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2024-08-05 13:04:32

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@npub1tpj…fmcs I love the photos of these lasers. What sort of exposure is typically necessary to begin to see them?

2024-06-05 03:35:08

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@npub1typ…c8hh That Paris Review article was fascinating, thanks for sharing. I particularly liked Ray Bradbury's response, especially as he thought to sign it on Guy Fawke's night.

2024-02-05 16:44:53

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@npub1psd…9sr7 @npub1vun…0h9t @npub1hyk…3p33 That's fascinating. Are there sufficient digits for all banks? And I seem to recall you're able to tell the card type (VISA, etc.) by looking at the first couple of digits; vague memories of a programming exercise I once did.
I think I have some wiki articles to read.

2023-12-06 17:23:56

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@npub1typ…c8hh @npub1esh…5fqz @npub17l5…za2f I passed a late 90s F150 (10th gen?) the other day, and couldn't get over how reasonably sized it was. I don't see many these days, just the modern tanks. A cursory glance of wiki also reveals that era 150 with a standard cab and 6.5' bed is only slightly bigger than my Subaru.

2023-11-22 14:34:02

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@npub1upk…tcwy oh, that's every Saturday morning. Honestly, it's difficult to know where the gaps are in my knowledge. I don't know what I don't know, or I know just enough from googling to be dangerous. But the Saturday random zine page has plugged so many gaps!

2023-08-10 19:27:22

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@npub1hyk…3p33 We had our Verizon family plan long enough that it became "legacy" twice. Found out the second time when adding a new line. After an hour in the store, "we can't... you'll have to move to a new plan". From $40 a line to nearly 70! For the privilege of 5G, which 2 of our lines can't use as they're older phones. No wonder they have money to burn.
Moved to an MVNO. Worse coverage, but costs half our legacy plan. I'd rather put up with this than give Verizon another dime.