Funkpirata @Funkpirata@chinwag.org
I love Jack Russell Terriers. I love all of the dogs. Dog is love.
Joined May 2018
Film review
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Project Soli is a radar based interaction sensor that can accurately track sub-millimeter motions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QNiZfSsPc0
I went to a show last night with friends. I was cold and tired, the food was overpriced and I didn't enjoy it, I couldn't hold interest in conversation. My seat was uncomfortable, the venue was wanky, I couldn't wait to leave. Were the performances really so pretentious? Were my angry reactions to subtle political and social agendas justified? Or am I so mired in cynicism that I've lost the capacity to enjoy myself, or others. I was with friends who I love and everyone else had a good time.
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I will avoid your cafe and never set foot in it again if you write "breaky" instead of "brekky" on your specials board even once.
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20 years ago: I wanna live in the big city!
10 years ago: Maybe somewhere on the outskirts will do?
today: Do they have a cabin in the woods with high-speed Internet?
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Stanford physicists count sound particles with quantum microphone. A device that eavesdrops on the quantum whispers of atoms could form the basis of a new type of quantum computer.
https://news.stanford.edu/2019/07/24/quantum-microphone-counts-particles-sound/
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It would be really weird if the only tool you had for eating was your mouth.
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It is with a big pleasure and a sort of relief that I announce you the release of "Salut à Toi" v0.7.0 (La Commune).
Salut à Toi is a libre and decentralized communication ecosystem/
The release announce is to be read there: https://www.goffi.org/b/N29CuUQS4U4TK36JFuTQ5Q/salut-commune
#salutatoi #decentralization #xmpp #instant_messaging #OMEMO
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SpaceEngine is a realistic virtual Universe you can explore on your computer http://spaceengine.org/
I scored an old oscilloscope today. It's from 1982 and made in Victoria by a company called BWD. It's in pretty good nick, though the screen seems to flicker a bit when turning various knobs. I found a service and repair manual for it too. Apparently these are easy to repair. I can get three more if I want too. Now to make a function generator. Maybe I'll use that Arduino kit I've had for ages. I found a thing on the internet using a Arduino nano.
These MCSE/MCSA books read as one long advertising brochure for how great Microsoft software is. Makes me uneasy for some reason.
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I resent that my computer, the most complex and powerful machine I'll likely ever use, is turned on by some pissant little five-cent plastic button like it's a shitty VCR from the 90's. I want a massive ornate copper knife switch, as long as my forearm, with the lower position hand-lettered "HALT" and the engaged position labelled "COMPUTE." When I go to use my computer, I want it to know I MEAN it.
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It didn’t take Amazon too long to find something evil to do with their purchase of Ring https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/police-offer-amazon-ring-free-exchange-access/592243/
Sit down to do some work
Brain: "Hey you know what was awesome? The Amiga version of lemmings"
3 hours later: "Walk faster you stupid little lemmings or I'll nuke you all you little bastards don't think I won't do it!!!"
Another productive day :-)
I love Jack Russell Terriers. I love all of the dogs. Dog is love.
Joined May 2018
