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New comment by aduty in "I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned"

aduty — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:01:38 +0000

Has nostr evolved beyond brocoins at this point?

New comment by aduty in "CD sales growth outpaced vinyl in the first half of 2026"

aduty — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:22:59 +0000

This won't affect the price of vinyl. Most CD buyers just don't want a bunch of lawyers ruining their collection as happens on the different services from time to time. Ripping a CD to mp3s and sticking them on a thumb drive is easier than with vinyl, but vinyl has its own tactile experience.

The types of nostalgia are not the same. Which is really unfortunate since I would also like more affordable vinyl records.

New comment by aduty in "Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows"

aduty — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:30:52 +0000

No.

New comment by aduty in "The MUMPS 76 Primer – anniversary edition"

aduty — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:02:17 +0000

You would love OpenEdge ABL.

New comment by aduty in "A robot is sprinting towards you. Do you want it running on Claude or Grok?"

aduty — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:16:44 +0000

Maybe Michael Reeves still has one. Or at least knows how they react to different calibers.

New comment by aduty in "Mercedes‑Benz starts large‑scale production of electric axial flux motor"

aduty — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:25:54 +0000

Since they're relatively compact they will probably start stacking them. Like pancakes.

New comment by aduty in "StarFighter 16-Inch"

aduty — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:42:32 +0000

You realize that the EU as a whole believes this and actively attempts to enforce it on citizens of other countries, right?

New comment by aduty in "All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder (2018)"

aduty — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:31:55 +0000

Brushless motors are popular now, but if you get the cheaper cordless tools they'll still have brushed motors. I have some Black & Decker 20V ones that do it. They tend to have less torque but I don't need Milwaukee or Makita tools just for diy around the house.

New comment by aduty in "The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing"

aduty — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:17:28 +0000

So what are you, 200?

New comment by aduty in "Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?"

aduty — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:09:13 +0000

LOL, no.

New comment by aduty in "The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing"

aduty — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:59:59 +0000

Sure, relative to the universe, but it's more than those who haven't had idealism beaten out of them by the world.

New comment by aduty in "The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing"

aduty — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:32:27 +0000

> Then the social paradigm needs to change. Is everyone just going to roll over and die while AI destroys academia (and possibly a lot more)?

My 40-some-odd years on this planet tells me the answer is yes.

New comment by aduty in "15 years, one server, 8GB RAM and 500k users – how Webminal refuses to die"

aduty — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:42:44 +0000

I remember when 16 MB was considered a lot. Then again, I also remember when graphics acceleration was considered optional.

New comment by aduty in "Sodium-ion EV battery breakthrough delivers 11-min charging and 450 km range"

aduty — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:26:30 +0000

Anyone who thinks this should give it a try.

New comment by aduty in "Why the global elite gave up on spelling and grammar"

aduty — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:51:54 +0000

Pretty grate either way.

New comment by aduty in "Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues"

aduty — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:35:37 +0000

Lars was always a scumbag.

New comment by aduty in "Waymo blocking ambulance during deadly Austin shooting"

aduty — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:53:27 +0000

Start disabling and towing their cars and watch a solution magically appear.

New comment by aduty in "I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's “free” and ad-supported"

aduty — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:24:00 +0000

You forgot the part where they charge you to get rid of the ads but then the ads come back anyway so you're paying to be the product.

New comment by aduty in "Virtual Boy on TV with Intelligent Systems Video Boy"

aduty — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:53:48 +0000

I really liked Red Alarm but it was a really tiring game to play. But overall I agree with you about the Virtual Boy. It's not a system that was received fondly for very good reasons.

New comment by aduty in "The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello'"

aduty — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:56:57 +0000

Probably. They're not very cultured there.