Cryptoclidus's comments

On: I'm manually transcribing the AltairBASIC source, ten lines a day starting today

[Cryptoclidus]

I'm just impressed nobody peeled away the perforations on this printout:

https://images.gatesnotes.com/12514eb8-7b51-008e-41a9-512542...

[xunil2ycom → Cryptoclidus]

No kidding. That was always the first thing I did after picking up a printout.

[diggernet → Cryptoclidus]

Hard to be certain, but those edges look non-perforated to me.

[fzzzy → diggernet]

I agree. I don't think they are perforated.

On: UK petition to keep Apple data encrypted

[Cryptoclidus]

So, is this the UK gov testing the waters or is Apple the only company that didn't quietly aquiesce when handed a secret order?

On: Why Does This Building by the Subway Need 193 Parking Spots? (Yes, 193.)

[Cryptoclidus]

The project must provide, at minimum, half a parking spot for each housing unit; one parking spot for every 400 square feet of retail and art gallery inside; and one spot for every 300 square feet of space in part of the planned grocery store.

[Suppafly → Cryptoclidus]

Thanks, it wouldn't load for me.

So it has parking spaces for perfectly normal reasons then. As much as we'd like everything to be more walkable and accessible to public transit, the reality is that some people are going to be driving to the location and will need a place to park. Neglecting parking in planning regulations just forces people to park in neighborhoods and such instead of at the commercial spaces they are visiting.

On: The diamond world takes radical steps to stop a pricing plunge

[Cryptoclidus]

Updated link to the Atlantic Article referenced in the (diamondssuck.com) article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-yo...

On: Why the Culture Wins: An Appreciation of Iain M. Banks (2017)

[Cryptoclidus]

For those struggling to read the text:

https://txtify.it/https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/20...

On: George RR Martin and John Grisham among group of authors suing OpenAI

[Cryptoclidus]

George RR Martin? - when the AI's more productive than the author.

On: F-35 can’t be found after pilot ejected

[Cryptoclidus]

UNFO: *not flying

On: Dungeons and Dragons on Death Row

[Cryptoclidus]

For men awaiting execution in Texas, illicit games of Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline.

On: Gift Suggestions for HN Users?

[Cryptoclidus]

A DIY macro keypad - bought myself a Keybow2040. No solder, configured in circuitpython.

On: Ask HN: I scanned an old paper book. How to turn it into an eBook?

[Cryptoclidus]

http://ocr.space/

95% of the work will be editing and typesetting

Have a look at a good styleguide: https://standardebooks.org/manual/1.7.0

[ThinkBeat → Cryptoclidus]

Thank you for the link