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by RunSet 2y ago
https://www.wanderings.net/notebook/Main/WhatIsIntelligenceA...
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by RunSet 2y ago
> Wires? Oh yeah, I remember when things had wires. Good times. Last I checked the more expensive Macbooks had three USB ports, and the cheap ones have two. Since Macbooks no longer have ethernet ports, those USB ports are useful for plu
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by RunSet 2y ago
"We can cause any problem by introducing an extra level of indirection." - The Fundamental Theorem of Bloatware Engineering
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by RunSet 2y ago
https://permacomputing.net/smallnet/
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by RunSet 2y ago
> Pong using where it hits to affect the angle never totally made sense to me. I assume the explanation is "the paddle is drawn as a rectangle, but is actually parabolic." It doesn't have to be realistic, only fun. The jus
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by RunSet 2y ago
"Intel Management Engine 2: The Sequel"
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by RunSet 2y ago
> How my "colleagues" manage to get to 20 MB is a bit of mystery. More often than not (and wittingly or not) it is effectively by using javascript to build a browser-inside-the-browser, Russian doll style, for the purposes of t
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by RunSet 2y ago
> My biggest question is "why would I buy this and not Aseprite?" "why would I buy this and when paint.net is free?" $15 seems like a big ask when equivalent or greater functionality can be had at no cost.
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by RunSet 2y ago
Yahoo called them "groups".
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by RunSet 2y ago
If only it were so easy. What is shown in the screen shot above is the result of exercising the option you describe. Unfortunately that option only disables the display of the currently playing track title, not the entire section labelled &
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by RunSet 2y ago
Somewhat related: Any veteran Mac user know any way to disable this thing? https://i.postimg.cc/P5XJ1wwJ/image.png
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by RunSet 2y ago
To keep a McBook from falling asleep when you close the lid, you need to buy and use a dummy HDMI connector that makes it believe it is connected to an external display.
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by RunSet 2y ago
Yes and it is crucial that it be integrated and enabled at a hardware level so that I can never opt out in any meaningful sense.
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by RunSet 2y ago
Descended from FOVquake and Pan(oramic)Quake. https://strlen.com/gfxengine/panquake/ Changing the lens projection is a little different than changing the value of pi, but it plays in the same "visually wrong&
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by RunSet 2y ago
5.666 installed and is running well under wine for me.
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by RunSet 2y ago
> the analogy is shaky. The current state of software development is more like "Every new software is born with its own personal windmill tied to its neck for improved aerodynamics and efficiency. When it takes off you will really s
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by RunSet 2y ago
https://i.imgur.com/S7ugEXC.mp4
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by RunSet 2y ago
> This makes it sound like every day has not only been higher than the year before, but was also a new all-time high. I do not believe a reasonable reader would begin with that assumption or arrive at that conclusion.
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by RunSet 2y ago
> It's sort of a shame because we end up with these tools that are designed to inhibit and take away user agency rather than extend and advance it. "Behold, we have improved the hammer by integrating an intelligent advertisemen
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by RunSet 2y ago
> Enterprise software is a pig dressed up with lipstick from an army of sales and marketing drones. To the point that I now consider "enterprise" a euphemism for "substandard". Takes a little of the shine off Star Tre
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by RunSet 2y ago
Contriving and placing obstacles between people and gainful employment distorts unemployment statistics. A nonzero number of people will refuse to engage with these stupid systems as a matter of principle, even to their own detriment. Workd
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by RunSet 2y ago
> Videogame consoles are typically not marketed as general purpose computers. Video game consoles have been crippled so that it would be misleading to market them as general purpose computers. However, the videogame industry in its entir
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by RunSet 2y ago
> Why do we need all this when we have JavaScript? In practice, mostly so google can still invade the privacy of users after they disable javascript. No user ever asked for this.
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by RunSet 2y ago
LokiList.com[0] is a free, anonymous online personals site intended as a replacement for Craigslist's Casual Encounters. It also allows searching by A/S/L[1]. [0] https://www.lokilist.com/about.php [1] https
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by RunSet 2y ago
> The founder of Costco told a CEO who wanted to raise the prices on Costco's hot dogs: "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out." https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/costco-found
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by RunSet 2y ago
Likewise, banks chronologically rearrange the transactions in checking accounts to maximize overdraft fees. Yet when I suggest batching and chronologically randomizing the transactions on exchanges to reduce the benefits of low latency &#x2
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by RunSet 2y ago
I find the wheel is most typically reinvented in pursuit of venture capital.
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by RunSet 3y ago
:*( > Plugin compatibility between NN and N++ is not possible. https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/issues/422 Shame, since N++'s plugin ecosystem holds quite the treasure trove of functionality.
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by RunSet 3y ago
Question (you might need to pass this one up the chain of command): Was basic HTML gmail deprecated because users so overwhelmingly preferred slow, bloated UIs that there was no demand for an alternative?
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by RunSet 3y ago
> Well, bitcoin shows you exactly what to expect in such a situation: it makes a terrible currency that nobody ever wants to spend. Long before bitcoin, Gresham's Law already said that, given the choice between spending soft money a

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