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New comment by ajmarsh in "Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production"

ajmarsh — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:16:42 +0000

Oh, what could have been. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tesla-electric-pickup-truck-...

New comment by ajmarsh in "US voters roundly reject data centers in ballot measures"

ajmarsh — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:54:10 +0000

I'm all for data centers so long as they pay market rates for water and electricity.

New comment by ajmarsh in "Fusion Power Plant Simulator"

ajmarsh — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:16:20 +0000

Loved this game when it first came out.

https://www.myabandonware.com/game/three-mile-island-7mu

New comment by ajmarsh in "[dead]"

ajmarsh — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:13:11 +0000

UNIX V4 operating system was found on a 9-track magnetic tape at the University of Utah.

New comment by ajmarsh in "Paste without formatting on macOS"

ajmarsh — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:46:23 +0000

Except for all the apps where it's "command shift option V" which is like trying to deliver a Vulcan nerve pinch.

New comment by ajmarsh in "Paste without formatting on macOS"

ajmarsh — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:45:14 +0000

This solution seems to only work in certain places. For example, it's not working in MS Word. Also, why is it "shift command V" in some places and "shift option command V" in others?

New comment by ajmarsh in "Passkeys: The beginning of the end of the password"

ajmarsh — Wed, 03 May 2023 14:20:59 +0000

Nothing prevents anyone from creating an open-source implementation of the FIDO server/services.

For example: https://github.com/StrongKey/fido2

New comment by ajmarsh in "Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control"

ajmarsh — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:15:35 +0000

There are options.

https://github.com/TheWorldOfPC/Windows11-Debloat-Privacy-Gu...

New comment by ajmarsh in "Thunderbird Supernova Preview: The New Calendar Design"

ajmarsh — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:00:36 +0000

I wonder if it's some of the same work BetterBird is doing?

https://www.betterbird.eu/

New comment by ajmarsh in "Lego Battle of Verdun [video]"

ajmarsh — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:01:41 +0000

Who makes the lego Chauchat? That was a pretty nice detail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauchat

New comment by ajmarsh in "Now Monkeypox"

ajmarsh — Mon, 23 May 2022 18:21:33 +0000

From CDC.gov

TLDR: Yes the Smallpox vaccine is effective against Monkeypox but it's not generally available.

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/treatment....

New comment by ajmarsh in "The U.S.S. Akron and U.S.S. Macon, America's “flying aircraft carriers”"

ajmarsh — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 23:10:31 +0000

I've always loved the AAC concept.

https://interestingengineering.com/meet-the-boeing-747-aac-a...

New comment by ajmarsh in "Down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole"

ajmarsh — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:08:59 +0000

All I want to know is why is it every cool key cap set I find is sold out?

New comment by ajmarsh in "Why do dogs tilt their heads? New study offers clues"

ajmarsh — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:41:38 +0000

It’s interesting some poker players before making a ridiculous bluff will look up and to the right.

New comment by ajmarsh in "Vintage Byte Magazine Library"

ajmarsh — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:59:36 +0000

I love the cover art of the early editions. They really were things of beauty at least to me.

https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1980-11

New comment by ajmarsh in "Monkey.org"

ajmarsh — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:22:29 +0000

Many of the monkey.org and deathstar.org folks all worked for the same IT help desk at UofM which at the time was called "Facilities" best job I ever had. We are still looking for that stolen box of t-shirts!

New comment by ajmarsh in "Show HN: Ajour – A GUI application in Rust to manage World of Warcraft addons"

ajmarsh — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:01:50 +0000

Nice, any chance you would expand it to manage Elder Scrolls Online addons as well? Great work.

New comment by ajmarsh in "My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build her a giant bookshelf"

ajmarsh — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:59:23 +0000

Start simple. Find a project on YouTube that looks interesting and go for it. For the tools yeah they can be expensive. For me I buy v1 at Harbor Freight for cheap. If I use it enough to break it time for v2 from Snap-On, Dewalt, Milwaukee.

First project I ever did was a workbench. It's a great first project as you can use it for all of your future projects. Have fun.

New comment by ajmarsh in "Study shows proof that a safer UV light effectively kills virus causing Covid-19"

ajmarsh — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:04:29 +0000

Yes when the majority of what you say is untrue, people have a tendency to discount your recommendations.

New comment by ajmarsh in "Lord of the Manor: a medieval city builder game"

ajmarsh — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 14:43:15 +0000

Looks cool, but for us filthy casuals could you add a tutorial? Thanks.