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31.
Gravity – An Embeddable Language(github.com)
3 points by tonteldoos 6y ago|1 comments
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Blosc – A high performance compressor optimized for binary data(blosc.org)
175 points by tonteldoos 6y ago|23 comments
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In South Africa, you can now only buy a t-shirt advertised as an undergarment(citizen.co.za)
1 points by tonteldoos 6y ago|0 comments
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
Scratched an itch, simple idea, elegant implementation, and useful! I love it :)
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Australian towns facing water day-zero(news.com.au)
1 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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Free eBook – Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence(get.oreilly.com)
1 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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Downloadable Free Printable Papers(printablepaper.net)
17 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|6 comments
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Man successfully challenges claimed dealer fuel consumption(brisbanetimes.com.au)
1 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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Akamai State of the Internet / Security Report [pdf](akamai.com)
2 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
So much this. It ties in with my other comment, to some degree. Someone here mentioned StackOverflow, but really, a handful of manuals, maybe a good book or two, and some persistence, /usually/ gave you all you needed to figure o
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
Among other things, yes. For example: On an IBM PC, running DOS. You could know all there was to know about the BIOS, hardware ISRs, DOS ISRs, DMA, how a file system works, and maybe a bit about the graphics system, and you could make the
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
The ability to know a lot about a lot. And I'm not that old yet - I started my journey in the early 90s.
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
This is fantastic! I got into cryptography with books like this when I was younger, but they seem to be few and far between nowadays. Also, kids don't seem to like books anymore ;-)
44.
Ask HN: Teaching your kids about ergonomics
2 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
I stumbled onto this while looking (because nostalgia) at portable chess computers. An interesting section is on chess on the arduino: https://www.chessprogramming.org/Arduino#Chess_Programs
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Chess Programming Wiki(chessprogramming.org)
3 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Your Workplace vs. High Technology Hubs
1 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot May Be Shrinking(space.com)
2 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
Sadly only available in physical form (for free) in the UK and Northern Ireland. Electronic downloads available for other regions.
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
The version control section is gold! I researched this extensively some time ago, and couldn't find a viable solution, other than using rubberduck to export/import, and manually place those sections under version control. The aim
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Huawei banned from using SD card branding(engadget.com)
11 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|20 comments
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by tonteldoos 7y ago
A quick google suggests there are just as many articles saying that it IS the case (especially when you broaden it to include Google/Amazon/etc). Some have pretty convincing anecdata backing up the theory. I'm not sure that y
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Java is still free (or: New Java licensing explained)(medium.com)
3 points by tonteldoos 7y ago|0 comments
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by tonteldoos 8y ago
I think that's the point your parent was trying to make, in a 'between the lines' kind of way...
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by tonteldoos 8y ago
Apart from what you're not looking for, your question is very light on details. There are numerous cars from about a decade (+/-) ago, that would satisfy these requirements broadly. However, you don't say whether you're
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New social media laws clear Australian parliament in a rush after NZ attacks(news.com.au)
2 points by tonteldoos 8y ago|0 comments
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Phone scammer gets 6 years after targeting ex FBI and CIA boss(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by tonteldoos 8y ago|0 comments
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by tonteldoos 8y ago
Given the geographical size of Australia and states, and relative isolation of major centres from each other, and tendency of certain jobs to be more prevalent in certain states (mining in WA/Qld, defence in NSW/Vic/SA, etc),
59.
Controversial Australian encryption laws could pass parliament soon(news.com.au)
29 points by tonteldoos 8y ago|11 comments
60.
by tonteldoos 8y ago
Looks awesome, but I put my name on the build-to-order notification list /months/ ago, and am still waiting to be contacted. Does anyone know how regularly they actually ship?

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