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by argiopetech 3y ago
That might be the sign of a bad flyback transformer. It shouldn't be hard on the hearing. That said, if every CRT is like that, you may just be blessed/cursed with good high-range hearing. One of my siblings can't drive in my
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Fair enough, hurray for anecdata. My house has cable, but Mom's farm is on satellite (Hughes, then Exede, now Starlink). It's finally acceptable. My understanding is that the county took a RBI grant that was contracted and them ab
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by argiopetech 3y ago
This may be true in high density cities, but it's not reflected in my recent house purchase (~4 acres, 1650sq.ft. manufactured house). I had always thought of the property as the valuable part, and I still value it more than the house
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by argiopetech 3y ago
This is a very negative view of non-urban life that isn't reflected by any of the non-urban places I've lived.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
It's a tri-annual publication, Winter (the first publication of the year, this year's doesn't appear to be out), Summer, and Fall.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
I had one HD CRT. I don't recall the brand. It was definitely an opportunity for a hand cart and a helper...
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by argiopetech 3y ago
It's not about the resolution, it's about the sound they make as the tube powers up, and the smell, and the slight whistle in operation. They're also have excellent refresh rate and add no latency to the incoming signal. I st
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by argiopetech 3y ago
This is is for me. I don't put on a record when I want to work out or drive in the car or hear some ear worm, but I do when I want to create a comfortable, relaxing environment. The lower (than FLAC through nice headphones) fidelity, t
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. -- Hanlon, Robert
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by argiopetech 3y ago
The cassette tape has a lot of things going for it. They play for longer than CDs, they don't skip, they are simple to duplicate and record onto (with most cassette decks capable of one, if not both, actions), and the occasional tape t
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Can you expand on how you felt unprepared? My experience doesn't mirror yours.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
If we're comparing apples to apples all the time, sure. I think it's pretty obvious to most people who care to look that a 60w conventional bulb uses more energy than a 15w LED bulb (which, for the record, is the 100w conventional
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by argiopetech 3y ago
If you haven't seen it one of the many dozen times it's been here, Plover - Open Steno Project https://www.openstenoproject.org/plover/ , allows machine stenography (write a letter, syllable, word, or phrase w
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by argiopetech 3y ago
73 OM
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Programming is logic, language, and practical skill (like welding or riding a bike). The logic is basic enough that you can get most of it in a single class. You can get a good bit of the language idea (since the syntaxes change) in class(e
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Second paragraph of "Common Sense" (1775): "... Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil;". Second article of the Articles of Confederation (1777): Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Of course, it's two sentences on HN where I'm as likely to be down voted to oblivion as anything else... This said, the Federalists also argued that a Bill of Rights wouldn't be necessary because good governments don't i
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Commenting on your edit, the founding principle of the United States is that government (particularly Federal) is untrustworthy and should be as small and as hamstrung as possible. Americans lost the battle for small government, but not the
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by argiopetech 3y ago
And partly because he omitted education. I recognize that aging yourself or revealing a lack of technical degree (despite work history) may do you a disfavor under some circumstances, but it's also one of the first things a non-technic
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by argiopetech 3y ago
This was my first impression as well. Additionally, by using multiple columns to avoid a second page, OP makes the document harder to read and thereby obscures his full work history. I recommend, following any rework, handing this to a few
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by argiopetech 3y ago
That's how it works de facto in the US as well. Agents don't show houses under contract, and a significant percentage of contracts fall through.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
If I'm the kinda guy who's into the hustle, and I can hustle $800/mo (or similar) out of the government with no effort, a) why wouldn't I also keep up my other hustles, and, b) why do you expect that the cost of living w
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by argiopetech 3y ago
My 2008 Studio XPS 16 was a joy for almost a decade, with eventual upgrades to max out RAM and switch to SSD. The 1080p screen was amazing for its time and stayed acceptably nice, the text navigation keys (pg.up & etc.) vertically on th
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Don't forget to factor in the price of selling the 12V and drive train. This said, I considered the potential of this kit for me, a '98 12V owner, and don't consider it worth the money.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
And yet, the vast majority of cooking is still done at home on relatively cheap equipment. Go build things that interest you using the tech stack you have and ignore the hype. Try to satisfy yourself, and maybe that will lead you to a comme
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by argiopetech 3y ago
As the original announcement (linked in a sibling) stated, Gentoo has shipped binaries for some time now for some of the packages that take longer to build (Chromium, LibreOffice) and when source isn't available (firmware, Nvidia drive
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Now confirmed deceased, unfortunately.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
"Smart" TVs have this aggravating tendency to change their UIs dramatically from time to time without warning or recourse. How I wish dumb TVs were still the norm.
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by argiopetech 3y ago
Ah, I hadn't considered that it might be pressurized with an inert gas. Thanks!
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by argiopetech 3y ago
A rocket booster falling on your head is a real threat. AI taking over the world is, as yet, an imagined threat. When AI proves it will take over the world and China builds theirs without the "don't take over the world" code

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