RantyDave

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1. 601.▲
   by RantyDave 10y ago

   Ummm, if it's going to be hit by more than one thread, you should lock it. I don't see how this is GCC's fault, wait till you learn about write barriers.
2. 602.▲
   by RantyDave 10y ago

   No, that's not it at all. Itanium had huge problems straight out of the gate - it ran hot, slow and very expensively. I think ultimately it boils down to compile time optimisations not being enough and Intel having to throw everything
3. 603.▲
   by RantyDave 10y ago

   If you're on a mac, try Sequential. Really, really fast. http://sequentialx.com/
4. 604.▲
   by RantyDave 10y ago

   Turbo Pascal was "boom" fast on a 286. Presumably on modern hardware it would finish compiling before the key came all the way back up.
5. 605.▲
   by RantyDave 10y ago

   Microsoft make one with an admittedly less extreme slant but slanted none the less. Really surprisingly good... https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/mice/sc...
6. 606.▲
   by RantyDave 11y ago

   I've had a whole bunch of stuff just work. But if it doesn't, you're stuffed.
7. 607.▲
   by RantyDave 11y ago

   Damn. Damn, I'm sorry. Your work is excellent and you will be remembered for it, wish I could say the same. Now go have some fun.
8. 608.▲
   by RantyDave 11y ago

   I spent today using it. I don't intend to do it again.
9. 609.▲
   by RantyDave 11y ago

   No, that's exactly it. The container images still reference "tutum". They're not doing hosting, but "bring your own node" works. Kinda.
10. 610.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    Oh, look, it does't actually matter. What matters is whether or not advertising on Facebook, or anywhere else, actually makes you more money. Instrument that, calculate bang/buck et voila.
11. 611.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    I'm starting to totally love SmartOS. Kudos to you and colleagues.
12. 612.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    Don't worry about the girlfriend thing. That will fix itself if you fix all the other shit. Go and get another job as a statistician - by this I do not mean applying for them. Work out where you want to work (ish), find some excuse t
13. 613.▲
    Ask HN: If you can port libc, you can pretty much run on anything right?

    2 points by RantyDave 11y ago|1 comments
14. 614.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    I live in Wellington, NZ - a place famous for being windy as hell - and the only umbrellas that survive here are Blunt umbrellas: https://www.bluntumbrellas.com
15. 615.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    Have you tried recently? It works every time for me now .
16. 616.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    Solve problems for rich clients. Or steal bitcoin.
17. 617.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    snitchr.com ?
18. 618.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    I dunno, nine out of ten appear to be telling him/her to go see professionals. Seems like good advice to me.
19. 619.▲
    by RantyDave 11y ago

    Take the meds. Expect this to be a journey - you have to try several and you may end up on a combination (I take four). If you're dozy at work as for some ritalin to help. I hope you have health insurance :( Also, if you go through &#x