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by popctrl 1y ago
This is so cool As a history nerd and jaded software developer, I've been wondering a lot lately how I can use my tech skills for archeological research. Is there any way for someone with most of a bachelors to get into this kind of th
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by popctrl 2y ago
Thank you, this is just what I was looking for!
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by popctrl 2y ago
This sounds like super interesting and meaningful work. Are you hiring, or do you have any advice for your average software engineer on getting into this space?
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by popctrl 2y ago
I played the game in this picture at the pinball museum in vegas. One lever operates the rear fan and the other operates the bottom fan. It was a lot of fun for an analog arcade game. I returned to the museum a few years ago and it was no l
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by popctrl 3y ago
I went there around 8 years ago at their old location, then last year at their new location. Many more machines were disabled last year. I get the impression that the guy running it is very old and maybe is unable to keep up on maintenance.
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by popctrl 4y ago
The limit in your examples is more time than language. Ample language could exist to describe a sunset. Language is extremely flexible and good poets constantly find ways to make words describe deeper and deeper concepts. The problem is tha
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by popctrl 4y ago
Related question, how's the SW contracting market right now? Been thinking about quitting my full time and picking up jobs here and there as my expenses are very low.
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by popctrl 4y ago
Location: Michigan or Colorado, USA Remote: Preferred, 5+ years experience Willing to relocate: For the right gig Technologies: iOs, Android, DSP, Raspi, Docker, CI, etc Résumé/CV: https://docs.google.com/document/
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by popctrl 5y ago
I've seen this asked on social media platforms and I'll admit ignorance on the matter, but this seems like a place to get better analysis. What does it really mean when inflation is going crazy, but also many businesses are making
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by popctrl 5y ago
I guess it depends whether OP made their service as startup looking for a great exit, or a passion project based on their hobby that got extended to their friends.
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by popctrl 5y ago
I noticed something last night watching a live stream of Kyiv. A lot of accounts were posting the comment '/cam2', with others implying something was happening on cam2. Others were saying that the cam thing was fake. I kind o
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by popctrl 5y ago
This is an interesting perspective. I feel like a frog in a pot of boiling water, the discourse in my life is just getting gradually worse and most of the media is happy to gaslight people into thinking...Well, anything that gets a click. I
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by popctrl 5y ago
This reminds me of something about flash games in the 2000s. I was in high school at the time and every morning in class I would check onemorelevel, kongregate, etc for new games. There was a pattern in flash games where someone would make
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by popctrl 5y ago
I have experience with physical eurorack modular synths, visual sound programming tools (VCV rack, Max, audioweaver), and DSP programming (Supercollider, Matlab). I think the simulated wires paradigm IS the best one...for someone who doesn&
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by popctrl 5y ago
The idea that zero was "invented" at a certain time by recent humans and not in use until then has always seemed absolutely absurd to me. I will admit I haven't read deeply into it, but there's just no way people didn&#x
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by popctrl 5y ago
I have chronic back pain due to a disease which went undiagnosed for most of my life. I understand that this comment is made in good faith and with the best of intents, but I loathe getting this kind of advice. I'm not trying to be a d
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by popctrl 5y ago
I grew up outside of Detroit, MI. Talking to strangers does not seem like much of a thing there. The first time I spent more than a week outside of Michigan was in Oklahoma. I would be walking down the street and people would not just say h
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by popctrl 5y ago
I was in the same place a couple years ago. It's too bad DSP is not more well-known, as I definitely would have chosen to study DSP over Software Engineering in college (Having already known how to program)
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by popctrl 9y ago
So does the fact that so many people know about and despise Shkreli mean that the jury selection process will select for people who are less informed or don't reflect the values of the general population (Or just people who are willing
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by popctrl 9y ago
"The officers involved in the operation were suspended with pay" So they made a pothead buy coke and guns and get murdered, and got punished with a paid vacation...
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by popctrl 10y ago
In regards to hardcore, I think it should be placed on the border between metal and punk, much like crossover. Also Black Metal's strongest ancestor is arguably crust & d-beat, which is not shown (And crust/d-beat falls on the
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by popctrl 10y ago
"We’re still in the process of soliciting input from stakeholders and hope to have final language ready soon." Who are stakeholders in this context?
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by popctrl 10y ago
Wait, I'm confused...Maybe I'm not reading this right? Some white kids perform in loin clothes and the university defends it as free speech. Some dick prints a bunch of racist fliers, and the university takes action to block any m
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by popctrl 11y ago
I was going to suggest that this page was meant to serve as a warrant canary but it looks like Apple had a warrant canary but it's gone now (Explanation of a warrant canary for the uninitiated in link): http://apple.slashdot
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by popctrl 11y ago
Hey neat, my favorite number is on HN! Here's an interesting video showing this stuff (And more) in a more user-friendly way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlaUalgxqI
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by popctrl 12y ago
1. Make the collar hijack any wifi devices it can and use their CPUs to mine dogecoin 2. Use earnings to create more collars, attaching them to stray dogs 3. Revel in your stray doge empire
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by popctrl 12y ago
The problem is that SO puts so much weight on points...I had to spend about two months just answering questions in order to have the rights to get any help, before I found out that I just need to say something popular without any real conte
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by popctrl 13y ago
I'm not bitter that I got rid of a hard drive with 20 $1 bitcoins that I got for free...No not bitter at all