robrain

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by robrain 8d ago
Their last sentence: “Unix timestamp counter breaks record after writing this comment” makes that vacuous connection, hence my original comment.
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by robrain 8d ago
There is a specific record being claimed. They're not just saying the absolute downloads are going up, as the OP suggests.
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by robrain 8d ago
From Libre’s announcement (linked in the article): “This is the highest number of downloads in the first week of any LibreOffice release!”
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by robrain 14d ago
(2024). This week’s video is about stopping trains at the end of lines. The channel is always an interesting watch.
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Russian strikes destroy 12M books ahead of Ukraine's first week back at school(bbc.com)
15 points by robrain 17d ago|0 comments
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Honest Government Ad – AI Data Centres [video](youtube.com)
4 points by robrain 1mo ago|2 comments
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by robrain 1mo ago
It’s funny, laugh. Or cry, your call.
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by robrain 1mo ago
Also have floaters, but I suspect that if you’re the sort of person who notices and is annoyed by tinnitus (like I have been in the past) then you’re possibly also more likely to notice other body sensations, like floaters, audible heartbea
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by robrain 2mo ago
It's possible to be opposed to excessive copyright and also be opposed to the mass theft of media for profit and subsequent abuse of copyright that the scrapers are guilty of. The AI pillagers are taking everything in, then gatekeeping
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by robrain 2mo ago
Memory error - it was a Seikosha dot matrix I used back then. The FX80 came later.
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by robrain 2mo ago
Grab BBC Basic manual (supplied with the computer) off the shelf, switch my Model B on (later Master). Within milliseconds a fresh working environment is created (ie a cursor starts flashing next to a “>”) and I’m off to the races. Hope
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by robrain 2mo ago
Apples are kept in cold storage to extend “the season” across the year. No guarantee you’ll get fresh apples in a supermarket even if you see workers harvesting them as you drive to the store.
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by robrain 2mo ago
We’re just finishing a two month Norway-focused motorhome jaunt. We planned the ferry from UK to Rotterdam (both directions) and two campsites in the Netherlands and Germany. After that it was two campsites ahead at most. Ended up visiting
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by robrain 2mo ago
Relaxed mode please. Also “HEARDS” - in what language is that an acceptable word?
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by robrain 3mo ago
Most likely they’ll do both, with a straight face.
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by robrain 3mo ago
I said no such thing - the comment that you just replied to is the first thing I’ve said in this thread.
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Saving the Biggest Machine You've never heard of(youtube.com)
3 points by robrain 3mo ago|1 comments
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by robrain 3mo ago
A machinist describes how he helped, in a small way, the efforts to keep the largest refracting telescope in the world working.
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by robrain 3mo ago
Didn't see this before. My dad was a happy farmer, but the stereotype holds in general. Weather, markets, governments, voters (bloody Brexit) all attract farmers' ire. And even when it's going well, they're still working
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by robrain 3mo ago
The mechanic who repairs the cars knows how the engine works. The telco that manages loads and allocates networks knows how voice compression works. The farmers and supermarkets know how the supply chain works. None of your questions show w
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How a secret Microsoft tool fixed Windows Performance(youtube.com)
6 points by robrain 3mo ago|0 comments
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by robrain 3mo ago
That was on a neighbouring farm to one of ours. It’s just a bit of concrete in the middle of their fields now. You possibly got shouted at by my famously grumpy grandad.
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by robrain 3mo ago
My family used to farm a chunk of land in Lincolnshire, UK. Many of our farms were on or surrounded by active or decommissioned RAF bases. I learnt to drive on the unused tarmac at one of those old bases, RAF Wickenby. As the parent poster
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by robrain 3mo ago
My dad died of cancer(s) fifteen years ago. He spent his final month in bed at home, chatting with us and friends, knowing that he’d soon be gone, bed bound but sharp as a tack. The day before he died, he climbed nimbly out of bed and did a
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by robrain 3mo ago
Haven’t tried it yet, and I don’t know if it matches OP’s requirements, but the blurb says “You can even search for individual faces” https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/wha...
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by robrain 3mo ago
DaVinci 21 has indexing built-in (AI IntelliSearch). Not to diminish the work you did, but this is now available to many users (probably only Studio users since it has AI in the name)
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by robrain 3mo ago
Do you not see the difference between Trumpian dictator-level “involvement” and regular day-to-day steering of legislation in a party-friendly manner? This is laughable “both parties are as bad” thinking. By reasonable standards your curren
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by robrain 3mo ago
Indeed and I just saw it was edited in 2012 - originally posed in 2011, answers last updated in 2014.
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by robrain 3mo ago
(2012), maybe?
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by robrain 3mo ago
Just one-shot vibe it for yourself. Lame, I know, but you have to entertain yourself sometimes when the only thing anybody talks about here is ruddy spicy autocorrect and self-inflicted job destruction.

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