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Who was Aleph Null? (2013)

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Re: Who was Aleph Null? (2013)

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Post by lloeki »

Mistletoe wrote: post #12
fanf2 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://richard-parkins.free.nf/

I can’t wait to try that spoon trick next time I have a jar that is hard to open. I’ve been using a strap wrench.

I've used the spoon trick for the longest time, until I was found faced with the challenge in complete lack of spoon or similar instrument.

Then I looked at the cap and realised it has this wedgy shape slightly protruding.

Well, hold the jar strongly in one hand and hit that part hard with the ball of the hand near the base of the thumb. This deforms the cap just enough that air gets in.

Might take a couple of tries to get the hang of it but has worked for me ever since: I've never used the spoon trick again since at least a decade.

Re: Who was Aleph Null? (2013)

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Post by somat »

aaron695 wrote: post #5

As per the comments it was Richard Parkins, talked about on their website - https://web.archive.org/web/20220430130623/http://www.zen224... Robert Morris mentioned in the letter was Robert Morris Jr.'s father. Core Wars did lead to real life Cyber Wars. [edit] Wow the in/famous CNN cover https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19880926,00.htm... said this two months before the Morris Worm https://en.wikipedia.or…

Wasn't core wars a game (well a game if you find programing in assembly fun) https://corewars.org/

Re: Who was Aleph Null? (2013)

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Post by femto »

Mistletoe wrote: post #12
fanf2 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://richard-parkins.free.nf/

I can’t wait to try that spoon trick next time I have a jar that is hard to open. I’ve been using a strap wrench.

There's a specific tool for this. It works similarly to a spoon or knife, but it reduces the odds of cracking the jar or slipping and putting a knife through your hand.

https://avantihomewares.com/jar-opener-blue/

I've got one in my kitchen drawer, and it works well. Occasionally you get a jar where the gap between the lid and the jar is too narrow for the tool to slot in, but that's rare.

Re: Who was Aleph Null? (2013)

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Post by emmelaich »

Mistletoe wrote: post #12
fanf2 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://richard-parkins.free.nf/

I can’t wait to try that spoon trick next time I have a jar that is hard to open. I’ve been using a strap wrench.

I found(*) a new technique recently that works everytime.

Tap the edge of the lid on a hard surface while pointing the jar 45 deg downward.

Tapping the lid is a common suggestion, but the magic ingredient is the downward angle.

* by found I mean shown, by a senior professor of mechanical engineering.

Re: Who was Aleph Null? (2013)

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Post by smartis2812 »

rtkwe wrote: post #2

Not much is known about the Necrotyr who became Aleph-Null.. oh you didn't mean that Aleph-Null. Random old mysteries like this are fun. Maybe this will spread far enough the original Aleph-Null could hear about it but there's increasing odds they're dead.

Is this a Tacticus Reference? ;)
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