Intuitively I would assume that a single event would either not release enough energy to start a feedback loop or destroy the planet altogether, but I have no idea how to calculate that.

The greenhouse effect won’t even start if the greenhouse gases are frozen on the surface

I don’t think making semiconductors at home is explicitly illegal anywhere, but I doubt hobbyists can legally buy or synthesize many of the chemicals you’d need

That depends on whether it was always kept at that temperature - if it melts and re-freezes, it becomes much harder

There is an x86 emulator for DOS/Win16 programs, but Win32 software needs to be compiled for PPC

I don’t think you can damage anything by doing that - maybe you’d run into problems if the keyboard needs more current than the USB port can provide, but even then the keyboard just wouldn’t do anything

As far as I know, the Windows UI technically doesn’t need GPU acceleration, but it does depend on DirectX - the Windows 8 developer preview included a software renderer so that Aero Glass worked even without GPU drivers.

As far as I remember, the Logitech MX518 was one of the best PS/2 mice - but it’s not beige, so it might be more appropriate for an XP build.

well, actually… It usually changed the clock speed on 286 PCs, but on 486s it often disabled the L1 cache or introduced additional waitstates instead

I’m using it as a Super key on my 80s AT keyboard

That’s the Kbin/mbin equivalent to Lemmy communities

Who bias-checks the bias-checkers?