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Post by grishka »

danbruc wrote: post #56

I have always wondered if it would be possible to build a generic reader for magnetic tapes that essentially just scans whatever tape you throw at it and then it is up to some software to decode the content. I know close to nothing about the details of magnetic recording on tape, so maybe this is just not possible with reasonable effort, i.e. you could but you would need SQUIDs to make it work or something like that.

I wondered the same. We have software-defined radio now, what's stopping us from having a software-defined magnetic media reader? You do need to scan the tape a very high spatial resolution though.

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Post by deadbeeves »

nayuki wrote: post #216
BxGyw2 wrote: post #209

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Foone is not the only one expressing this sentiment. Here's another recent example: > Note: unfortunately, Hacker News found this post. I think I got them to go away. But if you're coming from there, please read about the parable of the Nazi bar and take a hard look at the company you keep, or just fuck off. Thanks. -- https://cohost.org/arborelia/post/868933-how-to-destroy-a-ce... Previous edit (private archive): >…

They sound like people bitter because they couldn't get a moderation team on their side. Good! I'm not fond of Nazis, but I don't need or want them silenced. Let them condemn themselves with their own words.

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Post by hyperhopper »

xyzzy_plugh wrote: post #220
BxGyw2 wrote: post #209

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It's not pure mental illness. To many, this site is a pox on our society. Here's a past explanation foone's position: https://twitter.com/foone/status/1440697266059153439 And in a way you've even proven foone right. You're insinuating that they are mentally ill. I don't know why you feel that it's okay to treat other humans like that, but I hope you get the help you deserve.

I don't think "sometimes I get tagged when people link to content I wrote and sometimes internet commenters don't do research to find out people's preferred pronouns" is a "pox on our society"

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Post by knaik94 »

zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #211

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This particular author seems to be frustrated by some repetitive and minimizing comments from HN in past discussions of their work. Part of the discussion used to be people sharing that twitter threads are annoying and not discussing the contents. [1] And there was a pattern of a few HN comments minimizing past posts saying "it's nothing new" as well as twitter bot spam. [2]

Edit: They also posted further down: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34634289

The original article can also be seen if you just go their tumblr homepage as they made a copy of it.

https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1440695609913053194

https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1310434318490034176

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Post by NautilusWave »

deadbeeves wrote: post #198
NautilusWave wrote: post #193

Is Hacker News secretly funded by J. K. Rowling? Was there a singular precipitating event that got trans folks pissed at HN? Is it a series of factors that I'd have to sift through millions of comments to understand??

It's fascinating. From what I've seen, OP's problem stems from: * They post something. Someone links to the post here. Someone makes a comment here to the effect of "I think this about what he said". Someone else replies with "actually, it's 'they'". Shitstorm. Therefore, HN is populated primarily by transphobes. * They post something on Twitter. Someone links to the tweet here. Someone comments on how they wish it w…

I need to pay more attention; the anti-HN post edits happened often enough I assumed there was a broader trend beyond a single author.

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Post by deadbeeves »

hyperhopper wrote: post #224
xyzzy_plugh wrote: post #220

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not pure mental illness. To many, this site is a pox on our society. Here's a past explanation foone's position: https://twitter.com/foone/status/1440697266059153439 And in a way you've even proven foone right. You're insinuating that they are mentally ill. I don't know why you feel that it's okay to treat other humans like that, but I hope you get the help you deserve.

I don't think "sometimes I get tagged when people link to content I wrote and sometimes internet commenters don't do research to find out people's preferred pronouns" is a "pox on our society"

See, you've misunderstood. To many a website is a pox on society. To many, if you don't completely agree with them, you're the same as a Nazi. I suppose life does become more interesting if you have no sense of scale, can't conceive of nuance, and think everything is life or death.

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Post by kdkdksksks »

xyzzy_plugh wrote: post #220
BxGyw2 wrote: post #209

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It's not pure mental illness. To many, this site is a pox on our society. Here's a past explanation foone's position: https://twitter.com/foone/status/1440697266059153439 And in a way you've even proven foone right. You're insinuating that they are mentally ill. I don't know why you feel that it's okay to treat other humans like that, but I hope you get the help you deserve.

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Re: Fun Fact: I own porn I can't watch

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Post by kdkdksksks »

McGlockenshire wrote: post #163
colonwqbang wrote: post #151

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Why don't you want people to link to your site?

Every time foone gets posted here, there is, in rough order: 1) Misgendering, usually out of ignorance. foone is aggressively agender and goes by they/them. 2) Someone correcting the misgendering. 3) The same circular discussion of why foone doesn't like being posted to HN. 4) The same circular discussion of pronouns and the culture war. 5) Culture warriors come out and do their thing and often get their comments fla…

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Re: Fun Fact: I own porn I can't watch

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Post by deadbeeves »

NautilusWave wrote: post #226
deadbeeves wrote: post #198

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's fascinating. From what I've seen, OP's problem stems from: * They post something. Someone links to the post here. Someone makes a comment here to the effect of "I think this about what he said". Someone else replies with "actually, it's 'they'". Shitstorm. Therefore, HN is populated primarily by transphobes. * They post something on Twitter. Someone links to the tweet here. Someone comments on how they wish it w…

I need to pay more attention; the anti-HN post edits happened often enough I assumed there was a broader trend beyond a single author.

Hm... Would you mind expanding on what you mean?
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