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Why this over ipfs?
Because I pushed petabytes of data over it for the past 15 years and it never failed me, not once. Simple as that.
Late to this thread as usual, but I might as well submit mine: My Fender Telecaster. It’s a paradigm of simplicity, reliability, playability, and tone. From the original barrel-style string saddles to the 2-pickup/3-way switching system to the high-output single coil to the bolt-on neck construction to the straight string-pull head stock, there is no better guitar on the planet. What’s even more impressive is that it…
One thing about telecasters that you mentioned that is probably not the best design is the 3 barrel string saddles that make intonation challenging (since you can't adjust the intonation of one string without changing another one too). My favorite telecaster player Tim Lerch has a video explaining the way he sets up his teles, and one of the things he does is change to compensated saddles.[1]
If you split your own firewood by hand, a Fiskars splitting axe is insanely better than any standard splitting maul you'd find in a typical hardware store: https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/gardening-and-yard-care/produc... For mechanical pencils, the Rotring 600 is the best thing I've ever written with: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AZWYUA4/
My favorite dictionary app is a Thai one from word-in-the-hand and Paiboon [2]. The dictionary data is quite extensive, and includes linked categories like "food", "pronoun", "geography", "counter", etc. Tapping on the category tags takes you to other words of the same category (great for studying, say, restaurant vocab) and also to articles that teach you Thai via phrases and cultural info, and to grammatical explanations for, e.g. counters or prepositions. On top of all that, it supports several romanization schemes and includes baked-in information to help you learn to read the Thai orthography. It's a fantastic combination of extensive dictionary with good information for learners. Plus it has a (limited) export feature, which is something that Ex-Word never supported (except for if you bought special hardware to export to).
[1] http://gakuran.com/casio-ex-word-xd-gw9600/ [2] https://word-in-the-hand.com/thai-dictionary/
US Forest Service picnic table. 3 kinds of simple flat cement castings. Held together by their own weight. Easily carried and assembled by two men. Cheap. Almost indestructible.
I presume it is limited to warmer areas: cold concrete is uncomfortable.
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Firmware and software that influences user experience is absolutely valid for a design discussion. Prioritizing ease of connection was a design decision, and not one that’s inevitable (see a dozen other duly wireless earbuds that don’t do it as well).
I agree that if the prioritization decision was made as a trade-off then this could be a question of design, but something would need to be said about that. Saying "I like the design of my car because it goes fast" doesn't really make sense unless you bring up what was changed (e.g., the aerodynamics, or the missing backseats, or whatever).
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Solaris used to come with a user manual, it was easily the best thing about the buying experience because it was so detailed and obviously written for engineers. If you can find one of those manuals on the internet you will be set for life on understanding ZFS and dtrace. There’s also a C, C++ and ASM manual that is bundled too, but you can skip those. If you can’t find any, I’ll send you mine. I know it sounds like…
Is this the document you had in mind? https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26505_01/pdf/E37384.pdf
To raise the seat, you have to swivel a tiny by stout metal latch that keeps the seat from bouncing around on it's hinges. The metal latch is held in it's position by gravity-- you have to use your finger to swivel it when you want the seat to move.
This is engineering at it's finest. Effective, durable, efficient in it's purpose. Timeless design as well-- I don't think it could be improved upon.
I have no one thing (these are the things that pop into my mind, all within their own category/niche); * My Hilleberg Akto single person hiking tent scores very highly. It is designed for lightness, durability and simplicity when setting up. It can better be set up/torn down by one person in a storm than most other tents I've owned. * My Leatherman multitool has been with me for years in some fairly bad conditions. I…
Hilleberg tents are amazing quality but they are not light. They can't be because that would impact the quality.
Given that I've been in it during weather reaching up to 35 on the Beaufort scale (~20m/s) with severe rain I feel it packs a fantastic punch for its weight.
I'm sure there are some niche ultra light space age material tents out there.
But that would be like saying a Tesla isn't a good car because it can't reach space.
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> Contoured keyboard designed to provide maximum comfort and productivity for Windows and Mac users. As a Linux user this leaves me really second guessing.
I use it with linux+emacs and definitely the best keyboard ever. Already 15 years old.
Thank you in advance.