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xavierstein | 5 months ago | on: Does anyone remember websites?

I think that Homestar Runner did a great short[1] about this for their 25th anniversary.

[1] https://homestarrunner.com/toons/backtoawebsite

xavierstein | 1 year ago | on: Goodwatch – A Ham Radio Wristwatch (2020)

This is delightful. I would love to start working on a project like this.

Side note, as someone who works adjacent to the RF and electronics industry, getting my Ham license was the best thing I could have done to help my CS brain understand the radio and electronics side of what we do. If you’ve ever been curious about getting your license, I highly recommend it!

xavierstein | 6 years ago | on: 50B Restores and Counting

Backblaze is one of the few services I recommend to everyone. The $5/month unlimited backup service with the 30 day versioning built on top of it is such peace of mind.

xavierstein | 6 years ago | on: A Penny for Your Books (2015)

That's good to know. I may also have to stop buying used from Amazon. It seems IOBA also allows for damage[1], but it must be noted, which seems to be the main issue.

[1] http://www.ioba.org/pages/resources/condition-definitions/

xavierstein | 6 years ago | on: A Penny for Your Books (2015)

The one thing this article doesn't touch on, that I wish it had, is condition. I'm a large buyer of used books from places like AbeBooks and Amazon, and the conditions simply cannot be trusted, especially from the larger sellers like Owl Books, Thriftbooks, and Better World Books.

Almost every time I buy a book listed as "Very Good" which has a clear definition on AbeBooks' website[1], I end up getting something with clear markings, or damage.

[1] https://www.abebooks.com/books/rarebooks/collecting-guide/un...

xavierstein | 7 years ago | on: Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing

I guess I'm more looking for a response to "yes CFCs can destroy ozone even though they are heavier than air," and "here is a graph of the size of the ozone vs space shuttle reentries" that shows a non-correlation.

xavierstein | 7 years ago | on: Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing

My father-in-law firmly believes that the hole in the ozone was caused by space shuttle reentry, and that's why it's patching now, and also that CFCs couldn't possibly make the hole because they are heavier than air. Does anyone have the data to refute these claims?