MD82 t1_j5jivlr wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:32 PM

Reply to comment by por_que_no in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra

Very fascinating thank you

MD82 t1_izqhm17 wrote on December 11, 2022 at 2:18 AM

Reply to comment by White_Lord in The signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 by LukeMarwood

Throws such a wrench in my head by reading this.

MD82 t1_iy1ykvq wrote on November 28, 2022 at 3:11 AM

Reply to comment by ScrubNerd in TIL that as of August, 2022 there were over 2.8 million podcasts available online worldwide with over 135 million episodes in total. by big_macaroons

I tried listening to a Bitcoin podcast and the guy ran 10 mins of ads before each episode. For a guy who thinks Bitcoin is better than USD he sure is a god damn shill.

MD82 t1_ixmd223 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 3:22 PM

Reply to Cheap, sensor-based agriculture could slash water use by up to 70% | We could definitely use something like this with all the droughts around. by chrisdh79

I work on a golf course and use a VWC meter daily during the summer. It’s two prongs that go in and tells me the volumetric water content of the soil in a percentage form. It makes it so I can have novices be able to see what areas need water. My next goal is to have some sensors installed permanently underneath the surfaces for continuous monitoring.