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You've put these two phrases in the same sentence, and I'm having trouble parsing that.ergospherical said:...porridge...
...actually tastes nice...
You've put these two phrases in the same sentence, and I'm having trouble parsing that.ergospherical said:...porridge...
...actually tastes nice...
ergospherical said:It's recently come to my attention that some people use milk instead of water in the cooking of porridge oats; now I wonder whether this is a popular practice and whether it actually tastes nicer than using water?
Half an hour! I usually just bung it in the microwave for a few minutes.hutchphd said:Come back later (half hour) to perfect oats.
DaveE said:TIL that train wheels aren't cylindrical, and why they do that.
Steel cut oats made with 2/3 milk, 1/3 water with pecans, maple syrup and frozen (coldness provides contrast) fruit (usually blueberries, but cherries or pomegranate seeds are a treat)ergospherical said:It's recently come to my attention that some people use milk instead of water in the cooking of porridge oats; now I wonder whether this is a popular practice and whether it actually tastes nicer than using water?
Philistine! Time is ours to use. Worth every minute.ergospherical said:Half an hour! I usually just bung it in the microwave for a few minutes
No one on their death bed ever wished they took more time for oatmealhutchphd said:Philistine! Time is ours to use. Worth every minute.
That might be partly because they never had it cooked right, and served with milk and a generous helping of brown sugar. I quite liked that breakfast as a child, though not without the brown sugar.BWV said:No one on their death bed ever wished they took more time for oatmeal
TIL that Skype is still a thingmfb said:I also learned about Skype's new account creation captcha which looks like a joke.
I'm one of those some. I use standard oats and add steel cut oats; the latter takes a little longer. The oats will absorb water or milk, so I add enough to keep soft. My parents would use water, then add milk for eating the porridge. I skip the water and add milk.ergospherical said:It's recently come to my attention that some people use milk instead of water in the cooking of porridge oats; now I wonder whether this is a popular practice and whether it actually tastes nicer than using water?
Borg said:This probably isn't the safest of skydiving activities either.
But, it has a built-in thermal updraft!pinball1970 said:Volcano, sky dive, wing-suiting.
Because normal skydive, wing-suiting over mountains is just not dangerous enough.
And in case an accident nobody has to bother with the burial either.Keith_McClary said:But, it has a built-in thermal updraft!
You jest.KingGambit said:Today I learned that the Earth was (ever) tidally locked to one of our (Indonesian) satellite?
TIL from this previous TIL link about an old geostationary satellite that one goal for satellites at the end of their operational life is to either de-orbit them (which I knew about), or move them to "Graveyard Orbits":KingGambit said:
Overview
A graveyard orbit is used when the change in velocity required to perform a de-orbit maneuver is too large. De-orbiting a geostationary satellite requires a delta-v of about 1,500 metres per second (4,900 ft/s), whereas re-orbiting it to a graveyard orbit only requires about 11 metres per second (36 ft/s).[1]
For satellites in geostationary orbit and geosynchronous orbits, the graveyard orbit is a few hundred kilometers beyond the operational orbit. The transfer to a graveyard orbit beyond geostationary orbit requires the same amount of fuel as a satellite needs for about three months of stationkeeping. It also requires a reliable attitude control during the transfer maneuver. While most satellite operators plan to perform such a maneuver at the end of their satellites' operational lives, through 2005 only about one-third succeeded.[2] As of 2011, most[clarification needed] recently decommissioned geosynchronous spacecraft were said to have been moved to a graveyard orbit.[3]
I also learned this recently. It's a very long time since I used my Skype account and I can't remember the password.Melbourne Guy said:TIL that Skype is still a thing
Indeed. And to add insult to injury, every time I try to log in it sends me an email telling me someone tried to log into my account and asking me to click on a link to confirm that I'm me - at which point it asks for my password and round we go again.mfb said:I didn't give Youtube (back when the accounts were separate) my phone number or any RL information Google would have accepted, so the account is dead.
The representatives of 10 carriers asked the administration in a letter obtained by CNN to further delay the rollout near airports where Federal Aviation Administration flight restrictions take effect once the technology kicks in. The aviation world is concerned 5G signals will interfere with aviation technology including the radar altimeter onboard planes.
"The ripple effects across both passenger and cargo operations, our workforce and the broader economy are simply incalculable," the executives wrote. "To be blunt, the nation's commerce will grind to a halt."
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...-delay-in-u-s-5g-wireless-deployment.1010462/BillTre said:TIL that airlines want 5G technology delayed near airports, as they are afraid that it will interfere with some of their technology.
I was a bit alarmed when I heard this as I have to fly long haul next week and this, together with the dust on the fan blades episode, made me a bit nervous. Fortunately I'm not going through US airspace.BillTre said:TIL that airlines want 5G technology delayed near airports, as they are afraid that it will interfere with some of their technology.
Yes, me too. I was sooo much smarter 30 years ago. I knew a bunch of stuff I never used much, or ever, which has now drifted away.Klystron said:TIL not for the first time that I can visualize a problem and possible solutions but have difficulty expressing the answers in English, due to age and injuries.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/lock-in-amplifier-with-pulsed-sinewave.1011450/
Specifically, I know or knew methods to measure the requested signal lock but 1) my equipment knowledge is years out of date and 2) exact details are sketchy such as coupler attenuation. I would try using the reference pulse to synchronize the PRF (pulse repetition frequency) and/or alter the carrier pulse width to optimize lock but doubt these generalities would help a working engineer.