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NetBSD/Pdp10 (2004)(ludd.ltu.se)
2 points by bilegeek 6y ago|0 comments
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SyncTERM(syncterm.bbsdev.net)
3 points by bilegeek 6y ago|0 comments
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I Cooked a Chicken by Slapping It(youtube.com)
3 points by bilegeek 6y ago|0 comments
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by bilegeek 6y ago
Small nitpick: the Titanic tried to steer away from the iceberg too late, and thus the iceberg cut along the side, exposing many more airtight compartments than if they hit head-on. This in no way detracts from your point - unlike the Titan
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by bilegeek 6y ago
At best, like leaded gas, it will take about 30 years, which in this case is far, FAR too late. At worst, there is no way that anything approaching that sort of regulation will ever fly in today's political system. Period.
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by bilegeek 6y ago
It's kinda amazing how many processors have been put on the bus. The guy who runs the site has built[1] a huge number of both CPU and peripheral boards. The S100 bus sure has an outsized shadow. [1] http://www.s100computers.c
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by bilegeek 6y ago
> ya but vegetable oil and corn fructose syrup did not exist 100 years ago They absolutely did, from about the 1870's onward. Read about Harvey Washington Wiley. Modern food isn't a paragon of health, but for most non-rural peo
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by bilegeek 6y ago
Out of curiosity, how is DOSEMU working out for you compared to something like Dosbox? I've looked into it in the past; does it work like WINE, or is it basically Dosbox with better hardware and filesystem access? I've also seen D
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Operation RAFTER(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by bilegeek 6y ago|0 comments
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OS 2200(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by bilegeek 6y ago|0 comments
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by bilegeek 6y ago
I would argue that in itself is also a political problem. Either you play with monopolies that drag things out and milk you for all your worth, or you play with local municipalities that have a byzantine rule set and politicians who love lo
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by bilegeek 6y ago
I agree, and here's where I have to plug the excellent "Rules for Rulers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs Basically - a bit of an oversimplification, watch the video for a full explanation - demo
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by bilegeek 6y ago
> which means running fiber to vast swaths of the city where people are too poor Imagine the sad state of affairs if they didn't have government programs for these same problems with electricity and phone lines in the 30's thro
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HECnet – The Hobbyist DECnet Network(update.uu.se)
3 points by bilegeek 6y ago|1 comments
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by bilegeek 6y ago
Also look at their node database: http://mim.update.uu.se/nodedb Just the sheer number of both real and emulated machines operating over the modern internet is itself worth a look.
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The Wadley Loop (2019)(lennartb.home.xs4all.nl)
19 points by bilegeek 6y ago|1 comments
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by bilegeek 6y ago
>Of course some classes have prerequisites and time overlaps One semester is designed with a particular set of prerequisites in mind. Most times, one prerequisite holds back every other class on the career path. So, if you don't tak
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by bilegeek 6y ago
> If you want skills go to a trade school Those really only exist for certain jobs, like plumbers, carpenters, electricians and machinists. I'm not knocking any of those positions - my parents and grandparents are/were machinis
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Building a Super Station on a Budget [pdf](qsl.net)
1 points by bilegeek 6y ago|0 comments
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by bilegeek 6y ago
Here's the video where Linus goes into it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzRGBAUz5mA I'll give him credit for being straight about it.
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by bilegeek 6y ago
Go to the snapshot of the repo on Archive.org, download the ZIP.
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The 1802 Membership Card Computer(sunrise-ev.com)
3 points by bilegeek 6y ago|0 comments
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by bilegeek 6y ago
>Who calls it that? It comes from some studies[1] that show a large number of neurons in the gut which control subsystems, which number about as much as a cat brain. This is interesting and makes things more complicated than initially th
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S100 Computers(s100computers.com)
134 points by bilegeek 6y ago|55 comments
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by bilegeek 6y ago
Well, the IRS doesn't go after rich people because they don't have the funding[1]; they only go after the people they can afford to go after[2]. I know the IRS is different from the SEC, Apples to Oranges. But like you said, they&
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by bilegeek 6y ago
The factors weren't "childhood eyestrain and video games". The one consistent factor was the amount of bright light exposure in a study[1]; in other words, being indoors, away from bright sunlight, which is correlative to eye
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by bilegeek 6y ago
There is Orthokeratology, which physically deforms the cornea via a contact lens, and lasts about a day or two. But it isn't ideal, and can have bad outcomes.
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by bilegeek 6y ago
It doesn't seem like it. They've had what you're talking about already: Orthokeratology[1], in which contact lenses temporarily reshape the cornea. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthokeratology
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by bilegeek 6y ago
Unfortunately, some gas stations have already disabled the mute button; in my personal experience, Speedway was the first in doing that. It's only a matter of time 'til all stations do that.
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by bilegeek 6y ago
*Also more widely known as the paperclip computer, but I know HN frowns upon title changes.

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