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koofdoof··on 3D Print Glass with a Laser Cutter
Reminds me of the short lived candyfab 3d printer that used a heat gun to melt sugar together in a similar manner.

https://candyfab.org/

koofdoof··on Getting a vanity phone number with four consecutive digits
This post reminds me of the chapter in Steve Wozniak's biography dedicated to his obsession with phone numbers. It details his favorite owned numbers and attempts to convince phone companies to sell him numbers that make have interesting properties when converted to binary.
koofdoof··on The Most Shameful RPG Dice (2009)
Here is a comparison of the braking distance of four D100's, including three models of Zocchihedron:

https://youtu.be/zmB2If4AvG0

koofdoof··on TX-6 – Teenage Engineering
The Panic Playdate they designed just came out, if you're in the market for a $200 game machine it might be suitable.
koofdoof··on The jerrycan design goes back over 80 years (2020)
I believe you can buy old style nozzle kits to add to new gas cans to restore them to their former glory.
koofdoof··on College town
While I think your point is correct in general, the current sitting president is actually an alum of the University of Delaware.
koofdoof··on Ragingbull.com to pay $2.4M for bogus earnings claims, subscription charges
At least in the US the expiring credit card method actually no longer works. It was changed a few years back to automatically roll subscriptions over to the replacement card. I cant imagine how many people got tricked into keeping on subscriptions when that was silently changed.
koofdoof··on Nvidia DLSS Source Code Leaked
Do you have any references about Richard Garriot stealing networking code? I havent heard of that before.
koofdoof··on Florida men revealed to be behind Bored Apes
Why is it considered acceptable behavior for journalists to dox and publicise the personal information of persons wishing to remain anonymous? It seems clear that this information being public puts these founders are risk of physical harm but there is somehow no question of ethics?
koofdoof··on A circuit-level redesign of the Game Boy Advance
Very impressive project, but its always dissapointing to see something closed source. Look but dont touch seems the norm in lots of hobbyist scenes and it always holds back the state of the art. Have to respect the creators wishes though, and I can appreciate not wanting to field tech support questions about this for years.
koofdoof··on You can't copy code with memcpy
Are there any good ezines with content like this you could reccomend to read?
koofdoof··on YouTube deleting comments who criticize their hiding of the dislike count
Hacker News at least somewhat shows when a comment's net_votes is negative by fading the visibilty out. Which is kind of the exact opposite of YouTube's new system, showing only negative responses vs only positive responses.
koofdoof··on Bring Back Our Knobs: Analog vs. Digital (2009)
Sometimes that behaviour can be the result of a poorly written interrupt service routine that isnt reading the encoder pulses correctly. Ive found it to be a surprisingly common issue regardless of how new an item is.
koofdoof··on Ask HN: 90s programmers, what did you expect the future of tech to look like?
The artist who did the characters for Comic Chat, Jim Woodring, has an excellent comic series that is worth checking out: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_(comics)
koofdoof··on The UX of video game tutorials
The Halo games do this as well under the guise of suit calibrations.
koofdoof··on FTDI FT232RL: Real vs. Fake (2014)
Spend an hour watching Louis Rossman do it on YouTube, and then do it a few times on scrap boards.
koofdoof··on Thoughts on a “HDD shortage” from an industry insider
Change the URL to old.reddit.com to dodge the age-gate (for now).
koofdoof··on Manhattan DA says his office to stop prosecuting prostitution
Your suspicions are likely correct. The entire human trafficking discussion is filled with statistics and data that come from nebulous and unverifiable sources. By creating sources out of thin air, law enforcement and its advocates are able to deflect criticism and defend the subjugation of sex workers. Try the book "Sex at the Margins" for a deeper anthropological look at the subject. https://www.lauraagustin.com/sex-at-the-margins-migration-la...
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