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by bregma 3y ago
You could serialize everything through epoll(): use signalfd() to redirect signals into epoll(), use eventfd() for IPC through epoll(), etc. The kernel programming API is that everything is operated on through a file descriptor, not that ev
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by bregma 3y ago
Public housing is for the poors and the ethnics. That will not change as long as policy is set in the interests of neither. Regulations are captured to Keep Your Hands Off My Stash and to possibly embiggen it. It is the way.
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by bregma 3y ago
That really describes the state of the art in software. Don't bother trying to cover up the fact that you're normal and just like everybody else.
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by bregma 3y ago
> it's not a thing that overtly evil people do Au contraire. Doing it makes you overtly evil. Not a single person history has considered evil has ever considered themselves evil. From Vladimir to the gas pipe fitter at the camps who
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by bregma 3y ago
You need to factor in the fact that adjoining landowners are often rich campaign contributors, whereas the patrons of public transit are often the poors or the invisible help. As is often the case, the answer is "follow the money"
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by bregma 3y ago
The Supreme Court of Canada does not strike down federal laws. It follows section 52 of the written constitution [0] that states the following. 52 (1) The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada, and any law that is inconsis
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by bregma 3y ago
Those tiny arms would be sooo cute.
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by bregma 3y ago
We can use this gene when we finally clone T. rex from the blood of a mosquito trapped in amber. It will no longer be the dark and ominous lurking horror of book and film that frightens children and adults alike. No, it will be the brightly
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by bregma 3y ago
Automation is my day job. My home is a log cabin the woods that I heat with wood (in Canadian winters). That should give you an insider's view on the reliability and trustworthiness of home automation. The uptime on my laptops is in ye
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by bregma 3y ago
It makes me glad. One's reach should always exceed one's grasp. Keep searching.
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by bregma 3y ago
Yes. https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en/The-Gordie-...
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by bregma 3y ago
Most places all you need is a high-vis vest and a clipboard. In this case, a white hard hat could also be an asset.
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by bregma 3y ago
"3M" is the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. "3 M" is 3 million. Typography can be meaningful.
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by bregma 3y ago
Code was added to libc++ and libstdc++ to avoid the TOCTOU exploit documented in the CVE. "Fixed" in this case means the source code for the library was modified to prevent the documented exploit, and test cases were added to thei
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by bregma 3y ago
> A loadable ELF file needs no sections at all. Dynamic linking is a process that takes place with loadable ELF files. A loadable ELF file needs no sections at all.
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by bregma 3y ago
A you're-holding-it-wrong that still got fixed in all the major C++ standard library implementations.
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by bregma 3y ago
This ELF file is not minimal. A loadable ELF file needs no sections at all. The section header table can be empty and the .shrstr section does not need to be present. The .text entry is a just a pointer into one of the LOAD segments and can
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by bregma 3y ago
It wouldn't be restricting your freedoms, just your ability to exercise them.
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by bregma 3y ago
It only snows when it's warm (say, -10 C). Plows smear the snow into a thin layer. Then a high moves in so the temperature drops and you get asphalt covered in sheer ice that just gets polished by the sun and subsequent plowing. In som
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by bregma 3y ago
Ah the "exposure as payment" argument. Every artist is familiar with it. Landlords, grocery stores, and bill collectors won't accept exposure as payment. If you live on expousre, you die from exposure.
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by bregma 3y ago
You want to live forever? Don't do any of the things that make living worthwhile.
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by bregma 3y ago
We're not all convinced there is life here on earth. Or at least intelligent life.
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by bregma 3y ago
I watched the moon landings as a child. I don't expect to see humans set foot on the moon again in my lifetime. I do however expect to see opportunists suckling on the fatted pork barrel here on earth up until my expiry date. Mars is a
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by bregma 3y ago
> I wonder what other stuff is being unwittingly transferred during standard blood transfusions. Back in the early 1990s my wife worked in epidemiology studies at the national blood agency in our country. There was a lot of work to be do
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by bregma 3y ago
I didn't detect any shaming. Maybe a little bit of relish or personal lived experience.
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by bregma 3y ago
100% of all cervical cancer patients already don't have a penis. There are about 10 times the number of deaths each year from cervical cancer as there are from penile cancer, and scooping out parts of your innards is not just infertili
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by bregma 3y ago
When my kids were in school that was certainly not the case. It must have changed recently.
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by bregma 3y ago
Anything is a sex toy if you're brave enough.
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by bregma 3y ago
Yes. It's the plain English version of "AD", which is Latin. English was good enough for Jesus in the Bible to speak, so it should be good enough for the rest of us instead of this high-falutin' shibboleth language they
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by bregma 3y ago
The official phrase was "causes anal leakage".

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