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by II2II 7mo ago
While thinking less about memory optimizations is possible since we have more memory, it was enabled by the languages and libraries we use. Fourty years ago, you were probably implementing your own data structures. Sure, there were plenty o
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by II2II 7mo ago
Even though the video is somewhat sensationalized at some points, it is well worth a watch for people who are interested in computers but don't have a background in it. There is a nice mixture of everything from history (e.g. the found
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by II2II 8mo ago
I would answer that question, except my thoughts put me to sleep. More seriously though: the article is one person's opinion on what makes a boring person and their pet solution. It may work for them, but it won't work for everyon
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by II2II 8mo ago
I remember Netscape Navigator crashing, taking Solaris down with it. I could only imagine what it was like on Windows 9x. I don't want to imagine what Windows 3.x users endured. Windows 3.x was the OS where people saved early and saved
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by II2II 8mo ago
In the main example cited by the article: how? It involves the use of surveilance systems by other people,These people may be unaware, disinterested, or even enthusiastic participants in this data collection. The same goes with data being c
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by II2II 8mo ago
Personally, I use it for a chronological feed of my subscriptions. It takes less time to find something worth watching, and it is easier to move on to do something else if there isn't anything worth watching. Bookmarking or downloading
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by II2II 8mo ago
I wonder if the people who write these articles realize that they are doing more damage to their cause than good? At best, their lies come off as hysteria. As worse, their lies come off as conspiratorial paranoia. Either way, they are outri
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by II2II 8mo ago
> What's the alternative outcome? Once upon a time, people saw computers (then the Internet) as a way of lifting people up rather than pushing people down. They saw it as a way of equalizing people's access to knowledge, rather
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by II2II 8mo ago
Terminology shifted somewhere along the lines, because the nature of sites like Facebook changed. These sites were called "social networking" in the early days, since they connected people. These sites are called "social medi
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by II2II 8mo ago
> I don't mean we need one, just that tech is no longer fun Or maybe the whole thing goes in cycles. For example: the 1980's were a fairly significant time for computer themed books for kids (teaching us how to program from a v
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by II2II 8mo ago
> My favorites are [...] mostly interchangeable. Those are the key words. You have the option to walk away from one distribution to use another if things start getting bad. Such has happened in the past, either because of distribution ma
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by II2II 8mo ago
> The professor just really liked tcc for some reason. Perhaps, or maybe they just got tired of students coming in and claiming that their program worked perfectly on such-and-such compiler.[1] It looks like tcc would run on most systems
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by II2II 8mo ago
> My grandfather moved house relatively recently -- in full knowledge that the house he chose would benefit from car ownership, and in full knowledge about his age. On the other hand, my grandfather was the exact opposite. He recognized
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by II2II 8mo ago
They won't test everyone on a regular basis due to the cost and because it would be politically unpopular. Heck, I saw someone in their 30's go ballistic about losing their license after having two seizures while driving (both o
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by II2II 8mo ago
Thank you for the link. It is enlightening for someone who likes to play the game, but is not obsessive about a particular version. (I like the idea of Civilization, and will play it for that reason alone. More often than not, I will choose
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by II2II 8mo ago
I loved the wedding photo. It also left me wondering if they played "Bicycle Built for Two" at their wedding. It would be appropriate, both for the bicycle angle and because Dr. Fell moved over to a computer science department.
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by II2II 8mo ago
The license says it's free for personal or educational use. The only real restrictions prohibit commercial use, redistributing, reverse engineering, disassembling, and decompiling without permission. While that is a a lot less restrict
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by II2II 8mo ago
Captain Planet always bothered me as a kid, even though I was (and continue to be) supportive of environmental protection. There was too much evil for the sake of evil. People don't destroy the environment because they want to. The des
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by II2II 8mo ago
A lot of people are making general statements, and I'm not sure how valid they are. For example, in my neck of the woods (Canada), I have flown without ID and without passing through security. I would be surprised if the same wasn&#x27
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by II2II 8mo ago
> It's the same reason the IRS gives you a spot to declare your bribes and other illegal income. The California example makes sense. They aren't asking a question that would lead to the admission of a crime. The IRS example doe
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by II2II 8mo ago
> I am still surprised most Linux Distros haven't changed their package managers to allow for selling of proprietary solutions directly, fully opt-in by default of course. One of the advantages of open source software is the ability
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by II2II 8mo ago
> when LLMs can build you an custom(!) hammer or saw in a few minutes, why go to the shed? Because software developers typically understand how to implement a solution to problem better than the client. If they don't have enough det
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by II2II 9mo ago
Yet we have seen, time and time again, that those who do things for the love of money will cash out. Heck, even those who do so for the love of creating will cash out when they want to move on. While open source doesn't eliminate this
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by II2II 9mo ago
> Gambling refers to taking on risk for the feeling it brings. Is there much of a difference when it comes to placing bets on the news? To play off the article's opening example: investing in mineral exploration in Greenland, with a
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by II2II 9mo ago
Look for opportunities then? The early days of Silicon Valley were literally the product of defense contracts and defense research spending. The whole consumer and business products thing (hardware or software) came much later. Even the ear
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by II2II 9mo ago
> You don't -have- to buy there, if you have the financial means I urge/recommend/encourage you to buy locally or from a responsible seller That is assuming the component is even available locally or from a responsible sel
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by II2II 9mo ago
> No, the CPU doesn't have a special pointer value which is designated invalid Sort of right, sort of wrong. From my understanding: older, simpler, architectures treat memory location zero as a normal memory address. On x86 and x64,
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by II2II 9mo ago
> but they're already paying you. That's not how it works. It never has. Even in the days of print publications, the publisher would seek revenues from advertisers, subscribers, and they would sell their subscriber data. (On to
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by II2II 9mo ago
I would argue that only makes sense if there is some consistency in the icon through time. There were four major changes in representation in the icons, and the change in contrast/colour between the first and second icons is sufficient
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by II2II 9mo ago
Pages, which is a word processor. I could only figure that out from the 5th and 6th icons, which are breaking the cardinal rule about having text in the icon. Personally, I wouldn't be able to figure out what the first three icons are

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