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811.
by beej71 2y ago
This is true, and it would be super simple to write a quick PHP caching script.
812.
by beej71 2y ago
Fun! I really like the idea that you can have a simple game with simple graphics that's really compelling.
813.
by beej71 2y ago
I hit reload on FF and it worked...? I don't know why I got flagged once and not subsequent times.
814.
by beej71 2y ago
Yeah, I made a note of that. I'm not sure anything I've written to my cheesy blog has hit HN before, so this is probably the biggest test I'm going to get. If it were going to get any bigger, I'd want my own Mastodon ser
815.
by beej71 2y ago
I could add a button to swap the comments out for ads and tracking. ;) To your point, though, I don't expect anyone without an account already to post, but my target audience largely already has such accounts.
816.
by beej71 2y ago
There are legal ways to cut spending and illegal ways to cut spending.
817.
by beej71 2y ago
I'm beginning to question whether or not it being illegal matters.
818.
by beej71 2y ago
This is absolutely true, and I think something that a lot of bleeding heart liberals don't fully understand. You might be against the death penalty, for example, because you can't bear the thought that the government would put inn
819.
by beej71 2y ago
It's taken me some time, but I'm realizing that a lot of citizens in the US aren't actually interested in democracy, despite their claims to the contrary. A lot of what we've been seeing that seems insanely unAmerican ma
820.
by beej71 2y ago
While true, I'd rather buy DRM-free books to support the concept. Cory Doctorow's books are like that. And I've seen some from the library, as well. It would be neat to see a DRM-free store.
821.
by beej71 2y ago
It will definitely be trained to not audit billionaires.
822.
by beej71 2y ago
PHP everywhere?
823.
by beej71 2y ago
> In tech we face layoffs constantly, so much so that's not a huge shock when a FAANG lays off hundreds or even thousands. One other difference is that in tech we watch companies get mismanaged into the dirt and shrug it off. There&
824.
by beej71 2y ago
Yeah... so re-reading that, I don't know what I was thinking. Uploading a rewrite of that bad crap now.
825.
by beej71 2y ago
That's my lowest traction guide, I think, not counting Beej's Guide to Killing Dragons. :) I've fixed it, and wrote a quick script to list all issues and PRs on all my books so they don't fall through the cracks.
826.
by beej71 2y ago
Yeah, I was speaking a little fast and loose here since this was just the intro part. I was worried that it would actually be more confusing to say that we merged them and they pointed to different places... which is of course what actually
827.
by beej71 2y ago
And 16 TB isn't what it used to be (though it is a big transfer). I'm hopeful that it's already being mirrored in multiple places including overseas.
828.
by beej71 2y ago
I wouldn't have put it there because I didn't know that. What the hell... LOL Now that's a hilarous thing to get through a book not knowing.
829.
by beej71 2y ago
D'oh! Fixed.
830.
by beej71 2y ago
You're welcome! :)
831.
by beej71 2y ago
Hrm. I didn't realize. I unset `init.defaultbranch` and it uses `master` and prints a block of hints. > hint: Names commonly chosen instead of 'master' are 'main', 'trunk' and 'development'. T
832.
by beej71 2y ago
Those companies (I'm having trouble finding any current ones, though there are few notable past examples that have been shot down in court) are doing DEI wrong. The last two places I've worked (one a university) had DEI goals of h
833.
by beej71 2y ago
Exactly this. There are three main differences: 1. The margins are offset in two-sided, alternating pages. 2. The page numbers are justified alternately left and right in two-sided, and the page header differs left and right. 3. Sometimes a
834.
by beej71 2y ago
I was on the fence about this one. Yes, it's totally useful, but I swore after writing my comprehensive C guide I would never write a comprehensive guide again. :) So I try to decide where to cut people loose to use other resources onc
835.
by beej71 2y ago
TIL! The funny thing about Vim is that you can have used vi/Vim for 30+ years and still learn new things. I'll add this to the Vim appendix. Cheers!
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by beej71 2y ago
> The question is how did we let it go this far? It's an optimized market, isn't it? Didn't it naturally go this far?
837.
by beej71 2y ago
1) I say it happens automagically. :) I'm not really familiar with merging strategies, but I would imagine that it happens in a way similar to a diff. But it only works if the changes are "distant" from one another. If they a
838.
by beej71 2y ago
Because it's challenging to use, and writing effectively about challenging-to-use things is a really fun challenge. At least, that's why I'm in it. That, and to do my best to help students succeed.
839.
by beej71 2y ago
Out of curiosity, what are the most common foot guns, in your opinion?
840.
by beej71 2y ago
If you do check it out and there are parts that are confusing, I'd love to hear about it.

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