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I first found out about this device as it plays a big role in William Gibson's spy novel. I am mad at him for probably driving up the price such that I'll never be able to own one.
@futurebird @SnoopJ
The main thing that drove up the price was the Scientific American article, not the WG novel.I have a Type I, but shortly after I got it, the add/subtract slider failed, and now it only subtracts regardless of the slider position. I hope to get it repaired someday.
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@SnoopJ dammit, I thought my Soviet circular slide rule would be the most eclectic pre-digital calculation device I would hunt down to own, but
ooooh, check out the fuller spiral slide rule:
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@SnoopJ About twice a year i go onto to eBay and look at listings for a curta and gently stroke my screen with my fingertips thinking of what it would be like to own one
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ooooh, check out the fuller spiral slide rule:
and after that, Thacher’s calculating instrument:
https://utsic.utoronto.ca/wpm_instrument/thatchers-calculating-instrument/
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"And the Lord spake, saying, First shalt
thou take out the Holy Pin.
Then, shalt thou count to three, no more,
no less.
Three shalt be the number thou shalt
count, and the number of the counting
shalt be three.
Four shalt thou not count,
nor either count thou two, excepting that
thou then proceed to three.
Five is right out.
Once the number three,
being the third number, be reached, then
lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of
Antioch towards thy foe, who being
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@SnoopJ So sorry for that and thank you so much for flagging! I have removed the boost and updated to the version with the patch!
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@SnoopJ So sorry for that and thank you so much for flagging! I have removed the boost and updated to the version with the patch!
@lily no apology necessary, just taking it upon myself to let operators know as it happens. I'll untag you from the post when next I update it, cheers!
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@lily no apology necessary, just taking it upon myself to let operators know as it happens. I'll untag you from the post when next I update it, cheers!
@SnoopJ 🍻 also thank you throwing that patch together!
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@SnoopJ 🍻 also thank you throwing that patch together!
@lily what can I say, Python and a Unicode quirk is a combination that is like cat-nip for me
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It's like if Clive Barker had written about Hell's mathletes instead.
"We have such sines to show you."
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@SnoopJ "Nor either count thou two point seven one eight, excepting that thou then proceed to three."
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ooooh, check out the fuller spiral slide rule:
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@petes_bread_eqn_xls @SnoopJ Ah, yes. That's the one with the protagonist who's allergic to branding if I'm not mistaken. I'm gonna line up a couple new books and revisit his work.
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@SnoopJ if you ever come visit SF I’ve got my grandfather’s, it’s good fun.
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@SnoopJ Oh thanks! I kinda forgot about it 😅 I'll update it tomorrow and I'll make sure it's part of my CI/CD pipeline
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@ferrix@mastodon.online @SnoopJ@hachyderm.io @rk@mastodon.well.com my mill grinds,
fractions real nice,
your mill grinds,
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I still have my 1960s arithmetic telescope.
Equivalent to a slide rule six feet long.
@EricLawton I'm pretty sure that's a math billy stick
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I still have my 1960s arithmetic telescope.
Equivalent to a slide rule six feet long.
@EricLawton @SnoopJ @futurebird Otis King calculator. Want!
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@SnoopJ @computercolinx @SecretAntelope @pegaz @scarpentier @lily @nachbarschaft @james @huey @awesomesheep48 @Darki03 @tom @jonas @hypebot
Oh, I would be very happy to see patches and PRs like this on the original code repository :)
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@SnoopJ build a new image 2 days after the release and can confirm that the patch is applied in the running version. Seems this could be a bug, thanks for letting me know!
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To see how long it takes a command to run, type the word "time" before the
command name.
-- Dru <genesis@istar.ca>
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@stefano @mkj Saying "individual choice is meaningless" is just a sad lie to excuse to not take responsibility.
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@sinituulia this was one of the first posts I received after our instance went under some serious maintenance work, and it was a very welcome confirmation that it was working again at its main job of delivering cat pictures :D
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@DigiDavidex
Well, you're good at fixing things and making them glow in nice colors.
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RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/116177800050512754
*Be the change you want to see happen instead of trying to change everyone else."
Well, I have to share this thought. Maybe it is a daydream but someone has to follow that path, else nothing will change for sure.
That's the reason for my indie tech choices in years, because the tech savvy has to do that.
