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Dank: Dank moved page The Power, pt 1 to The Power

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Dank moved page The Power, pt 1 to The Power

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Dank: /* Final words */

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Final words

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	==Final words==		==Final words==
	We've gone back to the big bang and seen how fourteen billion years and three generations of stars nucleosynthesized the elements we use to build and power our machines and ourselves. We've looked at the results of three and a half billion years of terrestrial evolution, probably not the only life in the universe, but definitely the only life we know. We talked about five hundred million years of pressure and desiccation, and how it gave rise to the fossil fuels that powered the Industrial Revolution and now present a bill in the form of climate change.		We've gone back to the big bang and seen how fourteen billion years and three generations of stars nucleosynthesized the elements we use to build and power our machines and ourselves. We've looked at the results of three and a half billion years of terrestrial evolution, probably not the only life in the universe, but definitely the only life we know. We talked about five hundred million years of pressure and desiccation, and how they gave rise to the fossil fuels that powered the Industrial Revolution and now present a bill in the form of climate change.

	We, as individuals or as a species, don't get billions of years, but only a brief existence, an absurd blink of the eye, our identities and senses of selves arising from a short-lived ensemble of low-entropy neurons, decaying like all things back into the lukewarm slurry of thermodynamic equilibrium. It is our duty in this interim to learn what we can, to improve our species, and to live bravely despite heat death's ineluctable execration. To <i>differentiate</i>. To put energies to use, to work and to extract work. Yet all remain destined for a night that is eternal and without name. One by one they will step down into the darkness before the footlamps.		We, as individuals or as a species, don't get billions of years, but only a brief existence, an absurd blink of the eye, our identities and senses of selves arising from a short-lived ensemble of low-entropy neurons, decaying like all things back into the lukewarm slurry of thermodynamic equilibrium. It is our duty in this interim to learn what we can, to improve our species, and to live bravely despite heat death's ineluctable execration. To <i>differentiate</i>. To put energies to use, to work and to extract work. Yet all remain destined for a night that is eternal and without name. One by one they will step down into the darkness before the footlamps.

Dank at 14:05, 9 February 2024

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	with a critical ear and watch with a scrupulous eye, but, you know, you really		with a critical ear and watch with a scrupulous eye, but, you know, you really
	ought be doing that all the time. if i have a general theme tonight, i suppose		ought be doing that all the time. if i have a general theme tonight, i suppose
	that theme is: <b>power</b>.		that theme is: <b>power</b>. in the world of huey lewis and the news, love can be measured in watts, the SI unit of power. love applied over time would furthermore be work, and measured in joules. but i'm an engineer, so this evening we'll be quantifying the power of love, but mainly the love electrons feel towards cations.

	~~<youtube alignment="center">https://youtu.be/6jDiXurYEh0</youtube>~~

	in the world of huey lewis and the news, love can be measured in watts, the SI unit of
	power. love applied over time would furthermore be work, and measured in joules. but
	i'm an engineer, so this evening we'll be quantifying the power of love, but mainly
	the love electrons feel towards cations.

Dank: /* What is life? */

2023-06-14T16:09:38Z

What is life?

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	energy budget, but it's fascinating. as one last note, if you've ever		energy budget, but it's fascinating. as one last note, if you've ever
	wondered why carbs and proteins are considered 4kcals a gram, and fats are		wondered why carbs and proteins are considered 4kcals a gram, and fats are
	9 kcals, know that it's the Atwater system, it's ~~disgestibility~~-scaled (proteins		9 kcals, know that it's the Atwater system, it's digestibility-scaled (proteins
	have more raw energy, but we piss away 20% of the protein we take in), and		have more raw energy, but we piss away 20% of the protein we take in), and
	fats lack oxygen, supplying only energy-rich CH bonds (oxygen being the		fats lack oxygen, supplying only energy-rich CH bonds (oxygen being the

