#wat — Public Fediverse posts

#Canada is not the only country that is somewhat #schizoid about #units / #metric and #Imperial measures.

I bought a roll of copper foil tape from China (AliExpress, natch) that was described as "20 mm x 393.7 inches". Why they didn't just say 10 meters is beyond me 😆

#AliExpress #wat #meters #inches

I saw marmite-flavoured potato chips yesterday.

In Canada.

What the hell.

#Australia #Marmite #WeirdFlavours #wat

#Chickpea and #Kale #Wat from Vegan Without Borders

by Robin Robertson on September 30, 2014

"I chose to share Chickpea and Kale Wat [recipe] for a number of reasons. The recipe for this #Ethiopian stew is super quick and easy and a great way to get a lot of flavor out of your basic '#BeansAndGreens.' The recipe is also versatile, in that you can swap out different beans or legumes for the chickpeas, or use other vegetables to replace the kale. The recipe is gluten-free, soy-free, and low in oil (you can make it 'no oil' if you water-saute the veggies).

Chickpea and Kale Wat

Serve the wat with #injera or on a bed of cooked rice or couscous. This is a spicy dish, so I’ve made the cayenne optional if you prefer less heat. You can also use less red pepper flakes, if you wish. This recipe is from Vegan Without Borders by Robin Robertson.

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated ginger
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon natural sugar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water
4 cups chopped kale (tough stems removed)
3 cups cooked chickpeas, or 2 (15-ounce) cans, drained and rinsed

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger, then add the garam masala, paprika, thyme, sugar, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, cumin, and cayenne, if using. Stir in the tomato paste and 1/2 cup of the water. Add the kale and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes to wilt the kale. Add the chickpeas and the remaining 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Decrease the heat to low and simmer, covered, until the vegetables are tender and the flavor is developed, about 20 minutes, adding a little more water, if needed, so the stew doesn’t dry out or burn.

Serves 4."

Source:
https://robinrobertson.com/chickpea-kale-wat-vegan-without-borders/

#SolarPunkSunday #VeganRecipes #Vegan #EthiopianFood #KaleRecipes #ChickpeaRecipes

Wat een Museum! Ontdekkingstocht door de Tijd

Een Reis door de Geschiedenis 🌍
Hallo lieve kinderen! Ik ben Schildje, de Schildpad, en vandaag ga ik met jullie op een bijzondere ontdekkingstocht door de tijd. Laat je schuilplaats en wie weet w...

🌞 Leer verder: https://leeralles.nl/wat-een-museum-ontdekkingstocht-door-de-tijd/?feed_id=23435

#DOOR #EEN #MUSEUM #ONTDEKKINGSTOCHT #TIJD #WAT
https://leeralles.nl/wat-een-museum-ontdekkingstocht-door-de-tijd/?feed_id=23435

Emerging Global Health Risks from Resilient Free-Living Amoebae

📰 Original title: Scientists sound alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/emerging-global-health-risks-from-resilient-free-living-amoebae/?redirpost=efcf032f-0233-428c-b9fb-e6f752428fd1&utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yOAxulYDJiR0231eonVH5fVZzdi42_IDdV5yvxQXYkQ

#health #amoebae #publichealth #wat...

So, the Alibaba Group is one of the biggest public cloud providers in the world, and the biggest in China. They design their own CPUs and "AI" chips and everything, just like the western Big Boys.

They have compute by the bucketful. They have whiz-bang engineers and data scientists and researchers and mathematicians.

And the AliExpress recommendation algorithm still thinks "Show him exactly what he bought yesterday" is a winning formula. 🙄

#AliExpress #AliBaba #algorithm #recommendation #ForYou #wat #OneJob

Israel is really liking this killing of people...

bbc.com/news/live/clyeg3224d9t

Incredible what Israel is doing, and yet the "civilized" world dos not do much about it. Insane world.

#wat #israel #lebanon #usa #iran

fuck you, make me

#NoPhotography #photography #FYMM #resist #rebel #AliExpress #wat #electronics #hobby #sweary #curse #profanity #profane #cuss #FBomb

Today I learned it’s possible to stab yourself in your eye with the inside of your sweatshirt as you put it on
#wut #wat #why

Let's hope #Hegseth / #Trump don't screw this up, too.

