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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
One maybe unrecognized problem, of breadboards is not so good for high speed digital circuits due to capacitance
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
wirewrap circuit construction would be more reliable. However high speed (if needed ) could be a problem ? from crosstalk.
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
Is there some kind of "magnetic microscope. Something with a head that detects magnetism, that could be made to scan (vary closely ) the surface of the floppy with out actuallyTOUCHING the surface. This data could then be decoded to
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
"...The obvious explanation is that none of the men who abused girls via their relationship with Epstein are being prosecuted in the USA...." That's my question too. Why not. Seems they are protected.
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
I'd suggest, their is intellectual curiosity about how the rich and powerful seem to be treated differently. Consider , others accused of such crimes, would be very quickly to court to face accusers before a judge, but in the this case
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
Ghislaine Maxwell, has said she had never saw Epstein do anything untoward.... She now says, she’ll tell everything?? in exchange for immunity.
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
Why has Andrew not been extradited to USA.? Any commoner would have been sent "quick smart" to face the accusations there in court?
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
I think there is a lot more of this story to play out ... Still seems to be lots more to play out. Example - Why all the supposed "...rich and powerful names ...." being seemingly protected ? What do they have to hide ?
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office(bbc.com)
70 points by asdefghyk 8mo ago|49 comments
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
Why was this bug not found in testing?
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
Looking for the bluetooth signal. From the articale .... Flying helicopters low and slow over the Tucson desert in Arizona, the FBI has been using "signal sniffers" to try to locate Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker.
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Signal sniffer used to locate missing persons pacemaker(abc.net.au)
3 points by asdefghyk 8mo ago|1 comments
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
A very good list in my opinion. I'm Not in USA so I will be examining the upgrades / changes suggested to see if get discounts in Australia....
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
The platforms would be VERY concerned. A ban clearly interrupts their revenue streams.
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
ANd that they found the family at 8:30 that night, must have been dark? And by that time they had been swept 14km out to sea .......
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by asdefghyk 8mo ago
I recall, there where similar items back in late 70s and early 80s . Tiny C, Small C are names I seem to recall, buts its very fuzzy - Not sure if they were compilers, may have been interpreters....
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At Age 25, Wikipedia Refuses to Evolve(spectrum.ieee.org)
6 points by asdefghyk 9mo ago|6 comments
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
At Age 25, Wikipedia Refuses to Evolve The digital commons champion faces a crisis of its own making
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
For a old geek like me, its a good interesting read.
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
One problem with large hard drives , in my opinion is the interface speed has not changed - got faster than SATA III (6 Gb/s). A failure of such a drive would mean a enormous amount of data lost .... So obviously backup is absolutely
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond
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Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB plus(tomshardware.com)
2 points by asdefghyk 9mo ago|2 comments
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
The patent https://patents.google.com/patent/US5490216A/en The MAC address was only one parameter (of many) that allowed the creation of a unique hardware id (apparently) A wikipedia page specifically about the di
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
Microsoft allowed piracy to gain a competitive advantage. To allow their software to be entrenched. Not so much these days because lots pirated softwave is now a VECTOR for malware. Im not sure if the next part of my writing is allowed ..
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
In the quoted source from the inventor -the inventor mentions his disbelief that Microsoft used the exact same parameters (that the inventor used ) as determined from the PC - I think things like MAC address etc to uniquely id the machin
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
There is more that should be said about this story. About Bill gates complaining about software pirates steal ing Microsoft software When Microsoft grew large , rich and much more powerful, they where know to steal ideas from small companie
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
One other thing , if you want to know all the dodgy court cases Microsoft got involved in and the penalty's that had to pay- it will be mentioned / disclosed in their annual financial reports - since these large amounts , even po
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
Is not generally well known but Microsoft stole the idea of product activation ( as used in Windows XP and more ) and copied the methodology of the activation parameters etc from the guy that invented and patented it . There was a big cou
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by asdefghyk 9mo ago
Bill Gates was a ruthless and predatory business man. It is well known - Used to build in deliberate incompatibilities with the Windows

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