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Buildstarted··on Huell Howser Archives: California’s Gold
I was going to post this exact one if nobody else did. Excellent episode. It certainly was a great show. Very informal and informative.
Buildstarted··on Monocle: A pocket sized open-source AR device
Found this on their instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgAu-TTlBHS/
Buildstarted··on Null
That makes complete sense and it went right over my head. Thanks
Buildstarted··on Null
Most of the things in this list I can see what they're testing for but your favorite stumps me. Can you give me a hint? Thanks.
Buildstarted··on Nights on Earth 2021
A post from the user on reddit about this can be found on reddit. [1] I thought it was pretty amazing and figured I'd share it here.

[1]: https://www.reddit.com/user/jawanda/comments/k5g097/i_spent_...

Buildstarted··on The older you are, the quicker you count out a minute
I remember that and thought they came to the opposite conclusion. That the older you are the slower you count out a minute. I performed the experiment on my grandfather shortly after finding out and he counted out a minute in about 2.5 minutes. It'll take a while to go through the videos to reset my memory though.
Buildstarted··on Neil Armstrong's reply to a Moon landing skeptic
this is my favorite site that debunks all the moon landing conspiracy theories. http://www.clavius.org/
Buildstarted··on Apollo Preliminary Drawings
These drawings were drawn between Jul and Aug of 1961. Several of the drawings have various revisions but I only have a single copy of each drawing and I assume they are the latest revisions. I hope you all enjoyed these.

I got these from my grandfather after he retired from Rockwell. These are one of a kind as far as he knew.

Buildstarted··on Please don't let gaming consume your life
I wasn't placing blame on the game but on himself. The game was the final straw that broke the camel's back. Yes, there were other health issues which I addressed later in the post.
Buildstarted··on Please don't let gaming consume your life
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Buildstarted··on Please don't let gaming consume your life
Server died...here's a repost:

Over this past weekend a good friend and coworker passed away. He always had a good heart and would do anything he could to help you out. It was certainly a shock.

Monday morning he didn't show up to work. He always calls or sends an email if he won't be in but nobody could get a hold of him. I got a bit worried since I knew he was playing Diablo 3 since it came out on Tuesday and I've heard of people dying from exhaustion and what not from playing video games so much. I didn't want to think that but it had occurred to me. Especially since nobody has heard from him since late Saturday. I had called his landlord and asked about him. (The landlord, Russ and I are all good friends and we've known each other for a while) I was heading over and she was going to let me in but apparently she got too worried and went in anyway. She found him at his computer. He apparently had a heart attack. Poor gal shouldn't have had to do that. I kick myself for not going there immediately. I had gone in anyway at the request of the Fire Department to find his identification and cellphone. Not a minute goes by that I wish my memory of him had not been sullied in that manner.

I sincerely hope that he went quickly and didn't suffer, unable to contact anyone for help.

He was only 32 years old.

Please, if only for yourselves, take time out of your day to get some exercise. Go outside and enjoy the sun. Ride a bike. Do something active. Video games are great fun when played in moderation. This may be an extreme example but take it as advice to not go overboard. Or at least don't do it alone. He took 3 days off and played Diablo 3 pretty much the whole time. He called in and asked to take Friday off as well. We are placing the blame on ourselves at work wondering if we made him come in on Friday would he still be with us today?

It saddens me that we tried to get him to be healthy. Work offered to pay for a gym membership. Friends coaxed him to exercise and eat better. He took us up on our offers, if only for a short while.

We should have tried harder.

He will be missed greatly by all who knew him.

Buildstarted··on Please don't let gaming consume your life
I always heard of people in other countries dying while playing video games. I never thought it would ever be someone in this country let alone someone I knew. It's one of the hardest things to hit me in my recent life...so sad...please take care of yourselves out there. Stay healthy.
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