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Re:Paternoster Lift on Monday April 19, 2021 @05:57PM (#26868369)
This would basically be a cable car but vertically? I remember being most fascinated by the Skyride at Alton Towers as it works like this.
Re:Enabling E-Textile Microinteractions on Sunday May 17, 2020 @06:06PM (#23215932)
At first I misread that comment as "e-textile microtransactions". I thought my shirt pocket was about to become pay-per-use.
Re:Esperanto, an International Language on Saturday April 25, 2020 @06:19PM (#22982084)
...and I think we all know what that means!
Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite technology podcasts? on Thursday April 09, 2020 @12:48PM (#22824470)
I've really been enjoying Command Line Heroes, some really good stories both old and new. I am especially enjoying this current season, which has looked at some of the hardware that kicked off modern computing.

https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes

I had no idea. This has blown my mind almost as much as when I simultaneously discovered that aphantaisa was a thing and that I have it. The biggest thing to come to grips with was the realisation that others don't have it!
Re:Database schema changes are hard (2017) on Saturday March 02, 2019 @07:28AM (#19288944)
Huh. This is essentially what I have been doing, though not so succenitly. I thought I was just being lazy to be honest as this method seemed easier than anything else. Good to know I'm not the only one!
Thank you for this. I don't have anything insightful to add, but it sure brought back memories.