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Re:A day in the life of Lloyd Squires, Vermont's 'best' bagel maker
on Monday November 19, 2018 @05:33PM (#18490342)
Still, 15 hours of manual labor a day. I worked in a bakery and this is a hard sell for anyone. Assembly line work in a factory is much easier occupation (I did that too).
Re:How Britain beat the odds to achieve space flight, and then abandon...
on Monday July 30, 2018 @01:20PM (#17646159)
The British are thankfully regaining the ability for space launches. There is a new spaceport being built in UK and a number of companies that plan on using it.
Re:WW2 Spitfire Pilot Mary Ellis Dies
on Friday July 27, 2018 @07:14AM (#17625082)
Russian Air Force had a number of female combat pilots during WW2. Some flew fighters and even Pe-2 dive bombers. The last one had controls so hard to move that two women (pilot and navigator) had to join the forces to pull the stick back on take-off.
Re:Freeciv 2.6.0 released
on Sunday July 22, 2018 @01:24PM (#17587785)
Another interesting Civ clone is C-Evo:
http://c-evo.org/text.html
For a long time it was small enough to fit on a 1.44 floppy!
Re:The Great Apple Keyboard Cover-Up
on Friday July 13, 2018 @11:25PM (#17528637)
Spill drains? I once spilled an entire cup of tea on my T440 - almost half a liter. Didn't even need to power down the laptop to continue working.
Re:Kazuo Kashio, a Founder of Casio Computer, Has Died
on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @06:59PM (#17360663)
TGW-10 Tri-Graph. You can see it here:
http://vintagedigitalwatches.com/files/p18cas2.jpg
I believe I went through 3-4 batteries over this time. So every 5-7 years. Funny enough, the wristbands were wearing out faster than the batteries.
Re:Kazuo Kashio, a Founder of Casio Computer, Has Died
on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @06:30PM (#17360423)
A Casio watch was given to me as birthday gift in 1998. It is still on my wrist, showing time.
I can't think of a better tribute for that man.
Re:Ask HN: ZOS/Cobol Development in Canada?
on Sunday June 17, 2018 @07:05PM (#17334894)
RBC in Toronto is using COBOL on IBM mainframes. They have plenty of in-house developers.
Re:Science’s Pirate Queen
on Friday February 09, 2018 @07:24AM (#16339666)
I wish your comment was higher. You describe her personality quite accurately, based on what I know. That being said, "borderline crazy person with no fear of consequences" is the exactly the type of people that can push humanity forward.
Richard Stallman is another example of such a person, I think. You have to be an extremist to make other players in the field to yield.