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by taborj 8y ago
I'd recommend getting a couple different crystals, at least one at 7.030Mhz, which is likely going to be more popular than the typical 7.023Mhz they come with.
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by taborj 8y ago
Please please let us know when you have a need for testers. I'm literally (like, have it up on my ereader next to me right now) reading through Honor Of The Queen.
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by taborj 8y ago
Stop being abrasive for the sake of being abrasive.
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by taborj 8y ago
I'm kinda on the same boat. I love physical books and have hundreds of them. There are some books that are, in my opinion, best read in physical format -- generally old books, because there's more than just the words to add to t
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by taborj 8y ago
As the Grateful Dead once sang - "Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right."
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by taborj 8y ago
> anti-"political correctness" News flash, the vast majority of Americans are anti-"political correctness." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majo...
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by taborj 8y ago
> If a low-income person decides to spend their food voucher on industrially-produced cheese so they can use the surplus on fruits and vegetables (or pizzas), that’s their choice. That only works if there are no carry-on effects of their
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by taborj 8y ago
I think you both could use a read of this article about an interesting study recently done. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majo... I think you'll both find that the majority
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by taborj 8y ago
I think the point is that security is everyone's responsibility, and everyone will need to chip in.
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by taborj 8y ago
I was gonna say, this sounds like something ripe for others to join in on, thus negating any perceived weirdness.
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by taborj 8y ago
I work from home, but I have an exercise bike. Does that count as biking to work?
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by taborj 8y ago
I love water, but still had a hard time drinking enough (and, of course, incorrect diet choices) to keep kidney stones away. Twice (with 15 years between). Now I'm a water junkie. 3-4 liters a day, every day. Also cut out high-oxala
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by taborj 8y ago
Just to add - the book "The Friendly Orange Glow" is an excellent, readable history of PLATO. Absolutely fascinating, and one the other of this article probably hasn't see, or else they wouldn't be putting so much stock
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by taborj 8y ago
They'll run out of battery before someone gets equipment in place to jam the signal.
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by taborj 8y ago
What phone are you replacing Android with? 'cause Apple isn't much better, Windows phone is dead, and Blackberry...
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by taborj 8y ago
But Dvorak is one of my favorite composers... Wait, that's Dvořák.
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by taborj 8y ago
Ack, that just hit me now, too.
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by taborj 8y ago
And also: "I'm going to spend my money at a more trustworthy vendor in the future." - Theo de Raadt
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by taborj 8y ago
This is a little too real.
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by taborj 8y ago
And speaking of Usenet... https://www.eternal-september.org/
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I thought he passed on, but wasn't in a position to easily confirm. They're both brilliant.
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The NSA Robert Morris, or his son the Internet Worm Robert Morris?
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by taborj 8y ago
A good point
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I think this is dependent on many factors. Right now I'm on a laptop with 8GB of RAM, I have a VMWare VM running locally taking up 3GB of RAM, and Chrome with 6 tabs open. Yes, I'm getting near swap territory, but everything is
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by taborj 8y ago
Doesn't every email explaining the current state of <insert item here> become more and more obsolete over time?
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by taborj 8y ago
This is not just limited to this case. Try to bring a rational, pro-gun opinion to a debate? You're a monster who wants to shoot kids. Try to bring a rational, anti-gun opinion to an opposite debate? You're a gun grabber. Oppo
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by taborj 8y ago
Yep. Chrome on Linux here, same issue.
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by taborj 8y ago
I find the Brainstorm/Green Needle audio to be far more interesting, as you basically can make it hear whichever you want (including combinations of the two). https://youtu.be/5pRY3wlKwm8
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by taborj 8y ago
To be clear, I think anyone living in the Bay Area must be nuts. But, then again, I think anyone living in big cities is nuts. Give me fresh air and neighbors you can't see any day.
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by taborj 8y ago
Cheaper does not always mean a desirable place to live. This question somewhat assumes that all places to live are created equal.

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