FerretFred

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by FerretFred 2y ago
You're welcome to come to my attic office in summer, as they ambient temperature reaches 200F m a sunny day and my obsolete-but-powerful tower PC consumes 350W power and adds to the tropical heat :)
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Yeah, I found this when I was Boinc protein folding for Covid. The work units ran for hours, my towercPC nearly melted, and then I found that this produced mere milliseconds of simulation!
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Came here to say that! Love that design! (BTW autocorrect just corrected "design" to deism" - it must be a sign!)
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Maybe a toaster made up of modular parts fitting together like Lego? They'd only fit one way so as to avoid assembly errors. Modular construction means that failing parts could be easily replaced.
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by FerretFred 2y ago
The government will never intervene while the UK gambling industry contributes so much money. In 2022, the total figure was about £14 billion. See https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/report/annual-report-a...
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by FerretFred 2y ago
You're not wrong! I'd refer you to the Hobby Horse cycle ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy_horse ), or "dandy horse". No pedals there!
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by FerretFred 2y ago
"some had health insurance but did not have enough money in the bank to cover their out-of-pocket obligations" Gosh! Well, doesn't that show out of touch these company execs are? Ordinary people having to choose between scrap
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by FerretFred 2y ago
I never knew that! I just added the 3 stations to my iNternet radio app and will be listening right up until the end. Very sad...
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Check out my gopher server using lynx gopher://gopher.petergarner.net ... Enjoy!
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by FerretFred 2y ago
What a great achievement ! "discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation" Is this another variation of the assisted dying argument ? I,e. "It's my body". Personally (and Iemohasise that word), I feel that if
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by FerretFred 2y ago
> bank notes, as they also have a standard weight due to standerdized size and production method. LOL, I worked for a bank branch located in a low socio-economic area. The pubs and bars would come in on Monday morning with huge wads of b
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by FerretFred 2y ago
UK reader here... As someone who's lived with a dear friend's cancer and affects of cancer for the past few years, I'd say that early/earlier diagnosis by whatever method is to be welcomed. However, if you then can'
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Would it be possible for Cuba to join the United Nations? That might provide some benefit.
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Hey! My dog helps me do this... When I got my dog (a terrier) I thought walks would be long and somewhat arduous, but the terrier trait of needing to stop 'n sniff every few yards makes walks largely restart-based. My fitness watch con
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by FerretFred 2y ago
LOL, I'm gonna need a bigger business card
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by FerretFred 2y ago
The underfloor heating was to blame: hot flue gases and an old and increasingly flammable timber floor... https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/9413492.exhibition-at-cry...
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by FerretFred 2y ago
I can't help thinking that if/when the oil really starts to run out, the only vehicles that will be allowed to use it will be Emergency Services vehicles. I can't currently imagine (say) an electric fire truck, nor ambulance.
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by FerretFred 2y ago
I'm using newsboat on my Linux/Termux boxen. Works fine!
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Would F-Droid work for you? I'm installing an increasing number of apps from there and donating as well.
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by FerretFred 2y ago
> only the thousands of Hezbollah pagers blew up, right? Hopefully! Just out of curiosity I had a look for that brand of pager on eBay, but didn't see any. I'd hate to think that there were a few rogue units out there that had
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by FerretFred 2y ago
It also works for normal, law-abiding citizens too!
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Very useful, thank you! It compiled "straight out of the box" on my Android 13 Termux environment.
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Driving along in (say) a Datsun, and suddenly hearing an ad saying"wouldn't you rather be driving a cool new Ford?"
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by FerretFred 2y ago
I opted for Rust in the end: versatile, and sooo much scope!
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by FerretFred 2y ago
A Vax?! Wow! Now that's worth a look!
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Ask HN: Which programming language can I learn on my Termux-enabled Android tab?
7 points by FerretFred 2y ago|6 comments
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Reading other (newspaper) articles it would seem that more blame is now being heaped on ultra-processed foods and there's a growing awareness that a healthy gut microbiome is key to good health. However, looking at other shoppers'
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by FerretFred 2y ago
"look at the mark in your underwear".. oh dear, how times have changed
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by FerretFred 2y ago
Absolutely right!
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by FerretFred 2y ago
“cultural vandalism” indeed! It's ironic then that a nation that pride itself on preserving tradition should allow its national broadcaster the BBC to destroy early archives in the 60s/70s ( https://www.quora.com/Wh

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