Posts by pvh@merveilles.town
 (DIR) Post #A4YXVEBgUMzatukwE4 by pvh@merveilles.town
       2021-02-23T05:36:10Z
       
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       Been thinking about all the inadequate general purpose computers in my life and how much I appreciate what a Kindle can't do. What other tasks would be better suited to a dedicated device?
       
 (DIR) Post #A4YXVFkSgYPBk42E4W by pvh@merveilles.town
       2021-02-23T05:37:23Z
       
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       A calendar, of course, with nice looking weather, and a battery that lasts for months and no other notifications of any kind. I'm experimenting with a color e-ink display for this right now.
       
 (DIR) Post #A4YXVHHSzKOsUiU69g by pvh@merveilles.town
       2021-02-23T05:38:26Z
       
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       I'd like a kitchen computer -- mounted on the wall, with dedicated interfaces for timers, a built-in scale, thermometer probes, and recipe display. I really don't understand how this isn't a thing already.
       
 (DIR) Post #A4Yh936xzJapigc2Hg by pvh@merveilles.town
       2021-02-23T07:35:33Z
       
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       @Korgy zaps go in the back, blinkies come out the front. if you don't like the blinkies feed it clickity-clacks until it mellows out
       
 (DIR) Post #AQB7F26gr2eZwcEI1A by pvh@merveilles.town
       2022-12-01T23:36:36Z
       
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       @s_ol is this for a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicki%E2%80%93Hayden_note_layout musical keyboard? I have a concertina with this layout and it's awesome to play on.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQB7hEv8o5dlnHHGL2 by pvh@merveilles.town
       2022-12-01T23:45:26Z
       
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       @jaxter184 @s_ol is there one that is so much better than Wicki-Hayden it might justify rebuilding a physical instrument to try it?
       
 (DIR) Post #AQBg5GQoEpzBs3iX4q by pvh@merveilles.town
       2022-12-02T06:10:44Z
       
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       @jaxter184 @s_ol excellent performance! that Wii music was such an ear worm.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQS9YwE3vtPH5kcEvg by pvh@merveilles.town
       2022-12-10T04:50:10Z
       
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       I was recently reminded of the Toledo family's unique outsider-engineering computer, the Biyubi: http://www.biyubi.com/eng_principal.htmlIt was never really a "success" but they accomplished rare feats in building an entire computing system and software for it entirely independently within their family.Although the project is largely dormant today, the eldest son, Oscar, publishes work on vintage computing projects on his own website still: https://nanochess.org/
       
 (DIR) Post #ASCVAYswlveD9NrdhI by pvh@merveilles.town
       2023-01-30T20:55:40Z
       
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       It's here: Automerge 2.0: faster, better, Rustier. https://automerge.org/blog/automerge-2/
       
 (DIR) Post #ASK7I26ig1nfBZs68O by pvh@merveilles.town
       2023-01-31T19:10:39Z
       
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       Just found out Heroku's data team deleted a bunch of users' free databases with no backups and no notification and I am utterly aghast.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUYpUZEBYPZL5Pcr6u by pvh@merveilles.town
       2023-04-11T14:51:04Z
       
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       @halcy I cut some turtles. Trickier than kites and darts, I am finding.