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931.
by Wistar 7y ago
I meant apt-x HD as the transmission codec for a Bluetooth connection rather than as a compression format for the audio files themselves.
932.
by Wistar 7y ago
Really? I seem to not know what sounds good to me? Okay, then.
933.
by Wistar 7y ago
It's how I do it. I use a Sony NW-WM1A and plug it into the analog input in the car. Sounds fantastic.
934.
by Wistar 7y ago
All those with an analog or USB input?
935.
by Wistar 7y ago
Not all cars. The optional B&O high-end systems found in higher-end Audi, Mercedes and BMW are quite amazing, especially if fed a FLAC, Apt-X HD or other quality signal. These systems are expensive options, ranging from $3500 to $7000.
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by Wistar 7y ago
Wow. Thank you. There is an OpenALPR project for license plate recognition. https://github.com/openalpr/openalpr Also at: http://doc.openalpr.com/opensource.html And a ready-to-go version you can buy&#
937.
by Wistar 7y ago
I was thinking more about the thought process for how to come up with the right words to begin with and for refinements to make to yield better results rather than the boolean operators although I think they are good for the young minds, to
938.
by Wistar 7y ago
My ex-neighborhood (Magnolia in Seattle) has had Flock Safety install 6 "AI" camera systems, two at each of the three entry/exit point of the neighborhood. Each installation has a camera overseeing entering traffic and one ov
939.
by Wistar 7y ago
... along with how to write a good search query
940.
by Wistar 7y ago
Another great story of the ingeniousness of Soviet eavesdropping is "The Thing," which operated for 7 years or so and had no power supply. Also known as "The Great Seal Bug." https://www.cryptomuseum.com/
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by Wistar 7y ago
Semi-old pilot adage: "8 hours from the bottle to the throttle and 8 hours from the toke to the yoke." Personally, I am skeptical that this is enough time in all cases.
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by Wistar 7y ago
... with nearly continuous updates.
943.
by Wistar 7y ago
... or payment processing. Look what Stripe is carving out.
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by Wistar 7y ago
I was championing keyboard diversity.
945.
by Wistar 7y ago
That's just a guess. I don't have a cat to test it with and I like my russet potatoes too much to try and flush one.
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by Wistar 7y ago
Fair call and I was wrong. I have two, one is the Toto Drake II and uses 1.28 gallons per flush. The other is an Aquia IV dual flush which uses either 0.8 gals or 1.0 gals per flush. https://www.totousa.com/aquia-iv-1g-toile
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by Wistar 7y ago
I think toilets have changed a lot. I have a Toto toilet that uses something like .7 gallons a flush and I am fairly sure is easily capable of flushing a cat or, at least, a large russet potato. 30 years ago a toilet needed 5 gallons and wo
948.
by Wistar 7y ago
Bingo! There is an ever-growing number of shows that manage to take a 60-second concept and turn it into a 10-minute bore through endless empty detours and pointless "interview" format interjections. "How The Universe Works&q
949.
by Wistar 7y ago
Yes, it's looped but the presentation is 60k hours (although I haven't watched it all to make sure).
950.
by Wistar 7y ago
Last night I watched a very good documentary called "Takumi" which was commissioned by Lexus. The version I watched was a 53 minute long cut-down of the original 60,000 hour long piece—claimed to be the longest documentary ever pr
951.
by Wistar 7y ago
Ah, that Nora Jones piece is gold.
952.
by Wistar 7y ago
Oh. It just said "keyboard you want." My mistake.
953.
by Wistar 7y ago
I did just that. I hired Darrell Fandrich to build it. He started with a 5'10" case and soundboard built in Guangzhou, China but discarded the soundboard. We chose a scale design by Lothar Schell and a Holy Grail stringing scale b
954.
by Wistar 7y ago
You, Sir, are why I read HN. It's as simple as that.
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by Wistar 7y ago
Mitsubishi's synthetic-light "windows" announced last year appear to be pretty spectacular. I want one. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-45827812/mitsubishi-w... https://www.mi
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by Wistar 7y ago
Plus J Allard was phenomenal leader for xBox.
957.
by Wistar 7y ago
I think to match Pepin, I'm gonna have to do it at least 4,000 times.
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by Wistar 7y ago
Also known as "figure-eighting." Guys who do stadium setups for televised sports are champion cable figure-eighters.
959.
by Wistar 7y ago
Pixar's Oscar-winning 1988 short "Tin Toy" by John Lasseter and, in particular, the baby character (Billy) was the first time I had encountered the monstrousness of the uncanny valley.
960.
by Wistar 7y ago
Here is a gofundme for him. Not many funders, it looks like: https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-ransomware-hero-michael-gille... And a Patreon as well: https://www.patreon.com/demonslay335

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