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1. 61.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   Well I still need to understand what it is doing in order to radically simplify it and still have it do the exact same thing.
2. 62.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   > Our backups to S3 apparently don’t work either: the bucket is empty It took them a data loss incident to find this out? This is just one of the many red flags mentioned in the article, IMO this incident isn't about relying on clou
3. 63.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   > [...] a quick script to put together the index. > Your script could also add use a very simple template for each page, template in which you can use your own CSS. (here, it is an external file containing 142 lines of straightforward
4. 64.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   Companies don't usually announce performance related firings publicly on Linkedin.
5. 65.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   Ah, all I remember was printers not working at the time. I didn't know they lost stuff. That sucks.
6. 66.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   I have been looking for something exactly like this for years!
7. 67.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   I've heard this story ever since I was a kid, but never been able to find a credible source. I'm compelled to believe it's no more than a story, at this point.
8. 68.▲
   by asalahli 3y ago

   That link is for spare batteries. I believe regulations differ for "installed" batteries.
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   How much horsepower is a horse? [video](youtube.com)

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10. 70.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    > the concern here is about them taking all the previous work Not unless they retroactively change the license on said previous work, which I'm pretty sure they cannot.
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    I prefer the term Informatics over Computer Science for this reason.
12. 72.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Please also tell us about your gear fabrication process!
13. 73.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Woah, let me know when the kickstarter campaign for a physical version is live!
14. 74.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    There was a talk by Julia Evans recently shared here on HN[0]. A great talk overall, but I particularly liked this bit about "best practices" which I think describes the issue beautifully. > One way I see people kind of trying
15. 75.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    To be frank, I find the concept of "best practice" a little dogmatic, and a little useless, at least the way I've seen that term thrown around. In reality, every project is different in its goals and constraints and requires
16. 76.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    > i dont consider "not using a database" as a "best practice". Neither does the GP. In fact that's the point of the comment you replied to - not using a database despite using one being considered a best practice
17. 77.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Smoking meat is not possible in Singapore? Is it illegal?
18. 78.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Nor with the Unison file synchronizer.
19. 79.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Because it can be mistaken for 8-bit signed integer.
20. 80.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Edsger Dijkstra calls it Mozart vs Beethoven style of programming in an interview. https://youtu.be/-Uae9_pgZzE
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    > GCs typically pay the price at the tail end (deallocation, compaction) but have absurdly fast allocators (a handful of instructions) I don't know how GCs work. Don't they still need to find free memory somehow during allocati
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    How does that have anything to do with the OP and their company? A bad behavior in the industry doesn't justify taking the revenge on one small company. If anything, it creates a negative feedback loop. > Please don't do this.
23. 83.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    I think that's only partially true. There's a reason TikTok (and Instagram reels) is extremely popular - it keeps feeding the user content of its choosing.
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    I don't follow. Are you saying `new_ptr & -align` is equivalent to `new_ptr & !(align - 1)`? Edit: I get it now. My brain was interpreting NEG as NOT for some reason.
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    The rust code for rounding down is given as let new_ptr = new_ptr & !(align - 1); But I don't see rdx decremented before being negated and AND'ed with rax, in the assembly. What am I missing?
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    > I like taking the approach of CouchDB where the only correct way to close the system is to crash it. The term you're looking for is (aptly named) crash-only software.[0] 0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cras
27. 87.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Damn, I feel like whenever I see a Canada related article on HN it's always some absurd dystopian shit like this, never anything positive. As a Canadian it genuinely hurts.
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    I'm less surprised by them leaving dead code around, honestly. I've seen that happen at virtually every company I've worked for. What completely baffles me everytime I come across their story is that they repurposed an existi
29. 89.▲
    by asalahli 3y ago

    Not to be confused with DNS over Wikipedia[0] 0. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22790425
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    by asalahli 3y ago

    I love the concept (and the name too) of vulgar computation!