kalkulat @ kalkulat @lemmy.world

Background in hard sciences, computing (FOSS), electronics, music, Zen.

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Oh well ... at least we've still got Popular Mechanics.

There might be a slim chance. But in the words of mid-20th-century writer Robert Anton Wilson,

"Under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. We have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. We have never seen a totally sane human being."

Eventually there has to be one, so try to hold on to that idea.

Text's good. But I like a good, carefully-chosen image now and then. Sets the mood, illustrates some aspect of the topic, adds some flavor.

Think you're right about the lack of innovation being a big part of it. They're still out there, waiting for someone to think of them.

Cyberspace is BIG. The options are wide open. For example, being part of one community project with no borders making something with long-lasting value, for example. (Cities!) Moving on to another you're even better fitted-to. That you know you can look back at one day and be glad you were part of.

Finally got a free Android when digital got under $20/mo.

Usually have a watch with me, but never wear it. Now and then time means something.

Oh yeah, absolutely. (I knew I was making the words 'good advice' carry a lot of weight there, but it's late here.)

For example, Bill's got a health problem, but persists in consuming something that's bad for that. Jill quietly/quickly reminds him of that now and then.

They offer you good advice even when they know it isn't what you wanted to hear.

There will never be an end to religious arguments in Computerland.

No braining!

Gnome purists would be very offended tho...

Safer to try every keypress to find out how to get to the terminal.

But whatever they do they should not use the word it's in their comment, or else we see something like itAಠ€'s ... and thattAಠ€'s harder to read.

Don't have to pretend. Ask your favorite AI for one example of a 'glittering generality'.

uBlockOrigin has a 'block all pop-ups on this site' button. When they chose to use this tactic, I prefer an extension called 'Block site' ... you click the button, answer the question 'yes' and it will not let you go there again by accident.

Guess not, Gnome desktops have nothing on them.

Arthur C. Clarke's stuff is like that... So are a lot of the old anthologies from 50s-60s (e.g. the Groff Conklin ones ... Omnibus for one - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groff_Conklin).

The 'Riverworld' series by Farmer and 'Ring' series by Niven are also.

It's a great service. I found several of his expertly-created 78 tunes on there that I hadn't heard in decades. (Some scarce stuff is almost never NOT available on 33 or 45rpm)

Another reason: Some people get deeper into multiple pieces of music because they like to compare performances of them. Fidelity doesn't matter a whole lot. You want to compare how some bands or singers performed a (non-hit) song recorded in the 1930s or 1950s. You listen around the fidelity. People in the 1950s made million-selling hits everyone heard on AM radio or 45s. Fidelity is over-rated.

I think it's becoming more see-thru. More fake ... what's an example of a non-fake society?

There is indeed a way to use lasers to read 78s without touching the surface, and the gear is availble. Though probably not at a price most of us would like. Here's one example: https://www.elpj.com/ But after decades of work, they seem to have problems ... /Laser_turntable#Performance

Welcome. I didn't realize until I read that how complicated using the 'right' styli can get. Or that most 'shellac' 78s were mostly made of other crap. Interesting topic!