Dank at 14:51, 24 July 2022

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	So the highest voltage we can get from the PSU is 12V, so that's what the CPU		So the highest voltage we can get from the PSU is 12V, so that's what the CPU
	wants. And thus ATXV12 was born~~, in February 2000~~, adding a 4-pin Molex Minifit		wants. And thus in February 2000 ATXV12 was born, adding a 4-pin Molex Minifit
	Jr 39-01-2040 carrying an extra 3.3, 5, and 12V pin (plus an extra ground). Now		Jr 39-01-2040 carrying an extra 3.3, 5, and 12V pin (plus an extra ground). Now
	we already had 3x 3.3V pins and 4x 5V pins, so our capacities there rose 33%		we already had 3x 3.3V pins and 4x 5V pins, so our capacities there rose 33%

Dank: /* What is life? */

2022-07-24T14:41:41Z

What is life?

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	would raise the temperature, and that denatures proteins. most enzymatic		would raise the temperature, and that denatures proteins. most enzymatic
	proteins base their tertiary structure on hydrogen and van der waals bonds,		proteins base their tertiary structure on hydrogen and van der waals bonds,
	and we're talking weak hydrogen bonds here a few kilojoules per mole.		and we're talking weak hydrogen bonds here: a few kilojoules per mole.
	well, a square meter receives about 1.4 kilojoules every second in full		well, a square meter receives about 1.4 kilojoules every second in full
	sunlight. a nutritional calorie is 4 kilojoules. and that's per mole.		sunlight. a nutritional calorie is 4 kilojoules. and that's per mole.

Dank: /* Computer's gotta eat */

2022-07-24T14:38:21Z

Computer's gotta eat

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	itself. the charge is propagated along as a change to the electric field,		itself. the charge is propagated along as a change to the electric field,
	exploding forward far more quickly than the electrons themselves (indeed, faster		exploding forward far more quickly than the electrons themselves (indeed, faster
	than any massive particle will move ~~without tremendous energy input~~, as we know		than any massive particle will or can move, as we know
	from special relativity). a final speed we want to look at is thus the signal		from special relativity). a final speed we want to look at is thus the signal
	propagation velocity, the speed with which this change to the field ripples out.		propagation velocity, the speed with which this change to the field ripples out.

Dank at 14:35, 24 July 2022

2022-07-24T14:35:46Z

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	polarity. when you plug a conductor in, a path is made, and now electrons can		polarity. when you plug a conductor in, a path is made, and now electrons can
	shuffle along. nuclei don't move, but the valence electrons do, each		shuffle along. nuclei don't move, but the valence electrons do, each
	representing one fundamental charge. an amp is about 6.24 elementary charges.		representing one fundamental charge. an amp is about 6.24x10¹⁸ elementary charges.
	to conduct more amps, you need a bigger conductor; the number of charges that		to conduct more amps, you need a bigger conductor; the number of charges that
	can move is directly proportional to the cross-section of the wire, and thus		can move is directly proportional to the cross-section of the wire, and thus

Dank at 08:35, 27 March 2022

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			<b>nb: if this reads like a script, that's because it was originally going to be a video in my [[DANKTECH]] series. maybe it still will, one day.</b>

	hey there, my hax0rs and hax0rettes! it's been a good long time since we last		hey there, my hax0rs and hax0rettes! it's been a good long time since we last
	got together, but i hope to make up for paucity and exiguity with a surfeit of		got together, but i hope to make up for paucity and exiguity with a surfeit of

Dank: /* Let's do the do */

2022-03-26T21:21:42Z

Let's do the do

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	==Let's do the do==		==Let's do the do==
	alright, with this information from the previous five sections, we can pretty		alright, with this information from the previous five sections, we can pretty
	much ~~accept~~ that our workstation is going to need to accept 120VAC/60Hz		much conclude that our workstation is going to need to accept 120VAC/60Hz
	alternating current sourced from a utility. some people would have just taken this on faith, but like i said, i like to get to the bottom of things.		alternating current sourced from a utility. some people would have just taken this on faith, but like i said, i like to get to the bottom of things.