#mechanism — Public Fediverse posts
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Sharkey's Shootout (Stern, 2000) has a Totally-Not-Magic-8ball toy, the Mystery Ball as a playfield toy. It sits above a spot where the left ramp is split into two habitrails and uses a magnet to divert the ball into the left one if needed.
Below the case is a spinning dome that has cutouts with all the prizes listed. The dome sits on an encoder ring that interrupts opto switches below it. The game uses them to determine when the dome aligns with the cutout in the shell and to figure out the dome's orientation.
I think the idea is technically neat, but the effect is pretty underwhelming and it gets a bit old seeing it rotate the dome twice before revealing the prize. But the whole thing is pretty complex thing for something that nowdays would have been implemented as a cheap LCD or OLED display instead.
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Sharkey's Shootout (Stern, 2000) has a Totally-Not-Magic-8ball toy, the Mystery Ball as a playfield toy. It sits above a spot where the left ramp is split into two habitrails and uses a magnet to divert the ball into the left one if needed.
Below the case is a spinning dome that has cutouts with all the prizes listed. The dome sits on an encoder ring that interrupts opto switches below it. The game uses them to determine when the dome aligns with the cutout in the shell and to figure out the dome's orientation.
I think the idea is technically neat, but the effect is pretty underwhelming and it gets a bit old seeing it rotate the dome twice before revealing the prize. But the whole thing is pretty complex thing for something that nowdays would have been implemented as a cheap LCD or OLED display instead.
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Sharkey's Shootout (Stern, 2000) has a Totally-Not-Magic-8ball toy, the Mystery Ball as a playfield toy. It sits above a spot where the left ramp is split into two habitrails and uses a magnet to divert the ball into the left one if needed.
Below the case is a spinning dome that has cutouts with all the prizes listed. The dome sits on an encoder ring that interrupts opto switches below it. The game uses them to determine when the dome aligns with the cutout in the shell and to figure out the dome's orientation.
I think the idea is technically neat, but the effect is pretty underwhelming and it gets a bit old seeing it rotate the dome twice before revealing the prize. But the whole thing is pretty complex thing for something that nowdays would have been implemented as a cheap LCD or OLED display instead.
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Sharkey's Shootout (Stern, 2000) has a Totally-Not-Magic-8ball toy, the Mystery Ball as a playfield toy. It sits above a spot where the left ramp is split into two habitrails and uses a magnet to divert the ball into the left one if needed.
Below the case is a spinning dome that has cutouts with all the prizes listed. The dome sits on an encoder ring that interrupts opto switches below it. The game uses them to determine when the dome aligns with the cutout in the shell and to figure out the dome's orientation.
I think the idea is technically neat, but the effect is pretty underwhelming and it gets a bit old seeing it rotate the dome twice before revealing the prize. But the whole thing is pretty complex thing for something that nowdays would have been implemented as a cheap LCD or OLED display instead.
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Sharkey's Shootout (Stern, 2000) has a Totally-Not-Magic-8ball toy, the Mystery Ball as a playfield toy. It sits above a spot where the left ramp is split into two habitrails and uses a magnet to divert the ball into the left one if needed.
Below the case is a spinning dome that has cutouts with all the prizes listed. The dome sits on an encoder ring that interrupts opto switches below it. The game uses them to determine when the dome aligns with the cutout in the shell and to figure out the dome's orientation.
I think the idea is technically neat, but the effect is pretty underwhelming and it gets a bit old seeing it rotate the dome twice before revealing the prize. But the whole thing is pretty complex thing for something that nowdays would have been implemented as a cheap LCD or OLED display instead.
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@nuwagaba2 In 500 characters? I don't think #humans will come up with one - I strongly suspect that #Gaia will impose one - Gaia being the complex self-defence #mechanism of the #biosphere - & we won't like the result, because it will entail (a) a drastic #reduction in the #global #human #population, (b) a big cut in global #GDP, & (c) a radical simplification of our #technology.
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@nuwagaba2 In 500 characters? I don't think #humans will come up with one - I strongly suspect that #Gaia will impose one - Gaia being the complex self-defence #mechanism of the #biosphere - & we won't like the result, because it will entail (a) a drastic #reduction in the #global #human #population, (b) a big cut in global #GDP, & (c) a radical simplification of our #technology.
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@nuwagaba2 In 500 characters? I don't think #humans will come up with one - I strongly suspect that #Gaia will impose one - Gaia being the complex self-defence #mechanism of the #biosphere - & we won't like the result, because it will entail (a) a drastic #reduction in the #global #human #population, (b) a big cut in global #GDP, & (c) a radical simplification of our #technology.
