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OK thanks
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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January, the 2nd or 3rd...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Most of the people who do it aren't around over the "keep a tree indoors" season, and the 2nd is a public holiday (UK, Oz, parts of Europe, USA, ...) so the 3rd seems like a good choice.
Be a shame to waste a good 'un because nobody is there to read it! 
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True ( wasting a good un ) been too busy lately to partake in CCC I really must get my priorities back in order
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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pkfox wrote: I really must get my priorities back in order
Indeed.
Letting mere employment get in the way of CP responsibilities ... 
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OriginalGriff wrote: Be a shame to waste a good 'un because nobody is there to read it!
So no pressure then
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Thanks to those who both create pods and all those who developed podcasts I no longer have to listen to bad radio and even worse satire for my commute and can stimulate myself with listening to code blocks and similar podcasts instead of mind numbingly repetitive pop radio.
May these people be blessed with bug free code and sane managers.
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..really show up how many supposedly automated systems depend on a small amount of daily manual intervention 
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So true, where I am contracting at the moment a lot of automated scheduled jobs rely on a text file being in the right place at the right time and if it isn't THE WORLD ENDS 
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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This hits so close to home...
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: how many supposedly automated systems depend on a small amount of daily manual intervention
That's what she said. 
Marc
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The Omega-2 Computer on a Chip module I ordered as part of the start-up's initial fundraising effort has shipped. Now I have to figure out what I want to do with it. I posted about the initial offering on a gun enthusiasts's forum when I first learned about the opportunity, but my post got deleted for no known reason; I presume that it was because the post didn't mention firearms.
I'd like some ideas for implementing this tiny computer in an application that would be useful to shooters. One of my thoughts is to make a small Theremin device that uses the metal mass of a bullet passing through a pair of electrodes to produce a frequency shift strong enough to detect and quantify.Any other thoughts about how to measure speed would be most welcome...
Will Rogers never met me.
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Be careful it might get deleted here because it does mention firearms
Seriously - Omega-2 what cool project! My gut feeling says it might be physically too hard to measure with such technology but that is just a feeling maybe you have a more solid foundation in physics. The first image that pops up in my head is (not new but could need a new generation) an audio feedback device/system to bring the visually impaired to the shooting range.
[EDIT] I meant to say: measure with any good accuracy.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
modified 28-Dec-16 5:00am.
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Good point - I don't know how fast a metal detection device can respond to a few grains of lead or copper passing by. I'm thinking now that it might not be adequate, at least not at audio frequencies. Response times are usually measured in cycles, so it might be better to use a tuned RF tank which can be influenced by passing bits of metal. Hmm...
Will Rogers never met me.
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Maybe to create a safety lock that can be activated from far in case of stolen gun?
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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The biggest problem that I have with such safety devices is that a malicious hacker could lock out the legitimate owner, making the weapon impossible to use when necessary. A civilian-owned weapon is by is nature an emergency device - to be used only in self-defense. An emergency device that doesn't work is worse than useless.
My preferred firearms-safety idea would be a finger- or palm-print reader built into the gun. If multiple prints can be registered, it would make the weapon usable by the legitimate owner(s), but not by anyone else (including children who happen to discover it)!
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: a malicious hacker could lock out the legitimate owner
So make it unhackable!!!
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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There are a number of such technologies being developed; none work, though that doesn't stop the wishful thinking of anti-gun legislators. It's a noble idea, in some ways, but responsible ownership is far better.
Now, a tracking device <b>would</b> be a useful feature, but I think that's already been done. I recently saw a product that will communicate its position to any bluetooth-enabled device, and I think that would be a great help in recovering stolen property.
Will Rogers never met me.
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A smaller laser range finder that can be mounted next to a scope.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Excellent idea! I think all the required parts are off-the-shelf items, too. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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If it works, I think there might be a commercial demand for it as most rangefinders are huge. If you make some money off of it, don't forget about me 
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Ron Anders wrote: Whatya want?
Justin Bieber to go first?
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