DerDangDerDang

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   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   Against massive initial skepticism, I’m becoming very impressed with Rust. I’m now going to be ‘that guy’ - apologies. After years of being annoyed by Rust people claiming C++ is dying or too unsafe or whatever, I expected this to be anoth
2. 32.▲
   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   Thanks, much appreciated. That’s the sort of thing I expect - the OS starves the program, not the other way around.
3. 33.▲
   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   Sure, it just seems odd that the OS lets itself get into a situation where it can't recover - even in a corner case like this. Like, can I just start 20k threads in WebAssembly and reboot anyone who visits my site? Obviously I'd e
4. 34.▲
   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   You’d expect it to kill the offending user space process rather than the OS though, right?
5. 35.▲
   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   Yeah, that’s pretty worrying that the OS just punts. I always thought limiting the potential damage a user space process could do was one of the main jobs of an OS. If you have any more OSes laying around to run the test on, I’d be interest
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   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   Thanks, that's enlightening. I am definitely not a statistician, as you've no doubt guessed! >I think what you may be misunderstanding, and therefore misrepresenting, is the idea that a combination of statistically sampled test
7. 37.▲
   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   That was great, thank you. I know consciously expressing gratitude can be a powerful way to ground yourself and stay positive, but your insight about spurring action to fight thermodynamics is awesome.
8. 38.▲
   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   Thanks, I appreciate it. It does say they've been doing random sampling. They also say that randomly sampled longitudinal surveys are the best predictors. They also list (p32) all the other data sources that are used to estimate R in d
9. 39.▲
   by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

   Ok, I really am arguing in good faith here. Not intending to spread disinformation. Would you mind spending the time to conclusively correct me? So. Are you saying that the R number given by the government is derived from data only from ran
10. 40.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    or how the longitudinal studies numbers are weighted against the overall numbers when coming up with the announced figure..
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    While you’re right in absolute terms, I think you’re obscuring a valid point. The ONS having tests doesn’t change the fact that for the vast majority of the population, being an essential worker was the only way to get a test. The ONS tests
12. 42.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Absolutely. Not saying they chose the right magic number!
13. 43.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    I’m no statistician, but for me the most egregious failures on this have been constant use of ‘The’ R number and ‘The’ curve. The implication is that we have a single infallible measure that’s universally applicable, with no reference to ex
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    You’re right, and it’s frustrating that this discussion is often framed as a binary choice between lockdown and back to normal. IMO what we really need to be doing is looking at making lasting changes to society to keep things working safel
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Exactly that, nominally. Though pjc50’s comment looks pretty convincing given gov.uk could have used the same money to make it easier for businesses to restructure to offer delivery...
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Ah ok. Any idea how extensive the programme is and what weight it's given in relation to overall testing? Obviously if this is the only / main input to the R number then my previous comment is crap and I retract it. Otherwise, I t
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Fair point, and you're right something had to give on that score. Classroom pods for young kids seem to work fairly well overall, it just ups the risk for visiting the grandparents. The university side didn't seem to work out as w
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    It's worth bearing in mind that initially (and until only a few months ago iirc) tests were only available to certified essential workers - first NHS staff, then civil servants, etc. I actually paid £100 for a private test in May. I&#x
19. 49.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Wall-to-wall testing would be my preferred route. In fairness I think that would be gov.uk's preferred route too if they could organise it (they can't). I got temperature check and covid symptom questionnaire on entry to (private)
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    looks like both of us is one of today's lucky 10,000 ;) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beg-the-...
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Headline begs the question - what the hell did we think we were doing between August and November? Wasn’t R<1 the magic number for ending the first lockdown? FWIW I’ve always been suspicious of the way R is used by the government and m
22. 52.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Weird, it’s working ok for me on shitty mobile
23. 53.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    "remote control your code"
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Looks great, not sure about the pricing. Maybe offer a 50 or 100 dollar package, and charge the full 499 for the ultra fine tuning secret sauce package? I'd understand if you don't want to dilute your content though. Maybe offer a
25. 55.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Fair point, and I agree audio is potentially more disruptive - especially if it can get to good real-time performance.
26. 56.▲
    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Not sure there’s any deepfakery on the Michael Caine audio. Peter Serafinowicz (the other collaborator and originator of ‘sassy Trump’) is well known for his Michael Caine impersonation.
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Good to know, thanks.
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Any plans for charts? I found this is the big feature (for my case) supported by Qt but not many others. Really excited to see more competition in this space!
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    Flutter looks great, and I seriously considered it for my next project. In the end I decided the possibility of Google getting bored and ending support was enough to tip me to using Qt Quick instead - even though I kinda dislike Qt and js,
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    by DerDangDerDang 6y ago

    I'm not sure it's the responsibility of others to ensure you have enough information not to look silly in a hasty post ;)