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Instagram aims to launch chronological feed option in 2022(reuters.com)
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A Famous Argument Against Free Will Has Been Debunked (2019)(theatlantic.com)
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by jonah 5y ago
I inherited my grandmother's and I've picked up a couple at thrift stores over the years. Can only use one at once, but can't pass one up if it's inexpensive for whenever the one I'm using fails...
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by jonah 5y ago
As the video discusses, they wear and the bimetallic strip wears/stretches/distorts with age and so it doesn't always actuate. There is an adjustment which can help.
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I have several of these and can confirm they're awesome and very satisfying to use (when they're working correctly).
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"hello literally everyone" --@twitter https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1445078208190291973
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by jonah 5y ago
My high school journalism department had a couple macs including an SE/30 with the 20"? apple monitor. It was really nice to be able to work on a two-page spread in QuarkXpress but PAINFULLY slow to redraw the entire layout or an
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by jonah 5y ago
There exists Genuine Honda Rodent Tape which is part number: 4019-2317 (Random dealer site which lists it for sale: https://www.collegehillshonda.com/product/4019-2317.html )
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by jonah 5y ago
I think one implementation if this is where Japanese rail workers point and call out the thing they are noting, checking, or changing as a form of conscious attention. “Pointing and Calling” (Shisa Kanko): https://www.atlasobscur
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by jonah 5y ago
On some of the other photos, there's a Google watermark on the map right above the controls in the lower left corner.
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There are definitely mapping apps out there that let you put custom layers on a map or annotate a base map and then project it in perspective like that. The UI looked familiar to me (I have some experience with custom mapping apps) but they
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Signed Issue of Macworld #1(rrauction.com)
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My favorite mobile email client of all time was ProfiMail[1] on my Symbian OS based Nokia 6682[2] way back in the day. [1] https://www.lonelycatgames.com/apps/profimail [2] https://www.phonearena.com/p
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by jonah 5y ago
Our local club has a 40 mile, 30 Mbps, 5 GHz link that has a lot of services hanging off of it including an HD video stream.
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Hijacking this post a bit, but does anyone know of a library or API service to convert SVGs to PLT (AutoCad Plotter format, based on HPGL) files. I need them to feed to a laser engraver. I found convertio[o], but it doesn't support SVG
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by jonah 6y ago
For those interested, here are some readings about location and rescue and cellphones and the emergency dispatch system, etc. etc. Cell Phones and SAR - Browser-based Location Apps https://wisarandgis.blogspot.com/2016/
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by jonah 6y ago
Agreed. It's definitely something you should bookmark or add as an icon on your phone. Another neat app is Backcountry SOS which is nice because it gathers your location and status and doesn't require an internet connection. It ge
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by jonah 6y ago
Indeed it does have a true GPS satelite receiver. Actually, the iPhones are quite accurate. The iPhone 12 utilizes the GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou constellations. Utilizing more satellites means determining location more quickly and
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by jonah 6y ago
Ben explains his methods here: https://twitter.com/ai6yrham/status/1382371967618097157 https://twitter.com/ai6yrham/status/1382781121407029253
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The 911 system in the US is slowly modernizing and more and more agencies support E911 and NG911 capabilities. Additionally both Android and iOS support location sharing with dispatch centers and more and more jurisdictions across the count
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If you're outside of cellphone range - which is pretty feasible even in near-to-civilization outdoors areas - and you become immobilized, you're stuck until a) someone else happens across you - which could happen if you're ac
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Here is a service that lets you request anyone's location like the insurance operator did for you. Super easy and handy when you're trying to find someone who's not able to find their coordinates on their phone themselves. h
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The info I have in a non-sharable google doc is as follows: iPhone GPS Location (4s and recent) This document will give you a step by step procedure to retrieve the GPS location of a lost person using the “Compass” tool. In order to use thi
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Here's another one that works similarly helping you find your location and send it to someone, but it also allows a rescuer or anyone else to create an automated request for your location which you can provide in an easy way. https:&#
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Yep. He also found the location of the Jedi Temple last year. ;) https://twitter.com/ai6yrham/status/1334947466442014720
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Every US public safety agency or SAR group I know of in the US prefers regular latitude and longitude or UTM instead of a commercial apps like that. It's easy enough to get your Lat/Lon or UTM on your phone and you don't even
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This one is pretty cool. It basically gathers your location (and battery level) and composes an SMS for you to send to 911 or your friend. https://www.backcountrysos.com/
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Very true, but on a search like this, narrowing a location down to even a couple miles GREATLY reduces the search area.
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My grandparents and dad and uncle lived there for several years in the 50s. They have shared many amazing stories of their time there. (Pre-islamic revolution, while the Shah was in power, but still, the people are the same.)
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by jonah 6y ago
I'm curious where the CSVs came from. Does CL provide the bulk data? I know they're notoriously anti-spidering.

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