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by _mlbt 1y ago
Have you considered getting a MacBook and running a Linux VM on it? I do this using UTM, which is an excellent macOS front end for Qemu and Apple’s own Virtualization framework. https://mac.getutm.app/
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by _mlbt 1y ago
Safari reports that it blocked 16 trackers on WaPos home page. So it’s probably best to avoid them for privacy too.
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by _mlbt 1y ago
He’s definitely deserving of the black bar. This post is only an hour old as I’m writing this, so give it time. It’s a weekend, and as far as I’m aware there are only 2 mods, unless there are others empowered to turn on the black bar in th
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by _mlbt 1y ago
The biggest problem is that Hollywood doesn’t make good movies anymore. Sequels, remakes, and reboots are so played out. I’d rather just wait for it to come to streaming. There’s maybe two or three movies that have come out this year tha
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by _mlbt 1y ago
What’s the advantage to avoiding SwiftPM? Is it just for simplicity or are there other advantages?
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OpenBSD has one of my favorite installers. Clean, simple, no nonsense and great defaults, but still full of options for customization.
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Debian testing and backports repos are a thing.
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The problem with self-hosting is that I will never be better at cybersecurity and disaster recovery than someone like Google, Microsoft, or Apple. I'm probably technically capable of configuring and hardening self-hosted services on a
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by _mlbt 1y ago
It doesn’t need to be part of it, but it would be pretty convenient to be able to apt-get install some local AI models out of the box.
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I hear good things about Porkbun.
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I am still convinced that they made the wrong design trade off when it comes to C-style strings. A Pascal-style string with a length prefix byte takes up the same amount of memory as a null terminated string but is immune to buffer overflo
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by _mlbt 1y ago
I didn’t realize anyone had implemented SwiftUI for Windows. Is the source available?
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In my limited experience, SwiftUI is excellent for iOS development, but it requires a lot of extra effort to get good results on macOS. I suspect that’s why.
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Lazarus and Free Pascal are very easy to learn. A rewrite would not be necessary for another developer to pick it up and maintain it. It also has a larger community than you think. The official forums are very active.
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Apple still sells Mac Pros in rack mountable form factor. They also sold rack mountable Mac servers known as Xserves for nearly a decade... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xserve
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I miss the wide diversity of operating systems and computer architectures that we had in the 80s and 90s. It was exciting watching them all compete with each other and cross-pollinate good ideas. It also still blows my mind that out of all
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by _mlbt 1y ago
Depending upon the niche that your software company services, you might be able to stand out in the market by not adding any AI features. At least if the HN crowd is anything to go by. I think there are situations where AI as it currentl
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Thanks! That and Apple Watch support are the biggest things I’d like to add in the future.
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It’s possible to have small app sizes on iOS if you stick to the built in APIs and don’t use an excessive amount of media assets. Not to brag, but my app is 368 KB. Granted, it’s a very simple app. https://apps.apple.com/us
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What is wrong with Free Pascal and Lazarus other than that it’s not in fashion? It’s probably the best cross platform RAD GUI builder in existence. It’s also very easy to learn, so it’s not really an issue of “job security” in practice.
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by _mlbt 1y ago
A system like this seems preferable to solutions like Bitcoin because the payer is anonymous while the payee is not. This should in theory alleviate much of the fraud and tax avoidance that commonly occurs with cryptocurrencies and other a
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I’m really happy to see that OpenVMS survived DEC->Compaq->HP->HPE and even runs on x86-64 now.
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If you use the built-in Emacs mode, I made a simple script to automate configuration of your .emacs file for it... https://github.com/dlachausse/erlmacs
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I think QBasic was the perfect level of ease of use versus ability to produce useful programs. It had a full featured editor that could run your program with a single keystroke. It included support for graphics and music. Most importantl
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by _mlbt 1y ago
The key is to only answer calls from people in your contacts. Everyone that really needs to get ahold of me will leave a voicemail or text me. By answering your phone you’ve let the spammers know that your phone number is active.
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The software library for the Quest is almost entirely games. To Apple’s credit, nearly every iPad app works on it unless the developer specifically opts out. I don’t think the issue is how Apple treats developers, it’s simply a matter of ma
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I would absolutely buy one if it was about half the price. I can think of lots of uses for it. My kids love our Quest 3. It’s a great system for gaming. They’ve clocked hundreds of hours playing Beat Saber and Gorilla Tag. If Apple can l
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> I don't know what you get out of riding a hobby horse about punishing kids. It seems quite suspect, tbh. I'm a parent, a tax payer, and just a member of a society that I would like to remain civilized and ordered. Kids that t
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A felony is definitely excessive, but there should be serious consequences for the individuals choosing to destroy school property.
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While this is a problem, the bigger problem is that children think that they can damage school property for a dumb social media challenge without serious consequences.

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