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by jf 7y ago
> I've always wanted to hit SXSW so I'd be pretty heartbroken, myself. Save your heartache. SXSW lost its "soul" many years ago.
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by jf 7y ago
As someone who first started using computers in the 90s, I lacked the tactile experience with cards that the generation before mine had. I long suspected that I had missed something by not having used punched cards, little realizing just ho
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by jf 7y ago
What a great article. With only a hint of the usual art critic smarm, it deftly gives depth and context to a side of Rockwell that I didn’t realize existed.
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by jf 7y ago
(You aren’t )
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by jf 7y ago
What do you have on your Shelf Of Interesting items? I’m slowly building up mine, with an eye to “things that will spark creative thoughts”
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by jf 7y ago
Awesome! I love reading essays like what you're planning on writing. Let me know how I can help, for example: I'd be happy to review drafts, be a sounding board, etc - my contact info is in my HN bio. Let me know!
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by jf 7y ago
I've used Emacs for decades and still feel like I'm barely scratching the surface. What would really help me with articles like this one is more narrative on _why_ these particular modes are so useful. For example, it took me a lo
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by jf 7y ago
The team is back in research mode working on the next version of Realtalk
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by jf 7y ago
And yet, after not using Facebook for over a year, I don't miss it one bit and feel like my human connections have improved as a direct result.
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by jf 7y ago
What do you use it for?
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Be Trusted(betrusted.io)
1 points by jf 7y ago|0 comments
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by jf 7y ago
I wasn’t able to find any indication of connection speed either
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by jf 7y ago
For those of us running ad-blockers, here is a version that is readable thanks to the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20191030162322/https://blog.drop...
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by jf 7y ago
As someone who has used 1Password for many years, how does Bitwarden compare?
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by jf 7y ago
The yellow dot patterns that you’re thinking of are different from the slanted halftone dots that DataGlyphs use. Two interesting approaches, though DataGlyphs have a much higher density than the yellow tracking dots that most color printer
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by jf 7y ago
Inkscape is fantastic. I used it to convert a taster image to vector art and it exceeded my expectations.
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by jf 7y ago
Internet Archive copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20190816070112/https://idlewords...
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by jf 7y ago
While this story isn't traditional "Hacker News" it's a very engrossing, compelling, and well written article.
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SED accelerated racing game shell script with bash enhancements(ucw.cz)
1 points by jf 7y ago|0 comments
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by jf 7y ago
> There is also a good bit of distance between "I have a bunch of scans of Krazy Kat" and "I have a file ready to send to a book printer to turn into a bunch of books of Krazy Kat". I assumed as much myself. However,
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by jf 7y ago
... I didn't know that they existed? I just ran with the first thing I could get working.
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by jf 7y ago
And, what's more, it was easy - I hope that people are inspired to take ML further than I did, there's a lot of cool things waiting to be re-discovered in newspaper archives.
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by jf 7y ago
Yes! I was hoping that people would be inspired to do something like that and I would be delighted to help you however I can. My contact info is in my HN profile.
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I used ML to find public domain Krazy Kat comics in newspaper archives(joel.franusic.com)
135 points by jf 7y ago|15 comments
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by jf 7y ago
I would pay for an ad-free version of Stack Overflow. Take my money, please.
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by jf 7y ago
Okay! I donated $30 to the SF SPCA. Thanks again for the tip! https://www.evernote.com/l/ABLjCal10i5CnYiRvlMhlxj_vGjFWojD2...
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by jf 7y ago
Thanks for the link! Considering that I was about to buy Syntorial at full price, I'd like to donate $30 to a charity on your behalf. Reply here or email me with the name of the charity that you'd like the money to go to.
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by jf 7y ago
What's a good RF detector to get? This post ends with the author pointing out that the implant can be detected with a cheap RF detector. I'm interested in getting myself an RF detector to play with but I'm overwhelmed by what
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by jf 7y ago
John Mallery owns the Genera IP and, from what I’ve heard, there doesn’t seem to be a price he’d be willing to accept for the IP.
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by jf 7y ago
As someone who was exclusively homeschooled (and glad of it) my read is mostly of the first interpretation: OP likely had authoritarian parents that used homeschooling as a method of control rather than a way to learn.

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