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The technical information for this thing seems to be light on the ground. What kind of diagnostic stats are provided? How is it figuring out true Rx/Tx power without a light meter?

Also, reading "Just insert any brand’s SFP or QSFP module, select Copy, and insert any UI module to write the profile." suggests that this only works to reprogram UI optics

If you live in London, Tim Hunkin operates an arcade filled with machines he's built. It's well worth a visit:

https://www.novelty-automation.com/

> On Doomsday!, ever since the womb ‘til I'm back where my brother went,

> that's what my tomb will say

> Right above my government; Dumile

> Either unmarked or engraved, hey, who's to say?

Vaccines are far from untested.

Discogs actually had this feature (called 'tracks'), but recently disabled it: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/803017

Does it?

He is now.

Instead of dismissing the trackpoint because of how it looks, try using it exclusively for a week to understand why people really like them.

I'm not arguing that OP was 'reading the book wrong', just sharing my experience reading it myself. I personally found it pretty rewarding though challenging, I'm just sharing my experience. I found that taking notes and re-reading sections (along with talking to other people who have read/were reading the book) helped clear up some of the ideas in my head. If somebody gives it a go and decides it's not a book that they're interested in - that's fine, it's not my job to pressure you if you find it doesn't resonate with you personally.

That'll be why you found it so hard. It's not really a book you can 'skim through' at all, but if you pay attention, maybe take some notes and reread the sections you may be having trouble with, you'll start to get the idea.

The great thing about GEB is that Hofstadter basically assumes no prior knowledge from the beginning of the book - he just asks that you pay close attention and exercise your analytical mind. You'll then soon start to notice the patterns, jokes and puzzles in the writing, and how they all relate very closely to the ideas presented in the book.

Note: the book isn't necessarily out to prove anything, and if you're looking for a massive 'aha!' moment towards the end of the book, you'll probably be disappointed. It's just an incredible journey down the recursive rabbit-hole that ties together mathematics, formal logic, linguistics, biology, computer science and loads more all through the extremely deliberate use of language throughout.

It still blows my mind, but requires a good amount of concentration, re-reading and note-taking - which seems fair enough as I can't even imagine how long it took Hofstadter to write!

Thought I'd share seeing as I've not seen this posted before and I've been using this software pretty much constantly for the past 5 years or so.

xwax is one of the only open source pieces of DVS software that's comparible to the proprietary alternatives (serato, traktor) which all cost in the hundreds of dollars just to get digital vinyl working. it works with cheap soundcards, you can get a full DVS setup with about $30 worth of extra gear, and you'll actually get much better latency (<5ms) using ALSA on linux than you'll get with any of the proprietary alternatives.

massive shout out to the xwax developers that have made an incredible piece of fast, straightforward and useable software for DJs and turntablists everywhere <3

mpv

Ah, I had no idea - thanks for the correction.

Either way, it's a lovely passage.

"(with 100 mg) I had weighed correctly. I had simply picked up the wrong vial. And my death was to be a consequence of a totally stupid mistake. I wanted to walk outside, but there was a swimming pool there and I didn't dare fall into it. A person may believe that he has prepared himself for his own death, but when the moment comes, he is completely alone, and totally unprepared. Why now? Why me? Two hours later, I knew that I would live after all, and the experience became really marvelous. But the moment of facing death is a unique experience. In my case, I will some day meet it again, and I fear that I will be no more comfortable with it then than I was just now. This was from the comments of a psychologist who will, without doubt, use psychedelics again in the future, as a probe into the unknown."

http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/pihkal/pihkal020....