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Jemm··on Genie: Text to 3D in Seconds
Discord is aggressively horrible.
Jemm··on Email.radio – Free Email Domain for Licensed Ham Radio Operators
I'm a ham but not an EE. Got licensed for use while offshore sailing.

Often Amateur Radio websites are functional at low bandwidth as the hobby is in some way designed for use when the main systems fail.

Still a lot of truth to your comment.

Jemm··on My rude-ass car
Rented a VW in Europe. It had the feature where it turned off the engine every time you stopped which I hate; so I read the owners manual and turned that feature off. At the end of the trip, I turned the car off and it would never start again. Rental company had to come with a flatbed and tow it away.
Jemm··on Alliance of 40 countries to vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals, US says
How is this being reported without a list of the countries?
Jemm··on Sergey Brin's airship gets FAA clearance
Great use of our limited supply of helium. /s
Jemm··on Canada has fewer entrepreneurs today than it did 20 years ago
Competent and "cultural fit" people in Canada are not only drawn to the US by higher wages, but they are actively pushed out of Canada by a system that does not value them.
Jemm··on NY bill would require a criminal history check for the purchase of a 3D printer
Wait till they find out that you can make a 3d printer quite easily and that many 3d printers are open source.
Jemm··on Oil-Canning
I think the final decision on the Cybertruck will come from insurance companies.
Jemm··on Auto Xylophone with Homemade Solenoids

  "I used to hate electromagnetism"
Not a sentence I expected to hear today.
Jemm··on Canada to regulate podcasts
CRTC, like most Canadian regulators, do not have the resources to enforce their rules.

This will be yet another useless unenforceable burden.

Jemm··on Rewind Pendant: a wearable that captures what you say and hear
A bit surprised Apple let this app in their ecosystem.
Jemm··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2023)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Eastern Time Zone)
  Remote: Yes, or hybrid or office
  Willing to relocate: Yes, depends on the country
  Technologies: Swift, Objective-C,C#,C,C++,Javascript,PHP,NextJS,Pascal,Fortran, Python, Networking, Windows System Administration, Graphics design and animation.
 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-jonsin-2bb328186/
  E-mail: abbyjonsin@gmail.com
Jemm··on The Ingenious Cardboard Bed
Unsupported edges right where people will sit.
Jemm··on Motocompacto from Honda, 3.7 inch wide Briefcase-form Electric Scooter
Would not be legal in Toronto where it would need pedals
Jemm··on ChatGPT Can Now Chat Aloud with You (and Yes, It Sounds Pretty Much Human)
Whoever designed that website needs a break to re-evaluate their life choices.
Jemm··on End of servicing plan for third-party printer drivers on Windows
Manufacturer installed "drivers" are much more than just drivers. They are designed to lock in users and collect data while constantly upselling.
Jemm··on SmartKnob – Haptic input knob with software-defined endstops and virtual detents
The flight/space sim community would love this.
Jemm··on The new Polaroid I-2 instant camera
Why? Even in the day these were mostly used as novelty, party cameras or for shots you didn't want the photo finishing shop to see.
Jemm··on Measure wind speed and direction with ultrasonic anemometer and Arduino
Converting to a NMEA output would make this fairly handy for sailboats
Jemm··on Counterfeit Apple II computers (1985) [video]
Had an Apple II+ clone that was in a PC style case which made the whole thing more convenient as the drives were in the chassis.

The Apple II+ clone had a CPM card made by Microsoft.

Jemm··on Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report
So they hobble the regular phone to encourage upgrades. That would by typical of Apple.
Jemm··on Block YouTube ads on AppleTV by decrypting and stripping ads from Profobuf
Is the $10/month supporting creators?
Jemm··on Ask HN: What do non-technical founders need to know about software dev?
Without a sales and marketing budget your product is doomed. There are very few exceptions and very few companies with the funds to burn on a product that is not marketed.
Jemm··on Giving up the iPad-only travel dream
Apple has hobbled the iPad and I can only assume the intention is to not cut in to MacBook profits. Thus the iPad is really only useful for content consumption and even then it fails.
Jemm··on Camera crushes Lidar, claims startup
Hasn't this already been settled after Tesla's claim?
Jemm··on Job Corps: free, residential training and education for low-income young adults
Computer repair is now considered a blue collar job?
Jemm··on Negative developer comments about Agile and Scrum on social media
I hate that Agile and Scrum are being used as yet another layer of management that abstracts the people doing the work from the resources they need.

Maybe in a properly run shop it works and I have just had poor luck.

Jemm··on A frog levitating in a strong magnetic field (1997) [video]
Yes but is it superconducting? /s
Jemm··on Try the last internet Kermit server
You won't get the 1980s experience without busy signals, mom telling you to get off the phone with your computer, and sysops who demand upload/download ratios.
Jemm··on Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020)
fewer bricks than a straight wall with supports.
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