dharmab

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by dharmab 3y ago
"Developer of the Laser Calls It 'A Solution Seeking A Problem'" (New York Times, May 1964) https://web.archive.org/web/20221212154109/https://www.nytim...
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by dharmab 3y ago
Meta has a free 30 day return policy
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by dharmab 3y ago
The weapons and placement is based on the classic board game "Cluedo"
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by dharmab 3y ago
> Also, it's a bit hard to get morally outraged when if the mod devs had hired a voice actors that sounded like the Skyrim characters, it wouldn't be theft of voice, even though it had the same effect Tom Waits successfully su
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by dharmab 3y ago
I often repeat to myself "Chrono Trigger fit into 8M. Chrono Trigger is a better piece of software than anything I have ever made. Why should my code need any more?"
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by dharmab 3y ago
I link your blog around to my colleagues quite a bit, thanks for the interesting and informative articles!
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by dharmab 3y ago
Unlike humans, sharks continuously grow new teeth throughout their lives! https://www.scientificamerican.com/gallery/sharks-never-run-...
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by dharmab 3y ago
3. Avoiding government blocks/censorship/monitoring (if you trust your government less than the VPN provider). Not every country has open and free access. 4. Accessing your home country's internet while abroad, since many sit
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by dharmab 3y ago
Other commenters noted that many European models have dynamic lights that tie this to GPS location.
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by dharmab 3y ago
There's two major safety issues: You can't see around cars to be able to pass. Okay, so you often don't pass. But much more importantly, car headlights aren't symmetrical. The one pointing towards the oncoming lane has a
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by dharmab 3y ago
The F-15EX is more expensive than the F-35A, though.
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by dharmab 3y ago
>an expensive airframe The F-35 is no longer an expensive aircraft; the unit cost is quite low now.
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by dharmab 3y ago
See also this satirical video that points out many of the flaws of the A-10: "The A-10 Sucks and I can prove it mathematically" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWfsz5R6irs
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by dharmab 3y ago
Uh, the Marine Corps is not the entire military. The Navy buys a significantly higher number and they're ramping up production by about 6x over the next few years. Other countries buy them too - UK and soon Canada, Australia, Japan and
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by dharmab 3y ago
I used SBCL with Vim back in the day. (I have joint problems that make emacs keybinds literally painful). It worked fine, though I missed out in some features.
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by dharmab 3y ago
I used SBCL for a decent chunk of my college coursework. It was a joy to use and made programming fun and exciting in a way I hadn't experienced before.
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by dharmab 3y ago
I used to use this automation pattern when I only had 2-3 of each type of server, and it paid off massively. Regular tasks that previously took a long time like OS upgrades, audit data collections and temporary dev access only took seconds
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by dharmab 3y ago
For 1. Hashicorp Packer For 2. You don't even need compose. Just build a container image from a Dockerfile.
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by dharmab 3y ago
I love this website. I find lots of obscure texts here I can't find anywhere else.
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by dharmab 3y ago
It varies a bit, but here are three approaches I've seen. 1. You build custom VM images that have everything you need baked in. You don't upgrade these VMs, instead you build new ones and delete the old ones. 2. You use cluster ma
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by dharmab 3y ago
Neither is the Python example
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by dharmab 3y ago
I'm using Orion as my iOS browser and in the past few months I've not had to reach for Safari. Looking forward to a Linux and Windows release.
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by dharmab 3y ago
On my work PC I use Kagi via the session link feature.
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by dharmab 3y ago
The sponsor, Acerbis, makes equipment for long motorcycle trips, so this is more interesting to their customers.
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by dharmab 3y ago
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcri... The Congress shall have the Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
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by dharmab 3y ago
You can do this specific task with just vim: https://vi.stackexchange.com/a/21448
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by dharmab 3y ago
Burning _anything_ isn't safe. Even wood fires are really bad for the health of everyone in the general area. When you camp you just shrug and move on.
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by dharmab 3y ago
Yes! There are short films, audio stories, novels and video games. Even the main wiki has video and audio content for some stories. Some examples: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/picture-this & https://scp-wiki.
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by dharmab 3y ago
Oregon is amazing, it's got deserts, beaches, mountains (including ski areas), forests, volcanic areas...
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by dharmab 3y ago
Read the law. It allows stations to provide both self service and attendant service.

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