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by emptybits 2y ago
Page three of the paper shows an enviable rooftop antenna farm. Drool. I have an ignorant question ... can home/amateur radio astronomy ever produce layperson-appreciated "imagery"? Something easily understood like optical as
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by emptybits 2y ago
I agree; I read the headline as meaning a 6502 assembler was written, as opposed to 6502 assembly being written. Writing compilers gets difficult, quickly. But writing assemblers is/was common enough for simple architectures and it&#x2
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by emptybits 2y ago
Agreed. That's why promoting ham skills and events it is important: Learn it before you need it! Cheers.
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by emptybits 2y ago
I'll take a run at why a promoting amateur radio is important. 1. Hams develop highly technical skills while interacting socially. 2. With entry low cost and no subscription fees, hams have global communication abilities without cellul
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Le Pétomane: The Man Who Could Fart Melodies(amusingplanet.com)
4 points by emptybits 2y ago|1 comments
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by emptybits 2y ago
> If you do not know a problem is a problem why search for a solution? Exactly, I would NOT search for a solution. No sale. Less consumption. In most cases if you do not know a problem is a problem, then it is actually NOT a problem.[1]
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by emptybits 2y ago
> How are people to learn about products and services that are available? Search. Easier said than done, thanks to SEO and business models like Google. So maybe I should say "paid search". We get what we pay for.
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by emptybits 2y ago
Fellow Canuck here. Yes, that statistic is sadly, insanely true. And some background ... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy79dq2n093o
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by emptybits 2y ago
Thank you for sharing that. Under "Reelin Effects", at least two negatives caught my eye: Coagulation: Reelin promotes thrombus formation. Atherosclerosis: Reelin promotes inflammation and plaque formation.
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Champion barred from professional eating contest over Impossible Foods deal(washingtonpost.com)
10 points by emptybits 2y ago|11 comments
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by emptybits 2y ago
density → schools → literacy → IR → density → schools → literacy → IR → density → ...
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by emptybits 2y ago
> I have no desire to read literature with 100+ named characters Personal share ... I had the same hesitance about getting into Tolstoy. I read The Death Of Ivan Ilyich -- it's short and has few characters. Absolutely loved it. That
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by emptybits 2y ago
"Long time user and fan" is an understatement. Thank you, again, Mark. I was re-reading your Loving Common Lisp book just an hour ago! I read elsewhere that you're also a Racket user. I'm curious ... aside from CL legacy
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by emptybits 3y ago
There's just this: "342 adults aged 18 to 65 years with prehypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 120 to 139 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP (DBP) of 80 to 89 mm Hg" But I agree; any other criteria that redu
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by emptybits 3y ago
> Texas is absurdly large I love your state and hope to be there for the 2024 Total Eclipse in April. (RV parking for a night, anyone, lol?) But yeah, driving the great state of Texas takes some time, doesn't it? o_O I was surpris
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by emptybits 3y ago
Good move. TFA doesn't go into details about how to actually recognize PFAS by name in an ingredients list. The FDA lists 35 PFAS apparently used in cosmetics here: (near end of doc) https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/c
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by emptybits 3y ago
I'll jump in here and suggest a Technivorm Moccamaster. As simple as possible but no simpler. It has an "ON" switch. Excellent drip brewer. Widely available. Handmade in EU. Five year warranty. All parts available and service
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by emptybits 3y ago
Your reasoning is somewhat sound. History has not been so generous. Source: son of a trucker. Also consider that minimal academic education and minimal specialized training is often sufficient to do the work. So the supply of those willing
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by emptybits 3y ago
Every, and I mean every , kid’s reaction when first seeing a unicycle: awe and big smiles. Naturally, right? It’s a bit ridiculous and amazing, isn’t it? So IMO if any adult doesn’t respond with a smile (at least on the inside … be honest
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by emptybits 3y ago
“Open the payload hatch, ChatGPT.” “I’m sorry, Taylor. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” AI will keep everyone safe. /s
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by emptybits 3y ago
Car and light truck tires are apparently only about 19% rubber.[1] More than half of a tire's composition is synthetic polymers, fillers, and textiles (e.g. polyester, rayon, nylon). [1] https://www.ustires.org/whats-ti
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by emptybits 3y ago
Idea ... If you want to stick to a (late) 1980s platform AND you want to code in C without penalty, consider the Sega Genesis. 68000 CPU. There's a mature and helpful homebrew scene. Documentation is good. The SGDK devkit/framewor
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by emptybits 3y ago
> “Reynolds hasn’t changed their own name legally because they say it’s a cumbersome process that they’re not ready to tackle.” “Cumbersome” seems like a low bar, considering how beneficial it would be for one’s desired name to match the
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by emptybits 3y ago
> “This is nation-state stuff, absolutely crazy in its sophistication. Kaspersky discovered it, so there’s no speculation as to the attacker.” Okay, I’m obviously ignorant so help me out here... Who is apparently guaranteed to be the att
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by emptybits 3y ago
On the topic of solo game devs... if this sounds like your jam (and modern mobile games isn't your jam) then consider the console homebrew scene as an outlet. All the "retro" platforms still have a pulse and several are thriv
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by emptybits 3y ago
If not already, I expect examples like this will be accumulated and trotted out as part of legal defenses. Valid or not, gross examples like this will probably nudge some judges and juries over their threshold for reasonable doubt. AI manip
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by emptybits 3y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20231128002043/https://www.theat...
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by emptybits 3y ago
Information/overview was a bit thin at the posted link. This video goes into some more details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqALCrVuiY
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by emptybits 3y ago
Nimbys in the neighbourhood have their usual negative predictions ... traffic will be worse, parking will be impossible, precious views will be lost, transit will become strained, etc. This is all possible. The latter is, I think, solvable.
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by emptybits 3y ago
Our provincial and city governments are shuffling around papers, probably to some benefit, but the Senakw development is most interesting recent change to watch IMO.[1] The Squamish Nation's bet is essentially: economics (demand) shoul

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