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by tomcam 2mo ago
Long before most of you were born there was a special number you could call to get the time here in the USA. It would give you a localized time every 10 seconds. It was considered an authoritative value, but I knew that normal analog clocks
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by tomcam 2mo ago
I got mine at a NIST surplus sale for just $55k/gallon. I think it was mismarked. OK I just made the whole story up
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Satyress(satyress.com)
3 points by tomcam 2mo ago|0 comments
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by tomcam 2mo ago
Bigger picture: don’t use someone else’s trademark for a domain anyway
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by tomcam 3mo ago
> Keep in mind that nobody on the care team had previously discussed any risk or indeed any tradeoffs whatsoever. This was at one of the best-regarded children's hospitals in the USA. I bet you live in the Seattle area. Similar expe
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by tomcam 3mo ago
What sizes of SUV, trolleys, fridges, and storage basements would meet with your approval?
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by tomcam 3mo ago
Same. I was just able to order an original kit on eBay for $40, so demand isn’t high.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Absolutely incredible work. This is one of the most amazing news articles I’ve encountered in decades. Congratulations team!
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The US Army Issued Ocarinas to Soldiers in World War II(flutetunes.com)
176 points by tomcam 4mo ago|80 comments
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by tomcam 4mo ago
I feel like this could achieve techempower-level legend status
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by tomcam 4mo ago
I have been wondering this for 25 years. Now I understand why New York City has so damn many empty buildings.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Wow! Great link. I’m better than average but… yeah, I’d upgrade her to goddess. She’ll just carve a new axe handle when she feels like it. Truly humbling.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Can't wait to try this on Mac (English manual install intstructions at https://github.com/kekcleader/FreeOberon/commit/489c5a929bf9... ). I feel like Oberon is very much worth a look for people interested
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Because of this I always fix a piercing gaze on any pistachio that crosses my path
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by tomcam 4mo ago
No one has yet mentioned that getting good tone quality on a trombone is perhaps its biggest challenge. The same as true with violin and viola. The older and more primitive and instrument is, the more work you have to do. Contrast this with
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by tomcam 4mo ago
I have a bunch of them, but I prefer to play marching baritones because I’m less likely to bang them into a music stand.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
No. It has a trombone look but more important, it is not as conical as a baritone so it doesn’t sound as rich.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
I didn’t know that. Thanks for letting me… meet the FOCers I’ll see myself out of the Internet now.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
I suppose you're right. What I liked about it was this very specific graf, which gave me a lot to think about as a (potential) future implementor. It tells me this person has thought deeply about these issues and I feel like I have a m
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by tomcam 4mo ago
As a stout proponent of Markdown I have to say getting tables right is hit or miss for me. Love this site.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Stop it, you tease. I'm getting a little tingly
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by tomcam 4mo ago
I’m retired and still working on a new business
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by tomcam 4mo ago
This looks exciting.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Always preparing for the next job at night
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Did I say revolutionary?
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Ridiculously good analysis! HN is a national treasure because of posts like this.
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by tomcam 4mo ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3gbx78/til_t... It was an eBay-related business that I had used many times. The resources I used were common sense and a realistic perspective on business,
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by tomcam 4mo ago
Redmond, WA
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by tomcam 4mo ago
What do you mean by succeed? To me, it's very specific. It is to live without debt or a mortgage in a safe place where I can afford medical insurance (which currently costs me $65,000/year). It also meant being able to spend as mu
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by tomcam 5mo ago
I fear I will be downvoted into oblivion but I also want to learn from this. First let me state the case for C. It’s meant to be used as a systems language that’s as close to assembly as possible while remaining portable (compared to assemb

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