W-Stool

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by W-Stool 4y ago
I'm not sure Elon was not a massive d-bag back in 2018 - he just didn't have the platform (Twitter) to show those traits off back then.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
First concert I ever attended at the ripe old age of 17 was Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer opening for someone I no longer recall. The albums "Blow By Blow" and "Wired" have truly stood the test of time and are recommended.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
I've driven through the Devil's Slide area in a car, and that is one the most frightening stretches of two lane road I've ever traveled. Prior to the Tom Lantos tunnel, the drive to/from Pacifica on that stretch of road
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Ask HN: How do you define a “site license”?
1 points by W-Stool 4y ago|1 comments
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by W-Stool 4y ago
Interesting story on Lake Tahoe. I've lived in Reno for quite a few years now and my wife and I never go to Lake Tahoe anymore, even though it is a 30-45 minute drive, and is truly one of the most beautiful places on earth. There are
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by W-Stool 4y ago
The snow lab in the Sierra was recording 7.5 inches of snow an hour during the storm.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
I have the 15x45 model from at least 20 years ago. These things are completely insane, even 20 years later. What a product!
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by W-Stool 4y ago
I was hoping someone would mention this. That movie is a flat-out delight. See if you can spot the actor who played "Harold" in "Harold and Maude".
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by W-Stool 4y ago
So sorry to hear this. What a legacy of music he left us! For anyone who hasn't heard the music from Twin Peaks lately (or even never) listen to it today. It completely stands the test of time and is still one of my favorite albums.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
Do you have comparison figures to the F1 cars in the 80s or 90s?
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by W-Stool 4y ago
I don't know about living there, but I've followed Formula 1 for almost 50 years and the Monaco F1 Grand Prix circuit is one of the last of the true classic circuits left.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
If you enjoy Tracy Kidder's writing (and I very much do) I would also suggest just about anything by Michael Lewis - his "Liars Poker", "Moneyball", and "The Big Short", to name a few, are really exception
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by W-Stool 4y ago
The scene with Toby Esterhase and George Smiley in the basement office of Toby's gallery is one of my favorite scenes on film of all time.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
I have a large book collection and one of the cornerstones is a first edition of every John le Carre book published. I've read them all, and while he is probably best known for "Tinker Tailor ..." and "Smiley's Peo
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by W-Stool 4y ago
What are you using for a homelab priced temperature sensor?
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by W-Stool 4y ago
Let me echo this as someone who once was responsible for HPC computing in a research intensive public university. Most career academics have NO IDEA how much enterprise computing infrastructure costs. If a 1 terabyte USB hard drive is $40
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by W-Stool 4y ago
Lose a buck on every sale and make it up with volume ...
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by W-Stool 4y ago
It is amazing how vertically integrated GM used to be - for a vehicle they made just about everything except the windshields, the paint, and the tires. They also made city buses, diesel locomotives, fractional HP electric motors, earth mov
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by W-Stool 4y ago
IBM operated the same way back in the day (late 90's). I had a very modest ISV that sold a $5K custom device driver to IBM and it took me nearly a year to get paid. Everything was outsourced - even the accounts payable department. 20
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by W-Stool 4y ago
This is so funny because it is completely spot-on. The only word you failed to work into this screed was "rockstar". Hilarious.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
Where are the floating pigs? What kind of makeover is this?
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by W-Stool 4y ago
I am a Crumb fan and enjoyed this piece, although I guess I'm not surprised at some of his world views. The 1994 movie "Crumb" referenced in this article is really, really interesting. Fun fact: I've been through Winte
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by W-Stool 4y ago
Got one of these emails too. I haven't used the account in almost 10 years, they must have many thousands of these accounts that have been dormant forever and are now getting hit with "invoices" for services rendered. Looks
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by W-Stool 4y ago
This is correct. The Borland debugger supported this, it was the only real way to debug a "graphics mode" program back in the day.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
As a 60+ geezer who is back to doing what made me happy in this business before career climbing and salary chasing took me into a bad place or two, let me commend you on realizing that contentment is what life is really all about. I truly
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by W-Stool 4y ago
It appears the ACME Portable Hole is no longer available.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
That imaginary VC quote is one of the funniest and most astute things I've read in a very long time. Thank you!
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by W-Stool 4y ago
I've ridden the Zephyr multiple times - it really can be a wonderful experience, and you will see scenery that is only available by train. A few pro tips: - For two people, the roomettes are more confortable than the bedrooms, IMHO.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
When Tron was first released I was in a grad level computer graphics class at a university in the USA midwest. I convinced our rather stuffy professor to take the class across the street to the "Cinema Twin" and watch the movie.
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by W-Stool 4y ago
In 2005 my wife and I lived in a part of the USA that had no Costco within a half day's drive. We soon secured jobs in a part of the USA that had two (two!) Costcos in the same city that we would live. True story - before we even loo

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