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A PhD in farm science with access to a book about growing potatoes will have died of starvation 50-100 days before their first crop is ready to be harvested. It's the lack of time …

Also statistically, every species in history that has ever over-specialised has gone extinct. With specialisation comes interdependence. If you spend 99% of your free time studying…

Just because many people drive above the speed limit, doesn't mean you need to. Just because people dribble shit on twitter, doesn't mean you need to. Just because rich morons stic…

"Perl 6 was one piece of Larry Wall's solution to a rather urgent problem. And that problem was how to separate people who wanted to create new features from people who wanted abso…

Agreed, it's a very deep rabbit hole. The 12" PowerBook G4 that I bought back in 2004 had the best keyboard I've ever used — I still have it and occasionally use it. But I've been …

The Australian state I live in has the highest electricity prices in the country, and amongst the highest in the world — so there's a simple financial reason to defect from the gri…

If something starts making a noise I'll update my posts and let people know.

The DB4 already has a black version: http://www.streacom.com/products/db4-fanless-chassis/ then click the Gallery tab.

Thanks, and yes — Streacom did really well on the design. It has a brutalist aesthetic to it that folks will probably love or hate. For those that like the looks but want moar powe…

Nope, rubber dome. I'm actually on the lookout for a wired, backlit, white/aluminium, chiclet, TKL keyboard. Basically something like the Apple Keyboard but sans NumKeypad, backlit…

No, it does not. :)

Thanks, and you're right — I am. :)

It's my new daily driver. I do everything on it except play games. My previous rig is now dedicated to that task. So we have the usual suspects: Watching videos and movies, staying…

Yep, you can't always wait for the perfect product to come along — sometimes circumstances force your hand. Not only did that processor not exist at the time, but even if it did th…

Ratiofarmings is on the right track. The noise coming from the computer drowns out the subtle sounds of life all around me. Someone suggested in the comments that I should just wea…

Yes, the feeling you get from pure silence is hard to put into words.

The design of the DB4 is such that the graphics card is mounted vertically. Fresh, cool air flows in through the grille at the bottom, over the VRM area, then up and out the top of…

Yep, it took weeks to finalise the parts. I had to contact multiple vendors and get them to check component heights, track down motherboard layouts, compare review photos from diff…

I'm glad you enjoyed the post. My first silencing attempt (in the early 1990s) was to seal a hard disk in what amounted to little more than a couple of oven bags, custom-make a lon…