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Last Notes npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Is this the drome warfare I keep hearing about? npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth The good old days, for comparison npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Ok well I found a keyboard designed specifically for performing music in alternate octave divisions, including 53. Here is a short sample: npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Can you post or link to a presentation with audio so we can hear the divisions you speak of? npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Yeah for a 286, that was some fast. This was still in the era of some older video games that relied on processor loop delay versus clock intervals. 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I honestly think you should sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Found this... npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth I keep wishing Nissan would reissue npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth You will be visited by three ghosts. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth “The Economics Prize has nestled itself in and is awarded as if it were a Nobel Prize. But it’s a PR coup by economists to improve their reputation,” Nobel’s great great nephew Peter Nobel told AFP in 2005, adding that “It’s most often awarded to stock market speculators .... There is nothing to indicate that [Alfred Nobel] would have wanted such a prize.” npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth I thought they were self-assembling nanites or grey goo? Mind you, the above could arguably be considered the same. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Brisbane Ontario, Canada???? npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth For another clear hint that #enshittification has already begun to affect EVs, look no further than the charging station conundrum. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Hang on to it another 20 years until it's the only known surviving and operational specimen, then you can sell it for a fortune and replace your stove, fridge, dishwasher and heater, and also finally dispose of the twenty years of Chinese takeout containers in the yard. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth On Mastodon you can filter out all the thread bits and view just the first post which has a convenient link to Cory's blog where you can read it all in one nice article with no adverts. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth It took me a while, but I found it: npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth What was I thinking bringing my LaserJet III to e-waste?? It was still working! And I could still find toner for it! npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Awesome tune! Never heard it before, ever, despite listening to a lot of disco on the radio in the late 70s and 80s. Thanks for the tip. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Not sure who did it first, Julia Child or Rita Moreno: npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Cory @npub1fdr…lvhs have you seen this? npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth The bit about people in a cloister who were barely affected when civilization collapsed _really_ reminded me of Neal Stephenson's Anathem! npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Do you guys also have those talking parking machines? 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It's a damn shame. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Scorched earth par for the course for any business npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Neat! I only saw the life-size photo of it in the museum and gift shop. Very impressive. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth A more accurate photo of the CERN tunnel npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth I keep one of these. I've been fortunate to remember to put it in checked luggage when flying. It's super handy to open shrink-wrap packaging, effect minor repairs, etc. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth I was recently at a hotel where the bedside alarm clock was set wrong, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to set the time. I tried all the usual tricks, long-press buttons, etc. If I had called maintenance it would have taken forever... npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Gah those blue LEDs are enough to light up the entire room. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Ah, nous-autre on utilise la conjugaison franco npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Related npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth The Enola Gay is now at the Udvar-Hazy annex to the Smithsonian Air and Space museum, near Dulles Airport, along with quite a few other historic craft, including a Concorde, an SR-71, and a Space Shuttle. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Wonderfully captured, and also parallel evolution to this earlier comic by Tom Fishburne: npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth As the owner of an EV with a motorcycle-engine range extender AND also a classic Honda motorcycle, I approve of this message! npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth ".......Parkay!" npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth What if instead of speed limits npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth I would think setting up an instance is the relatively easy bit - constantly fighting off trolls and hackers is the exhausting flipside, for which I am immensely grateful to our sysop @npub19vf…lppg :ablobcatheartsqueeze: npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth I love this era of Nissan design. The Pao, the S-Cargo, the Figaro... why doesn't Nissan revive all of them as small inexpensive EVs? #WeirdCarMastodon npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Here's one at a store in Canada. To be honest, I didn't know about them either until I accidentally discovered that my (Giant Cypress) commuter bike had one from the factory. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth They do sell seat posts with a built-in shock absorber, that might be worth looking into. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth My local bike shop has padded gel seats, right next to _hardwood_ racing seats. I feel we're only a step away from yogi master bed-of-nails seats. Hold my beer! npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth It's always bothered me that the Paralympics are a separate event scheduled after the Olympics. Why not do all the sports in one grand celebration? I'd much rather watch sledge hockey and wheelchair racing than golf or breakdancing, while I'm waiting for the weather to cooperate for the sailing events. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth The composition is fantastic. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth I really had to zoom in on that. It looked like a forest fire ridge. Glad everyone is ok. Looks beautiful. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Neat. I had been looking for a crank grinder for a long time (can only find cheap battery operated ones) but I like this one that looks like it operates the same way as a pepper mill. Clever. npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth Cool! Brand of the air vest? npub1x0qen74ys48py5ed0u7s39t2ktxjtmqskdc8sh85s77hx7m0hx5s5xrngg Den of Earth #WeirdCarMastodon #eBikes
