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jaak··on Previously Unknown Warhol Works Discovered on Floppy Disks from 1985 (2014)
The original Amiga Venus image was created by Avril Harrison (The AH in the lower left corner. She did a lot of awesome work for LucasArts, too.)

http://amiga.lychesis.net/artist/AvrilHarrison/AH_Venus.html

jaak··on New York City in 1993 in HD – DTheater DVHS Demo Tape [video]
The description on the YouTube page says the original footage came from a Japanese high definition demo (probably a HiVison MUSE system). HiVision MUSE has development going back to 1979 according to Wikipedia [1].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sub-Nyquist_sampling_...

jaak··on Serving 100 Gbps from an Open Connect Appliance
> The networking stack has also handily beat Linux for as long as I can remember.

None of the TOP500 use FreeBSD [1]. I would have thought this would be a primary consideration for a supercomputer. Most of them are using Linux (99.6%!).

1. https://www.top500.org/statistics/details/osfam/4

jaak··on The Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built
If you just count development costs, Wikipedia has the cost of the Manhattan project as $27 billion (adjusted dollars).

Wikipedia has the F-35 research, development, testing, and evaluation cost at $55.1 billion so far (and this doesn't include procurement, operation, etc.).

jaak··on Building Tic-Tac-Toe in a Google spreadsheet [video]
What the other poster is describing is more commonly called "ducking". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking

The secondary audio (background music) automatically lowers when the primary audio (narration) is active. It allows the narrator to talk over the background music without being muffled by the music.

An automated way to do this is in audio production is by using the sidechain input of a dynamic range compressor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range_compression#Side...

jaak··on Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
Humans Since 1982 have an official iOS version of A Million Times on the iTunes app store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-million-times/id939609390?...
jaak··on Polymagnets
The FAQ claims they will loose about 1% of their strength every 100 years.

http://www.polymagnet.com/faq/

jaak··on SVG Mask Artwork of the Intel 4004
The drawing is undergoing verification. When it's been verified it'll be posted on the download page: http://www.4004.com/#downloads
jaak··on [dead]
I was hoping this was an article about how Adobe has found a great new way to engage their employees - but it's really just a press release from Impraise

(TLDR version: $7/employee/month)

jaak··on The Early History of Smalltalk (1993)
It's from the "old" days when there were many different email networks. The ".internet#" parts tells how to route to different gateways/networks.

See http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/inter-network-guide/

jaak··on CloudFlare “Interview Questions”
You should have continued:

CloudFlare will make it clear whenever a feature will modify your content and, whenever possible, provide you a mechanism to allow you to disable the feature.

jaak··on Dot matrix printer playing “Eye of the Tiger” [video]
It's an AEG Olympia NP 80-24 (more video here: https://vimeo.com/57960146)
jaak··on Invented by OpenBSD
NetBSD supports many more platforms and architectures than OpenBSD (I ran NetBSD on MIPS and 68k years ago).
jaak··on The Last of the Typewriter Men
The article says half his revenue comes from printer repairs and if you go to their website it prominently features being HP certified for repairing LaserJet printers.

http://gramercyhprepairs.com/hplaserprinters.html

jaak··on New Electric Skateboard Models
From the FAQ:

Is the board waterproof? No, riding the board in wet environments like rain, snow, mud, or through puddles can permanently damage the electronics and battery, cause the bearings and hardware to corrode, and may cause board failure at speed. Please DO NOT RIDE IN WET ENVIRONMENTS. Riding in wet conditions is slippery and extremely dangerous on any skateboard. Damage due to water is not covered under your warranty.

jaak··on When Keurig fights “coffee pirates,” who loses? Loyal consumers
Even easier, it uses an infra-red light to detect a specific wavelength reflected from proprietary formulated ink markings printed around the rim of the K-cup (source https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140704/07112927780/keuri... )
jaak··on When Keurig fights “coffee pirates,” who loses? Loyal consumers
There are some K-cup compatible machines available (like http://www.amazon.com/MCU-Single-Multi-Use-Coffee-Brewer/dp/... ). I think the reason you don't hear about them much is Keurig really dominates the market.
jaak··on Let's Take a Trip Inside a Power Strip
Has anyone ever made a successful claim against a surge protector warranty?
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