andyidsinga

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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   holy crap - works on my hp spectre 360 too! - i'm doubly impressed.
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   I liked that post - this especially near the end, referring to Adam Jacob and some of his posts. > Adam has endured the challenges of the open core model, and is refreshingly frank about its economic and psychic tradeoffs. And if he does
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   Oh! nice touch with the ElectroBOOM reference - love that channel.
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   my house was built in 1924 - one of my older neighbors said that very good chance it was a "Sears Kit Home" ..looking up "Sears Kit Home circa 1924" on google image search provides some pretty spot on plans. I think sear
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   yeah - I was thinking about the noun vs verb thing too - after my initial reaction & comment. hmmm.
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   > Avoid boring people. Corollary: people aren't always as boring as they may seem - digging in a little, asking questions - I often find what people are doing outside of work (which seems to be the default "interesting or not&q
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   This article really resonates especially cooking innovation vs cooking appliances innovation analogy . I've been working with a buddy on some analytics service products for biotech/life sciences (one is called Yukon Data Solutions
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   I added a comment to this thread about windows 10 tools and my process. hope that is helpful...
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   by andyidsinga 8y ago

   Hi - I added a comment to this thread re windows 10 tools (and my process). hope that helps :)
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    I really like this post. I've been doing this for a few months myself : < 1.5 min videos for products I'm working on then I share the video around - and after a few iterations can post it to a website. I've been doing a &q
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    didn't know about CadQuery - thanks. I've been playing with openscad a bit, looks like CadQuery is an alternative.
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    I've been using it it for a while for simple part design and 3d printing projects - am definitely a novice. I found this youtube video to be a great primer (and wished I had it a few years ago): https://www.youtube.com/
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    I used to really like google sketchup for drawing and planing remodeling projects ..and I've been looking for an alternative for a while. Funny thing - I've also been using FreeCAD for a while for 3d printing and didn't even
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    I really like that site and the concise descriptions of the problem. ..it's also a little madding to read for too long as one starts to ask themselves "why did they do that" over and over again.
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    see also Gervais Principle: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-... edit: elaborating a little on why I referenced the Gervais Principle: It's an interesting guide to understand t
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    fwiw - if you like telephones - check the back pages of 2600 :)
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    these noise makers can be a lot of fun to make and play with. I found the the decaying effect at around 1:10 is really neat.
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    Federal judge finds law governing who is an ‘engineer’ violates free speech(oregonlive.com)

    2 points by andyidsinga 8y ago|0 comments
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    this. > Too often people decide on the structure before they even understand the problem.
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    this really resonated: >Imagine the concrete goal and the rewards. Let it pull you towards it. Don't think about the long way till the goal, think about the way you've already behind yourself.
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    > On top of that, most of that water is excreted again This seems pretty important in discussions of resource use : how the waste is handled / recycled etc.
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    I think I watched that video 15 times ... at 4.4km / 2.7miles away those must be larger-than-house sized chunks of rock falling ! (clearly visible to the left of the explosion).
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    my ears almost hurt reading this: > The British ship Norham Castle was 40 miles from Krakatoa at the time of the explosion. The ship’s captain wrote in his log, “So violent are the explosions that the ear-drums of over half my crew have
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    so serendipitous - the other day ago I was putting down some wood flooring in my house and hurt my back a little - something that happens from time to time in exactly the same place - so I knew that I should get on top of it and take a coup
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    interesting - it seems to me, anecdotally, that more and more ML/AI emerging in JS (vs python as the default goto). Anyone know if anyone is tracking this (similar to github language usage stats)?
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    I started learning & practicing TIG welding with an Everlast 210ext machine. goal is to learn metalwork and machining skills to complement programming, electronics, embedded skills for prototyping gadgets. (ps. it's been a slow pro
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    the eventually clean litterbox algo :)
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    Your comment sounds like its a joke - but I suspect you are completely serious :) my cat comes down to the door as if it wants out, I open the door and it runs back inside. its about 50/50 chance it will actually go out.
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    ..down voted, hmmm, that was a serious comment.
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    by andyidsinga 8y ago

    haha -- I actually opened up inspector to check hn localstorage ;) ;)