cmdrriker

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by cmdrriker 1y ago
too bad Captain Obvious was at the joysticks/helm...
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by cmdrriker 1y ago
well their spat hath escalated quickly?
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by cmdrriker 1y ago
Friends don't let friends use comic sans, papyrus or it's imitators IMHO.
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by cmdrriker 2y ago
Fear and naivete are powerful motivators, catalyzing these early innovations. More often the realities of budget, politics, and competing priorities hampers the same creative energies.
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by cmdrriker 2y ago
Just don't pick Houston, things aren't so great there at the moment.
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by cmdrriker 3y ago
Preview.app which owes its heritage to NextStep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preview
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by cmdrriker 3y ago
I'm so blonde that I thought it was a Quantum drive... like a Quantum hard drive... man
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by cmdrriker 3y ago
If there wasn't a more compelling reason for higher taxes on those who can pay more should... It just goes to show that there's always someone dumb with more money than they know what to do with that's willing to dump it into
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by cmdrriker 3y ago
Mimeograph aka spirit duplicator used a stencil that you could write on or type on and then use alcohol to then dissolve the raised part of the stencil and transfer it onto the paper. It worked well for simple stuff but kinda poorly for hal
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by cmdrriker 3y ago
All that was needed to make a Selectric into a terminal was essentially a box to take the electrical signals of hitting the keys (that triggered the correct letter on the ball to strike the ribbon) and amplify/send them to an interface
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by cmdrriker 3y ago
A&M (later A&M Intl to sound more sophisticated) made some interesting equipment from its various divisions. Their Multigraph division long made duplicators for secretaries etc. They also introduced an office copier that sorta funct
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by cmdrriker 3y ago
interesting, how does this compare to something like pg_auto_failover in a two or three-node PostgreSQL setup?
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
IMHO, he's the David Attenborough of Computer History.
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
Just remove the DRM chip that’s located on the starter cartridge, mine was on with a small Phillips screw. I then used the Brither DRM chip on my Linkyo toner cartridge and it works a treat. Problem solved AFICT.
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
Intel lost this battle years ago when leadership decided to badge engineer the shit out of their product portfolio and do stock buy-backs. In a capital intensive enterprise, Jack Welch school of management will only give the company maybe 1
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
There’s also blue colored as well. Blue Monster brand.
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
You're correct, just about all "new" cassette decks contain Tanashin-originated components. Even reputable brands like Panasonic (National), TEAC, Son, Aldi & AllyExpress all use the same crappy mech. Techmoan has been sh
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
Does it matter what tool you use to write documentation? Confluence gets a lot of sh*t because its in the grown-up camp of tools but I know people who've got problems even with nano. It's incumbent upon all users or members of the
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
Unless some government(s) steps in and dumps a ton of money into SST development and production nothing is going to happen. The Concord showed this by shouldering the burden of research, development, prototyping, and then production. Turns
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by cmdrriker 4y ago
Boy, did Nokia elope after this with M$ft phone which was supposed to right Nokia's collective "ship". Elop joined the hallowed hall of fame of abysmal CEO's who ran their firms into the ground. Remember Lumia, Windows
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by cmdrriker 5y ago
Ignoring the primary issue Uncle Sam has with this logistics solution, be reminded why laws and or regulations exist for things... there's always someone (right or wrong) that will circumvent the rules with shall we say... creative sol
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by cmdrriker 5y ago
My first real interest in computing came from my Uncle showing me his DX7. It made such cool synths as well what I thought at the time was a decent piano sound especially in the early 80s. A Huge bulky instrument it also had a midi interfac
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by cmdrriker 5y ago
I think Supercard is still going, its sorta like a souped up version of Hypercard
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by cmdrriker 5y ago
I have this book! I loved Hypercard and spend many hours making silly and functional programs with it. I wish that somehow it was continued and not sent out to the pasture at Claris.