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akeck··on Writing systemd units that stop gracefully before shutdown
I love this. Lots of details I didn't know.
akeck··on Ask HN: What software do you miss that no longer runs on modern hardware?
Google Picasa. Its ability to find local images was magical.
akeck··on NEC PC 8201A
Ever since I used a Model 100 at a collector friend's house, I've wanted try my hand at making something in this form-factor with a Raspi Zero.
akeck··on The cult of dd (2017)
One fun feature I like in dd is the ability read/write from block offsets.
akeck··on The iPad isn’t a big iPhone or a touch-screen Mac–so what is it?
For me, it ended up becoming my primary, and eventually only, 2D digital art platform (my main avocation) via the Procreate app.
akeck··on The life-changing effects of hallucinations
This sounds very similar to the experience Henry Shukman had in his teens on a beach in South America. It started his journey to becoming a Zen teacher. He writes about it in the early chapters of "One Blade of Grass" (which I'm currently reading).
akeck··on Everesting – Climb the Equivalent of Mt. Everest
Btw, Everest and many other mountains are included in Wii Fit U when you have the fit meter, which has a basic altimeter. The game has both distance (walking and running) and height challenges. My SO and I had a lot of fun competing.
akeck··on Chips are the new oil. There are no reserves
After watching Dr. Eric Cline's lectures on the Late Bronze Age Collapse, I was struck by the similarities between the LBA's supply chains for making and using bronze and our current supply chains for making and using chips.
akeck··on Ask HN: I love to be alone. But this loneliness is killing me
It might take a few attempts, but I would try to find a good therapist and work with them to figure out this state-of-being and how you can change or augment it in a way that both meets your desire to spend time alone and to resolve your loneliness. For example, maybe you need to find a specific type of life partner who also needs lots of time alone (e.g. an artist with a studio). Then you could potentially continue having stretches of alone time but with companionship during times you and your partner don't want to be alone.
akeck··on I’ve been building a database of successful companies
This is one of the primary points of the book "The Halo Effect."
akeck··on It's been a little over 3 weeks since Google randomly sent me $249,999
I would send a certified letter, perhaps even drafted by one's attorney, to Google's legal correspondence address requiring them to resolve the situation.
akeck··on Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31
Many thanks to the developers over the years! The app saved us all from getting drenched at a wedding celebration. I'm forever grateful for that.
akeck··on How to bury carbon? Let plants do the dirty work
I've always wanted to try the following process (hopefully powered by solar): fast growing plant (hemp? bamboo?) -> charcoal -> plasma -> diamond
akeck··on Ask HN: Is Inflation Affecting You?
In certain parts of the US, there's a somewhat under-reported food grade CO2 shortage.
akeck··on Apple is allegedly threatening to fire an employee over a viral TikTok video
My general impression after seeing this happen several times over the past few years is that Apple employees should keep any social media accounts connected to their real identities private and never talk about anything Apple on public social media accounts not connected to their real identities.
akeck··on What are you supposed to do with old clothes?
Does anyone know of a Darn Tough Socks equivalent for blue jeans? I only get 6 months - 2 years out of mine.
akeck··on Ask HN: Where is the best place to order quality t-shirts for employees?
The highest quality t-shirts I've purchased have been L. L. Bean Unshrinkable Tees. They're not cheap but they last close to a decade.
akeck··on Facebook to restore chronological feed of posts from friends
I still have FB and IG accounts, but I don't use them much anymore. The non-chronological feed on both sites eventually required either lots of effort (do all of posts, videos, stories, replies, likes, etc. all the time) for organic visibility or pay for visibility. I get why that increased revenue (spend money or spend time), but as a casual user I don't care enough to do either at the scale required, so eventually I got disinterested.
akeck··on Ask HN: How to get a company to remove my email from an account
This essay will help with tone and format: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2017/09/09/identity-theft-credit-r...
akeck··on Ask HN: What is the feasibility of completely automating a pharmacy?
I recall reading that the US military has fully automated pharmacies (giant vending machine) operating in certain situations.
akeck··on Ask HN: How to get a company to remove my email from an account
A certified postal letter requiring removal of the email address sent to the legal address of the company starts an evidence trail. Companies usually get the message and take action. If that doesn't work, the next step is probably to consult an attorney.
akeck··on I Hacked My Car Guides: Creating Custom Firmware
I've always wondered if a car is still insurable after one loads custom firmware.
akeck··on Ask HN: What can you realistically manufacture in your garage?
I make pine bookshelves using 1"x12"xN" boards with dados.
akeck··on Greg Robinson fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, reluctantly
We should name the next space telescope after Greg Robinson.
akeck··on Burn Pictures on a CD-R, No Special Drive Needed
I have older relatives who "stopped" at CDs. I keep my stash around to share audio with them.
akeck··on Controversy continues over whether hot water freezes faster than cold
Don't let the clickbait headline fool you. This article is a wonderful account of when the effect got its name after being noticed in a secondary school in Tanzania and all the fascinating science that's happened since then.
akeck··on What we learned in studying the most effective founders
Re this type of study, I highly recommend the book, "The Halo Effect" by Phil Rosenzweig.
akeck··on Photos of chickens, taken by chickens
NFTs, $20 eggs, etc. aside, this made my day.
akeck··on “Financial Shock” Wealth
The 2nd half of the article talks about shocks happening to different people/groups each time. I've heard this referred to as the "Zunger Shock Sieve," because the mechanism filters people down the socio-economic ladder.
akeck··on Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain (2018)
Is one way to avoid this issue (in the US) to file a provisional patent and then let it lapse?
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