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@nuwagaba2 In 500 characters? I don't think #humans will come up with one - I strongly suspect that #Gaia will impose one - Gaia being the complex self-defence #mechanism of the #biosphere - & we won't like the result, because it will entail (a) a drastic #reduction in the #global #human #population, (b) a big cut in global #GDP, & (c) a radical simplification of our #technology.
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@nuwagaba2 In 500 characters? I don't think #humans will come up with one - I strongly suspect that #Gaia will impose one - Gaia being the complex self-defence #mechanism of the #biosphere - & we won't like the result, because it will entail (a) a drastic #reduction in the #global #human #population, (b) a big cut in global #GDP, & (c) a radical simplification of our #technology.
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Ursula von der Leyen urges EU to enhance security against drone threats
The European Union needs a mechanism akin to NATO’s …
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #armedaggression #Belarus #Canada #counter-hybridplaybook #cyberattacks #Defence #Denmark #dronethreats #EuropeUnion #EuropeanSecurityCouncil #Germany #Lithuania #mechanism #NationalSecurity #NATO #Norway #Poland #responsiveness #Russia #sabotage #Security #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UrsulavonderLeyen
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https://www.europesays.com/people/230655/ Ursula von der Leyen urges EU to enhance security against drone threats #ArmedAggression #Belarus #canada #CounterHybridPlaybook #cyberattacks #Defence #Denmark #DroneThreats #EuropeUnion #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanSecurityCouncil #Germany #Lithuania #mechanism #NationalSecurity #NATO #Norway #Poland #responsiveness #Russia #sabotage #SECURITY #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
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The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed across #Europe and parts of #Asia. The #larvae develop in #decaying #treestumps, #compost, or #antnests. F. Karolyi et al. (2008) used #cryoSEM and discovered that in adult beetles, the #secretion-covered #setae on the #galeae (a #mouthparts component) trap #pollen, a previously unknown #mechanism. #Evolution
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-008-9052-5#photos:
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The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed across #Europe and parts of #Asia. The #larvae develop in #decaying #treestumps, #compost, or #antnests. F. Karolyi et al. (2008) used #cryoSEM and discovered that in adult beetles, the #secretion-covered #setae on the #galeae (a #mouthparts component) trap #pollen, a previously unknown #mechanism. #Evolution
© #StefanFWirthplease support my work https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-008-9052-5#photos:
©S.F.Wirth 2026 -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed across #Europe and parts of #Asia. The #larvae develop in #decaying #treestumps, #compost, or #antnests. F. Karolyi et al. (2008) used #cryoSEM and discovered that in adult beetles, the #secretion-covered #setae on the #galeae (a #mouthparts component) trap #pollen, a previously unknown #mechanism. #Evolution
© #StefanFWirthplease support my work https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
reference
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-008-9052-5#photos:
©S.F.Wirth 2026 -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed across #Europe and parts of #Asia. The #larvae develop in #decaying #treestumps, #compost, or #antnests. F. Karolyi et al. (2008) used #cryoSEM and discovered that in adult beetles, the #secretion-covered #setae on the #galeae (a #mouthparts component) trap #pollen, a previously unknown #mechanism. #Evolution
© #StefanFWirthplease support my work https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
reference
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-008-9052-5#photos:
©S.F.Wirth 2026 -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed across #Europe and parts of #Asia. The #larvae develop in #decaying #treestumps, #compost, or #antnests. F. Karolyi et al. (2008) used #cryoSEM and discovered that in adult beetles, the #secretion-covered #setae on the #galeae (a #mouthparts component) trap #pollen, a previously unknown #mechanism. #Evolution
© #StefanFWirthplease support my work https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
reference
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-008-9052-5#photos:
©S.F.Wirth 2026 -
@sanders.senate.gov Even summaries are too long to put here (full report below), but it says it's a great idea you have. It easily works in #Washington State. Of course it would work so much better if we could come together nationally. #AI is the perfect #funding #mechanism for ending #homelessness.
Washington Housing Endowment E... -
@sanders.senate.gov Even summaries are too long to put here (full report below), but it says it's a great idea you have. It easily works in #Washington State. Of course it would work so much better if we could come together nationally. #AI is the perfect #funding #mechanism for ending #homelessness.
