erikig

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   by erikig 4y ago

   Thanks
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   by erikig 4y ago

   I have spent so much time on https://neal.fun/rocks/ that I should be a little embarrassed, yet I'm so calm and I've had so much fun, I'm not.
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   by erikig 4y ago

   pfft - 3.5mm is for amateurs, the iPhone Pro Max should have XLR or 1/4in at least ;)
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   by erikig 4y ago

   ATM cards only allow you to withdraw cash at a PLUS ATM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus_(interbank_network) , but they don't allow you to make purchases via the MasterCard/VISA interchange network.
5. 125.▲
   by erikig 4y ago

   The apps recommended are pretty helpful, I'll def check these out.
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   Rotax 912 Applications(en.wikipedia.org)

   2 points by erikig 4y ago|0 comments
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   by erikig 4y ago

   I expect they'll have different seat configurations for longer range planes. 3-4hrs is fine but I can't see how anyone would want to fly 8 hours with the legroom common in Ryanair or Spirit.
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   by erikig 4y ago

   After a huge investment in the hub-and-spoke uber-plane (the A380), this plane feels like a hopeful departure, especially for people that travel to the less popular ends of the earth that have to take 3 hops to get there.
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   by erikig 4y ago

   https://slashdot.org I still frequent /. comments & discussions. It is probably not as popular as it was back in the day but this decline in popularity has actually helped the quality of the discussions.
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    by erikig 4y ago

    Out of curiosity - which queueing service(s) do you use?
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    by erikig 4y ago

    Reviewing Ulstein’s marketing material got me to naive wondering - what’s the state of generative design in this field? Why not just throw all the parameters of the problem (expected vessel usage, capacity, range, geography etc) into a mode
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    by erikig 4y ago

    Thanks, I didn’t know they had a Tips app either.
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    by erikig 4y ago

    Archived Link - https://archive.ph/OumQb
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    by erikig 4y ago

    Here's a rabbit-hole that will definitely eat up a good weekend for me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child#Raised_by_wolves
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    by erikig 4y ago

    This evokes memories of deep-cover spies that come in as teens and how, after spending years ingrained within another society with little contact externally, they remain loyal to their native country.
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    by erikig 4y ago

    A cursory search indicates that he's a game developer in the UK which explains the WebGL chops.
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    by erikig 4y ago

    Out of sheer curiosity - why name it M3O?
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    by erikig 5y ago

    I’ve always used knowem but I prefer this UI
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    by erikig 5y ago

    I'm having a hard time believing it but Flappy Bird was launched over 8 years ago in 2013!
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    by erikig 5y ago

    I don't know if it helpful during times like these but it sounds like the quote by G. Michael Hopf: Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times
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    Ask HN: Why does Cloudflare/hCaptcha care so much about buses, boats and trains?

    354 points by erikig 5y ago|254 comments
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    by erikig 5y ago

    The article is interesting but what stood out for me was the Pairagraph format. I’m a big fan of that format - the idea of two experts having a well-considered back and forth on a complex topic. Pairagraph reminds me of the evolved child of
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    by erikig 5y ago

    Why should you?
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    by erikig 5y ago

    I still use it regularly too - even more so after listening to Stephen Wolfram’s 3 part podcast [1] with Lex Fridman where he discussed the latest developments in Wolfram, Mathematica etc [1] https://youtu.be/ez773teNFYA
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    How to flight test a human-piloted eVTOL race vehicle [video](youtube.com)

    3 points by erikig 5y ago|0 comments
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    by erikig 5y ago

    In the early days it did - kind of.. Think of Microsoft Encarta and the Encyclopedia Britannica CD.
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    Kate Warne – First Female Detective(en.wikipedia.org)

    2 points by erikig 5y ago|0 comments
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    by erikig 5y ago

    Hell of a story, but is it verified to be true?
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    by erikig 5y ago

    In many cases this was exactly Facebook's aim and they subsidized internet access to enable this. e.g Burma https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55929654
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    by erikig 5y ago

    If there were ever a least neferious illicit prison trade, this would be it.