Poe Productions

poeproductions.bsky.social

23 August 2026 21:08

Look up in the sky! It's a plane! It's a fursuit! IT'S A PLANE FURSUIT?!?✈️ Strafe is one of the COOLEST suits we've ever made!💥He's an F-14 Tomcat jet with glowing eyes, muscle padding, big wings, tons of minky details, plush engines, AND detachable missiles! 🤯 #fursuit #fursuitmaker #furryfandom

Dex

dexcoon.bsky.social

22 August 2026 14:30

It's funny you post this at the exact moment I'm busy installing one in my house.

Our World in Data

ourworldindata.org

18 August 2026 16:33

But there is early evidence of the government channeling oil revenue toward citizens, for instance, through cash grants for every adult, free tuition at public universities, and increasing health spending. (This Data Insight was written by @eortizospina.bsky.social and @parriagadap.bsky.social.)

Technology Connections

techconnectify.bsky.social

30 July 2026 21:48

Basically, the start winding's job is to create an offset magnetic field which will tug on the rotor to get it moving, but that offset field ends up fighting the main run field once it's moving. So there needs to be something to disable the start winding shortly after powering up.

Technology Connections

techconnectify.bsky.social

30 July 2026 21:48

And as is the case for most fridges, that something is a device called a PTC thermistor. When it's cold, it passes power through to the start winding. But after only a second or so of current flow, it heats up and stop conducting electricity. You can actually hear this when a fridge starts!