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by autocorr 6y ago
I second this book too, it's a great introduction to Mesoamerican civilization. The author, Michael D. Coe, also has another excellent book "Breaking the Maya Code" on the decipherment of the Maya glyphs The fundamentals were
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The Dactyl-ManuForm Keyboard(github.com)
98 points by autocorr 6y ago|66 comments
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by autocorr 6y ago
I started using Ubuntu in 2006 and really appreciated the ideals of "Linux for Human Beings" and accessibility (I get a bit nostalgic at that drum sound lol). Over the last several years though I have been migrating my systems to
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Workman Keyboard Layout (2010)(workmanlayout.org)
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by autocorr 6y ago
That's certainly have an informed comparison if you have a T480 that you've tested! I'm not trying to be combative and say that various features are pointless, just that they are nice-to-haves and not really that necessary in
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by autocorr 6y ago
I got this model refurbished or resold (not sure) from Newegg for 500USD and it's worked perfect under Debian out of the box[1]. For those wondering about using Linux, you don't need fancy mac hardware. You don't need the ret
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by autocorr 7y ago
Yes that was kind of vague! Zotero has an interface for taking simple text notes[1] that can either be stand-alone or attached to bibliographic entries like books or articles. In my Zotero library I have folders for different media like jou
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by autocorr 7y ago
That's the article I first read about it in. It's great, it really has the main ideas and how to implement it in a paper card system. The "How to Write Smart Notes" book is also great and a short read. It can get a littl
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by autocorr 7y ago
Zotero is simply a wonderful tool and I'm very grateful to the developers for it. As an academic, it is the only GUI program besides Firefox that I consider essential on one of my computers. Some of the features I enjoy: * free softwar
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The Strange Orbits of ‘Tatooine’ Planetary Disks(public.nrao.edu)
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by autocorr 7y ago
One advantage is that it is much easier to create multi-pixel receiver systems. Having two receivers at the focus is like having two telescopes! So for survey science, it is much more economical than building 50 telescopes with a total equi
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by autocorr 7y ago
The gantry moves around on the cables held by the pylons on the edges. If it were a transmitter, the beam of radio waves would shoot out in a different direction based on what part of the surface it was illuminating. However, the really cle
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by autocorr 7y ago
Unfortunately this is not the case for a few reasons. The radio observatories in the US with visitor centers nearby have substantial problems with RFI among visitors. The receivers are extremely sensitive, shoddy electronics often emit outs
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by autocorr 7y ago
I came upon this while looking up things related to Zettelkasten or "card box" style note taking. It would be helpful to have more information about the tool on the page rather than all of the testimonials (which don't really
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All That Remains(linkedin.com)
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Hex: A Strategy Guide(mseymour.ca)
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by autocorr 7y ago
The principal investigator of the project, Cameron Browne, has invented many very interesting abstract games himself [1]. He also investigated how computers could create games with the program LUDI used to create Yavalath [2] among others.
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Pokémon Red Inside Minecraft – An Interview with the Creator, “Mr. Squishy'”(youtube.com)
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Scientists are discovering long-lost rules for ancient board games(vice.com)
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by autocorr 7y ago
The article was written in 2016 (from the URL). Have some of the authors criticisms been addressed in the latest release? I know that startup time for Julia is now much faster (and also faster than my IPython profile from anaconda).
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Planetary Rings of Uranus ‘Glow’ in Cold Light(public.nrao.edu)
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Locking Down Firefox (2017)(nora.codes)
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by autocorr 7y ago
Your first sentence is mean and unnecessary. Your comment would have been more constructive without it.
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by autocorr 7y ago
Hi! This looks very interesting. I use mutt but have two pain points. The big one is that mutts locks up when the network connection is broken (e.g. on suspend). My understanding is that this has been known for a long time and can't be
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NRAO statement on Starlink and constellations of communication satellites(public.nrao.edu)
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by autocorr 7y ago
Interestingly (if somewhat unfortunately), this is already done for some radio telescopes. Some satellite down-links are strong enough to damage the receivers, so their visibility has to be taken into account when considering what frequenci
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by autocorr 7y ago
Obviously high-bandwidth satellite internet is important. Speaking from a place in the USA where we only have one option for pretty crappy DSL internet (at $60 a month), I would probably even be among the first to try and get it! Before you
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by autocorr 7y ago
They're probably not related, but I was thinking of the thing that SpaceX and another company are planning for satellite internet. I've heard that it would use the same centimeter wavelengths, probably for bandwidth reasons among
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by autocorr 7y ago
While 5G Will be a great boon, especially the beam-forming satellite version, another unintended consequence besides weather remote sensing is nuking the extremely important 24 GHz range (K Band) for radio astronomy. There are a few narrow
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by autocorr 8y ago
The nebula are regions where stars are forming in the LMC. In fact, the brightest and largest on the middle left, is the Tarantula Nebula, with the young forming star cluster 30 Doradus. 30 Dor is notable for being the biggest, baddest star

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