doublec

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by doublec 9mo ago
Back in the days of Windows mobile (the old Windows phone, not the newer OS Microsoft made), Factor could run on some Windows phones: https://bluishcoder.co.nz/2007/02/17/factor-on-windows-mobil...
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by doublec 9mo ago
Years ago I built a website in Factor for testing HTML 5 video in browsers using the Theora codec. It allowed uploading videos, playing them in the browser, converting to Theora, transcoding YouTube videos, etc. It operated for a few years.
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by doublec 2y ago
What are the US territories it's in the thick of? Closest territories are French Polynesia and Rapa nui, a Chilean territory.
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by doublec 2y ago
Saying "they hated it" when referring to their return from the migration to Tahiti is underselling things a bit. Over a third of them died from sickness having no immunity to things having been isolated so long. The island lifest
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by doublec 2y ago
Starlink is available there now and is probably the best option for high speed internet.
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by doublec 2y ago
I met Tom on the island when I stayed there about 12 years ago. He's a cousin of mine - my grandmother was born there and I'm a descendent of Fletcher Christian too. I was there for a month and had a great time. The island is smal
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by doublec 3y ago
Like it or not, it's what current research - the science you appeal to -- appears to show. As stated here: "...the researchers determined that the island experienced steady population growth from its initial settlement until Europ
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by doublec 3y ago
The “Easter Islanders cut down all their trees and collapsed society” as posited by Jared Diamond has long been disproven https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rethinking-easter...
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by doublec 3y ago
ATS is great, I’ve used ATS1 and ATS2 quite a bit and it worked well. Unfortunately it suffers a bit from the “rewrite every few years” as research directions change.
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by doublec 4y ago
Take a look at Carp https://github.com/carp-lang/Carp
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by doublec 5y ago
I have a few ATS related posts, talking about the safety aspects of it https://bluishcoder.co.nz/tags/ats/index.html
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by doublec 5y ago
> My agenda is to obviously raise awareness that an island that aids sexual abusers is bad This is another example of you using emotive phrases to imply a narrative that is not true. Pitcairn Island does not aid sexual abusers. Abuse is
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by doublec 5y ago
My understanding is the UK government cancelled the scheme after the contractors failed to meet their deliverable dates and the costs ballooned. Effort is now going into solar power instead, with some houses already having panels installed.
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by doublec 5y ago
It's usually pretty warm, 20-ish celcius. It got cold when I was there when a storm was passing through, dropping to about 12 celcius. It can get stormy but for the month I was there it was mostly sunshine with short showers. I'm
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by doublec 5y ago
Note that Pitcairn Island isn't 47 sq. km. That's the size of the combined islands in the Pitcairn area - Henderson, Ducie, Oeno and Pitcairn. Pitcairn Island itself is 3.2km long and 1.6km wide. The population has been in the low
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by doublec 5y ago
I've heard that there have been applications, but the problem seems to be that the people applying lack the understanding of what it's like to live there. Generally you want people to live on the island for a few months to see if
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by doublec 5y ago
There are children on the island, and a school there. When they get to high school age they leave the island to attend school in New Zealand and return afterwards - or stay in NZ. At the time of my journey there was a child protection order
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by doublec 5y ago
Taro grows, there's even an area called "Taro Ground". I'm a fan of kava and I know Tahiti has a kava tradition. I asked one of my cousins about kava on the island and they don't know of it growing there. Given that
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by doublec 5y ago
Haha, thanks! I was surprised to see Pitcairn on HN.
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by doublec 5y ago
There is one beach area, Down Rope. See this photo: http://cd.pn/pn2012/#289 Not the idyllic sandy beach of most tropical islands though.
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by doublec 5y ago
Many smaller one-person yachts visit the island, they anchor offshore and get transport to the island via the islanders coming out on the longboat. Yachties stay overnight on their yacht for safety reasons - there have been incidents of the
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by doublec 5y ago
Here's one account of a legend involving Pitcairn: https://stranded.io/2020/05/24/a-tahitian-legend-of-hitiaure... Here's a great account of Tupaia's map: https://www.tandfonline.com
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by doublec 5y ago
I'm definitely biased, I agree. I don't respond to discussions about the trials for a number of reasons. It's a sensitive issue. It brings out the worst in people. Statements like "riddled with sexual abuse" show yo
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by doublec 5y ago
A few years ago one of the islanders had appendicitis and the island doctor couldn't do anything. They put out a broadcast for ships in the area for help - eventually one was available and went to take him to Managreva, from there to f
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by doublec 5y ago
Yes, everyone on Pitcairn migrated to Norfolk. Later some families moved back to Pitcairn, including mine. The same thing happened in 1831 - everyone migrated to Tahiti. That was disastrous for the islanders though, many died of disease and
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by doublec 5y ago
If I recall correctly the supply ship goes a round trip between Pitcairn and Mangareva which means you can get off on Pitcairn and wait for it to come back from Mangareva. I went on a chartered yacht being operated by a Pitcairn based touri
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by doublec 5y ago
Yes, mostly tourist based. There are no taxes.
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by doublec 5y ago
The Tahitian legends are documented in the book "Ancient Tahiti" by Teuira Henry. "Ancient Tahitian Society" by Douglas Oliver also mentions it. "Vikings of the Sunrise" by Te Rangi Hīroa (Sir Peter Buck) menti
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by doublec 5y ago
There are government jobs - administration, post office, local council, maintenance of roads, buildings, etc. They make and sell crafts, honey, coffee, etc online and to cruise ships. The latter has taken a hit due to borders being closed d
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by doublec 5y ago
When I was there I was having lunch with some of my cousins. I was chatting about what a great place it was to grow up, being able to be in the country, swimming, explore the island, etc. One of the officials popped in to say hi and overhea

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