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He came back though, and then wrote Ace of Spades.

.old ftw, but the oldredditredirect extension saves me from so much crap.

(Software) Piracy is not theft, by definition. Theft requries an intent to deprive, and copyright infringement does not deprive. Theft is a crime, copyright infringement is a civil offense (aside from the criminal version that now exists thanks to extensive lobbying by predatory rights holder organisations, but that has a slightly higher bar and is meant only for commercial pirates who profit).

It’s a good job car mechanics and electricians use filthy language anyway, or they’d be in trouble.

What’s next?

“Moist”.

Wasn’t this around the time Trump went AWOL?

You’re right, this is more of an issue with your purchase not being complete. I think your legal remedies would either be through your card provider (probably too late) or civil action directly to Rockstar.

Yes but the financial ombudsman regulates financial services.

Maybe the long awaited sequel to 1,000 Dolls?

With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future.

Sounds like corporate speak for “this cow is never working with us again”.

It’s been a loooong time…

Yeah I’m not actually talking about the “Please place the item in bagging area” part, I’m talking about the second or two after I place it before the system registers the weight and re-activates the scanner.

Sometimes I’ve seen this disabled, on certain tills at certain supermarkets, and I can scan breezily. Not sure if the weight check feature was disabled completely or what.

Exactly. On the surface it sounds like they’re being somewhat reasonable, but the reality of what they do when they’re in there is likely going to be different.

“Oops, we accidentally killed them all. I guess there’s no one left to govern, so we may as well have the land now.”

You get a discount depending on how you scan.

I would be faster, if the tills didn’t have a bloody delay after placing the item in the bag, before it will scan the next one.

The app is just a map, the WiFi connection uses a standard SSID and login portal.

You’re right, I was just going on the post saying “With the WiFi4EU app, you can access…”, implying that you need the app to access it. But on their webpage it spells it out more clearly:

On connecting to the free Wi-Fi network for the first time, you will be redirected to a secure login page (a captive portal). You will be able to sign in with a simple click-to-connect functionality.

Not only are they monitoring everything you view in their network, but you have to install their app on your device.

Good to see Exodus giving it a pass, but if it’s not open source it’s still something to be wary of. I literally can’t think of any good reason for the app to be required, a splash page that you log in to is more than sufficient.

Yay, the app isn’t required!

On connecting to the free Wi-Fi network for the first time, you will be redirected to a secure login page (a captive portal). You will be able to sign in with a simple click-to-connect functionality.

Not quite. A commutator kind of pulses the supply to the rotor, eg a brushed motor would have two brushes up against the commutator, the brushes deliver DC voltage which energises a coil, creating a magnetic field that pushes against a stator that’s made of a permanent magnet. This rotates the rotor and commutator, which then moves the brush around to the next contact on the commutator, engergising a different coil so that the next coil pushes the motor around. The brush maintains a constant DC voltage, but the commutator connects this to different coils as it rotates.

This is a DC brushed motor, with windings on the rotor and the stator is just magnets:

And this is a commutator on top of a universal motor (which can run on either AC or DC):

The stator you have has its own windings, so it would be the stator that pushes against the rotor in that motor, rather than the rotor pushing against the stator like the brushed motor. So you just need to supply an AC voltage to the stator windings and you’ll get a rotating magnetic field, which can then move things inside with their own magnetic fields, eg a magnet, or the rotor it came with.

I wouldn’t really suggest doing this though hah. For starters, messing with supply voltages and bare windings can be very dangerous, and second if the magnet isn’t balanced it could fly out. And I’m sure there are a bunch of other risks as well lol. There’s also no telling why the motor didn’t work anymore, and it definitely won’t work as well as with the rotor that was designed for it.

Here’s some fun with a mitre saw motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTcjMKs5mek

There’s more money to be made keeping it illegal. More risk, more reward.

Most of the UK illegal weed is produced by a monopoly producer. There’s the odd hippy growing their own, but the stuff the most prolific dealers sell all comes from the same source, up and down the country.