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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Osmium Memes

Posts tagged with Osmium

The Periodic Table Heist

Chemistry Materials Physics
11 months ago 53.8K views 0 shares
The Periodic Table Heist
For those unfamiliar with density manipulation in retail settings: osmium is the densest naturally occurring stable element (22.59 g/cm³). A 15 cubic decimeter block would weigh about 339 kg while a PS5 is just 4.5 kg. Replacing the item on the scale with osmium is basically the materials science equivalent of a bank heist. Security probably noticed something was off when the checkout scale registered enough weight to bend spacetime.

Technically Correct: The Best Kind Of Correct

Chemistry Science Lab-life
1 year ago 60.9K views 0 shares
Technically Correct: The Best Kind Of Correct
The ultimate chemistry nerd shutdown! While romantics talk about love being in the air, chemists know what's actually in the air - and it's definitely not osmium tetroxide. This compound is so toxic it can fix biological tissues on contact and permanently damage your eyes. Nothing says "I'm technically correct" like correcting romantic notions with deadly chemicals. Next time someone gets poetic about love, just remind them about the osmium tetroxide hazard labels and watch the mood evaporate faster than volatile compounds in an unsealed flask.

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Back up Hugging Face models to a NAS before they vanish

Models do disappear from Hugging Face. How I keep a local copy I can verify: pinned hf download, SHA256 manifests, Ollama's blob store, and a ... Read article →

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