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I once had a hard drive of some particular vintage that wasn't able to start. I did actually get it running with a hammer tap. Got the remains of data out and replaced the drive. It was nothing special, a Unix system drive with nothing that wasn't on tape, but I just had to see if I could fix a hard drive with a hammer.

I also remember one admin who would often be seen walking between computer maintenance room and workshop wing with drives and a blacksmiths hammer labelled "format".

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I think I've seen robot vacuums that have done just that kind of quiet quit. Non robot ones, too, when I think of it.

Some robots could steal food from the refrigerator; some could spray strong perfumes; some could chat up the management then go fuck up a staff person’s work to make them look bad.

So, like a dog.

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Nothing, mostly. And nothing. Unless there was hard wind or rain or an occasional bird. Loud birds can be a bit annoying to me these days.

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People certainly try with Cyrillic. And kanji?

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Here's one nice list which also reflects the status of their usefulness. Physical availability varies widely, though.

https://www.armbian.com/download/

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What I do now, except I'd have more than tiny slices of time and energy to do it

No right wing wave in Finland as Left Alliance take record result in EU elections ( yle.fi )

Finland's results in the European election bucked a continent-wide trend of rising support for parties on the outer fringe of right-wing politics, with the Left Alliance and the National Coalition winning big at the expense of the nationalist Finns Party....

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A few minutes ago maybe. She's still asleep next to me.

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A genophage that cuts their ability to breed down to a point where the species will just barely survive.

They’re fast. Pedestrians are furious: ‘fat’ ebikes divide Australian beach suburbs ( www.theguardian.com )

Popular among teenagers, the large electric bikes have triggered ‘numerous complaints’ to councils as fears grow for the safety of riders and pedestrians

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Until people misbehave sufficiently to get the public transit banned

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I was just thinking that sounds potentially wholesome.

Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi involved in hard landing, local media reports ( www.cnn.com )

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in a hard landing while visiting a northern region and his condition is currently unknown, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on X on Sunday....

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Or they just don't care to give out any information. Which is apparently pretty normal for Iran.

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That seems to be the new news after a day or so.

GSMArena | Sony Xperia 10 VI review ( www.gsmarena.com )

Got to agree with the conclusion of the review, while this seems like a decent offering (and I personally like the "retro" look), for Є400, you might as well get a A55 with a much better screen and probably longer security support (Android OS updates aren't that important these days).

XTL ,

all the increased train traffic that the satellites are recording are just empty trains

Well, that actually would be plausible. If they had the fuel.

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Cats also have insanely sensitive and wide frequency hearing. It might notice some sort of coil or switcher whine or other noise that wasn't there before.

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But if a post gets tons of downvotes, it's not necessarily or even often because people don't like the opinion. It's usually because it was pure opinion stated as a fact or in hostile language or in unreadable writing or the user was otherwise behaving like an asshole.

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I have that, too, I think. And I see my mind as massive chaos.

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Isn't all cabbage a little cursed? But also kind of blessed.

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True. But the rule of thumb is that in order to replace an existing working solution, a new model needs to be at least ten times better in quantifiable ways. Otherwise it's worth staying with the established solution.

What's ten times better than qwerty?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer was essentially killed by the killer micros in early 80's.

A bike light that promises to get you seen "5.5 times sooner", plus a hologram-powered smart bike, propeller-powered Seabike + loads more tech news from 3T, Oakley, Continental + more ( road.cc )

We've also got an updated aero bike from 3T, another 3D-printed saddle that weighs just 100g and new lids from Rudy Project to tell you about this week

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Or two motorcycles transporting a wardrobe.

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If the artist didn't sign something, maybe a buyer or a patron left a mark.

Some dated statue or completed building?

‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms ( www.theguardian.com )

Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah....

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My first thought was that he's starting to sound like Putin.

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Read that as family in a basket. Close enough.

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PHP warning.

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Really nice and comprehensive looking page. Should probably test drive that some day. Thanks.

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Car infotainment systems have always been outdated.

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But they had to be enterprise, so he became a number one factory.

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Scummvm is much better than the old native interpreter. And the Amiga versions are obviously better than dos though any one should work.

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I have dealt with carrying loads like that. I know it would be doable for me, but it would be very demoralising. Especially if there's other baggage and I might be tired or hurting some days.

I wouldn't underestimate the effect that the experience might have in how much use you get out of a thing. Cycling should be convenient and fun and quick.

On the other hand, free regular workout.

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On the internet nobody knows you're a dog. Unless you tip them off.

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The worst of both worlds? Yes, pretty much.

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Yes. The term has been kind of redefined in practise from massive misuse. Just like many others.

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They've already made contracts and announcements for France as well.

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Burning any carbohydrates in inefficient piston engines is never going to be environmentally friendly, though.

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Actually: makes them non repairable, hard or impossible to recycle, and inscrutable so you can put anything inside like a counter that kills the battery once it's past the warranty and a reasonable life but still likely to buy a replacement instead of changing brands.

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My wild guess is that there were balconies or otherwise very tall windows there before, but they were replaced with the smaller ones and the roof part was removed.

At least I've seen buildings with similar changes, but those usually come with a new straight roof while these have those bumps.

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I watched a lot of movies when there was a cheap rental place nearby. I remember finally watching the hills have eyes and thought that was exceptionally bad. Just bad as in not good in any way or form. So of course I watched the second one and it was worse. And I had to watch the remake, because maybe they decided to make a better one. No, even worse.

There might be one worse film I've seen in my life which I just picked up for the cover from the same place. Not sure what it was but essentially nothing happened in it. Looked it up on IMDb and it was about two stars. Wasn't surprised.

Haven't thought of a disturbing one yet. It's an interesting question.

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Boxing Helena definitely gets very creepy and doesn't need gore to get there.

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I wish I remembered. Could have a look at what the bottom of the list looks like these days.

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Pretty sure spy cameras on wheels is just what the CCP wants, though.

There should be a way to give directly to the developers

I realize that, after all this time, I have never payed for my all-time favorite games I grew up playing (Fallout 3 & Skyrim). I can pay for it, but I really do not want to pay the money to the Bethesda’s marketing team, CEO, and whoever bullshit middle man who wants a cut of that. I want to give directly to the team that made...

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A programmer is a device for turning caffeine into code (to borrow a math joke).

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