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blobert··on Show HN: BitMidi – Wayback machine for old-school MIDI files
Just a heads up in Chromium version 68.0.3440.106 (Official Build) (64-bit) the midi's seem to be playing back at 10x or faster. In Firefox 61.0.1 (64-bit) at 2x or so. I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. Other generic web midi players play at the correct speed in either browser. Not sure if timidity has some timing issues that might be caused by the combo of OS and browser. Other than that, wonderful job and great idea!
blobert··on From OS X to Ubuntu
Can confirm, Precision M5510 (facsimile of XPS15). I usually have headphones on and even without them the whine is tolerable and becomes part of the background noise, however your annoyance tolerance level will vary.
blobert··on Show HN: GPU-Accelerated Digit Recognition with WebGL
Hmmm... I don't connect with a loop. See the following: http://i.imgur.com/H7sYLNn.png I'd love to see what yours looks like.
blobert··on Show HN: GPU-Accelerated Digit Recognition with WebGL
I grew up in Germany and my 7s (written with the slash through it) is recognized as a 3 or 8 :\
blobert··on A Little Gear That Could Reshape the Jet Engine
This idea would unfortunately negate one of the top benefits of a high-bypass turbofan. Noise reduction.
blobert··on N64js: an N64 emulator in JavaScript
I believe you are referring to Corn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_(emulator)

Running around in Mario 64 on a Celeron 233 with 3d being rendered in software blew my mind.

blobert··on Wipeout recreated with an RC car and lots of cardboard
I agree, the stylism that The Designers Republic brought to the table definitely was a cornerstone of the Wipeout series for me. The other part of the equation that got me hooked was the soundtrack Messij by Cold Storage and every other track by this Artist for that matter. For the nostalgic, the tracks can be found here: http://www.coldstorage.org.uk/music.html