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   by jes 6y ago

   First, thank you. Second, as I read “... because the future is impossible to predict and it’s very likely to be worth nothing”, I thought, “Hmmm, that’s the arc of life itself, when we cut through all the delusions.”
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   by jes 6y ago

   I think that may be part of it. For example, if grep (1) doesn't already mean something to a person, they probably won't have an immediate idea about what the grep function in Perl is all about.
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   by jes 6y ago

   I used Perl on and off for decades. It was fine. It seemed that Perl allowed me to leverage my existing knowledge of UNIX utilities, regular expressions, etc. So using it wasn't completely like learning a new programming language and a
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   by jes 6y ago

   My wife and I owned a home in a nice community for 35 years. We lived our lives and raised our family in that home. It produced great value for us, year after year, for much of our lives. The claim that a house doesn't produce anything
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   by jes 6y ago

   I found this assertion, near the end of the article, questionable: “Science as inquiry,” with its focus on evidence and logic, can do no more than communicate the details of a few empirical studies. To my knowledge, inquiry can be as br
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   by jes 6y ago

   That’s a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it. In general, I think amateur radio operators are still mostly like that. Most of the hams I know respect the hobby and its rules, and will gladly relay emergency traffic without delay. Many
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   by jes 6y ago

   I think it's been that I had the sense that I had to accomplish great things before I passed away. Strong sense of ego, I think. Over the last five years or so, my perspective has changed such that I don't feel any need to accompl
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   by jes 6y ago

   In the amateur radio community, hams who pass away are known as "Silent Keys," a reference to a telegraph (Morse Code) key that is no longer being used. The phrase is poignant to me. At 61 years of age passing away is for me a tho
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   by jes 6y ago

   I’ve used 1Password for years. I would pay more for greater simplicity.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I used both DG/UX and MV/UX. I was sad to see both DEC and DG go out of business.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I agree with your example. I think the problem, though, is with the concept of value itself. To my knowledge, the value of something is necessarily a personal assessment that individuals 1) make for themselves and 2) by a process that they
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    by jes 6y ago

    It occurred to me that you might enjoy listening to amateur radio over the web while you are thinking about your next move: websdr.org
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    by jes 6y ago

    I like the videos by David Casler on YouTube. He has many. The videos for the Technician class license may be of interest to you. You might also want to check out the American Radio Relay League, at arrl.org. Wishing you success with your i
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    by jes 6y ago

    I have been enjoying amateur radio for about five or so months now. I'm about to take another license exam, to move from a Technician license to a General license. I think it's a great hobby. At 61, I started learning about electr
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    by jes 6y ago

    > Basically, don't try to outwit nature. How can I discover if some action X is an attempt to outwit nature?
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    by jes 6y ago

    What a neat project. I think I’d enjoy contributing.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I think you're right. Thanks for that insight.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I have the same question. Thanks for asking it.
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    Ask HN: Finding “Dusty Deck” Clients

    8 points by jes 6y ago|4 comments
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    by jes 6y ago

    Textile mill workers were often harmed, say by byssinosis (“brown lung”) or by amputations of fingers and other body parts in machinery lacking appropriate safety guards, etc.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I vaguely remember that some settings / control-panel-thingy was written in Scheme on Windows. That was at least 20 years ago, though, so it’s probably gone by now.
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    by jes 6y ago

    Did Dominion create, for example, FMEA analyses during their software development efforts? Such analyses are de rigueur in the development of software in regulated industries (medical devices, aviation, etc.) Should the development of elect
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    by jes 6y ago

    Thank you for that. I’m 61 myself. I’m thinking that I will slowly transition away from writing software and build up a small meditation / retreat center on my property.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I remember that shop. Was there a “Circuit City” there as well? Good times ... buying white box PCs for my small business on a regular basis in the 90s.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I live directly across I-405 from this redeveloped property. It’s been amazing to see the change. I am in the process of buying a few acres of land further south of this area, in Buckley, WA. I hope to build a garage/shop on the proper
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    by jes 6y ago

    Paper from Anthony Cashmore that I mentioned previously: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842067/
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    by jes 6y ago

    Same. I often notice the precision with which he used language. Such a joy to listen to. I especially like the chill-step YouTube videos some people assemble and publish. I download them with youtube-dl and listen to them on my phone at nig
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    by jes 6y ago

    Thank you for this reference. I’m a free will skeptic. Now looking forward to watching Conway’s series. I have a paper by Anthony Cashmore that I will cite here later.
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    by jes 6y ago

    I am an Alan Watts fan. I think he would agree with you.
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    by jes 6y ago

    If you haven't already seen it, I recommend the YouTube video on depression by Dr. Robert Sapolsky.