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DIY Embroidery Machine(openbuilds.com)
2 points by swimfar 7y ago|0 comments
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by swimfar 7y ago
This is an old anecdote (~2010), so not completely relevant to the current discussion. But I was living in Germany and the only internet option I had was dial-up. I could hardly believe that such a thing still existed anywhere in Europe,
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by swimfar 7y ago
If you already knew it, and also didn't need to be reminded of it, then the post isn't for you. And that's okay. But that doesn't mean it isn't valuable for others. Also, maybe the "tip" isn't new o
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by swimfar 7y ago
What you wrote about bottled water not being a thing in Europe is definitely country specific. When I lived in Germany none of my German friends drank water from the tap. They would buy packs of bottled water for drinking at home.
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by swimfar 7y ago
The DIY Audio Forum is a good place to start. https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/index.php Some speaker amps will use mains power and transformers, which means working with high voltage which can be dangerous. But ther
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by swimfar 7y ago
Similar story about a Canadian triathlete: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/sports/julie-miller-ironma... HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11459976
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by swimfar 7y ago
I remember that. Fluid dynamics is a very tricky thing to model and the work they did was really cool. There's a good video presentation on it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYA0f6R5KAI
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by swimfar 7y ago
As someone who has learned multiple foreign languages, I agree. I think everyone should spend a year or two learning a foreign language, like is done in many schools in the US. But beyond that the cost/reward ratio isn't worth i
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by swimfar 7y ago
They still serve it in Germany sometimes. It's called Schmalz.
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by swimfar 7y ago
Similarly, a German-based company started producing replica Mercedes 300 SL bodies but they were shutdown and the bodies had to be crushed. Although, this isn't quite the same, because the bodies weren't used as replacement parts
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by swimfar 8y ago
I like these kinds of scientific/mathematic explorations that relate to craft. The article on mad weave also sounds interesting (unfortunately it's not open access). The site seems to be overloaded, but there's a Google cach
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Nvidia’s latest AI software turns rough doodles into realistic landscapes(theverge.com)
1 points by swimfar 8y ago|0 comments
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by swimfar 8y ago
Almost 0.1% of an entire country's population in a week is a small number?
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by swimfar 8y ago
OED = Oxford English Dictionary
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by swimfar 8y ago
The "old school milling machine" they mention is actually a pantograph milling machine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantograph#Milling_machines
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by swimfar 8y ago
That is really cool. One of the featured sites is an NES RPG fan page complete with a hand-drawn interpretation of the world map. It feels funny to describe a web page as "quaint", but that's the only word I can think of.
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by swimfar 8y ago
The guy who stole the wind turbine software and gave it to a Chinese competitor was promised a 5-year $200k/year employment deal. Although, it sounds like he may not have gotten it in the end. (Maybe there was a clause about getting c
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by swimfar 8y ago
When I lived in Germany almost all my German friends bought large bottles of water to drink at home and never/rarely drank tap water. It's also uncommon for people to order tap water in restaurants. It would be interesting to kn
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by swimfar 8y ago
If the data is coming from an official web page, you could make something that notifies you when the web page changes. Then you can check to see if you need to update the requirements.
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by swimfar 8y ago
Yeah, I should have verified the link. Thanks. Original source: https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/9mqx2l/online_dati...
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Online Dating in the Bay Area, Gender Ratios by City and Age – Match.com(public.tableau.com)
56 points by swimfar 8y ago|44 comments
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by swimfar 8y ago
Obviously I didn't know about about all this before I bought the phone. On paper it seemed like it would be a nice upgrade. I don't send 100's of texts, so I haven't been bothered to look for a different one.
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by swimfar 8y ago
Nokia was bought by a Chinese company who now produces the phones. In addition to having no reputation (good or bad) of quality at this point, the company seems to have remote access to modify the OS and apps installed.
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by swimfar 8y ago
I just bought one a few months ago when my 13 year old Nokia died. I actually dislike the phone quite a bit and prefer my old Nokia. I have to charge the Razr about every other day, even if I haven't used it for calls. It takes too
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by swimfar 8y ago
He never said anything about "stuffing himself". He said he shouldn't leave the restaurant hungry. I don't see how this can be a controversial preference.
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by swimfar 8y ago
They have a few stores like this in the Bay Area. I think it's a great idea, but I haven't been to one yet. https://b8ta.com/
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Vintage Computer Festival West in the Bay Area This Weekend(vcfed.org)
3 points by swimfar 8y ago|0 comments
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by swimfar 8y ago
Do many apps have support for custom skins? I've never heard of any of them doing that, but it seems like it would be an awesome feature to be able to customize the UI. If someone made a music player app that could use existing Winamp
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by swimfar 8y ago
There are other options. If you have forced induction and direct injection you fix both those problems. You no longer use the crankcase for pressurizing the intake so the bottom end can be lubricated like a 4-stroke engine instead of addi
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by swimfar 8y ago
https://knifesteelnerds.com/ Sounds cool, I'll check it out. Thanks.

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