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Darren Stone, Vancouver, BC, Canada
"Once men turned their thinking over to
machines in the hope that this would
set them free. But that only permitted
other men with machines to enslave
them." - Frank P. Herbert, Jr., 1965
"The programmer, like the poet, works
only slightly removed from pure
thought-stuff. He builds his castles
in the air, from air, creating by
exertion of the imagination."
- Fred P. Brooks, Jr., 1975recent activity (1,004 total)
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Why, do you not know, then, that the origin of all human evils, and of baseness, and cowardice, is not death, but rather the fear of death? - Epictetus
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> “For them it was just work and that’s it.” Is it? If someone's job is spewing cleverly provocative, disruptive, toxic, and intentionally negative messages all day ... does that edgy skill an…
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A fun and cringeworthy post. Thanks. But why withhold the make and model of alarm clock? 1. Maybe others could chime in or assist. 2. Brands that sell fragile and frustrating garbage like this should …
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Likewise. I just listened to a BSD Now podcast on building the FreeBSD graphics stack.[1] They went into X and its history a bit so I had X on the brain. But this list from OP is even more interesti…
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> not all communication needs to be secure There are good reasons to make all communication, even trivial conversations, secure. If we only secure "important" communications then we are u…
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"Sounds good! :peach:" I'll bring my famous peach cobbler for dessert. If you know what I mean. Actually, I don't know what I mean so I'm sure Facebook can't either. But …
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I think it does that. I received a "(shuffled)" indicator after a deal several hands in.
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I fear this $2/attendee grab by Meetup will drive more people to Facebook for finding and planning and advertising events. Sadface. The understandable reason: Facebook is "free" and mos…
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If your acoustic environment is driving you nuts, you may want to speak to an audiologist and/or ENT. There is a condition called hyperacusis[1] worth asking about. If everyday noise is debilita…
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I love Python and I don't see the subset of the world dominated by Python changing to Raku any time soon. But there are some things that made me smile and nod and want to read more about the lang…
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The very next sentence in the article answers your question, doesn't it? > "If you do not consume enough carbohydrates in your diet, your body will synthesize the glucose you need."…
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> a Kyocera flip phone that she can only use to call and text She should get a Twilio account. ;-) I say this half seriously, because I know it may not be in the spirit of the challenge, but it …
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I suggested a full-face e-ink tattoo, dynamically reconfigurable. A programmable tattoo. Turn it on. Turn it off. Raise your cheekbones. Add a third eye. Or wrinkles and freckles and a bruise. Turn on…
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Agreed and I wish this was exposed more, so people might spend their cash or insurance credits on alternatives that can be more innovative and cheaper. I supported Frameri through their crowdfunding a…
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These are "old" references, as a lot of Forth references seem to be but I enjoyed them during a Forth phase. The standard advice, and I agree with it, is write your own Forth, maybe more tha…
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Thus, my question about tattoos. :-)
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Fascinating hacker story in an unexpected domain. Thank you! A side note about "getting your numbers"... The author remarks, "she’s not happy to share the measurements with me as she f…
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From the article: "Does heavy make-up count as a mask?" Near-future: "Does a full-facial e-ink tattoo, dynamically reconfigurable, count as a mask?"