billpg

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   Farewell, Hackensplat Industries(billpg.com)

   1 points by billpg 5y ago|0 comments
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   by billpg 5y ago

   Each bit doubles the range of values. If the error was that certs were issued for 180 days instead of 90, I'd agree that's a problem.
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   by billpg 5y ago

   Is this a joke? Just leave the extra second on. Any release of software has a risk associated with it so you shouldn't risk it unless the update is worth the risk. The time they spent investigating and updating is time wasted. Anything
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   by billpg 5y ago

   Is there no way to automatically transition gradually? Is copy/reformat/copy-back really the only way?
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   by billpg 5y ago

   Part of me thinks that a new CSV standard with technical breaking changes (lines starting with #) is not needed because we have JSON array-of-arrays files. The other part thinks this is quite cool and wishes your efforts well.
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   by billpg 5y ago

   Its architecture was literally designed within the past few years.
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   by billpg 5y ago

   I don't get it. I get building a C64 (or other retro systems) but with HDMI ports and components that can be sourced without dumpster diving. I don't want to replace a bunch of capacitors to play 80s games either. But why would I
8. 428.▲
   by billpg 5y ago

   Exactly how terrified should I be right now?
9. 429.▲
   by billpg 6y ago

   That's a good thing. You have to be careful using a command line SQL query when typing "SELECT ". If the processing is left to the program, an SQL app in Windows knows you didn't mean " " to mean all the files
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    by billpg 6y ago

    I wonder why team.archive.org wasn't used.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    I've often wished there was a way a web server could respond to requests with "Your DNS is out of date. Use this IP instead".
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Yes, I would rather be in the EU. I never wanted to leave. Join Schengen. Join the Euro. Yes to it all! I am proud of England and to be English. I believe in England as a modern European nation.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Stage one: Denial.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    We have just left the EU and its going so badly that even the fishing industry have turned on it. Once the idiot politicians who sold it have been sent packing we'll apply to re-join.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    The UK occasionally makes tributes to historical figures by producing new series of bank notes with their picture.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    A nice tribute before the UK moves to the Euro.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Browsers would need to be modified, but I wonder if TOR's method of URLs with the public key encoded could be repurposed for devices on a LAN? https://hashhash.lan/ (Causes browser to broadcast a message on LAN and wai
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Define "forever".
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    by billpg 6y ago

    I once had to send a fax that included a letter-head to authorize a domain transfer. Because fraudsters can't reproduce letter-head, I guess?
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Did a landlord write this?
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    by billpg 6y ago

    I wold rather pritty printing retain original order. Some JSON schemas I've seen put a version or class type at the top of every object and I wouldn't want that to be ordered elsewhere.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Blatant plug: That time I accidentally discovered my text terminal had a graphics mode. https://hackensplat.com/falco-t310-unleashed/
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    by billpg 6y ago

    In this case, isn't the recipient company Apple?
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Showing my age. src.doc.ic.ac.uk It was known to some at my university (or maybe just me) pronounced as "Srk Dok Ik Ak Uk".
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    by billpg 6y ago

    I wish some transatlantic airlines did this. Really annoys me when the (redacted) in front of me decides their right to recline their seat is more important than my right to be comfortable.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    The first two logisticians, each being a flawed human capable of error, might have answered "I don't know" despite not wanting dessert.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    How about making sure that whoever is in the chair in front of me does not recline it at any point in the journey.
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    by billpg 6y ago

    Canada's?
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    by billpg 6y ago

    I've written a bot that picks up birthday notifications and automatically writes a "Happy Birthday" post. Saves me time and I never miss anyone. * Not really.
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    Managing Unmanaged Objects in C#(medium.com)

    3 points by billpg 6y ago|0 comments