dates | 2 years ago | on: The Ashley Book of Knots (1944)
if the clove hitch is tied near the end of the rope, you can take the tail and tie an overhand knot with it around the standing line to back it up
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dates | 2 years ago | on: The Ashley Book of Knots (1944)
The application and material of ropes has changed over time, specifically ABOK was published just before the advent of Nylon ropes.
dates | 8 years ago | on: Analog For The People: Synth Master Tatsuya Takahashi On Engineering Fun
i could be wrong but i owned a minilogue and don't think it supports microtuning. only some really fanxy synths do.
dates | 8 years ago | on: CDC gets list of forbidden words
what about apple bananas? what about intersex people? do you consider them "mentally ill". if someone feels happier to transition, why does that bother you?
dates | 8 years ago | on: A new class of experiential retailers is rising
datamyne, importgenius, panjive, 52wmb are all services that collect shipping manifest information and make it searchable
dates | 8 years ago | on: Tonik — WordPress starter theme with CLI, ES6, Webpack and more
Statamic is dope! not sure its open source though, i think it requires a license.
dates | 9 years ago | on: Identify Plants with an App
or go get a book on plants and you will be able to identify them pretty easy. The guidebooks ask you questions to narrow it down (how many petals does the flower have? for example). you dont need any knowledge going into using one, and you'll learn to observe and appreciate plants more as well through the process of IDing! newcombs wildflower is the go-to for beginners on the east coast but there are many.
dates | 9 years ago | on: TidalCycles – A language for the Live Coding pattern
Tidal has a MIDI add on which makes playing with MIDI instruments quite fun! I get patterns of notes playing and then fiddle on the knobs of the synths. So much fun :-)
dates | 9 years ago | on: Tell HN: Riseup.net fails to update canary; fingerprints deleted without notice
Before the most recent update, it was updated April 10th. So 121 days between updates. At the same rate, it would be updated next around December 21st. But yeah that is a strange tweet, and lack of tweets since is also strange.
dates | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
Wikipedia goes on and on and on and on. Here is a good facebook group with pointers to interesting pages I may not have found otherwise:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/coolfreakswikipediaclub/
dates | 9 years ago | on: Possible Vendetta Behind the East Coast Web Slowdown
krebs is loading reaaaaal slow for me...i wonder if its related? or just a lot of people linking to it today.
dates | 9 years ago | on: Navy.mil using an untrusted DoD CA
oops but https://www.public.navy.mil and https://www.blueangels.navy.mil are i think? i'm just trying to read about the blue angels
dates | 9 years ago | on: Jacob Appelbaum Leaves the Tor Project
Think of all the people that have been distanced from the project because of his behavior. Think of all the other people who would be distanced from it in the future if his behavior was tolerated and defended by the organization. This is really not a loss at all!
dates | 9 years ago | on: From web dev to 3D: Learning 3D modeling
Actually, if you get into it, there is so much cool overlap between webdev and 3d, with three.js and webGL and everything. A lot of people doing really cool stuff in that space, one person to check out and get you down that rabbit hole is Vince McKelvie- really amazing stuff.
dates | 10 years ago | on: Uber wants access to browsing history, bookmarks, and running apps
everyone should run burp on their phone at least once! its a kinda terrifying experience seeing how much data everyone collects on you...
dates | 10 years ago | on: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
YES my lunch break is going to rule, reading this. i love this series so far!
dates | 10 years ago | on: Velocipedia
the first thing i noticed wrong with the first bike was 'oh my god that's a terrible placement for brake levers!' and only after I noticed the missing chain stays haha.
dates | 10 years ago | on: Changes to Npm's unpublish policy
what happens if someone writes a script to publish then unpublish every dictionary word?
dates | 10 years ago | on: That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
It depends on the model you have! Here is the link for more information:
https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/
dates | 10 years ago | on: That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
"Maybe Apple really does find the idea of hardware that can function for five years 'sad' and funny these days."
I don't think this is true. Apple just replaced the motherboard on my 2011 Macbook Pro for free. I've also upgraded the RAM, HD to a SSD, Battery, & Fans. Its running soooo good I love it.
The price of 5+ year old macbook pros, imacs, and mac pros on ebay is proof that apple does make hardware that lasts... Anyways, I'm interested in the relationship between apple releasing new products and the aftermarket value of older version. I think apple releasing newer ipads probably makes older used ipads more affordable..
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