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by batty_alex 4y ago
Names get associated with a ticket and they refuse entry if you bought a scalped ticket. You’re told to ask for a refund from the scalper
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by batty_alex 4y ago
I work on a PACS system. The problem isn’t DICOM, it’s big ass EHRs that don’t need to cooperate with anyone but themselves. Also, we’ve always had to allow exports in .iso/.zip with a viewer for the image data - going back to 2008. Th
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by batty_alex 4y ago
> They bundled Internet Explorer with Windows Yeah... this wasn't what actually got them in trouble and is a gross oversimplification. They were actively working against Netscape by making other browsers *not work* on the OS. It als
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by batty_alex 4y ago
> but no consensus has formed around anything better BSA (DuBois method, usually) is more common (and considered a better measurement) outside of the states and is more accurate for folks outside of the "average" range. BMI is
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by batty_alex 4y ago
> IE wasn’t stopped with legislation Yes it was. You're ignoring all the other things proprietary about IE and only considering the OS bundle one. JScript, VBScript, and ActiveX were the real problem. There we so many proprietary e
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Exactly. They ignored the Microsoft JVM, J++, J#, and the lawsuit around it that forced them to make C# and compete - rather than extinguish
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by batty_alex 5y ago
For the N64, you'll want to look into mods that remove the blur effect on the N64: https://www.retrorgb.com/n64blur.html
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by batty_alex 5y ago
This one does because of Russia’s previous exploits in the area. Most notably, Holodomir: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor Ukrainians know what’s next, just like my ancestors did: genocide
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by batty_alex 5y ago
They may not but we’re supposed to reply in good faith, not assume OP is some sort of envious asshole
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by batty_alex 5y ago
The USPS is self-funded by those periodicals. Your taxes don’t go to USPS
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by batty_alex 5y ago
So… Tech founders are now following the Facebook model: non-voting shares, enriching themselves, keeping most of the power Everyone is done pretending to be the “good founder,” that ship seems to have sailed
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Maybe a drug new to their team? > In early 2021, my research team was analysing a new drug called ivermectin Similar to me saying, my team started using a new framework called React EDIT: missed my comparison
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Facebook wants to be the ones in the room helping write the new regulations to make sure it works in their favor, mostly
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by batty_alex 5y ago
The system is broken and everyone needs to cheat to participate. That’s bad - not some amoral democratized system
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Isn't this just a really complicated way of saying that Alcohol is a potassium diuretic and your body is adapting to something flushing your potassium all the time? Not sure if it's lesser-known, though. When doing beer judging, w
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by batty_alex 5y ago
> 100 year old non-profit organization full of middle managers who just learned how to use their email. As someone who works in the industry, you gave me a hearty chuckle - well done, too true
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by batty_alex 5y ago
> But the price list is a text file delimited by pipes (vertical bars... |) which just seems unnecessary. They also do nothing to define the variables or column names they use...so that's nice. They likely just exported the prices a
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Yep, probably an HL7 message. In the case of vertical bars, pretty sure it's HL7v2
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Tell me, why does Apple need to do exactly what Google does? I thought we liked different ideas and competition ‘round these parts?
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Okay, so, what’s your point? There’s always some crisis in history. You’re moving the goalposts to weird places and leaving out all the boom times in the time periods you mention. Doesn’t seem like a good faith argument to me Also, the Kore
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by batty_alex 5y ago
I think you might have it backwards. std::map is the one you only want to reach for in cases where you need a sorted dictionary (it sorts after insert) std::unordered_map is typically the go-to hash map on any given C++ day. You’re probably
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Well, management did say it would be okay to leave it for after the new feature release…
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by batty_alex 5y ago
> What was the justification for the raid? They had a warrant to seize assets used for developing the spyware installed on Apple's property. If the feds don't have jurisdiction to investigate potential infringement of other&#x2
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Yeah, this has been my experience, too. Sql and RDBs are a lot less frustrating when someone takes the time to actually do some design and planning. Personal experience incoming: At startups, it's usually a mess because hiring someone
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Whelp, time to hang up the ol’ compiler again. Jokes on the author, though. 80% of tech is already built outside of IT, then they find out they need us to clean up their mess. Like the coding is the hard part
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by batty_alex 5y ago
Just because you say it doesn’t make it true. Hour-long commutes aren’t common
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by batty_alex 5y ago
> I don't lose two hours a day due to the commute. Is this hyperbole? Why do you all have 2 hour commutes? That sounds like hell
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by batty_alex 5y ago
I’m going to guess your desktop isn’t running on a 15 watt SoC. If it were, then we’d have something to talk about
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by batty_alex 5y ago
The lawsuit alleges that Amazon Prime is resulting in higher prices to consumers
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by batty_alex 5y ago
The author is criticizing the trend of adding “tipping” and putting the onus on users to pay artists on platforms. The article is raising a flag about the trend

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