Justin Randall
@JRRandall
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Kenneth finally released the frequency so it was tried on the oscilloscope, and it’s… 67.
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1911: Procter & Gamble invents Crisco - hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Problem: Nobody wants to cook with cottonseed oil. It's industrial waste used for making soap. Solution: Marketing campaign to convince Americans that animal fats cause heart disease. 1948: American Heart
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1967 rear blinker light sequence analog technology. It is quite interesting.
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Today, Nov 20, 2025, we released version 25.0.0.16 of the #XLibre Xserver. This brings you configuration-free support of the proprietary #Nvidia driver. No more "ServerFlags" "IgnoreABI" needed. Read more about this release at https://t.co/S00Kwgkh6I .
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What's Changed modesetting: Fix leak when disabling hw cursor by @stefan11111 in #1399 maint-25.0: Implicitly ignore ABI when using the Nvidia proprietary DDX driver by @stefan11111 in #1424 ...
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🎨 Just discovered ColorPalette Pro by Ryan Feigenbaum: a synthesiser for colour. I really like the music-hardware analogy.
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Today, I spoke with a paper distributor with decades of experience. "We used to get 25%, 50%, 75% cotton grades of paper so you can select just the right level of snap and tactitility". "These samples you've brought from the 70's were probably printed on the green-tinted stock
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The first time I heard something like this I was 22 and just happened to walk into a cathedral while in France. They were only practicing and it literally stopped me in my tracks. It was like heaven opened up. How did Catholics trade this for what sounds like bad 70s music?
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A rainy day in Petra, one of the world’s most beautiful archaeological sites. Jordan.
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The Czech Republic has approved a law that criminalizes the promotion of communist ideology. Starting from January 1, 2026, anyone who creates, supports, or disseminates communist movements may face 1 to 5 years in prison.
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We could just stick all the nuclear waste ever in a parking lot in the desert and it would be fine. Long term storage is a boogyman parroted by fucking nerds who would be against nuke for any reason.
THAT’S IT? This is what 20 years’ worth of spent nuclear fuel looks like safely stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant. The plant generated 119 billion kilowatt hours of reliable power from 1972-1996, which is enough to power half a million homes each year.
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Wise words “My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician. Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just
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You think that’s “value” you’re losing?
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NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 1472 tasks of which 1455 didn’t need to be rerun and all succeeded. Thanks for wasting my time BitBake. Why are all toolchains this bad?
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Atari headquarters, Sunnyvale, California (1976)
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The #FVWM developers have released version 1.1.4. of their FVWM3 #X11 window manager containing minor enhancements and bug fixes. Please see the announcement at https://t.co/gOEpiKE4OE . #XLibre #Xingsday
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What's Changed Breaking Changes RandR: remove RandRFunc support by @ThomasAdam in #1246 Enhancements load svg even if no viewport detected by @mikeandmore in #1220 FvwmForm: process UTF-8 in...
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MVP. Case Closed. Congratulations to @TheJudge44 on winning the 2025 American League MVP award 👏
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Here’s some cool/crisp footage of Babe Ruth warming up in Cleveland. Year is 1920
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The most beautiful things were made by people trying to please God, not clients.
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