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by waltwalther 2y ago
This. I can't remember the last time I noticed an ad of any sort, including on the link here.
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by waltwalther 2y ago
By the end of the video I was rooting for the bear.
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by waltwalther 3y ago
One of my favorite books! If I remember correctly, Grant had no aspirations of being a soldier, and was not one of the best students at the Military Academy, and even after he graduated and became a soldier was still...green for a long tim
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by waltwalther 3y ago
I love the write-up! Everything is there, and it is a fascinating read even to a layperson (to braille tech). Thanks for sharing.
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by waltwalther 3y ago
A neon tube was used on the receiving end because it reacts more quickly to current. This is mentioned at about 6:45 into the video.
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by waltwalther 3y ago
Sounds like you are in the US.
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by waltwalther 3y ago
Wow. I am sorry to hear that. Glad you are ok, and hope no one was hurt.
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by waltwalther 3y ago
This is a great read! I am fifty years old now, but for many years during my twenties I supported myself as a one-man Mac/PC repair shop...in a college town. I made house calls almost everyday, and every evening was spent in my home
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by waltwalther 3y ago
I worked at a local-owned jewelry store for years (starting out as on-call computer guy). The kind with an old fashion in-house jeweler who did all repairs himself (setting stones, resizing rings, cleanings, etc). We did everything EXCEPT
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by waltwalther 3y ago
"Show me the man, and I will show you the crime."
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by waltwalther 3y ago
The very first kit I remember was housed in a metal project box about the size of a large dictionary. This was the early 80's or possibly the late 70's. I was very young at the time, but I still remember it fairly well. The heav
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by waltwalther 3y ago
Thank you.
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by waltwalther 3y ago
This brought back a great memory for me. When I was very young, less than ten years old, my dad would bring home little kits like this from work in a little cooler that was his lunchbox. He started with the most simple ones that did not re
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by waltwalther 3y ago
Impossible not to read in Morgan Freeman's voice. This might be the best comment I have ever seen on HN. Thank you.
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by waltwalther 4y ago
I am sorry that you are going through this. May I recommend a book? "How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else" by Michael Gates Gill. It isn't going to solve your problems, but it may
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by waltwalther 4y ago
....ten years in a prison that probably isn't going to exist...
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by waltwalther 4y ago
Everything you have written is completely logical. My brain knows that most spiders are harmless, and have zero interest in humans, and that dying from a spider bite is rare. On one hand I think they are beautiful and fascinating, and on t
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by waltwalther 4y ago
WOW...I just had to Google these...
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by waltwalther 4y ago
I have a quick story. I was working from home during covid, sitting on my couch in front of my laptop. I was alone...when out of my peripheral I picked up the biggest wolf spider I have ever seen comically wobble-running, his body unusual
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by waltwalther 4y ago
This is easy, and doesn't even require a website. Rule of thumb: All spiders are Black Widows, and those that aren't are Brown Recluses. All spiders are deadly poisonous, and those that aren't are deadly poisonous. All spi
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by waltwalther 4y ago
I have been fascinated with books for as long as I can remember. In the early seventies we were one of the only families that I knew of who had an encyclopedia set, and we had both World Book and Britannica. I loved looking through those
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by waltwalther 4y ago
Fascinating and well-written read! Thank you for sharing!
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by waltwalther 5y ago
Me with my C64 from 1982 https://imgur.com/gallery/O50fhNZ
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by waltwalther 5y ago
I love the intelligent discussions here. This is the difference between the general reddit audience and the HN audience. I have read many of the well-written and well-articulated points in this comment section, and feel like I am walking
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by waltwalther 5y ago
If you had been aware of this before opening your Chime account would you still have done so? I would not. Losing my money, and then having it tied up in a frustrating and incompetent process is just not worth the risk. I will be closing
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by waltwalther 5y ago
Maple confirmation message for Clevercrossing sounds a lot like "Mobile confirmation message for global crossing..."
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by waltwalther 5y ago
There are no results for 'tank man' under images, videos, and maps, but searching Bing under everything shows a thumbnail of the tank man/unknown protester as the first result.
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by waltwalther 5y ago
This.
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by waltwalther 5y ago
This is a really great piece. I have two observations. 1) "..saw a small package fall off a truck ahead of me..." 2) The very last paragraph is just great!
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by waltwalther 5y ago
I grew up with a big cook woodstove/oven in our kitchen. It helped heat the house, and my mother cooked on the stovetop and baked in the oven multiple times per day. Even in the summer. We had a regular electric stove that was added

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