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rzzzt
3y ago
A gnip!
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3y ago
Replacements do exist both for the membrane as well as the rubber keys on top. The author lists it in the parts page under "Misc": https://www.lostretrotapes.com/zx-spectrum-issue-3b-parts-li...
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3y ago
"before:<date>" works in search, at least it did a short while ago.
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3y ago
I was just trying to address the parent and others' doubt that a graphical user interface can be thought of as a command-based paradigm, seen in these threads: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36395900 - https:&
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3y ago
AutoCAD and Rhino 3D are two examples that I remember having a command prompt sitting proudly somewhere at the bottom of the UI. Your mouse clicks and keyboard shortcuts were all converted into commands in text form. If you look at your com
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3y ago
Apple's own Books app was a famous example of moving the physical bookshelf to the screen. Strangely enough I can only find a handful of screenshots of it: http://thatkeith.com/articles/digital-skeuomorphism/
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3y ago
How's California doing since then?
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3y ago
I feel Macromedia Fireworks and Macaw is getting summoned.
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3y ago
Are there Rudi Čajavec CPUs as well? :) I only know Iskra as a (literal) spark plug brand.
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3y ago
I thought "No plan survives contact with an enemy" is a WWII phrase, but apparently that's also a saying of his: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/05/04/no-plan/
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3y ago
Perhaps a car analogy would clear things up?
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3y ago
I've seen these floating around on YouTube, so you might have some luck searching there (be aware of your volume settings when playing these!) - https://youtu.be/L9KLnN0GczI - https://youtu.be/GtQdIYUtA
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3y ago
A web application framework for Java/Scala: https://www.playframework.com/
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3y ago
I think Aether comes close: https://aether.app/features/general/
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3y ago
Star Trek engine sounds, anyone?
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3y ago
Make it a composite key of atomic and mass numbers, then.
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3y ago
I'll take it!
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3y ago
That's CELTF, you will need a different selection of words to complete the backronym.
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3y ago
"yes" might be one example.
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3y ago
Was Tower of Goo an early version of this game? You had to build a tower out of a finite number of blobs (duh) without them collapsing, the higher the better. Libertango was playing as the background music.
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3y ago
Do you have no IRC, ICQ, AIM or Skype in your past?
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3y ago
Pressing Esc did stop the animation, but I'm not sure you could step over it.
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3y ago
LiDAR-mounted drones are available, although a ground-level thingy can also generate neat point clouds in its vicinity: https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/blog/lidar-equipped-uavs
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3y ago
There were 8088 variants rated for 8+ MHz, motherboards supporting them had independent oscillators for the CPU and the ISA bus and you could switch speeds with software or a keyboard shortcut. Maybe also a button?
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3y ago
Nicely balanced mechanic.
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3y ago
Naming conventions are a mixed bag (hehe) in DAWs, since not everyone who dabbles in them is an audio engineer by trade. - Ableton calls them "mixer controls": https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/mixing
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3y ago
It does feel like they wanted the choir to stay true to the speech synthesizer's sounds, not the song itself. So (rendition of (rendition of Bicycle Built for Two)).
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3y ago
I think it fits the definition if the invitation to work on a piece of the task is open for a significant chunk of the population. It doesn't have to be unpaid.
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3y ago
The crowdsourced version of the song is quite chilling: https://youtu.be/Gz4OTFeE5JY
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3y ago
and Canada
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