"Russia Has Built 30 Su-57 #Stealth Fighters: The #f35 is 1,300 Strong and Adding More by the Day"

#Wat #Technology #Military #News #USA #EU #Nato

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/03/russia-has-built-30-su-57-stealth-fighters-the-f-35-is-1300-strong-and-adding-more-by-the-day/

Сегодня я узнал о существовании Windows Home Server 🙄

#Windows #OS #WAT #soft #log

"medical tuning fork"

I'm afraid you're a few cents flat, Mr. Johnson. We'll have to operate.

#AliExpress #wat #TuningFork #music #medical

This week in "How Do I E-Commerce?", it's Princess Auto again.

I placed an order.

Over the next 2 days, they sent me many emails:

2 order confirmations, different timestamps.

2 payment confirmations, different timestamps.

6 shipping notifications, different timestamps, containing a total of 5 different FedEx tracking numbers.

I had ordered 3 items.

#PrincessAuto #ECommerce #wat #AndAPartridgeInAPearTree #APartridgeInAPearTree #OnlineShopping

Increasing the performance of WebAssembly Text Format parser by 350%

https://blog.gplane.win/posts/improve-wat-parser-perf.html

#HackerNews #WebAssembly #Performance #Wat #Parser #Optimization #350% #TechNews

This week's essay about the Gospel passage from the lectionary is all about Jesus not satisfying us. #wat

https://open.substack.com/pub/bookofcommonwords/p/what-are-you-looking-for?r=1vezv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

because Samsung was
requiring that if independent repair
shops want to get access to parts that
we have to steal Parts out of your phone
if you've installed a part without
authorization and we would also have to
submit all of your information to
Samsung these are the very same
companies that said that they care about
your data privacy and security


#Google
here it says
unauthorized Parts you will not send in
a device containing non-google
authorized Parts if you do your device
will not be returned to you now this is
something that obviously is strikes me
the wrong way if you install an
aftermarket solid stay Drive in your
MacBook and you take to me to repair
because the motherboard is damaged or
because you've broken your screen the
idea that I would literally not give you
your device back simply because you put
a crucial SSD into a computer that came
with a sand disk is just absolutely and
utterly insane

My brain has been misfiring for a couple of days due to (I think) illness. Might have picked up a bug at the latest Repair Cafe I volunteered at last Saturday. Not looking for sympathy; it's not particularly bad as far as viruses go.

But my misfiring brain has spat out a couple of ideas. One was: "Solder & Sip", for people who are more technical than artistic and who aren't into the Paint & Sip thing. Socializing with fellow appreciators of tech stuff, good - not sure about the combination of alcohol and hot soldering irons, though.

It wouldn't have to be actual soldering. Maybe you want to do robotics or wrenching or something.

Brain out.

#SolderAndSip #PaintAndSip #alcohol #tech #socialize #electronics #hobby #wat

Charles Stross, the author ( @cstross ), posted a new blog entry on why high-level executives at companies are pushing "AI" use so strongly onto their workers, even though empirical studies show negative productivity gains:

https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/12/barnums-law-of-ceos.html

This may be more or less implied by what he wrote, but I would add that high-level executives aren't as likely to see the "this thing generated an incorrect answer / solution" aspect of "AI" use because being empirically correct is not as important to the things a high-level executive does. It's more important that they make decisions quickly and get things moving rather than making the correct decisions. [1]

Less charitably, top executives can't tell the "AI" is giving wrong answers, because they don't know the right answers.

[1] Of course it would be best for all if they could make the correct decision quickly, but you can't have everything. Where would you keep it?

#AI #LLM #CharlesStross #CharlieStross #executive #CEO #decision #answer #WrongAnswer #wat #GeorgeCarlin

Oh, another fun bit with this #component's #datasheet ...

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#component #electronics #hobby #NC #NoConnection #IDoNotThinkThatWordMeansWhatYouThinkItMeans #InigoMontoya #wat

"Filterless class-D audio amplifier"

Great!

"Application note: most applications require a ferrite bead filter as shown in Figure 2."

🤦‍♂️

"When selecting a ferrite bead, choose one that has high impedance at high frequencies, and low impedance at low frequencies." [1]

🤫

[1] For non-engineers, this is the electronic equivalent of saying "When selecting ice for your skating rink, choose ice that is solid below the freezing point of water."

#datasheet #electronics #manufacturer #wat #facepalm #hobby #lies #marketing #ApplicationNote

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#wat kosten die #Kondome ?

Zum heutigen Welt #Aids Tag mal
eine #Würdigung für Rita #Süssmuth 🌻

„Wir bekämpfen die #Krankheit, nicht die
#Betroffenen“ - Ihr #Leitsatz war erfolgreich ! 👍