Washington Housing Endowment E... -
@sanders.senate.gov Even summaries are too long to put here (full report below), but it says it's a great idea you have. It easily works in #Washington State. Of course it would work so much better if we could come together nationally. #AI is the perfect #funding #mechanism for ending #homelessness.
Washington Housing Endowment E... -
@sanders.senate.gov Even summaries are too long to put here (full report below), but it says it's a great idea you have. It easily works in #Washington State. Of course it would work so much better if we could come together nationally. #AI is the perfect #funding #mechanism for ending #homelessness.
Washington Housing Endowment E... -
@sanders.senate.gov Even summaries are too long to put here (full report below), but it says it's a great idea you have. It easily works in #Washington State. Of course it would work so much better if we could come together nationally. #AI is the perfect #funding #mechanism for ending #homelessness.
Washington Housing Endowment E... -
The IG Metall union is considering a new approach for the next round of collective wage negotiations in the automotive sector. Union representatives are advocat... https://news.osna.fm/?p=60330 | #news #boost #corporate #ig #mechanism
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The IG Metall union is considering a new approach for the next round of collective wage negotiations in the automotive sector. Union representatives are advocat... https://news.osna.fm/?p=60330 | #news #boost #corporate #ig #mechanism
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The IG Metall union is considering a new approach for the next round of collective wage negotiations in the automotive sector. Union representatives are advocat... https://news.osna.fm/?p=60330 | #news #boost #corporate #ig #mechanism
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US working on deconfliction mechanism among Turkey, Israel and Syria, US envoy says https://www.byteseu.com/2287083/ #Conflicts #deconfliction #Israel #mechanism #Syria #SyrianPresident #TomBarrack #Turkey #TurkishBorder
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AI doesn't know how to forgive and cannot forget
https://tejassuds.com/blog/ai-cannot-forget
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48859047
#HackerNews #AI #Forgiveness #MachineLearning #AI #Ethics #Forgetting #Mechanism
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AI doesn't know how to forgive and cannot forget
https://tejassuds.com/blog/ai-cannot-forget
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48859047
#HackerNews #AI #Forgiveness #MachineLearning #AI #Ethics #Forgetting #Mechanism
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AI doesn't know how to forgive and cannot forget
https://tejassuds.com/blog/ai-cannot-forget
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48859047
#HackerNews #AI #Forgiveness #MachineLearning #AI #Ethics #Forgetting #Mechanism
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AI doesn't know how to forgive and cannot forget
https://tejassuds.com/blog/ai-cannot-forget
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48859047
#HackerNews #AI #Forgiveness #MachineLearning #AI #Ethics #Forgetting #Mechanism
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AI doesn't know how to forgive and cannot forget
https://tejassuds.com/blog/ai-cannot-forget
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48859047
#HackerNews #AI #Forgiveness #MachineLearning #AI #Ethics #Forgetting #Mechanism
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Wooden Piano Keys Hold Your Less-Wooden, Not-Piano Keys
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Wooden Piano Keys Hold Your Less-Wooden, Not-Piano Keys
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terraforming user interface
#Terraforming #Mechanism #Landscape #SciFi #Futuristic #Decorative #Fantasy
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusionon things you don't have to modify: https://aieris.art/featured/terraforming-user-interface-eris-and-ai.html
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terraforming user interface
#Terraforming #Mechanism #Landscape #SciFi #Futuristic #Decorative #Fantasy
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusionon things you don't have to modify: https://aieris.art/featured/terraforming-user-interface-eris-and-ai.html
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terraforming user interface
#Terraforming #Mechanism #Landscape #SciFi #Futuristic #Decorative #Fantasy
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusionon things you don't have to modify: https://aieris.art/featured/terraforming-user-interface-eris-and-ai.html
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terraforming user interface
#Terraforming #Mechanism #Landscape #SciFi #Futuristic #Decorative #Fantasy
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusionon things you don't have to modify: https://aieris.art/featured/terraforming-user-interface-eris-and-ai.html
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terraforming user interface
#Terraforming #Mechanism #Landscape #SciFi #Futuristic #Decorative #Fantasy
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusionon things you don't have to modify: https://aieris.art/featured/terraforming-user-interface-eris-and-ai.html
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"The only cassette mechanism being made" myth BUSTED!
Debunking the common myth that there’s only one cassette mechanism being made anymore, that it’s made/designed by Tanashin, and that it’s the reason why nobody can make a good-sounding Walkman-style cassette tape player anymore.
