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  • phx@lemmy.cato196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule
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    7 days ago

    DOS5 here, installed from 5.25" floppies on a tiny HDD and looking at one of those awful shades-of-yellow monitors.

    That’s if you don’t count the computer that didn’t have a hard drive and ONLY booted from 3.5" floppy (which was just enough to get a bootable DOS disk and Prince of Persia).

    IRQ’s were great for choice. You got to your modem, video card, and soundcard and then picked which two would actually work when they all wanted IRQ5 or 7









  • I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this feels like a good place for Hydrogen power to step in.

    One of the oft repeated concerns is that generating hydrogen to power vehicles the takes a lot of energy, which often comes from dirty sources.

    One of the oft repeated issues for solar (or wind etc) is that it’s available at certain times and not in and of itself storable or transportable, so excess is lost.

    So, take the excess solar energy, produce hydrogen and store for off-peak times or to distribute.

    Seems like a win to me.



  • phx@lemmy.catoMemes@sopuli.xyzBinary search
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    17 days ago

    And also that - depending on the format of the video and software involved - doing a “binary search” might not be that simple

    With my own NVR system, it takes great quality video and I can pull files of it, but the actual interface is pretty janky to say the least, and accessing stuff like the fisheye cameras only really works well within the vendor’s app.



  • phx@lemmy.catoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldFreaky Flavors
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    19 days ago

    It varies a lot but the chip brand too. As an adult, I don’t like the brands I used to but I’m not sure if that’s because they’ve changed or my tastes did. Given how many cheap or on recipes either is possible.

    But there are various brands of salt and malt vinegar that I really like now.

    Still liked the overall flavor both as a kid and an adult, but maybe I am a freak :-)


  • I’ll add to that: The PlayStation etc scalpers at least give you a still-new product at the inflated price. The landlords rent it out for additional income and THEN sell it at a profit.

    So it’s more like buying a PS5 for $500, having somebody rent to play it for $100/mo, then selling it for $800 after a year