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Jake
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Poking around to see how this thing works. Computer engineer in PDX. Dad, dog-haver.
Former Twitter: @montag2k
I am also on Mastodon at @[email protected]
Metafilter is the other place I hang out: https://www.metafilter.com/user/144720
Not all that different from the Nike+iPod from 2006, except they put the sensor inside of the heel!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike%2B...
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
What a lovely poem! I’d not heard it before. I love the alliteration dappled throughout: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44399/...
Pied Beauty
Glory be to God for dappled things –    For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;       For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;    Landsca...
www.poetryfoundation.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Yup. Not even close to the ZX. youtu.be/S08q8le7ajY?...
Gyruss for the Atari 2600
YouTube video by Highretrogamelord
youtu.be
May 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Wow. I cannot picture how a 2600 would elegantly handle these graphics.
May 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Doesn’t epub work on a kindle these days? I guess the problem is epub-with-DRM?
March 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Feeds help, not as much as they should. I feel like I turned my own timeline into a doomscroll.
March 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I had one of those at work but the differential girdlespring broke and they got rid of it.
January 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is the first time in a long time I’ve found an answer in an old school encyclopedia, but this entry does say that some people report that they can overcome their aversion with repeated exposure: www.britannica.com/story/why-do...

I just figured the gene could be fully expressed or partially.
Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People? | Britannica
Some people detest cilantro in their food. Are they more than just picky eaters?
www.britannica.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM