Is mayonnaise a scientific instrument?

Normalize audio levels

Two words: future proofing. In many places, 2G and 3G networks are either turned off already, or will shutdown in a year or two. Especially with the dumb phone target audience, a phone that will become a brick in a couple of years, is most definitely not something they're looking for.

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if thousands of physics teachers suddenly cringed and started yelling "Get your units right!".

Solar panels lasting for decades here and now, that's close enough for all practical purposes. Solar has a proven track record, hydrogen technologies never made it past gospel.

Heidi

Damn you Anthony Downs, John Thomson and your paradox

Tuna Egg Remoulade Foccacia sandwiches, on the other hand, are really gross. Downright nasty!

And some of us develop hardware, instead

Ha, the joke's on you. My deadname was not only hateful, but also prone to misspelling, so I made sure I chose a name that isn't misspelled, nor mis-pronounced easily.

Instructions unclear, performed a Cone Penetration Test on an onion.

Blå balbil med blåhaj for förbi fyr och får för fort

Lemme think it over

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That advice wouldn't fly in my neck of woods, as no local would even think of using a taxi, unless they have exhausted any other option. Sorry, the driver is too busy scamming tourists, right now.

Not half as bad is potted in RTC batteries. As in: The RTC chip and battery are inside the same epoxy-filled package. The bane of vintage SUN hardware (and some PC clone manufacturers in the 386-486 era) collectors.

3D printer went brrrr, so I got myself a bona fide sideways toilet roll holder

made by Van Hool

Where are they now?

1976

Also my birth year.

We're all going to Die! (France)