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by bluecalm 11mo ago
Doesn't it make it more likely unused variables stay in the codebase? You want to experiment, the code doesn't compile, you add this (probably by automatic tool), the code now compiles. You're happy with your experiment. As t
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I've came across Mitchell Hashimoto (founder and main programmer behind Hashi Corp and now Ghostty) saying that he uses bare VIM and it took him long time to even use auto formatter with it. He also said that the way for him to explore
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Yeah, probably not worth it for them although their design gives me hope that at some point there will be an alternative keyboard to choose from. On my keyboard (Thinkpad T14) trackpoint seats flush or even slightly below the keys but that
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There is a big difference between auditors and "researchers". Researchers are just academics whose incentives are to publish things and makes a name for themselves - possibly the worst group to give data access to.
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I am very happy to see it on HN today as I procrastinated half of my day reading about CachyOS, filesystems and then looking at Linux laptops including Framework. A laptop that's tested/shipped with CachyOS would be great. If only
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I think the whole idea is to remove some pain points of C while not introducing additional annoyances people writing low level code don't want.
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The problem is that we make more expensive and more dangerous cars. Cheaper cars from the past were safer for pedestrians and cyclists because they had better visibility, were lower, slower and narrower. It's all for vanity and profit
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I don't know man. Most big SUVs on EU roads are German. Same goes for "sport" cars. While American trucks are terrible the crazies in BMWs and Mercedes SUVs with huge engines have more impact (as they are more of them). EU re
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>>If the EU is politically forced into accepting the US standards: The slack will need to be picked up by European insurance companies, who should charge extreme premiums for unsafe designs, effectively blocking the sale of the vehicl
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by bluecalm 11mo ago
It is crazy and sad. I spend a lot of time on a bike on public roads and those are absolutely scary. In general my impression is that the older the car the safer it is for everyone around. People in modern cars go too fast too easily, see l
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When I was playing poker for living there was a spreadsheet meme. There was always some guy who was losing consistently but declared everything will change from tomorrow because he now made a spreadsheet with an exact plan going forward. Th
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They are paid exceptionally well though. Way above market rate for their skill set was at any point in history. Work long hours for a few years and enjoy freedom for the rest of your life. That's a deal a lot of people would take. No n
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My experience is the opposite although I don't use it to write code but to explore/learn about algorithms and various programming ideas. It's amazing. I am close to cancelling my ChatGPT subscription (I would only use Open Ro
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by bluecalm 11mo ago
I think Apple makes really nice hardware but you can get better specs in as light (or lighter) frame elsewhere. I can compare AMD T14 Thinkpad to a Macbook. Thinkpad is faster, has more RAM (easy to get 64GB now), better keyboard. It's
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by bluecalm 11mo ago
There is rampant cheating in online chess and poker as well, you know? You can have an opinion about what constitutes a better game for humans: should it be about making better decisions, arriving at them faster or being fast and precise wi
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I think it will be even more helpful to know a simple proof doesn't exist because AI has tried for long enough and didn't find it. Once people know there is no easy proof of say Collatz or Twin Primes Conjencture those will not be
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I really like the idea of compiling both the kernel and packages for modern CPUs instructions. This seems to be around 5% free speed (googling various benchmarks) + better responsiveness for personal computer use. Any views how sustainable
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by bluecalm 11mo ago
>>Jensen Hung’s father was an engineer and his mother was a teacher. He wasn’t going to be homeless and on the street if he failed. So now the goalposts are "isn't desperate" while a while ago it was "came from mon
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by bluecalm 11mo ago
NVidia
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>> But nobody prefers having a bad touchpad, for example I don't like Apple's touchpad because it's too big and makes their keyboard worse. I much prefer laptops with smaller touchpad. I usually disable it anyway so mo
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by bluecalm 11mo ago
There are many annoying things about Windows but Windows/app switching is light years ahead of MacOS. MacOS is slow, has annoying animations, doesn't have properly working alt+tab. I fully agree on all hardware points: battery, sp
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>>The only time they ask for ID at the Check-In-Counter, is when you have checked luggage. They ask you to show it no matter if you have checked luggage or not. Your can online check-in but then you need to provide your ID info online
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>>In Europe I don't need to show ID for flights inside the Schengen Area Really? I fly between Schengen countries multiple times a year. I don't remember one where I wasn't required to show my ID at both check-in and th
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Switzerland has mandatory healthcare insurance and subsidies for low income earners. The insurance is provided by private companies. It's not really universal healthcare system like in most EU countries. Private insurance can work out
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You are overestimating people. I've met several people with higher education who don't understand that trade-off. They see the world as a fight between good guys who want to give the society free stuff and the bad guys that want t
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If an average class has 20 students it's $560k per year. If an average student gets 1000 hours of schooling per year you can pay 200$/hour and you have spent only just above 1/3 of your budget. It feels like there is more to
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I've asked it (thinking 3) about the difference between Plus and Pro plans. First it thought I am asking for comparison between Gemini and ChatGPT as it claimed there is no "Plus" plan on Gemini. After I insisted I am on this
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>>LLMs are achieving technical mastery in problem-solving domains on the order of Chess and Go, solving algorithmic puzzles and math proofs competitively in contests such as the ICPC and IMO. I don't think LLMs are anywhere close
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It used to happen way more often with Magnus and classical versions of Stockfish from pre Alpha Zero/Leela Zero days. Since NN Stockfish I don't think it happens anymore.
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>>Apart from the Linux kernel and web browsers/tools, it is perhaps the only open source software that managed to beat all the commercial software in its niche. It has rendered Maya nearly obsolete. GCC and now Clang has beaten I

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