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Name-Not-Applicable

@Name-Not-Applicable@kbin.social

I'm just this guy, you know?

Mostly_Gristle,

It is perpetually disappointing the extent to which so many people who claim to be Christians fail to understand even the CliffsNotes version of the Gospel.

Jesus’ arrest was probably bound to happen sooner or later though. As noted Biblical scholar Andrew Zaltzman has often pointed out, Pontius Pilate was a law and order administrator, and Jesus was absolutely guilty under the law at the time.

Boozilla,
@Boozilla@lemmy.world avatar

Have a Cigar, Pink Floyd.

Life’s Been Good to Me So Far, Joe Walsh.

Lito Shuffle, Boz Scags.

Jukebox Hero, Foreigner.

Piano Man, Billy Joel.

(Yes, I am old.)

maybeamonster,
david_megginson, to Sliderules
@david_megginson@mstdn.ca avatar

Solving 2×2=4 is the #HelloWorld for any slide rule with the basic D and C scales, including the #CardboardComputer:

  1. Adjust the wheels (or slide) to put 2 above 1
  2. Keeping the alignment, read 4 over 2.

Not so hard, was it? There's a lot of unnecessary mystification around #slideRules, but they're simple tools at heart.

You can also try this with the online simulator at https://cardboard-computer.org

#DiY

Closeup of a homemade circular slide rule showing 4 on the outer D scale above 2 on the inner C scale.

david_megginson, to Sliderules
@david_megginson@mstdn.ca avatar

I tried a prototype of the with paper glued onto thick, corrugated box cardbord. It's easy to use, but looks messy.

https://cardboard-computer.org

david_megginson, to Sliderules
@david_megginson@mstdn.ca avatar

prototype no. 2 (advanced version) solving the problem 5×25=75.

I cut the plastic cursor out of some stiff plastic "clamshell" packaging I pulled from the recycling bin.

Lessons from this iteration:

  1. Be more careful drawing the hairline on the cursor next time.
  2. Precise wheel alignment is very important, and I need to cover that more in the DiY instructions.

I'm going to glue these onto cardboard backings.

david_megginson, to Sliderules
@david_megginson@mstdn.ca avatar

First working prototype of the #CardboardComputer, calculating the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.

https://cardboard-computer.org

#slideRules #DouglasAdams

downpunxx,
downpunxx avatar

The world according to Lemmy/KBIN :

Nazis and Holocaust deniers, bad

Jew slaughtering Muslim terrorists, and Genocidal Islamic terrorist denial, good

When Jews need you, you fucks are no where to be found, except defending the side which is attacking us, or simply looking the other way. Decades later you think it's uncouth, with a butchers bill of dead Jews.

Again and again and again.

downpunxx,
downpunxx avatar

Hamas builds their terror infrastructure under Gazan Hospitals, Mosques, and Schools knowing when they've finally provoked the Israelis to invade the feckless antisemitic west will pressure Israel to stop before destroying them.

Gas for Hospitals prevents the "Progressive" cunts from screaming GENOCIDE, while "Palestinian" headcount has only increased a hundred fold in the last 75 years.

There will be no ceasefire this time

Am YIsrael Chai

downpunxx,
downpunxx avatar

Gaza was given to Arabs for self rule and determination in 2005, all Jews left Gaza, even Jewish graveyards were dug up and moved, it was theirs to do with as they liked.

They've spent the last 18 years making into a terrorist Disneyland with a dozen Islamofascist terrorist organizations with the stated goal of killing Jews and destroying the state of Israel, they've fired hundreds of thousands of missiles into Israel indiscriminately targeting civilians, and launched countless cross borders attacks against Jewish civilians, including one that caused the largest loss of Jewish life in any single day, anywhere, since the Holocaust on October 7th.

They were given Gaza to live in freedom and self determination, they used it to kill Jews. They were warned. They chose to ignore the warnings.

These acts of terrorism were perpetrated by the entire Gazan community, they voted for Hamas, and allowed Hamas to rule their government for the last 17 years, there has been no uprising in Gaza, there have only been attacks on Israel. This is what Gazans have supported and sacrificed for in every way they possibly could.

And now it's here. I do hope they enjoy what they've worked generationaly to achieve.

Spyd3r,
@Spyd3r@lemmy.world avatar

Sure would be nice to have a functional, sane, and reality based conservative party in the US, not this circus sideshow they call the Republican party.

AnnaAnthro, to Sliderules
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  • shortwavesurfer,

    Whats old is new again. Anyone else hear “cloud pc” and think “oh, mainframes” from the 80s? Mind i never used one, but thats where my mind went.

    Brother printer questions

    My partner and I are thinking about getting a Brother laser printer for home use in the near future. How difficult is it to get a newer model working in a Linux ecosystem? Are there any specific drivers we should look into installing, if a specific driver isn't available for the model we end up getting? Any advice for connecting...

    cmnybo,

    My black and white printer works without having to install any drivers. Scanning over the network requires a proprietary Brother driver.
    My color printer requires a proprietary Brother driver to use it.

    If the printer supports IPP Everywhere or AirPrint, it should print without needing any drivers.

    phcorcoran,

    I think it's arguably a slide rule; I would pick a modern astrolabe I made a few years back based on this model http://www.pyxplot.org.uk/astrolabe/astrolabe.pdf

    https://imgur.com/a/b7OB3
    https://imgur.com/a/gHMJP

    It doesn't do multiplications like other slide rules but you can use it to calculate what time it is and where you are amongst other things, which I think compensates.

    EM1sw,

    Probably a Pickett N600-ES. I feel like it’s the most bang for buck size-wise. I really like the Concise / Sama & Etani slide rules with the reference tables too. I have several of those stashed around in case I need to reference a formula or periodic table

    EM1sw,

    Part of the appeal is the space factor too. That photo of Aldrin with his pipe and slide rule on Gemeni is one of my favorite pictures even though it’s sadly underexposed

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