I design hardware and software for automation systems used in live theatre.

Astrophotography is a current hobby.

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comment Does paper blunt scissors?
@Oddthinking I was, oddly, just thinking about this and yes, hardness would be a major factor. The harder the material the better it will "keep an edge". Steel is great for making sharp stuff because with some water, a hammer and fire you can easily manipulate its hardness to suit your needs. Like making axe heads hard so they'll stay sharp cutting timber all day and swords flexible to prevent snapping if caught between ribs:) Ceramic bladed scissors would certainly standup much better than steel to the hard stuff found in most papers.
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revised Did COBOL have 250 billion lines of code and 1 million programmers, as late as 2009?
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comment Did COBOL have 250 billion lines of code and 1 million programmers, as late as 2009?
@LarryOBrien Sure. Are you looking for means and methods or would a consensus do?
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answered Did COBOL have 250 billion lines of code and 1 million programmers, as late as 2009?
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revised Is spider silk stronger than steel?
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answered Is spider silk stronger than steel?
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comment Can the human eye distinguish frame rates above 60 Hz?
@whatsisname Agreed. It is an awesome thing.
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