jerry_tk
Re:Nordwand Mono – A monospace font for coders and adventurers
on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:38AM (#50164118)
Press or click "C" for high contrast and "+" for zoom.
Re:ZX Spectrum Graphics Magic: The Basics Every Spectrum Fan Should Know
on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @08:14AM (#44298175)
Yes, such mods were actually quite popular. Here is one example: http://blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2020/03/a-zx-spectrum-wi...
You can buy upgrade kits even today: https://www.retroleum.co.uk/spectrum-repairs-mods
Re:Let's compile like it's 1992 (2014)
on Monday February 26, 2024 @12:10PM (#39513847)
Borland Turbo C++ (and Pascal as well) had great help documentation. Every function was thoroughly explained and there was a lot of examples. I learned C just by reading Turbo C++ help docs. I miss that time.
Re:Turing Complete is a game about computer science
on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @01:43AM (#38937030)
nand2tetris is free on https://www.nand2tetris.org/course
The course is also available on Coursera where it also offers free option if you do evaluation yourself ("auditor" mode).
Re:Reddit Is Killing 3rd-Party Apps, the Best Way to Read the Site
on Friday June 02, 2023 @10:07AM (#36165277)
Not OP, but I can recommend Glider: https://github.com/Mosc/Glider
It is a nice replacement of Materialistic.
Re:Show HN: Textual Markdown – a Markdown “browser” in the terminal
on Sunday December 18, 2022 @02:53AM (#34035795)
And your wish is granted: https://github.com/swsnr/mdcat
mdcat can render images in iTerm2, Kiitty or WezTerm
It has a few quirks but great piece of software nonetheless.
Re:Cairo: Alternative Windows Desktop
on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @10:03AM (#32995363)
Microsoft PowerToys also contain a new neat launcher called "PowerToys Run" which is similar to Launchy. It supports various plugins including Calculator.
I like the feature that it shows up on the display where the mouse pointer is currently located so you don't have to jump between displays.
Re:My First 80 Days of VR for Exercise
on Sunday February 20, 2022 @03:28PM (#30408997)
Looks like it is also possible to buy "punch limiting" harness. Here is an example search on Ali: https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-expander-boxing.html
Re:The Factorio Mindset
on Friday February 11, 2022 @12:33PM (#30304276)
There is also Dyson Sphere Program with similar reviews.
Re:Six dead after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse near St Louis
on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:01AM (#29527292)
I think https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ would be a good place to start learning about SDR USB sticks. But beware -'this rabbit hole goes deep!
Re:Local PDF Tools – Powered by WebAssembly
on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @10:29AM (#26329585)
Maybe try k2pdfopt (https://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/)
It is a Windows/Linux application though.
Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei
on Monday May 20, 2019 @04:56AM (#19958555)
Strange Parts YouTube channel offers some insights into Chinese electronics industry: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8DQrSp5yEP937qNqTooOw
Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat messaging se...
on Monday April 23, 2018 @10:46AM (#16903818)
Actually, depending on your phone carrier, it might be possible to send SMS even to landline: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/05/bt_land_text/