i asked wmata to give me all of their announcement audio files almost exactly six months ago, and then promptly forgot about it. today they allβΊ showed up in my inbox. i don't remember what i was going to do with them anymore. enjoy!! https://tris.fyi/wmata/
βΊexcept for 21 Forbidden Audio Files. it seems that the contents of the 21 Forbidden Audio Files are forever unknowable unless you work for the authority
yes > /sys/class/rock/boulder0/roll_up_cliff
yes > /sys/class/rock/boulder0/roll_up_cliff
sysfs pushing a boulder
you know what, i'll accept it
long usps procedural question
long usps procedural question
bureaumancers greater than i: any tips on passing usps change of address identity verification for a po box that you have just closed? the creative solutions i can think of involve voter fraud or potential conspiracy to commit mail fraud involving a notary public, which doesn't seem good
alternatively, has anyone had luck with a paper ps form 3575 recently? the retail clerk i talked to made it sound like they've been completely discontinued but the dmm says they still work and would bypass this process completely
Has anyone ridden a #BlueBike from Hyde Park to Salem? 31 miles. Seems like it would cost a bit extra.
@float13 "Unity: It's easier to buy than health insurance"
why do all library cards start with a "2" and where do the next 4 digits come from. are library card numbers (semi-) globally unique??
Whenever I explain my #research at Google into mobile text editing, I'm usually met with blank stares or a slightly hostile "Everyone can edit text on their phones, right? What's the problem?"
Text editing on mobile isn't ok. It's actually much worse than you think, an invisible problem no one appreciates. I wrote this post so you can understand why it's so important.
https://jenson.org/text
#UXDesign #UX
ground coffee
OH: there are two main queer pride flag designs in use today, the progress pride flag and the congress pride flag
(theyβre dating)
"Windows NT" stands for "Windows and Nintendo Technology", due to their partnership when developing software for the Nintendo GameCube
need someone to hold me like MBTA dispatch holds red line trains
sqlite> insert into registration_numbers select distinct registration_number from (select distinct registration_number from coordinates union select distinct registration_number from registrations union select distinct registration_number from entities);
OH: PPPoE is when you have three phases over Ethernet.
Related:
I'll start:
- the Fuck Around and Find Out License (https://sr.ht/~boringcactus/fafol/) this one is mid, but the name is funny; the ethics clause is intentionally so vague it's impossible to comply
- SOLIPSISTIC PUBLIC LICENSE (https://github.com/Gallefray/SPL/blob/master/LICENSE)
- BIG BILL HELL'S LICENSE (https://lifning.neocities.org/BBHL)
- The Following Software License Is Intended For Jim Boonie Only (https://artemis.sh/2022/02/11/the-following-software-license-is-intended-for-jim-boonie-only.html)
By 1920, the network of interurbans in the US was so dense that a determined commuter could hop interlinked streetcars from Waterville, Maine, to Sheboygan, Wisconsinβa journey of 1,000 milesβexclusively by electric trolley.
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just found a totally normal setup.py, the first thing that it does is checks if it's been invoked as "realsetup.py", if it isn't then it does some stuff, copies itself to "realsetup.py" in another directory, and tries again
STOP doing inductive loops in roads to charge battery electric vehicles
DECADES of transportation network yet NO USE found for inductive battery charging
wanted to have an electric bus that didn't need large batteries anyway? we HAD a TECHNOLOGY for that, it was called trolleypole and overhead catenary
LOOK at all these inextinguishable fires that they made for us with our rare earth metals (these are REAL incidents, made by REAL battery electric vehicles)