madengr

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   by madengr 7y ago

   Dope is about the only useful thing it can grow.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   Trump was elected because of Clinton. If the Democrats could field a candidate that wasn’t hell bent on gun banning, they’d probably win. As it stands, Trump will win again. The “hell yes, were are coming for your guns” probably cost the
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   by madengr 7y ago

   I’d say it is the other way around. The ACLU is an example: https://reason.com/2019/04/12/the-aclu-defends-the-rights-of...
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   by madengr 7y ago

   How well do these LCDs operate in the cold?
5. 545.▲
   by madengr 7y ago

   Same boat. I’m 48 and could retire right this minute, but looming college expenses, and health insurance, are hanging by a chain on my ankle.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   As I type this across from Jack Stack. Korean BBQ is better anyway.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   IIRC from reading Dawkins books, hippos are more closely related to whales than to any land animal.
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   by madengr 7y ago

   FWIW, here is a CW beacon I built using RF circuitry and an AT Mega 388: https://youtu.be/YaaSstm3qP4
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   by madengr 7y ago

   20 hour commercial flight. Fly a B2 bomber, from Missouri to the Middle East, and back, non-stop. I think it’s 44 hours, cramped in that little cockpit. https://www.uso.org/stories/253-inside-the-longest-bombing-r...
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    by madengr 7y ago

    This thing has so many bad points. Ditch the app and have a simple remote control, one that can be replaced when it is lost. This thing will be obsolete as soon as the app is not updated. In fact, it should ship with 3 remotes. Two HDMI i
11. 551.▲
    by madengr 7y ago

    Might as well just get a used Nissan Leaf, probably cheaper than you will spend on an econobox conversion. I bought a 2 year old one, at 19k mikes, for $8,500.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I'm having the same issue with CD drives. The quality now is garbage, compared to the days of caddy loading. Recently bought 4 at $18 each, and will just through them out when they break. Even the Windows support of CDs has gone to s
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Thanks! I was wondering if East or West woudl be faster. Looks like you save 40 degrees by going west from NY.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    One of my bucket list projects is to use an SDR to forward error correct and modulate raw data into something that is compatible with NTSC VHS recorders. I wonder what the capacity of VHS tape is, given the restrictions of the NTSC modulati
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    by madengr 7y ago

    So what’s the actual flight path? I can’t find a graphic.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Agree with you. Mendelssohn and Dvorak are my favorites, though Bach’s cello suites are pretty good.
17. 557.▲
    by madengr 7y ago

    CD-R are maybe 10 years. Floppies are more reliable. I have plenty of C64 and Apple II floppies that work fine.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Does that work to windoze?
19. 559.▲
    by madengr 7y ago

    “Having a college degree is most beneficial to the kids who aren’t that smart,” So lets just water things down so the "kids who aren’t that smart" can get a college degree.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I still have a Kodak digital camera from > 20 years ago. It's great because: It uses AA batteries The resolution is low enough you don't need to post-process stuff to put in on a web page. You just plug in USB to transfer file
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    by madengr 7y ago

    "all these things needed to be invented from scratch by Jeff Bezos in the late '90s so that Amazon could be a success." That's like saying Elon Musk invented the electric car and rocket. More like he hired people to do
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I’m probably in the same line of work as you. Specific skill set (embedded RF/Microwave/Antenna) with a small group of customers. It’s not SV FU money, but still pays very well.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I not in SV, but an EE working same place for 24 years. Been through 2 rounds of layoffs, stack ranking, etc. Still here. The older I get the less I give a crap. I have zero debt (no mortgage) and 6 figure college savings for 2x kids.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Unfortunately they got rid of the Kirkland toothpaste. The Kirkland shampoo smells like shit; they stopped selling the large pump bottles of Dove shampoo. At least the contact lense solution is good.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    You don’t need a membership to eat there. Can get the cheap items at the food counter.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    True, for this family of 4. We buy the big pack of Scott toilet paper, and store it amongst 4 bathrooms; same for tissues, both 2x a year. Paper towels in the garage, along with detergent and bleach. Bulk meat in a small deep freeze. A
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    by madengr 7y ago

    Bought a TV that died at 5 years. Costco had a 5 year warranty, so they gave me cash back, which I promptly bought another. The new one has a seven year warranty, which is a combination of manufacture, Costco, Costco credit card, and Squa
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I also liked it. The navigator really didn’t appear u til the second book, but I still liked it in the movie. The “voice” amplifier weapons were hokey, but the theme of the movie was cool, years before it was termed steampunk.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    They can give away their money, as long as they don’t force others to do the same, which is typical of socialists.
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    by madengr 7y ago

    I don’t think the original 1911 were hand fit, but all of the modern, upper tier 1911 claim to be hand fit. Why the purpose behind this; reliability?