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ratfink: Hello from an early 2000s touchscreen computer I found in the trash!

Hello from an early 2000s touchscreen computer I found in the trash!

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ratfink: It's basically just an 800x600 resistive touchscreen monitor with a...

It's basically just an 800x600 resistive touchscreen monitor with a Pentium 3 in it. I need to find a light, touch-friendly DE that works well on it; even just dragging windows around is horribly slow.

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ratfink: If your laptop has any USB ports that aren't USB A, the answer is...

If your laptop has any USB ports that aren't USB A, the answer is "probably"; otherwise, the answer is "almost certainly not".

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ratfink: Unfortunately no, USB uses a tiered-star topology, where only one...

Unfortunately no, USB uses a tiered-star topology, where only one device can be the host. By the sound of it, your computer and stereo are both hosts, not peripherals. Unless there's funny stuff going...

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ratfink: I'd argue that if your code has 10 nested blocks, it's probably time...

I'd argue that if your code has 10 nested blocks, it's probably time to refactor. Though to be fair, function calls do have significant overhead in Python, so maybe those 10 nested blocks are avoiding...

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ratfink: ratfink favorited something by windigo: GF: Could you call me "Boom...

ratfink favorited something by windigo: GF: Could you call me "Boom Ranger" for the rest of the night? Me: I'll try. GF: … Me: …I'll try, Boom Ranger.

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ratfink: DVDs in this decade are for all practical purposes DRM-free....

DVDs in this decade are for all practical purposes DRM-free. Strictly speaking they aren't, but they're pretty close.

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ratfink: I found the source for you: http://www.stevecutts.com/illustration.html

I found the source for you: http://www.stevecutts.com/illustration.html

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ratfink: Wow, desoldering is *so* easy with a heat gun.

Wow, desoldering is *so* easy with a heat gun.

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ratfink: ratfink favorited something by jezra: ooops, I forgot to celebrate...

ratfink favorited something by jezra: ooops, I forgot to celebrate yesterday. #sipclick is 5 years old!

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ratfink: Clay Hobbs marked notice http://micro.fragdev.com/notice/1152885 as...

Clay Hobbs marked notice http://micro.fragdev.com/notice/1152885 as a favorite.

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ratfink: Clay Hobbs marked notice http://micro.fragdev.com/notice/1158829 as...

Clay Hobbs marked notice http://micro.fragdev.com/notice/1158829 as a favorite.

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ratfink: There is a small insect between the backlight and LCD in my monitor.

There is a small insect between the backlight and LCD in my monitor.

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ratfink: Hello from an early 2000s touchscreen computer I found in the trash!

Hello from an early 2000s touchscreen computer I found in the trash!

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ratfink: It's basically just an 800x600 resistive touchscreen monitor with a...

It's basically just an 800x600 resistive touchscreen monitor with a Pentium 3 in it. I need to find a light, touch-friendly DE that works well on it; even just dragging windows around is horribly slow.

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ratfink: If your laptop has any USB ports that aren't USB A, the answer is...

If your laptop has any USB ports that aren't USB A, the answer is "probably"; otherwise, the answer is "almost certainly not".

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ratfink: Unfortunately no, USB uses a tiered-star topology, where only one...

Unfortunately no, USB uses a tiered-star topology, where only one device can be the host. By the sound of it, your computer and stereo are both hosts, not peripherals. Unless there's funny stuff going...

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ratfink: I'd argue that if your code has 10 nested blocks, it's probably time...

I'd argue that if your code has 10 nested blocks, it's probably time to refactor. Though to be fair, function calls do have significant overhead in Python, so maybe those 10 nested blocks are avoiding...

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ratfink: ratfink favorited something by windigo: GF: Could you call me "Boom...

ratfink favorited something by windigo: GF: Could you call me "Boom Ranger" for the rest of the night? Me: I'll try. GF: … Me: …I'll try, Boom Ranger.

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ratfink: DVDs in this decade are for all practical purposes DRM-free....

DVDs in this decade are for all practical purposes DRM-free. Strictly speaking they aren't, but they're pretty close.

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