw across the playfield, on which a carriage with an electromagnet moves back and forth. On top of the playfield there's gates on each end, so if the ball is not hit, the gate is closed behind, locking the ball until the next attempt.
As you can see in the video, this mechanism takes a huge chunk of the playfield's underside and basically the game's wiring look detours around this thing.
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Crap. howstuffworks is also using AI slop.
"We created this article in conjunction with AI technology, then made sure it was fact-checked and edited by a HowStuffWorks editor."
Yeah, sure you did. People fact-checking AI slop is exactly what we need and what will produce results everybody can trust.
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We concluded that for practical reasons I'd need to mention the "general-discussion" @ community.nodebb.org (so I'll do that)
unless someone was following me on mastodon.social.
The theory is this:
If nobody follows me on mastodon.social then my messages won't appear here because nobody on community.nodebb.org asked for them. To me this makes sense.
Exactly how it works in detail though, I don't know.
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HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death - The week before Thanksgiving, Marshall Brain sent a final email to his col... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/web-pioneer-marshall-brain-dies-suddenly-at-63-amid-ethics-battle/ #ncstateuniversity #howstuffworks #marshallbrain #roboticnation #transhumanism #obituaries #futurism #futurist #obituary #ncstate #biz #robots #wired #tech #ncsu #ai
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This is a pretty solid, plain-English, explainer!
ChatGPT, explained https://www.theverge.com/24161231/chatgpt-generative-ai-explained
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Hey! #HowStuffWorks you can't put writer's bylines on work AI did. Own the fact that the new writing will be AI-generated, and probably crap.
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Ever wonder how radio buttons—you know, the IRL thing that gave the form buttons their name—work? I had never really thought about it, but I loved discovering it with this video.
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Deviating a bit from the #ContinuousEducation them a bit but a very fitting follow on to #StyroPyro has to be #Zilipoper who is one of two YouTubers that scares StyroPyro. His channel is new to me and I am simply in entertained awe at the insanity.
A great starting point is this gem where he illuminates his livingroom with a massive plasma flame while just chilling a couple feet away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQh8FlJv2OQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #HighVoltageElectronics #HighVoltage #AllThePower
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Deviating a bit from the #ContinuousEducation them a bit but a very fitting follow on to #StyroPyro has to be #Zilipoper who is one of two YouTubers that scares StyroPyro. His channel is new to me and I am simply in entertained awe at the insanity.
A great starting point is this gem where he illuminates his livingroom with a massive plasma flame while just chilling a couple feet away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQh8FlJv2OQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #HighVoltageElectronics #HighVoltage #AllThePower
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Deviating a bit from the #ContinuousEducation them a bit but a very fitting follow on to #StyroPyro has to be #Zilipoper who is one of two YouTubers that scares StyroPyro. His channel is new to me and I am simply in entertained awe at the insanity.
A great starting point is this gem where he illuminates his livingroom with a massive plasma flame while just chilling a couple feet away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQh8FlJv2OQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #HighVoltageElectronics #HighVoltage #AllThePower
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Deviating a bit from the #ContinuousEducation them a bit but a very fitting follow on to #StyroPyro has to be #Zilipoper who is one of two YouTubers that scares StyroPyro. His channel is new to me and I am simply in entertained awe at the insanity.
A great starting point is this gem where he illuminates his livingroom with a massive plasma flame while just chilling a couple feet away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQh8FlJv2OQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #HighVoltageElectronics #HighVoltage #AllThePower
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Deviating a bit from the #ContinuousEducation them a bit but a very fitting follow on to #StyroPyro has to be #Zilipoper who is one of two YouTubers that scares StyroPyro. His channel is new to me and I am simply in entertained awe at the insanity.
A great starting point is this gem where he illuminates his livingroom with a massive plasma flame while just chilling a couple feet away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQh8FlJv2OQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #HighVoltageElectronics #HighVoltage #AllThePower
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If you've ever wondered "What would a real life Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor look like if he were into lasers and Tesla coils?" then wonder no more! #StyroPyro exemplifies the "more power" mentality with his various electronic builds. He's also a budding storm chaser.
https://www.youtube.com/@styropyro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9lbrr04XBQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #ContinuousEducation #Lasers #MorePower
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If you've ever wondered "What would a real life Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor look like if he were into lasers and Tesla coils?" then wonder no more! #StyroPyro exemplifies the "more power" mentality with his various electronic builds. He's also a budding storm chaser.
https://www.youtube.com/@styropyro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9lbrr04XBQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #ContinuousEducation #Lasers #MorePower
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If you've ever wondered "What would a real life Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor look like if he were into lasers and Tesla coils?" then wonder no more! #StyroPyro exemplifies the "more power" mentality with his various electronic builds. He's also a budding storm chaser.
https://www.youtube.com/@styropyro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9lbrr04XBQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #ContinuousEducation #Lasers #MorePower
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If you've ever wondered "What would a real life Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor look like if he were into lasers and Tesla coils?" then wonder no more! #StyroPyro exemplifies the "more power" mentality with his various electronic builds. He's also a budding storm chaser.
https://www.youtube.com/@styropyro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9lbrr04XBQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #ContinuousEducation #Lasers #MorePower
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If you've ever wondered "What would a real life Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor look like if he were into lasers and Tesla coils?" then wonder no more! #StyroPyro exemplifies the "more power" mentality with his various electronic builds. He's also a budding storm chaser.
https://www.youtube.com/@styropyro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9lbrr04XBQ
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #ContinuousEducation #Lasers #MorePower
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Chatting to a colleague yesterday I was reminded that not everyone is aware of the truly astonishing interactive blog posts by Bartosz Ciechanowski, on topics from how GPS works to Mechanical Watches. If you're looking for something to read this Christmas break, make it these: https://ciechanow.ski/archives/
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Continuing this series, Ben of NightHawkInLight is a wealth of information with a knack for showing how things work or are created in a practical manner.
His most recent video demonstrates how natural fiber rope is crafted - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHDC70iC5jg
And one of his best videos IMO covers crafting Senko Hanabi sparklers which are mind-bogglingly non-flamable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3-ucafI1MY
#HowStuffWorks
#NeverStopLearning
#NightHawkInLight
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Ben Krasnow is another great YouTube creator who demonstrates how complicated systems or processes work in a hands on manner.
https://www.youtube.com/@AppliedScience
#HowStuffWorks
#NeverStopLearning
#AppliedScience
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Another great YouTube channel to watch to continually learn is Jeremy Fielding; he's got a great ability to explain complex topics in an easily understood manner.
https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyFieldingSr
#HowStuffWorks #NeverStopLearning #JeremyFielding #ContinuousEducation
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Continuing in the vein of knowing more about how things in the world around you function Smarter Every Day is another great YouTube channel to follow.
In this video Destin covers how center pivots are constructed and function, along with the role they play in putting food on your table.
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How extensive is #hashtag #search on #Mastodon? I've been reading about it but I know my searches are often missing things.
Is there a clear #explanation about how that works? Like which instances get hit and how far back it goes?
I'm also interested in #cultural views. What are the understood rules around hashtag use and what you do with hashtagged items. (I've seen evidence that hashtags ≠ sharable.)
#developer #mastodev #mastodevs #howstuffworks #culture #dev
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How Does Antiperspirant Work? A Simple Pseudoscientific Explanation. My latest video explains this mystery. #HowStuffWorks https://youtu.be/Pxuge2Bja_Y