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by afandian 2y ago
By using a router and simple construction my aim was more consistency! Vs building many boxes and individual mouths. I've never built anything like this and probably never will. I think that's the biggest variable here!
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by afandian 2y ago
I stumbled across this page myself recently whilst wondering what was possible DIY. Also the Baumorgel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weAV0i8fGFE Question for anyone knowledgeable. I had an idea to take a large block of wo
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by afandian 2y ago
https://archive.is/AxyBd
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by afandian 2y ago
Is the frequency response purely a function of the physical shape? I wonder why you can't use a similar diaphragm shape but as a condenser?
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by afandian 2y ago
I have one. And a couple of Newtons. The Hannsnote 2 looks great outdoors but it is hard to get the lighting right to make it usable indoors.
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They have already implemented it, otherwise it wouldn't work.
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Thank you. That makes sense. It does feel like an external force helping me to balance, but expectation is such a big part of perception.
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by afandian 2y ago
I’ll try it! Maybe have another go with the unicycle whilst I’m at it.
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by afandian 2y ago
Can you ELI5 why I can balance ride with no hands on a moving bike but not balance on a stationary bike? It feels like there's something pushing toward a stable state, and I always thought that was gyroscopic.
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by afandian 2y ago
Mine too. But it only happened when he decided it was time to do it. Once he decided, we went out and he was cycling independently by the time we reached the end of the street.
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by afandian 2y ago
I find reading books about how people did hard things to be very motivating and therapeutic, especially when facing a difficult task myself! I’ve enjoyed all of these; they were all recommendations from HN. Showstopper - Windows NT Losing t
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by afandian 2y ago
Spotify paused its adverts if you muted or turned the volume down back at least a decade ago.
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by afandian 2y ago
This one's excellent if you need a recommendation. Folds up into a pocket. https://us.targus.com/products/ergonomic-foldable-bluetooth-...
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by afandian 2y ago
The Magsafe connector on Apple laptops has pogo pins on the cable, plus a magnet to hold them on. I've had machines of all 3 generations. They have mostly been reliable, controlled for the number of cycles. But I have seen the laptop g
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by afandian 2y ago
Easy, just make a sacrificial daughterboard which connects onto the mainboard.
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A dot matrix at 7am would also solve another problem I have.
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Are you saying that Google down-ranked them in search engine rankings for user behaviour in AdWords? Isn't that an abuse of monopoly? It still surprises me a little bit.
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There's one in my town. It's a nice, very popular old-school pub. It's a relief not to have a TV on in the corner.
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by afandian 2y ago
It's a real brewery and has been going for a long time. The rules are just frozen in time.
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And, inevitably, the next generation [0] comes along and use the colour without having any idea of who Chuck Norris even was. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42461264
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by afandian 2y ago
Thicker 'fondant' is for winter. Thinner syrup is for spring before the nectar flow gets going. Typically over winter the colony reduces in size, and the hive is reduced down to a single "brood box". Supers (extra boxes)
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by afandian 2y ago
I think it is plotting music on an oscilloscope. It just happens to have some very meta visuals.
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On iPhone as you scroll the page is blank, with paras appearing after a short delay.
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by afandian 2y ago
Is this much different from Clojure’s `update-in` ? You just express a path as a sequence of keys / indexes, and a function to apply, and let the persistent data structure get updated. It's very neat. But depends on a type system
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by afandian 2y ago
The original Apple LaserWriter had a 68000 chip that was more powerful than the Mac it was attached to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000_series#Main_use...
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by afandian 2y ago
Europe has one. I’ve got one. I am qualified to use 2004-era Microsoft software, and have a certificate to prove it… somewhere. (Edit: since I got mine it’s acquired the word ‘international’ but lost the word ‘driving’. Swings and roundabou
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by afandian 2y ago
What do you make of OpenAlex, which inherited the dataset?
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The Invest in Open site has a good directory of open tools. https://infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions
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by afandian 2y ago
Some fun Google Scholar history from another perspective. https://youtu.be/DZ2Bgwyx3nU?t=315 I recommend you watch the rest of the video, on the subject of open/closed and enclosure of infrastructure.
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The BBC site has a "search box" that's actually a button that brings up the real search box. Always feels confusing. At least it's consistent across News / Sounds / iPlayer.

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