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by ctdonath 7y ago
They do fail. I've seen them all fail.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Question is: what happens when those tools fail? How far down the technology stack can you function? I'm not suggesting a large/dominating percentage of your time go to this. I am suggesting you (and the kids in question) go off-g
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by ctdonath 7y ago
It doesn't have everything, but it does have a lot (way more than it did not long ago) which can nicely augment other mapping tools.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
That's ... kinda the point. You have a gigantic blind spot which, tautologically, you can't see. Traveling significant distances under your own power, carrying what you can and living off the land otherwise, being forced to learn
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Because that assures sufficient skills for any situation, an awareness of supply chain providence all the way back to natural dirt, and self-confidence transcending anything life can throw at you. Even the CDC has discovered "zombie ap
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by ctdonath 7y ago
I'll load up Google Maps offline for the area, plus digital top maps, plus paper maps & GPS & compass, plus have an innate sense of area & direction. GM is most convenient (even with no connection).
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Ideally I'd like to start with nothing, a la Survivorman http://www.lesstroud.ca/survivorman/ and Primitive Technology https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA/vid... Th
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Last summer, family vacation. Tetons-Yellowstone-Glacier-Badlands region in particular, scenic backroads also. Was surprised at how extensive coverage (down to 3G) was, but there were large areas of zero connectivity as well. That's ov
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by ctdonath 7y ago
If you already have an inclination to travel to Mongolia, this makes for an interesting "last straw" to justify going. I like the relative desolation of the American Midwest, in part because of the no-tech/no-connectivity of
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by ctdonath 7y ago
TL;DR - he found it, by sending a giant PDF thereto and recording network traffic info via 3 computers, extracted the signal strength of the desired device (Kindle), and mapped the convergence of 3 spheres of that signal strength, locating
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by ctdonath 7y ago
I just built the Steamboat Willie LEGO set. Was wondering what prompted that particular curiosity; copyright extension leveraging seems a plausible motivation.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Do you never click URLs in emails? Of course you do, when you're confident the sender is reputable. Parent was referencing trusted contexts: the default password printed on your wifi router, the bill a cashier just handed you for what
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Finally someone else notices. Major benefit is the car is "topped off" every morning, so charging time is practically zero most of the time.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Towing its exactly why I ordered a Cybertruck. Just waiting for confirmation the bed is suitable for "fifth wheel" camping trailer.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
If an employee cannot earn a living wage, why must the employer sacrifice to provide a living wage? Honest question.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Yeah, H3 actually reset storyline to about 10 minutes before the end of H1. (I was trying to be concise.) And by "H3 apologized for H2" I mean the main character literally sat in a chair, looked into the camera, broke the 4th Wall
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Recall that Highlander 2 and Highlander 2: Director’s Cut are practically different movies thanks to significant editing (H2 being so bad that H3 actually apologized and reset the plot line to the end of H1).
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Staggering that this $3 "business card" has substantially more computing power than my $6,000 original IBM PC. (Today's US dollars.)
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Actual “Medical necessity” is extremely rare, but since it must be stated on paperwork a strained excuse is normal - giving an official need where none actually exists.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
The lament of the Luddite lingers. Were the job not there, other jobs would be pursued. Pursue other jobs if this is not to your liking.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Best summary of the issue I could find in a hurry: "Brutalism is not concerned with the material as such but rather the quality of material" ... "the seeing of materials for what they were: the woodness of the wood; the sandi
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by ctdonath 7y ago
the disastrous CyberTruck, though, which subjectively almost everyone hates Your hate for it is subjective. Whether almost everyone shares your opinion is objective.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Well put. Couple days ago I literally counted >100 varieties of marinara spaghetti sauce in the store. There's no way a walking-distance grocery is going to carry anywhere close to that (ripple effect on to all the people employed i
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Public transit, if you're not acclimated to it, is absurd. Coming from outside the area, I'd have to pay to park (including time spent trying to find a decent spot), walk a non-trivial distance to the station, coordinate movement
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Impression of the "car free" movement is complete elimination of vehicles, urban and rural alike. "Move closer to a train station" seems axiomatic.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Except ... cars do solve every use case. Suboptimal, yes, but I can get whoever & whatever I need to practically every square kilometer of this country (4200 x 2500) within 50 hours (5400km). Public transport simply can't, becaus
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by ctdonath 7y ago
If I can't drive to near my destination, I'll not likely visit that city.
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by ctdonath 7y ago
With the onset of Starlink, I expect such locations could experience a population boom. With urban housing prices skyrocketing (demand exceeding supply = bidding war), many are discovering the only thing they need to live where they actuall
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Those who live in the visionary's future do not appreciate how extraordinary that vision was at the time. So much of what you consider "normal tech" today seemed mind-blowing fantasy when predicted. In a world of 16,384-byte
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by ctdonath 7y ago
Article fails to note that most EVs are charged at home most of the time.

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