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Building And Testing A Turbine Driven Hydro Generator
#enginehacks #hydropower #turbine #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2Building And Testing A Turbine Driven Hydro Generator
The theory behind hydropower is very simple: water obeys gravity and imparts the gained kinetic energy onto a turbine, which subsequently drives a generator. The devil here is, of course, in all t…Hackaday
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"Cobbled Together Houseboat"
Some otherwise homeless people cobbled this together. While I see some Seahawks stuff on it, I had never seen this back home in Seattle.
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"Rack-top Dry Bag"
I made this rack-top bag out of a dry bag, a couple plastic discs, and some stainless steel hardware. It wasn't really designed for such a tall load, but worked just fine.
#bicycle #biking #cycling #mywork #photog #photography #stormyskies
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Building a Flying Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype
#dronehacks #blendedwingbody #prototyping #rcairplane #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2Building A Flying Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype
Anyone with an inkling of interest in super-sized remote control aircraft probably has at least seen some of the mind-blowing projects that [Ramy RC] has worked on over the years, with examples lik…Hackaday
The PediSedate: A Winning Combination Of Video Games And Anesthesia
#medicalhacks #anaesthetic #medical #medicine #pedisedate #sedation #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2The PediSedate: A Winning Combination Of Video Games And Anesthesia
Once upon a time, surgery was done on patents who were fully conscious and awake. As you might imagine, this was a nasty experience for all involved, and particularly the patients. Eventually, medi…Hackaday
🤖 Secret phrases to get you past AI bot customer service
You want a human. For starters, don’t explain your issue. That’s the trap. You need words the AI has been programmed to treat differently.
- Nuclear phrases: When the AI bot asks why you’re calling, say, “I need to cancel my service” or “I am returning a call.” The word cancel sets off alarms and often sends you straight to the customer retention team. Saying you’re returning a call signals an existing issue the bot cannot track. I used that last weekend when my internet went down and bam, I had a human.
- Power words: When the system starts listing options, clearly say one word. “Supervisor.” If that doesn’t work, say, “I need to file a formal complaint.” Most systems are not programmed to deal with complaints or supervisors. They escalate fast.
- Technical bypass: Asked to enter your account number? Press the pound key (#) instead of numbers. Many older systems treat unexpected input as an error and default to a human.
If direct commands fail with AI, be a confused human.
- The Frustration Act: When the AI bot asks a question, pause. Wait 10 seconds before answering. These systems are built for fast, clean responses. Long pauses often break the flow and send your call to a human.
- The Unintelligible Bypass: Stuck in a loop? Act like your phone connection is terrible. Say garbled words or nonsense. After the system says, “I’m having trouble understanding you” three times, many bots automatically transfer you to a live agent.
- The Language Barrier Trick: If the company offers multiple languages, choose one that’s not your primary language or does not match your accent. The AI often gives up quickly and routes you to a human trained to handle language issues.
Use these tricks when you need help. You are calling for service, not an AI bot.
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🤖 Secret phrases to get you past AI bot customer service
Get a real human on the phone fast, plus PayPal scams from legit emails, AI mistake triggers a school lockdown, and why parents are now running kids’ dating profilesThe Current
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Virtual Pet Responds To WiFi
#games #wirelesshacks #digitalpet #esp32 #esp32s3 #pet #tamagotchi #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2Virtual Pet Responds To WiFi
When the Tamagotchi first launched all those decades ago, it took the world by storm. It was just a bunch of simple animations on a monochrome LCD, but it had heart, and people responded to that. M…Hackaday
Thorium-Metal Alloys and Radioactive Jet Engines
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posted by pod_feeder_v2Thorium-Metal Alloys And Radioactive Jet Engines
Although metal alloys is not among the most exciting topics for most people, the moment you add the word ‘radioactive’, it does tend to get their attention. So too with the once fairly …Hackaday
3D Printing and Metal Casting are a Great Match
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posted by pod_feeder_v23D Printing And Metal Casting Are A Great Match
[Chris Borge] has made (and revised) many of his own tools using a combination of 3D printing and common hardware, and recently decided to try metal casting. Having created his own tapping arm, he …Hackaday
analog social media post? what.even.tf?!Trump’s Unposted Truth Social Draft Leaks From Oval Office
In an Instagram story posted Friday, Eric Trump, 41, shared a photo taken in the Oval Office showing his father with his hand resting on a sheet of paper labeled “DRAFT TRUTH.”The drafted post discusses the “severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides” that began Dec. 9 in Washington state.
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"Almost one in four households couldn’t pay their energy bills in 2024, according to census data."One in four. One in four. Read that again, folks. ONE IN FUCKING FOUR households. The propaganda is that we are a wealthy country. WE ARE NOT. There are a few wealthy people here, and there are a shit ton of poor people here. It's just that the wealthy people are so wealthy that when you include them in the average, it sounds like we are a wealthy nation. "A rising tide lifts all boats," my ass!
“Rural America knows the truth long before the rest of the country feels it. Nothing collapses all at once. It just stops working in small places first while everyone else calls it local hardship. That’s why wood banks—like a food bank but for fuel—are important. They’re the clearest sign that basic systems in this country have already failed.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/204051/firewood-banks-heating-bill-winter
Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse.
Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary.The New Republic
