daverol

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by daverol 3mo ago
I'm still nostalgic for the times when I had to enter the bootloader using the keys on front panel of the PDP-11 to then loaded the OS from paper tape. (not to mention multi pass compilers using paper tape between the phases...)
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Liverpool and Manchester Railway(en.wikipedia.org)
34 points by daverol 4mo ago|12 comments
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by daverol 4mo ago
Who can forget the CEO Francis J. Sellinger and his 'Taste My Schlitz' commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NPxny7no4c
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Wittgenstein's Contribution to Philosophy [video](youtube.com)
1 points by daverol 6mo ago|0 comments
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by daverol 6mo ago
Where will all those Meta Avatars go? Is there a retirement home in the Metaverse?
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by daverol 7mo ago
When I want to motivate myself I look at this https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-scariest-climate-plot-...
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by daverol 7mo ago
more context here https://c20society.org.uk/news/if-not-now-when-c20-renews-34...
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Brutalist Southbank Centre Listed(architectsjournal.co.uk)
32 points by daverol 7mo ago|65 comments
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by daverol 8mo ago
I have fond memories from my Acorn days of staying in the 'typewriter' hotel on visits to Ivrea - it became derelict, but perhaps it has been revived... https://zoningthegardenstate.wordpress.com/2020/10/
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Pickleball Paddle Technology in 2025(worldpickleballmagazine.com)
2 points by daverol 11mo ago|0 comments
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Jeffrey Hudson the Court Dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria of France(en.wikipedia.org)
49 points by daverol 1y ago|18 comments
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Simple wearable calms Parkinson's symptoms(beechband.com)
1 points by daverol 1y ago|0 comments
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It is time to 'Correct the Map'(correctthemap.org)
24 points by daverol 1y ago|40 comments
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The Doves Type(typespec.co.uk)
2 points by daverol 1y ago|1 comments
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by daverol 1y ago
At least I will be able to visit the exhibition and count them myself: https://allthatsinteresting.com/bayeux-tapestry-penises
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by daverol 1y ago
My mind wandered to these more interesting "undercuts" https://uk.pinterest.com/ideas/lesbian-undercut-designs/9549...
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Harper Bridges(harperbridges.co.uk)
2 points by daverol 1y ago|0 comments
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by daverol 1y ago
I always preferred the thinking behind the 'Conundrum' used in Operation Pluto. No big bangs but excellent logistics - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto
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Literal Fuck Hats Saved the Peregrine Falcon(theawl.com)
10 points by daverol 1y ago|1 comments
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South Korea Is over [video](youtube.com)
30 points by daverol 1y ago|29 comments
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by daverol 1y ago
Story also covered in a BBC podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002883z
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Smartphones are poison for boys' minds(theguardian.com)
7 points by daverol 1y ago|4 comments
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What does Maga-land look like?(theguardian.com)
7 points by daverol 1y ago|1 comments
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What does a King keep on his desk?(apple.com)
2 points by daverol 2y ago|0 comments
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Saving Skills and Sharing Traditions(youtube.com)
1 points by daverol 2y ago|0 comments
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Desert Island Discs – Sir Jony Ive(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by daverol 2y ago|0 comments
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Why AI Is a Philosophical Rupture(noemamag.com)
12 points by daverol 2y ago|13 comments
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Andrey Averyushkin Jr. HD [video](youtube.com)
1 points by daverol 2y ago|0 comments
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The Finest Hose Clips in the World(jubileeclips.co.uk)
1 points by daverol 2y ago|0 comments
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by daverol 2y ago
My Pixel 4a appears to shows 100% battery only in the status line following the update.

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