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You keep the pick between the cell and the contact plate, and you swing it out of the way to use. The idea is to make sure that no current can flow accidentally. There was at least one incident reported here where the button was somehow depressed when not in use, resulting in overheating and...

He has. This problem makes no sense to me, and appears to be unique.

I saw this only once, in one of the first Splinters ever when I was doing beta testing. I adjusted the screw and it never happened again. Turning that screw definitely changes the resistance. I'd suggest using Locktite or similar. It's quite odd that it's happening repeatedly and with two...

You might want to review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. Specifically: Rules are interpreted and applied at staff discretion. Since you reported one moderator and I'm the only other moderator, I get to decide what to do about it. My decision is obvious. Besides, how do you...

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Yet here you are, doing Ryan.

There are a few public servers. You will need a terminal client like putty or my preference, kitty. The best known server is NAO, which you can read about at https://alt.org/nethack/. That page includes instruction on how to join. I play on a different server...

The easiest role for a beginner is dwarf valkyrie. They start with good armour class and a decent weapon, and once they reach experience level 5 they can dip their long sword into fountains to get Excalibur, which is one of the best artifact weapons in the game. Also, no matter what role you...

It is an incredible time sink. It is extremely complex and there are many who've played for decades (yes I said decades) without winning—yet they keep playing. The game you played was probably Rogue, or possibly Hack. Both of those are the ancestors of Nethack. Be prepared to die a lot. If...

Do you play it, and if so, do you play on a public server?

Yes, I am well aware of the process. I think I caused some confusion by the terminology I used, but "partial combustion" is the term I've encountered. Probably I didn't help by suggesting "incomplete combustion" instead. The problem with carbon monoxide is that hemoglobin bonds with it over...

That is not what I mean by partial combustion. Perhaps I should call it incomplete combustion, but that's not right either, since really there is no combustion at all. Here I mean that the material is heated enough that it begins to break apart and release particulates. (There might be a better...

This is not correct. Combustion requires three things: oxygen, heat, and fuel. Insufficient heat to reach combustion results in partial combustion, which will release particulates. In this context, vapourizing does not provide sufficient heat for combustion by design; however, higher...

True, much of the tar in tobacco and cannabis smoke is a product of pyrolysis. Sure. I didn't argue that the substances we are after aren't also irritants. The study wasn't done to prove that inhaled smoke contains carcinogens. The purpose was to look for potential harmful effects of...

No, please repeat in this thread (unless it's something personal). First, in the context of smoke "tar" is a general term that means particulates. Vapour from THC contains tars, just not nearly as much as smoke does. The reason higher temperatures create thicker clouds is the increase in...

I just moved the discussion of particulates in cannabis vapour to the new thread Particulates in cannabis vapor.

First: renaming is not possible unless @vtac (forum founder and owner) returns, and even if he does I am pretty sure he would not agree to a name change. Next: while I appreciate defending the name choice, it has to be done in a manner that respects those who don't like the name. I dislike...

I just deleted two blatantly political posts. A while back I warned everyone that this thread would be closed if we start seeing political "jokes" about the US 2020 election, now I will add the Trump trial in the Senate to that. This is the last warning.

This is inappropriate and I'd like to include the members who "liked" this post. We have a Be Nice rule and this is not nice.