nolamark

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by nolamark 21d ago
Damn, has it really been 40 years. I remember chatting with Cliff about the book on USENET. I'm glad time has been kind to us.
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by nolamark 2mo ago
I think you should focus on letting yourself grow. Perhaps you will learn something that makes you decide to pursue a field you didn't know anything about when you started college. If you finish in CS great, if you switch to somethin
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by nolamark 8mo ago
Saw a Wall Street Journal article (behind paywall) on this topic which was a short version of this upcoming book: _Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose_ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFZY9V8V&#x2
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by nolamark 1y ago
Okay, one last project to share. If you are more a start from zero sort of person, see this wonderful set of videos on designing a 3d printable manual knitting machine. Realistically, more of a wonderful educational process you should see
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by nolamark 1y ago
If out are willing to move the carriage back and forth manually, and transfer yarn manually (for increases and decreases, etc.), the route to go is buy an electronic Brother machine and replace the electronics. The old standard was the AY
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by nolamark 1y ago
As for build a primitive one at home, (assuming one == machine controlled knitting machine) see the journey of Gerard Rubio from OpenKnit to Kniterate https://www.labonthecheap.com/the-openknit-machine/ https:/&#
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by nolamark 1y ago
"This work is in part a collaboration with folks currently and previously at CMU, including Jenny Lin, Tom Price, Jim McCann, and Hannah Fechtner."
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by nolamark 2y ago
Facebook got a Interim award. The former employee was not present at the emergency arbitration hearing. https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Arbitration-... Seems like she, personally, has b
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by nolamark 2y ago
In the case of APPL it is fun to think about what the money I spent on a computer that year like a Power Mac G4 could have been worth today if I had invested in the stock instead. I remember local developer group chats about BTC / ETH
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by nolamark 2y ago
Personally I find it really fun. Helps keep chasing money in perspective. Could have, should have, would have. Company I was working for didn't go public until the end of March that year. No horror stories from me, was a fun time to
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by nolamark 2y ago
but a great bet as the bubble was bursting was not mining equipment for the prospectors, but instead energy drinks for the coders. Specifically $1000 invested in Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) would be worth $1,187,849 today. same $100
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by nolamark 2y ago
I agree that it can be fun. I also devised a retirement plan as a graduate student, figuring out what sum of money I would need to live the rest of my life living the graduate student lifestyle without the hassle of being enrolled. Less th
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by nolamark 2y ago
I do hope you write the entire entire essay. Guess my question is did you have any plans what to do with that freedom? Or did the vision just stop with freedom? Must be I was less ambitious than you. I too started out with goal of tenure a
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by nolamark 2y ago
I understand your intent, but "Nobody" is as just as much of a myth. I self funded my PhD. I prefered it that way.
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by nolamark 2y ago
Seems like he has more than the average number of legs as well. The fact that he has a wiki page, and that many folks with born without or who have lost legs (~500,000/year Americans experience limb loss or are born with a limb differe
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by nolamark 2y ago
Since we are being pedantic, your statement may be true but it is unsupported by the data you presented. To make it simple, let's talk about the imaginary basketball league with four players, of unit less heights of 4, 4, 4, and 1.
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by nolamark 2y ago
The officers were specifically NOT charged for the raid because of their ignorance and incompetence https://kansasreflector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Speci... See pages 99 onward “But the special
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by nolamark 2y ago
My understanding is that there were no changes for the actual raid, but "with felony interference in the judicial process" due to actions taken after the raid. "In Monday’s report, prosecutors highlight a section of state sta
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by nolamark 2y ago
Not Tommy Tutone's, so less a direct connection to the article, but I love the tech career of James Williamson of the Stooges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Williamson_(musician) "In 1997, he was hired
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by nolamark 2y ago
bookmark the nuwa pen project, and check back in 6 month or so when/if experience reports are in. ( https://nuwapen.com/en-us ) If you are willing to use special paper, there is existing Neo Smartpen ( https:/&#
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by nolamark 2y ago
My guess it is partially addressed in the Non-Latin names section of the "Help Wanted" section. ...because I want to celebrate the fact that computer science is a fantastic worldwide enterprise. https://www-cs-faculty.
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by nolamark 3y ago
You ought to be able to find a pen without a scratching feeling. The nib, the ink, and the paper can all contribute to a scratchy feeling. If you have been trying with an old pen, the nib could be damaged, or the ink too dried out. If you
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by nolamark 3y ago
Mentioning for completeness, they do also have printable ncode pdf files of various flavors for download on their site. Others have had success with them, I have not. Livescribe has a similar product line. No direct experience with it, so
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by nolamark 3y ago
you are correct. (Note from grade school report card: Mark missed 39 of the 81 spelling words this month). But it does point to another issue with handwritten notes. Sloppy spelling and dislexia (sic)
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by nolamark 3y ago
Discussion prompted me to find NeoSmartpen accessory, seems like it could help with the sharing. https://shop.neosmartpen.com/collections/accessories/product... an impulse purchase I am fighting not make, not actu
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by nolamark 3y ago
Here is a first draft. I'll expand if I have more time and energy. Rule #1. Every thing gets a date (And more an aspiration than reality a time.) I am truely an oddball and have my own date format 2023_12Dec_26Tue_1312. Rational,
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by nolamark 3y ago
Habit of lab notebook has stuck with me since college. Shoutout to reMarkable tablets and Neo Smartpens, for helping combine the analog process of handwriting with digital search. Likely a personal thing, just like to take hands off keybo
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by nolamark 3y ago
Kapture audio from 2013 kickstarter (not so recent memory) was 4 minutes too short? https://web.archive.org/web/20140208000114/https://kaptureau... EDIT: had to share promo video https://www.
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by nolamark 3y ago
Some surveys conflict with your personal observations "In fact, according to a recent Deloitte survey, members of Gen Z fall for these scams and get hacked far more frequently than their grandparents do." https://www.vo
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by nolamark 3y ago
Should you want to dig deeper, and see view from the other side of the battle. (posted with distant taste of sour grapes in my mouth, aka, I played for the EB side) https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/R

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