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   by afandian 5y ago

   Crosswalks with traffic lights and speed cameras seems like such a self-evident solution to this. That doesn't seem any more authoritarian or heavy-handed than literally digging up the roads to make them more miserable to use. (Also, t
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   by afandian 5y ago

   As a pedestrian I am terrified by streets with occlusions and random obstructions in the name of traffic calming. There's a road in Oxford with build-out with a tree in the middle of it. You can't see cars coming and they can&#x27
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   by afandian 5y ago

   There are certainly options. At the time (due to other factors like hardware) I wasn't inclined to try it myself.
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   by afandian 5y ago

   I'm sure all things are possible. I just felt like it was indicitive of a feeling like they abandoned the device soon after launch to work on the next shiny thing.
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   by afandian 5y ago

   Before buying anything from Planet, see how well they have done at maintaining older devices. Latest release for Gemini PDA is Android 8.1, three years ago.
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   by afandian 5y ago

   I did write a blog post or two on it on the train using termux and nano. That was cool. And the occasional SSH session. But as a phone running Android it's not quite there. Features like the LED controller app are half-baked vanity app
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   by afandian 5y ago

   I think a lot about PinePhone, PinePhone Keyboard, terminal and emacs org-mode. As a journal, to-do list, notes etc. I'm very tempted to buy them, when the keyboard is released. But I have a Gemini PDA which is basically the same thing
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   by afandian 5y ago

   I've not seen this Newton documentary, but it looks pretty cool https://lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media/
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   Pocket Reform(pocket-reform.ghost.io)

   2 points by afandian 5y ago|0 comments
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    Stop just using “Front end” or “Back end” to describe the Engineering you like(michellelim.org)

    17 points by afandian 5y ago|16 comments
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    by afandian 5y ago

    I'd say the opposite. It allows introverts to negotiate alternative venues to share ideas.
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Not only that, but (at a guess) I'd say think the southern /ʌ/ sound in Plover might come out more /ɔ/ in northern English? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel https:&#x2
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Quite aside from the scummy behaviour, the assumptions behind it are a real bugbear. Just because I'm on a mobile browser it doesn't mean I'm able, or want to, install apps on my phone. What if it's a friend's phone
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    UK warned it is unprepared for climate chaos(bbc.co.uk)

    1 points by afandian 5y ago|0 comments
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Not hung up, just interested in exploring it. Thanks for the info, I'd assumed that the SSID broadcast was done on the same band as the actual network communications.
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    by afandian 5y ago

    I'm not going to guess the foibles of law, especially the British courts. But the intention of accessing your network for the purposes of choosing a network you're authorized to use is different from connecting to networks you k
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    by afandian 5y ago

    The Computer Misuse Act [0] makes it an offence to commit "unauthorised access to computer material". Obviously Google thinks they can get away with it, but it's an entirely reasonable question. I'm not saying what they
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    by afandian 5y ago

    It appears as a virtual network device via USB, so it's completely functional without WiFi.
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    by afandian 5y ago

    My first thought was "if you can SSH then you can pipe" and, like magic, you can pipe the wacom device from /dev through SSH to a computer. The result was this: https://gitlab.com/afandian/pipes-and-paper
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Sorry if I missed it, but what is the defined purpose of the s3_5_c15_c10_1 register? Or is it just general purpose?
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Check out Carl Bugeja's videos. He's doing some crazy things with PCB-based motors. https://twitter.com/BugejaCarl https://www.youtube.com/carlbugeja
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Many people have dependents or families.
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    by afandian 5y ago

    The assumptions are so lop sided and disproportionately benefit emloyers. Not everyone has a spare unused room at home. If they do, they are likely paying rent or mortgage. So not everyone has the option of choosing whether or not to work i
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Seriously though, working from home essentially requires permanent rental of a room on your house you might otherwise use for something else, or not need in the first place. And you foot the Internet and heating bill. Like-for-like, surely
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    by afandian 5y ago

    This is a fun story in that vein: http://www.bigmessowires.com/2016/06/04/db-19-resurrecting-a...
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    by afandian 5y ago

    For-profit subscriptions publishers, to be clear. Not all journal publishers. An increasing number are open-access and have no interest in bringing down scihub (and the feeling is no doubt mututal!)
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Here's someone who made a camera on a PCB out of discrete pixels. https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Image-Sensor-and-Digital-C...
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    by afandian 5y ago

    Maybe it's a form of organisational dissociation to deal with the horror of what's on the other end of the weaponry. If you were in a position of influence in the army would you choose to soul-search about bombed children or try a
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    by afandian 6y ago

    Can you cite that specifically? I'm reading through the judgment but its slow going.
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    by afandian 6y ago

    This started in Royal Mail and was inherited by Post Office. https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/our-media-centre#/pressre...