cronix

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by cronix 2y ago
It took about 3 seconds to check. Pop open the case the tapes came in and look at the plastic window and you can easily see both reels. If the tape was all on the left reel, it was rewound. Just about all rental places did this when you ret
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by cronix 3y ago
I fell in love with 3D Studio in the 90's. It was so intuitive to use compared to Lightwave3D for someone who didn't know what they were doing, but very curious and wanting to learn. A big challenge was getting it to run in window
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by cronix 3y ago
And now US Steel is owned by Japan!
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by cronix 3y ago
One of the biggest "steps" I experienced was when SSD'd first came around. Suddenly "slow db queries" ran at light speed instead of taking 5+ seconds. It was quite physically noticeable and now it's not. You ha
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by cronix 3y ago
You can track them with sites like FlightAware or FlightRadar24. Just zoom in to where your house is. Click on a plane. If it's not on the map, it likely isn't broadcasting ADSB https://www.flightaware.com/ https
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by cronix 3y ago
> China permitted more coal power plants last year than any time in the last seven years, according to a new report released this week. It's the equivalent of about two new coal power plants per week. The report by energy data organ
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by cronix 3y ago
I'm not sure new laws will matter much considering they've been breaking the existing laws through creative interpretation.
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by cronix 3y ago
It works 24/7
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by cronix 3y ago
The first ones certainly weren't as you describe, but then again they were purely a phone, and nothing else. Not even basic texting. Certainly no data. Their only drawback was their enormous size and the high per minute voice charges.
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by cronix 3y ago
On an old macbook pro 2013...no clicking in Firefox... This is really cool. The only thing I found kind of odd was you click the down arrow to increase the program number instead of up.
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by cronix 3y ago
I use both
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by cronix 3y ago
Wouldn't it be trivial for HN to automatically create an alternative archive link?
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by cronix 3y ago
All I had to do was update the rules for Adblock Plus free version. I'd been getting the warnings for several days, then yesterday it would only let me watch 3 videos. I then updated AB+ rules and nothing pops up and things just play l
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by cronix 3y ago
Also due to chemicals in car tires which eventually washes off the roads and into streams, rivers, oceans. https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/12/03/tire-related-chem...
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by cronix 3y ago
> This is for very low bandwidth text communications when you're out in the country and can see the sky. From the graphic in the article: > Text: 2024 > Voice and Data: 2025 > IOT: 2025
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by cronix 3y ago
The answer is probably the same as why Hollywood uses them in movies. For realism.
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by cronix 3y ago
Return To Sender. Oh, wait...
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by cronix 3y ago
Starlink recently partnered with KDDI in Japan to do the same thing for the main island and surrounding islands. https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230831/carriers/kddi-partners-...
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by cronix 3y ago
It also doesn't cover the cost in terms of tying up a major resource: Paramedics, Police and Fire. Overdoses are at an all time high in Portland. The entity that responds usually gives the person overdosing Narcan, addiction help is th
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by cronix 3y ago
As a recent convert to solar, we no longer have any electric bill, period.
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by cronix 3y ago
I see spelling mistakes all of the time in print media, and they've had spellcheck for 30+ years.
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by cronix 3y ago
There's also the county government layer that cities must adhere to in addition to state/national.
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by cronix 3y ago
> towards the end of his life there was only one person that could understand him, his secretary or nurse or someone like this > Mao had been in poor health for several years and had declined visibly for at least six months prior to h
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by cronix 3y ago
Very true, but the point is it just shows there's a lot we don't know still that an advanced civilization might and likely have already discovered and learned to harness/control.
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by cronix 3y ago
> That assumption is based on my knowledge of physics based on your knowledge of known physics. We're still adding to the periodic table...
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by cronix 3y ago
In the late 80's/early 90's, it was one of the few ways to run large videos (for the time) without stuttering bc hard drives were too slow.
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by cronix 3y ago
I've heard of the "tech bro" stereotype (and seen it many times first hand), but struggle to recall a "doc bro" or equivalent one. I've also never heard of the term "culture fit" when discussing a pot
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by cronix 3y ago
That's because it's an archive of that blurb from the rarbg site.
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by cronix 3y ago
You mean they could have fit Ultima 3 on 3 floppies instead of 4? I think of all of the swapping I had to do back then.
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by cronix 3y ago
Auto's manufactured pre-1986 are legal for civilian ownership and use, assuming 1) you are legally allowed to own a firearm, 2) It is not illegal to own an automatic weapon in your state/jurisdiction 3) fill out the ATF Form 4, 4)

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