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  • Well first there’s the cutting technology. Scything is ancient. Industrial production of push mowers using cylinder blades were developed in the 1800s and the more modern gas powered rotary cutters came along in the 19th century with many other self-propelled and automated mechanisms. This started with coal and wood fired agricultural equipment used for processing, like threshing and winnowing. As internal combustion engines (gas powered) developed in the 20th century more equipment and processes could be incorporated on-site and in-field.



  • Surveying can be some worthwhile science gigwork.

    Years ago I did some work with a research institute that was counting shellfish populations that was almost exactly this. A few weeks for a few summers hiking tidal zones. Most of the crews were college students, but not as interns or as a part of any programs. Some were just locals looking for some work.

    I just don’t think a lot of that work is advertised outside colleges.

















  • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workstoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldScrew MS
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    Twenty years or so ago I’d give MS credit for helping spawn a global PC hardware industry by standardizing an OS platform. I figured not just the Nvidias and Intels but the Dells, the EVGAs, and the MSIs all were a net positive and supported by there being a windows.

    This was because I always compared them to Apple.

    So much more now I understand the folly of being limited to comparing the bad choices and ignoring the good options.