PyroLagus

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by PyroLagus 8y ago
Diamonds do have some industrial uses, but those can be lab-grown with absolute purity, and for jewelry, synthetic diamonds are actually 20-40% cheaper than mined diamonds and look better, whether that's because of a higher clarity or
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
Yeah, that usually happens. However, the sway creator (SirCmpwn) is doing surprisingly well; having received $5,480 for his sway crowdfund[1] and getting over $500 per month in donations if my math is correct.[2] That's not really that
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
Is your kid the Globglogabgalab?
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
> Civilization survived for ages without the internet, so I'm sure that we'll be able to find some way to keep people occupied while in space without it. Yes, but they weren't trapped in a metal box for years.
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
Cool idea, but pretty expensive. Might be worth the price if you could run linux on it, but I suppose that would drain the battery pretty quickly; I'm not sure how well the Linux TTY is optimized for e-ink. Either way, only being able
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
I wouldn't say that it gives less abstractions. The Rust devs are obviously careful about adding abstractions that add a performance cost, but Rust has quite a few abstractions that Go doesn't have; generics being the most notable
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
And when you see the world record bicycle speed of 144km/h on a recumbent with full body fairing, you realize just how significant wind resistance is and how important aerodynamics is.
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
Like no cell phone at all? So did you just use a landline? Or did you tell people to email you instead of calling or texting?
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by PyroLagus 8y ago
There is a really good Thief clone called The Dark Mod, but unfortunately, it's not compatible with the original games. http://www.thedarkmod.com/main/
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by PyroLagus 9y ago
> Or at predicting a driver that's going to swerve into your lane because they spilled coffee on their lap or had a stroke. Neither are humans, and a self-driving car can react much faster than any human ever could.
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by PyroLagus 9y ago
It has many uses really. It's a nice resource for learning assembly, especially 6502 assembly; it's a good reference for creating NES games, whether those are original titles or simply romhacks; it's also a great reference fo