k310

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1. 2011.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   Biotech is big in the Bay Area. Perhaps your GF can identify openings, or neat people to speak with. The kind of skills you speak of remind me of the way that perl infiltrated biotech like WD-40 infiltrates squeaky hinges. It just works. Ho
2. 2012.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   My "retro" computer is a Mac Cube. Also an IMSAI with lots of cards. Also in the retro category is a HeathKit HD1250 Solid State grid dip meter. Came (from the thrift store) with one coil missing, so I made one. I still use the 80
3. 2013.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   My "retro" computer is a Mac Cube. I was keeping it to run hypercard, but I got the MacOS9 emulator to run on M2 hardware, so who knows? Also in the retro category is a HeathKit HD1250 Solid State grid dip meter. Came (from the th
4. 2014.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   Thanks, I hadn't heard of that.
5. 2015.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   When HyperCard returns in some fashion. You can run the version 2.4 on an old mac (MacOS9 or early 10) or an via an emulator. http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/macos9osx.html This person pointed me to it. https:/&#x2
6. 2016.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   The alternative is the old init system. There's a discussion that will answer your questions (and more!) here: https://www.howtogeek.com/713847/the-best-linux-distribution... Alternatives: https://www.
7. 2017.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   Old-timer here. I learned to use the unix built-ins via Unix Text Processing, Unix Power Tools, and UNIX Relational Database Management. The last of these is a commercial version of Walter Hobbs' work at RAND. The code is avalable at g
8. 2018.▲
   by k310 3y ago

   I have used PhotoSync App(not free, this is not a promotion) for transfers between iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. It also supports transfers via (S)FTP, SMB or WebDAV, hence Linux (I have not tried this). https://www.photosync-ap
9. 2019.▲
   by k310 4y ago

   Linux is for and by developers and enthusiasts. The others so require brew or WSL to be added. My brother is the least tech user you can imagine and got tired of windows updates breaking his drivers every time they ran. So, he ended up with
10. 2020.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    Back up at 6:50 PM Pacific. April 24 archive.ph and archive.is
11. 2021.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    I have been using ForScore for a very long time. Since the iPad 1. (still works). A neighbor used MuseScore, and Audacity is the simplest audio editor. (both open source) IMSLP works for scores off copyright. But TBH, you can find scores i
12. 2022.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    You might look into one of these: TestDisk and other applications described here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/top-best-li... And there are (CD or USB stick) bootable distros for recovering dis
13. 2023.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    Some spam messages claim to have hacked the recipient's computer and camera and have sordid videos. They then reveal a password that has been hacked in the past from e.g. Yahoo, LinkedIn, DocuSign or other, to make the threat more conv
14. 2024.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    Using a mac on your network: 1. I looked into Sidecar ( https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380 ) to use an iPad as a second display with a mac, but it says that only iPads 3rd generation (2019) or newer are supported
15. 2025.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    Oh I did it! Countless solder joints. Used a plastic gizmo to bend the resistors to match the PCB holes. But these were "hobbyist" computers. No long term effect from the lead in the solder solder solder solder .. "-)
16. 2026.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    I had a Cromemco Dazzler (still have it). Nifty graphics board for the S-100 bus. Uses DMA off system memory. Here are some links to further info. (PDF's) Manual: https://www.quaxio.com/files/2020/kaleidoscop
17. 2027.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    PogoPlug used to do this, but they folded. IIRC, they would give you a dynamic IP address so that you or others could access data on the device. Perhaps you could set up a photo server (software suggestions below) in house and arrange a tu
18. 2028.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    I have used ImageCapture (standard on a mac), PhotoSync (not free, but it's cross-platform), and the SanDisk iXpand drive. (with its app, plugs into the phone, backs up photos. Unplug it and the other end of it is USB to share with a c
19. 2029.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    Correct URL is https://kottke.org/23/01/how-to-find-the-rare-green-comet-in... Happy comet hunting.
20. 2030.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    Here are some interesting ideas. Scratch seems to come out on top. Good luck. start here: https://www.lifewire.com/kids-programming-languages-4125938 https://childhood101.com/free-coding-kids/ https:&
21. 2031.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    There are lots of optical design books out there. IIRC, most follow the approach of Warren Smith's classic: "Modern Optical Engineering" in starting out from simple paraxial ray tracing, where sin(x)≈x in radians, and advance
22. 2032.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    I found this article on "Stackable Permanent Life Improvements" fun and helpful. http://bro-kaizen.github.io/blog/2014/11/30/stackable-perman... Stackable Permanent Life Improvements are new ad
23. 2033.▲
    by k310 4y ago

    Found the following on sourceforge. jOcular (java8, jar file, pre-alpha but gets a couple of good reviews) https://sourceforge.net/projects/jocular/Optical Design Software for optical systems comprised of light so