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jerry_tk

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    Comment #44298175

    Yes, such mods were actually quite popular. Here is one example: http://blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2020/03/a-zx-spectrum-wi... You can buy upgrade kits even today: https://www.re…

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    Comment #39513847

    Borland Turbo C++ (and Pascal as well) had great help documentation. Every function was thoroughly explained and there was a lot of examples. I learned C just by reading Turbo C++ …

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    Comment #38937030

    nand2tetris is free on https://www.nand2tetris.org/course The course is also available on Coursera where it also offers free option if you do evaluation yourself ("auditor" mode).

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    Comment #36165277

    Not OP, but I can recommend Glider: https://github.com/Mosc/Glider It is a nice replacement of Materialistic.

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    Comment #34035795

    And your wish is granted: https://github.com/swsnr/mdcat mdcat can render images in iTerm2, Kiitty or WezTerm It has a few quirks but great piece of software nonetheless.

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    Comment #32995363

    Microsoft PowerToys also contain a new neat launcher called "PowerToys Run" which is similar to Launchy. It supports various plugins including Calculator. I like the feature that i…

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    Comment #30408997

    Looks like it is also possible to buy "punch limiting" harness. Here is an example search on Ali: https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-expander-boxing.html

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    Comment #30304276

    There is also Dyson Sphere Program with similar reviews.

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    Comment #29527292

    I think https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ would be a good place to start learning about SDR USB sticks. But beware -'this rabbit hole goes deep!

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    Comment #26329585

    Maybe try k2pdfopt ( https://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/ ) It is a Windows/Linux application though.

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    Comment #19958555

    Strange Parts YouTube channel offers some insights into Chinese electronics industry: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8DQrSp5yEP937qNqTooOw

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    Comment #16903818

    Actually, depending on your phone carrier, it might be possible to send SMS even to landline: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/05/bt_land_text/