Time flow:
0:00 Introduction
2:58 MCT-7 movement
6:50 Auto-reverse mechanism
13:07 The “only” mechanism
16:42 Tanashin
20:36 Don’t blame the mechanism
24:31 Unreasonable expectations
26:44 ConclusionContains clips from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRvyIZzAhRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggiNZfhf8sQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DWtkSVNvTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wS-Ogt72mk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cq-rkr_taU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1LaF3rV3v8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIgdaqonXJM#cassette #Walkman #RetroTech
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"The only cassette mechanism being made" myth BUSTED!
Debunking the common myth that there’s only one cassette mechanism being made anymore, that it’s made/designed by Tanashin, and that it’s the reason why nobody can make a good-sounding Walkman-style cassette tape player anymore.
Time flow:
0:00 Introduction
2:58 MCT-7 movement
6:50 Auto-reverse mechanism
13:07 The “only” mechanism
16:42 Tanashin
20:36 Don’t blame the mechanism
24:31 Unreasonable expectations
26:44 ConclusionContains clips from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRvyIZzAhRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggiNZfhf8sQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DWtkSVNvTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wS-Ogt72mk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cq-rkr_taU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1LaF3rV3v8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIgdaqonXJM#cassette #Walkman #RetroTech
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#mechanism : a system of parts working together
- French: mécanisme
- German: der Mechanismus
- Italian: meccanismo
- Portuguese: mecanismo
- Spanish: mecanismo
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#mechanism : a system of parts working together
- French: mécanisme
- German: der Mechanismus
- Italian: meccanismo
- Portuguese: mecanismo
- Spanish: mecanismo
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#mechanism : a system of parts working together
- French: mécanisme
- German: der Mechanismus
- Italian: meccanismo
- Portuguese: mecanismo
- Spanish: mecanismo
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Try our new word guessing game @ https://24hippos.com
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#mechanism : a system of parts working together
- French: mécanisme
- German: der Mechanismus
- Italian: meccanismo
- Portuguese: mecanismo
- Spanish: mecanismo
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Try our new word guessing game @ https://24hippos.com
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#mechanism : a system of parts working together
- French: mécanisme
- German: der Mechanismus
- Italian: meccanismo
- Portuguese: mecanismo
- Spanish: mecanismo
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Try our new word guessing game @ https://24hippos.com
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"The only cassette mechanism being made" myth BUSTED!
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"The only cassette mechanism being made" myth BUSTED!
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"The only cassette mechanism being made" myth BUSTED!
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"The only cassette mechanism being made" myth BUSTED!
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"The only cassette mechanism being made" myth BUSTED!
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The #management of holdbacks for #water #transfers is a small but important #mechanism of maintaining #river flows in over-allocated basins and under diminished flows due to the impacts of #climateChange. Relying on the largesse of decision-makers to meet #future instream flow needs puts aquatic #health at #risk.
#Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 21):
The Emergency Statutes Amendment Act amends three acts to give the #province more #authority during #emergencies.
14/24
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The #management of holdbacks for #water #transfers is a small but important #mechanism of maintaining #river flows in over-allocated basins and under diminished flows due to the impacts of #climateChange. Relying on the largesse of decision-makers to meet #future instream flow needs puts aquatic #health at #risk.
#Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 21):
The Emergency Statutes Amendment Act amends three acts to give the #province more #authority during #emergencies.
14/24
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The #management of holdbacks for #water #transfers is a small but important #mechanism of maintaining #river flows in over-allocated basins and under diminished flows due to the impacts of #climateChange. Relying on the largesse of decision-makers to meet #future instream flow needs puts aquatic #health at #risk.
#Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 21):
The Emergency Statutes Amendment Act amends three acts to give the #province more #authority during #emergencies.
14/24
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The #management of holdbacks for #water #transfers is a small but important #mechanism of maintaining #river flows in over-allocated basins and under diminished flows due to the impacts of #climateChange. Relying on the largesse of decision-makers to meet #future instream flow needs puts aquatic #health at #risk.
#Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 21):
The Emergency Statutes Amendment Act amends three acts to give the #province more #authority during #emergencies.
14/24
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The #management of holdbacks for #water #transfers is a small but important #mechanism of maintaining #river flows in over-allocated basins and under diminished flows due to the impacts of #climateChange. Relying on the largesse of decision-makers to meet #future instream flow needs puts aquatic #health at #risk.
#Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 21):
The Emergency Statutes Amendment Act amends three acts to give the #province more #authority during #emergencies.
14/24
