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811.
by beardyw 11mo ago
If it is your article that makes the title clickbait. As others have said, it is ridiculous to suggest the code which controls Christmas tree lights must be written in Rust. In your example it would be easier to follow the machine code gene
812.
Latest Servo release hints at a real Rust alternative to Chromium(theregister.com)
22 points by beardyw 1y ago|0 comments
813.
Rust on the Moon? Far-side dirt says yes(theregister.com)
2 points by beardyw 1y ago|0 comments
814.
by beardyw 1y ago
If you need to process individual WiFi frames, of which there are many formats, each one structured with a lot of ifs and buts to only send what is necessary.
815.
by beardyw 1y ago
I wonder if timezones will work in 48 hours. My experience with 12 hours offset is that a conversation can take a very long time.
816.
by beardyw 1y ago
Well Christians also have Exodus as part of the Bible so that makes it anti-christian too and there are way more of them to be upset by it. However as far as I remember it says nothing about building pyramids. Am I wrong?
817.
by beardyw 1y ago
I just checked out Feedly, and it seems to use an illustration from the article when it can, a topic related generic illustration as an alternative (vague picture of an aeroplane say), or nothing. You could use it as a model.
818.
by beardyw 1y ago
The pointless illustrations was what stood out most for me.
819.
by beardyw 1y ago
I think the idea of meeting minds is fanciful. Either alien life will be to us like the green slime on a pond, or to them we will be like the green slime on a pond. One will learn nothing from the other.
820.
by beardyw 1y ago
Am I going to need a subscription?
821.
by beardyw 1y ago
> What does the US benefit from this new policy? Theatre.
822.
by beardyw 1y ago
> I have no idea I have an idea. Turkeys don't vote for Christmas.
823.
Google will let expert Android users to sideload all apps(theregister.com)
2 points by beardyw 1y ago|1 comments
824.
OpenAI's viability called into question by reported spending with Microsoft(theregister.com)
24 points by beardyw 1y ago|1 comments
825.
UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean(theguardian.com)
125 points by beardyw 1y ago|77 comments
826.
The Lucas-Lehmer Prime Number Test(scientificamerican.com)
96 points by beardyw 1y ago|51 comments
827.
by beardyw 1y ago
I can see this might be of value to some people, but it feels like a relatively small group. I might one day wish I had this, but it feels so unlikely I probably wouldn't have installed it. Am I missing something?
828.
by beardyw 1y ago
I was 50 years from a COBOL programmer to a web programmer with stints at other related stuff between. I never felt that programming was anything but a means to an end, the finished product was all that counted, so I was happy for a while i
829.
by beardyw 1y ago
What's the equivalent of an engineer? Are they trying to pass off AI as equivalent?
830.
by beardyw 1y ago
The headline never matches the <title> so it seems to be a final stage in publishing. And the headline is always more catchy, though in this case it is just an annoying waste of time for a non story.
831.
by beardyw 1y ago
Previous https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45878415#45878963
832.
The Sanskrit Square Root Algorithm(hackaday.com)
3 points by beardyw 1y ago|0 comments
833.
by beardyw 1y ago
Favourite comment of the week.
834.
by beardyw 1y ago
The descending chromatic line on the bass is what you would do if you had no other idea[1]. Over that is pretty formless song. That it tops a billboard is the most remarkable thing. [1] cf Nora Jones "Don't know why" - though
835.
by beardyw 1y ago
Why are American Christians so right wing? In other parts of world Christians are concerned with the poor and displaced, you know, like Jesus taught.
836.
by beardyw 1y ago
Full title: “No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
837.
Inside A Texas Church's Training Academy for Christians Running for Office(fortworthreport.org)
5 points by beardyw 1y ago|3 comments
838.
UK's 'deregulatory' AI approach won't protect human rights(computerweekly.com)
3 points by beardyw 1y ago|0 comments
839.
by beardyw 1y ago
XSLT has a life outside the browser and remains valuable where XML is the way data is exchanged. And RSS does not demand XSLT in the browser so far as I know. I think RIP is a bit excessive.
840.
by beardyw 1y ago
Have you visited an optician? You don't say. Otherwise that must be step one.

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