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PolyMod: an open-source modular polyphonic digital synthesizer(hackaday.io)
5 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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by camtarn 8y ago
To save anybody else the work: no, there isn't any separate ending that triggers when you run out of social credit completely!
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by camtarn 8y ago
TL;DR - the tags are small pieces of alloy, mostly iron. Hitting them with a magnetic field causes the alloy to change shape very slightly. Doing this with a high frequency magnetic field causes the strip to change shape rapidly and to &#x2
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How anti-theft tags work – magnetostriction [video](youtube.com)
4 points by camtarn 8y ago|1 comments
695.
Making a Monowheel [video](youtube.com)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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by camtarn 8y ago
Anti-clickbait description: the international pitch to which orchestras should tune was actually specified in the Treaty of Versailles, of all places, as 435Hz. Orchestras can gain a slight 'brightness' advantage over others by pl
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A London Orchestra Broke International Law [video](youtube.com)
39 points by camtarn 8y ago|5 comments
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by camtarn 8y ago
Why carrying an adaptor is a bad thing: That horrible feeling when you get to the end of your five hour drive to the client site, and realize the adaptor is on your desk. Of course, you can fix this with checklists or a shadow board style t
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The Oblivion Mod Which Terry Pratchett Worked On(eurogamer.net)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
700.
Making an Art-Deco Light Control Panel [video](youtube.com)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
701.
Cloning Vintage Knobs [video](youtube.com)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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Ibuprofen: Dr Stewart Adams who helped discover drug dies at 95(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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Free improvisation(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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by camtarn 8y ago
Not mine (Honda Jazz). But you physically can't do it, as the reverse gear has no synchro and won't mesh unless stationary.
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A history of record changers(midimagic.sgc-hosting.com)
1 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
706.
Designing a circular knitting machine from scratch [video](youtube.com)
5 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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Knitic – the open hardware knitting machine(github.com)
3 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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Making a sock on a vintage hand-cranked Legare circular auto knitter [video](youtube.com)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
709.
by camtarn 8y ago
Apparently they were too loud, because they depended on a gasoline motor to be able to go long enough distances.
710.
First Thoughts on the New Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+(blog.hackster.io)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
711.
by camtarn 8y ago
Another example of the enormous amount of physics and engineering which went into old-fashioned storage media that we took for granted.
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VHS Hi-Fi audio system(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|4 comments
713.
Poland's surprisingly beautiful cheese(bbc.com)
2 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
714.
by camtarn 8y ago
Yep, one of the jumping stilts manufacturers actually uses that as a selling point: you burn way more calories, and wind up with a massive silly grin on your face :)
715.
by camtarn 8y ago
So apparently HN removes 'These' from titles on submission, as well as 'The'. I really don't like this: it holds the potential for actually changing the meaning of titles (e.g. 'The Who' vs 'Who'
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Gasoline-Powered Boots Were Made for 22 M.P.H. (2007)(nytimes.com)
1 points by camtarn 8y ago|1 comments
717.
by camtarn 8y ago
From this article: https://newatlas.com/powerbocking/12337/ it looks like jumping stilts allow you to deliver a lot more energy in a short period - for instance, running up to 25mph, or jumping over cars - but you
718.
A community project and makerspace in the most deprived borough of London(theguardian.com)
1 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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Creating Sounds of Decay and Distortion with Self-Destructing Tape Loops [video](youtube.com)
1 points by camtarn 8y ago|0 comments
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by camtarn 8y ago
Really surprised that the article doesn't mention PowerSkips (aka powerbocks or jumping stilts), the remarkably similar product which were invented around 1999 and featured in the 2008 Olympic closing ceremony. They're pretty comm

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