Live data from Hacker News

Viewing profile — cadr

cadr

HN member
Joined
Wed, Sep 09, 2009, 11:11 PM UTC
HN karma
456
Public activity
273 items

About cadr

No profile information was provided.

Recent public activity

  1. comment
    Comment #49074736

    It was a huge advancement. Previously they were computing numberwang on slide rules.

  2. comment
    Comment #48349984

    Oh, fascinating. The latest one was definitely monohydrate - maybe I was using HCL years ago and just don't remember. I'll look into that. Thanks!

  3. comment
    Comment #48348279

    I feel like for me it would be thwarted by the fact creatine seems to completely mess up my sleep. I don't remember that from when I was younger, but recently tried adding it to my…

  4. comment
    Comment #48348212

    Omnipod for the win. But, yeah, I have a bunch of disposable needles in my kit as a backup. Even so, travel is stressful. My carry on is full of backup pods/sensors. But now that m…

  5. comment
    Comment #48348182

    Or just bring a bunch of disposable needles with you and draw from your vials that you already have for filling your pump.

  6. comment
    Comment #48234824

    Very cool. Just fyi, the GitHub links to some of the docs (like self-hosting) give 404, as do some of the internal links in the docs.

  7. comment
    Comment #47697202

    I hope I don’t miss it when you post! I’ve wanted to make a ribbon mic but haven’t gotten around to it. I’ve seen where people use Mylar emergency blankets as the membrane for cond…

  8. comment
    Comment #47696431

    There is a /r/3dprintedinstruments subreddit that if you sort by best of all time has a lot of good stuff. Fipple flutes like recorders and ocarinas tend to be easy to start with. …

  9. comment
    Comment #47694236

    I don’t know how niche they are, but a few I’ve done in the past - 3D printed musical instruments. Print other designs or contribute your own - lock picking. When you really get in…

  10. comment
    Comment #47694136

    Ooh! What kind of capsules?

  11. comment
    Comment #47253418

    I don’t know what the regulations are in your country (looks like you are maybe in Canada?), but in many countries it is straightforward to get an amateur radio license, and then y…

  12. comment
    Comment #46947844

    Amateur radio is pretty approachable and has lots of opportunity to go down those rabbit holes.

  13. comment
    Comment #46548689

    Seconding an old ARRL handbook.

  14. comment
    Comment #46421500

    Is there a way I can see which would run on a raspberry pi?

  15. comment
    Comment #46346875

    I sometimes would bring ear-protection headphones that I'd wear over my earbuds to muffle the train noise.

  16. comment
    Comment #46346865

    I used an Akai LPK25 with my iPhone (using the Camera Connection Kit and a combined usb hub/dac) and an app called Simply Piano. They make a wireless version of that now that would…

  17. comment
    Comment #46346129

    I used to get so much done on my BART commute. Also learned piano on a little 25 key midi keyboard until the program I was learning from started needing a 26th key.

  18. comment
    Comment #46248655

    I'm amused she said they included it "in case somebody out there liked ugly bright red and yellow" and that "the 'Fluorescent' theme was also pretty ugly, but it didn't have a catc…

  19. comment
    Comment #46248532

    Having it automatically follow tardigrades is so cool! It sounds like great fun. Did you make the ML model for tracking them? I've wanted to make this the Openflexure Microscope ( …

  20. comment
    Comment #46246352

    Ooh! Tell us about microscope making as a hobby!

  21. comment
    Comment #45838096

    Having Google Translate take that into French and then back gave me "The passengers of this jumbo jet, caught in a quagmire resembling an ocean liner, found a happy accident in thi…

  22. story
  23. comment
    Comment #45567660

    That instant branching is super cool!

  24. comment
    Comment #45293497

    I feel like this is thinking too small. I don’t want a better textbook. I want them to be basing this off of the experience of going to the most effective private tutors.

  25. comment