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  • brisk@aussie.zonetoScience Memes@mander.xyzJigsaw Trolley Problem
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    7 days ago

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    Solution to grid puzzle

    The henchmen’s discussion implies that the letter row and number column both have at least two balls in them (required for “I don’t know, but I know you don’t know)”. Bernard’s statement to Albert makes it clear to Albert that the letter must be either row C or D depending on the number he knows.

    If it was row D the answer would still be ambiguous to Bernard so it must be C3 and the ball is gold

    Solution to overall puzzle

    I’ve been successfully nerd sniped and my family is dead.



  • The modern English word “bear” originally came from a proto-Germanic word meaning one of “brown one” or possibly “wild animal”. There was an actual name for bears, but speaking it was taboo in case it caused a bear to appear, so the euphemism eventually replaced the real name.

    When I learned this originally, I was taught that the true name was lost to time, but Wikipedia just says it was “arkto” so whatever.



  • I don’t know if the changes coming into affect today have something different about replaceable batteries, but the 2027 replaceable battery requirement has this as the exemption:

    Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries

    2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following products incorporating portable batteries may be designed in such a way as to make the battery removable and replaceable only by independent professionals:

    (a) appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable;

    (b) professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices, as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2017/746.

    The only thing there Apple could even pretend is “washable or rinsable”, and I’d be shocked* if they could get away with that.

    *not that shocked