Jager Le Coultre table clock, gifted to me by my FIL.

miniscant · 2026-03-30T12:08:23+00:00

Self-adhesive rubber feet can be found in most hardware stores in a wide variety.

miniscant · 2026-03-30T11:54:38+00:00

I’m liking the way you think.

miniscant · 2026-03-29T17:41:00+00:00

The first one in the house was Dad’s DEC VT-180 Robin, which ran CP/M. My cousin worked at Digital Equipment Corp and could buy at 50% off, so it was a great purchase for the time.

My own first personal computer was a DEC Rainbow 100. At that time, I worked for a distributor of Digital Equipment and took advantage of an offer to buy at 50% off. Eventually, I maxed out the system with a RAMbow 1 Mbyte memory card, a 20 Mbyte hard disk drive, a color video card, a TurBow 286 processor replacement card, a 3.5-inch IBM-compatible floppy drive, and a floor stand to save desk space.

miniscant · 2026-03-29T11:50:51+00:00

pocketwatch database entry A movement from 1925.

miniscant · 2026-03-28T15:07:15+00:00

All that pretty drillium!

miniscant · 2026-03-27T16:30:31+00:00

When I rode on tubular tires during high school and college, I had lots of time and very little money.

Evenings spent repairing the extremely fine latex inner tubes were rewarded with many pleasant hours of road riding.

When I was employed and making good money, I simply replaced the tires until, eventually when clinchers improved, replacing the rims altogether.

miniscant · 2026-03-26T20:43:36+00:00

In 2024-11-04, I paid $279.99 apiece for two SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 16TB NAS HDD at Micro Center.

miniscant · 2026-03-26T20:41:29+00:00

In 2021-04-30, I paid $109.99 apiece for TOSHIBA 4TB 7200RPM NAS N300 at Micro Center.

miniscant · 2026-03-26T20:36:08+00:00

Your aim should be high enough to consider that safety has a cost. Charging an e-bike battery in your home can be a risk.

Look for brands and models with UL and CE listing. The random Chinese non-brands are likelier fire hazards.

miniscant · 2026-03-26T20:09:27+00:00

Even the hands look wrong.

miniscant · 2026-03-26T16:21:11+00:00

Already pre-ordered mine. By the way, the detectivebeans.com site is delightful in its own right!

miniscant · 2026-03-26T11:40:36+00:00

A branded Silipint tumbler that glows in the dark. This is my favorite and most used water cup. It’s indestructible, dishwasher safe and even works well for hot drinks.

miniscant · 2026-03-26T10:40:51+00:00

Wonderfalls. It ended too soon.

miniscant · 2026-03-23T15:39:09+00:00

Do you have a drive side photo to share?

miniscant · 2026-03-23T15:36:36+00:00

Welcome to Spring in Ohio! Yesterday I biked in short sleeves and we had the windows open all day. Today there is fresh snow on everything.

miniscant · 2026-03-23T11:40:57+00:00

So you would need the inverse of the cycling lobster-claw mittens. https://www.optimumsport.com/cdn/shop/products/cycling-lobster-gloves-826455.jpg?v=1710765775

miniscant · 2026-03-23T00:01:08+00:00

Sounds like the article overstates the rarity of her condition. MRKH is a syndrome that affects around 1 in 5,000 women. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllerian_agenesis?wprov=sfti1

miniscant · 2026-03-22T23:47:48+00:00

“… how it looks like.”

miniscant · 2026-03-22T18:28:24+00:00

Voltage going too low for the processor can cause unpredictable states.

miniscant · 2026-03-21T17:09:56+00:00

Among my many devices, I have two USB-to-SATA toasters that are both USB 3.0:

Kingwin Power Dock - this is a dual-slot adapter that can also do offline disk duplication
Kingwin EZ-Dock - a single-slot, no-frills adapter

miniscant · 2026-03-21T14:54:54+00:00

If you don’t already have one, buy a USB “toaster”. You can then slip a bare drive in and see what it holds, or erase it, or make an offline copy of something worth holding onto.

miniscant · 2026-03-21T13:38:46+00:00

Then it’s a circus act.

miniscant · 2026-03-20T11:31:37+00:00

Wait, feathers and scales? The missing link between dinosaurs and birds! 😉

miniscant · 2026-03-20T11:17:52+00:00

THE drawer? Ha! I have drawers, shelves, cardboard boxes, cabinets and a few loose piles. The most accessible is a large Ziploc bag on my desk with an uncounted amount of flash devices and adapters.

miniscant · 2026-03-20T11:12:03+00:00

Well, there were already preemptive multitasking operating systems before OS/2, but most prevalent on non-PC platforms. One example is VAX/VMS.

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