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It’s worth pausing before accepting viral photos at face value. A bent iPhone image is a powerful visual, but an intelligent observer knows it can be staged, exaggerated, or selectively framed for publicity. The question is not just "can it bend?" but under what conditions, for what reason, and who’s posting it—and why.
I like the MacObserver take on this "story".
Hi everyone,
I just received a UNS Delta 30 canister filter for my planted UNS 25C cube tank. To my surprise, the box contained no setup instructions. Just the pre-assembled filter, tubing, a couple of grey hose clamp nuts, and some Aquario Neo Flow glass pipes. There was a printed parts list, but no actual guide for how to install or use the thing.
• How to connect the tubing (and in what order), • How to fit the clamps properly, • How to fill or prime the unit (there’s no primer button I can find), • How to safely measure/cut tubing before committing.
I’m now stuck with a seized compression nut on the outlet tap, which may need replacement. It’s been a really frustrating experience, especially because I’m mid–dry start and racing the clock to get water flowing before the plants fail.
So my question is: Is this normal for UNS hardware? Do they really expect customers to figure it out on their own, or did I somehow miss something that was supposed to be included?
Thanks in advance. Just trying to understand if this is how it usually goes — or if I got unlucky.
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to find a sci‑fi short story or novella I read in the 1990s—likely in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine or an anthology such as The Year’s Best Science Fiction (Gardner Dozois, etc.). I remember the following key elements:
The United States is in decline and gripped by technophobia—possibly even banning AI and robotics.
Asia, or a pan‑Asian government, is experiencing a technological golden age, leading the world in AI and android development.
The major twist: It’s revealed that some apparently human, trusted individuals in the U.S. are actually sentient androids created in Asia.
There’s no invasion or war—the story focuses on subtle, secret infiltration and an ideological shift.
Tones are reflective, political, eerie—not action-packed.
I’ve read The Diamond Age, Jipi and the Paranoid Chip, and Heinlein’s The Sixth Column, but none match. If anyone recognises this—by author, title, or anthology—I’d be deeply grateful. Thanks!
Despite its compact size, the Rekkr 2W/channel amplifier can drives the R-51M to 96 dB at 1 metre, sufficient for nearfield listening. If you sit farther, at 1.8288m (6 feet), the sound level drops to approximately 87 dB at 1 watt, which is still adequate for your typical listening levels of 60-70 dB with peaks at 75 dB.
The R-51M’s 93 dB sensitivity is a big draw since it requires relatively little power to perform well.
I think the Rekkr has enough headroom for this use case, but it admitedly it would struggle with dynamic peaks beyond 90 dB at that distance.
At its current sale price of $99, it’s an exceptional value, though Schiit Audio has marked it as "Last Call," meaning it may soon be discontinued.
