jeff_vader

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by jeff_vader 5mo ago
Wait until China invades Taiwan.. (ok, it's not too likely, but what if?)
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Isn't the main showstopper issue to solve for brain implants is scarring response or something similar? That is when body responds to the implant and surrounds electrodes with some sort of tissue reducing its effectiveness. Has Neurali
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
When most of services nowadays seem like a hostile subscription, this brings joy. edit: use of Yandex on the other hand.. yeah that's a no go for paid subscription.
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Tried going all out at ~45deg angle until fuel is finished hoping to go into orbit, but no luck.
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
I've done something similar but it was only a 7 segment display showing how much I ran. It sat on a shelf and it was pretty fun to watch number go up every time I came back to my apartment after a run. To make everything really simple
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Yup. And the other (green/teal?) typewriter has a spacebar on the edge, same colour as the typewriter body. Ends of it sometimes visible between fingers, it's also used.
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
My father got it after an injured looking/unusually behaving cat scratched him up. Cat ran away - so it was impossible to test for rabies. 4 shoulder injections - no drama, no noticeable side effects other than maybe sore shoulder.
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Not from Russia, but nearby.. It was very common - kinda wild east and nobody cared. As soon our telecom started providing DSL - we (neighbourhood kids) got a commercial DSL into my apartment and shared it between 2 five story apartment bui
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
English Wikipedia and some Linux distribution which can be downloaded as a full set of packages + sources.
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Basic flight instruments almost always have a backup. In case of F-35 there's a small square screen in centre console which shows attitude indicator and flight parameters. Needless to say, if main screens are out you are turning around
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Somewhat related: https://x.com/id_aa_carmack/status/569658695832829952 > Teaching my kids programming on an Apple //c is like kung fu training in the primitive wilderness.
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Reminds this current slightly comedic (IMO) situation in my office: a few months ago developers were given access to GitHub's "Copilot Enterprise". Then, a month or so later, organisation also adopted another "AI" p
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
On top of problems with helium leaks there's now another issue[1]: > Starliner has been given a go to hold at 260 meters from the space station. During the approach two reaction control system jets have failed off. A manual flight t
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
On top of that there's now another issue[1]: > Starliner has been given a go to hold at 260 meters from the space station. During the approach two reaction control system jets have failed off. A manual flight test has been put on ho
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by jeff_vader 2y ago
Title should be "Creating Windows 95 theme for a disposable vape" or something similar.
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by jeff_vader 3y ago
And we're all happy CVS users.
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by jeff_vader 3y ago
Related - there's also ESP8266 based TheOldNet wifi modem[1] in case you want TCP/IP over wifi networking in your MS-DOS machine (or possibly others which have support for SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol). [1]: https:/&
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by jeff_vader 3y ago
Somewhat related.. I recently discovered Facebook "Ad Topics". In my case through Instagram preferences. List of topics is hilariously long and 2/3rds have nothing to do with me. But I guess it does help the sales pitches.. &
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by jeff_vader 3y ago
The design, look and feel is great. Authenticating / proving your identity on the other hand is lacking: https://www.gov.uk/using-your-gov-uk-one-login/proving-your-... Meanwhile, at least in some EU countries, yo
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by jeff_vader 3y ago
Somewhat related: WizzAir adds £10-£20 "system surcharge" if you're buying tickets from Firefox and Linux. Or use ad blocker.
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by jeff_vader 4y ago
Not sure about stack overflow, but search result quality feels to be in decline. Lately I deliberately try to rely on official documentation more (i.e. have it bookmarked and browse it for answers) instead of trying to look something up in
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by jeff_vader 4y ago
It's both. DJI drones while expensive they are rather user friendly. Some fighters in Ukraine do use them with aftermarket droppers[1]. Payload is limited to a single VOG-17M grenade. Dropper has a light sensor and is triggered by aux
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by jeff_vader 4y ago
My father avoided using any kind of computers until he was 68. The we got him an Android tablet. Not the best choice to be honest, but it's too late, he got used to it. He's now 77 and he still cannot distinguish what's part
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by jeff_vader 4y ago
Can't you achieve same thing with uprobe[1]? [1]: https://brendangregg.com/blog/2015-06-28/linux-ftrace-uprobe...
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by jeff_vader 5y ago
In case of my previous employer it led to incredibly complicated encryption system. It took couple years to maybe implement in 10% of the system. Deleting any old data was rejected.
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by jeff_vader 5y ago
What author calls "monkey patching" is in official Ruby lang website "about" -> "Ruby's Flexibility"[1] section. Rails framework makes use of it. Don't see the problem - it most definitely not frow
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by jeff_vader 5y ago
Look at the logo. Looks like a play on Cobol being "ancient" technology and unit testing being something "hipster".
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by jeff_vader 5y ago
Ah this reminds COBOLUnit[1]. I'm still not sure if it's a joke or not. [1]: https://sites.google.com/site/cobolunit/home
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by jeff_vader 5y ago
I do not know and by now I do not care. I switched to contracting/freelancing and hardware/tooling is mostly my own responsibility (was one of top 3 reasons why I switched). Loving my mildly overkill desktop machine now.
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by jeff_vader 5y ago
I find it interesting since JavaScript in this case is only "glue" language. Actual effects are hardware (?) shaders: https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/blob/main/src/... .. Had

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