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New comment by tricky in "The history of Casio watches"

tricky — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:07:22 +0000

I feel the same about my GW-M5610. I've only had it for about 7 years so I'm still on my original band.

New comment by tricky in "Eurorack Knob Idea"

tricky — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:21:26 +0000

I'm the same on the guitar side. I'll go weeks using a fractal fm9 straight into the PA. it's like playing through a computer which is awesome. however...

I'll get real sick of the complexity and go back to my cranked tube amp and one overdrive pedal.

If I had to choose one, I couldn't.

New comment by tricky in "How does the sky turn dark at night?"

tricky — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:59:32 +0000

Olbers's paradox, also known as the dark night paradox, is an argument in astrophysics and physical cosmology that says that the darkness of the night sky conflicts with the assumption of an infinite and eternal static universe. In the hypothetical case that the universe is static, homogeneous at a large scale, and populated by an infinite number of stars, any line of sight from Earth must end at the surface of a star and hence the night sky should be completely illuminated and very bright. This contradicts the observed darkness and non-uniformity of the night sky.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olbers%27s_paradox

New comment by tricky in "Mr. Rogers' music was intricate (2020) [video]"

tricky — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:44:01 +0000

I've always wondered how intentional Fred Rogers was when writing these songs. I've been in a shitty ska punk band for years and the hyperactive singer will be like, "Guys! I've got this great new song and it goes like this." He'll sing a melody for a verse or whatever and we'll piece together a chord progression then he'll sing the chorus and we'll piece chords together that sort of fit it but it will be in some bananas different key. The band is all looking at each other like WTF is this nonsense? but the crazy thing is the song winds up working and it is crazy complex even though none of us have any idea what we're doing.

New comment by tricky in "Who makes the most reliable new cars?"

tricky — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:31:17 +0000

Not all N series engines are awful. The N52, while not as amazing as the previous M52/M54 engines, is a fantastic, reliable engine. However, the 4 cylinder N20 used between 2011-2017 is the worst. Faulty timing chain guides often fail and immediately grenade the engine. They were so bad there was even a class action lawsuit

New comment by tricky in "The Mellotron, an electronic keyboard of recorded samples, changed pop music"

tricky — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:30:01 +0000

I'm a terrible hobby musician and I love using the Mellotron that's in GarageBand or Logic. I had no idea what it really was before today (thanks for sharing the article) but it somehow always adds some sort of perfect, whimsical ambiance to whatever I'm trying to make. Give it a try with some reverb under a good beat. Can't go wrong.

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?"

tricky — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:53:25 +0000

are there caves there? seems like a road trip is in order

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?"

tricky — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:52:31 +0000

what? this is amazing, I haven't seen that article. I was just able to pull the article's text up for free via the St. Louis County Library. Thank you! if I figure out how to find individual pages, i will let you know.

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?"

tricky — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:44:20 +0000

Could that have been across from what is now Earthbound Beer? If so, they hand-dug all the debris out of the cave and you can pretty easily get a tour. The owner said the cave under the cave is off limits b/c they almost ran out of air while exploring it.

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?"

tricky — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:23:17 +0000

Glad you enjoyed it!

And, no, i never did verify the firefighter story.

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?"

tricky — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:02:32 +0000

i did. It is really old so the writing is very cringe... search cherokee cave tour and my username to find it.

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?"

tricky — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:30:17 +0000

There is an extensive network of caves under my city that were used by beer breweries in the 1800's to store beer. They are all but inaccessible, and, at the time, kind of a myth. Most people didn't believe they still existed. I was fascinated by this and I compiled as much information as I could find on my personal website in the early 2000's. One day I received an email, "do you want to go into the caves? I know someone who can get us in. Meet us at 1am at XXXXXX - bring flashlights, old boots, and $50 to pay the tour guide."

Me, being young and always up for an adventure, showed up and it was awesome. These were legit spelunker urban explorers who knew how to pick locks. We got into the caves and it was crazy. Best part is I didn't get murdered.

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering?"

tricky — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:10:22 +0000

Drinking Night Train and yelling at clouds over here...

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal recent technology you have seen?"

tricky — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:42:14 +0000

I learned about this from a talk given by one of the authors. The guy next to me asked, "If you open up the blood-brain barrier, doesn't that mean nasty things can cross, too?" and the author was like, "yep." There are definitely risks.

New comment by tricky in "Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal recent technology you have seen?"

tricky — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:01:31 +0000

Magnetic resonance focused high intensity ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier in humans to deliver drugs directly to brain tissue - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12426-9

New comment by tricky in "Restoring a Vintage Rolex GMT"

tricky — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:15:20 +0000

Another great watch restoration youtube channel is "Nekkid Watchmaker." His precision and attention to detail is unbelievable.

New comment by tricky in "Facial recognition tech gets woman booted from Rockettes show due to employer"

tricky — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:52:03 +0000

AB did this for sure before the merger. Working there during my prime, going-out-to-the-bars age, I was told that I should only buy AB products and make sure the label was turned outward for others to see. Thought it was weird but I only drink whisky so it didn't really affect me.

New comment by tricky in "Tell HN: My child's first program"

tricky — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:00:41 +0000

Hilarious! After a few of those, I taught my son how to open the javascript console and "hack" his favorite cookie clicker. He was so excited to show his friends but the school-provided chromebooks are really locked down.

I was disappointed, thinking that would be the end of it, but his whole class has been trying to find ways around the blocks and filters ever since. They've found some clever workarounds and a lot of things that sort of look like hacks but are not. It's adorable.

New comment by tricky in "Memento mori"

tricky — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:57:00 +0000

In this case, 'sic transit gloria' is another good one. sort of means, fame is fleeting. Also, the title of a great post-hardcore song.

New comment by tricky in "A new doorway to the brain"

tricky — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:48:49 +0000

My favorite somewhat related research is using focused high energy ultrasound with microbubbles to open the blood-brain barrier enough to allow therapeutics to pass through. Ultrasound is an old technique that sort of went out of style but it truly is lot of fun.