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by jvandonsel 4y ago
One of my favorite pieces of food/travel writing. By the same author is is the ridiculously funny “The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel” https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_...
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by jvandonsel 4y ago
Now we get to see how the scientific sausage is made.
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by jvandonsel 4y ago
Doesn’t seem so great. You'd always need to wear a sweater.
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by jvandonsel 4y ago
+1 I learned this as a kid and have been using it continually ever since.
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by jvandonsel 4y ago
A related film to put on your watchlist: “Linotype: The Film”. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2130114/
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by jvandonsel 4y ago
What’s the runtime complexity of Knuth’s solution vs the script solution?
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by jvandonsel 4y ago
I feel a need to share my notebook fetish too. Dingbats A5. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MRDVVLZ
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
How about adding the 15 kHz flyback transformer whine? Though most people who remember these terminals probably can’t hear that frequency any more.
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
“ Louie pulled off his bra and threw it down upon the casket.” — Nick Tosches, In the Hand of Dante
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
Contrast that with this old-school book printing process from 1947. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3rlsj-KEZE
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
I understand that the shape motion is necessary to reveal hidden parts of some shapes but it found it very distracting. A “freeze” button would have been very helpful,
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
That must have been one of the first iPads ever made!
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
In the immortal words of George Thorogood: “I drink alone, yeah With nobody else Yeah, you know when I drink alone I prefer to be by myself”
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
The first sentence of the article grabbed me the most. “…Seinfeld”, a vintage TV sitcom…”. I guess most of my life is now considered “vintage”.
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
As a native English speaker, this page is nearly incomprehensible to me.
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
Here’s an advantage of chess.com that I haven’t heard discussed yet. When playing against the computer I can request hints when I’m stumped. If lichess supports this then I haven’t found it yet. As a mediocre player I find it very instruc
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
I strongly disagree with Mr. Brown regarding 'Alinde' (D. 904). It is transcendent. I invite him to step into the alley with me so that we can discuss this further.
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
No. Highlights with typed notes are supported, though.
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
Why is this page so difficult to scroll through on an iPad with Firefox?
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
Show us pics and deets!
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
Glad to know I’m not the only one this happens to.
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baroque_Cycle
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
I’d be interested in reading the book, but $33 for the ebook from Amazon? What’s up with that?
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
Seems about right for HN comments, this one included.
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
And let's not forget one of Stephen Sondheim's best lines, from West Side Story: "I like the island Manhattan. Smoke on your pipe and put that in!"
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by jvandonsel 5y ago
As someone who learned to type one one of these things, and wrote many college papers on them, I just have to say... Good Riddance!
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by jvandonsel 6y ago
+1 on the two Bela Fleck collaborations. They're amazing.
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by jvandonsel 6y ago
The technician in the photo looks like he's wearing bomb disposal gear. What's the danger here?
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by jvandonsel 6y ago
This is a great interview, but the most interesting thing I learned is that I've been mispronouncing Brian's name for years. Apparently the 'g' is silent.
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by jvandonsel 6y ago
Also, for those of us men with "less than manly" wrists, it doesn't look oversized, unlike the bulk of men's analog watches today.

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