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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
I've supported v6 on a few small sites hosting OSS projects for almost a decade now, and I kept statistics over the years. The increase in v6 adoption has been glacial. Less than 1% increase per year. My own connectivity at home doesn&
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
That's probably because you didn't try to write anything significant in R besides running an analysis. R is an interesting language which adapts "ok" to statistics and related fields, however it's very limited by to
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Yes, however they're much more tied together as an ecosystem than, say, python and pip.
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
It's also a problem for application themselves IMO. Cargo combined with dependency pinning brings most of the disadvantages of similar environments with centralized package handling: the ease of adding package dependencies increases th
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
True. I'm old enough that I had these issues with C++ in the early 2000 even with _system_ compilers (AIX's C++ compiler was especially horrifying). However times have changed. The features and C++ general coding style itself is q
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Agree on most points. I never truly liked how complex C++ was from day 1, and it definitely got more and more complex over time. I'm using cppreference all the time, which is something I feel I shouldn't need. I also think the C++
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
I've been programming on embedded with c++ for quite a while and I really can't agree with linus here. Just the superior type checking, being able to use RAII and simple templates to replace macros completely transform the way you
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Depends on the geometry of the object, orientation, print settings and material. This being a closed shape, split in half, printed hollow-face down and supported by the inner structure _and_ the other half? I'm pretty sure you can use
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Right. The second issue is that the example grayscale ramps in the page lack a color profile as well, and depending on how you're looking at them (monitor and, sadly, which browser/version) you'll get different results. On my
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
I've watched a few channels on retro-gaming where the authors intentionally marked the video as "age-resticted" with the usual disclaimer "the video might contain images that can be disturbing to some people". As in
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
The real problem with the law is that you need a cookie to set the preference for the tracking to begin with, which I don't want. The law of course states that there shouldn't be any tracking without explicit consent. I'm s
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
I also have the three pedals! I couldn't get used to use them regularly as much as I wanted and I some point I simply stopped. My mapping was/is ESC, Ctrl and Shift. Never thought of using a FnSwitch, that's actually a great
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Yes. The [Ctrl|alt]+Shift actually feels more comfortable than a regular keyboard, since it's very easy to stretch the pinky and the thumb, and still have 3 fingers available (you can reach any other key). The same is true in both sect
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
I've been using the advantage pro (first model) for more than a decade after using (and trying) a ton of other keyboards, including popular choices like the microsoft natural line, some oddballs like the ergomagic (now defunct), split-
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
The only kind of people I've seen defending marketing are those who work in marketing. I have a couple of highly educated friends working in the field and it's kind of sad watching them trying to defend and/or explain the nee
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
And a quick reminder to everybody else that walled gardens don't actually help the consumer. They only arbitrarily restrict choice, they don't actually improve security (if any, that's provided by the sandboxing, not by the s
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Data-oriented programming is not hard by itself, rather as a consequence of how programming is done and what sort of flexibility you get in return. The traditional (or should I call "inverse") approach is to define what the progra
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
I stopped browsing IG content completely because of this completely artificial restriction. I love people that post to #plottertwitter and similar content, so pretty-please, don't post on IG or platforms that do this if your aim is to
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Same here. I intuitively understand some of them, others I know because I had to look up to before, but otherwise I also consider most of them obtuse. I guess the main point is that they're already standardized.
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by bsdubernerd 5y ago
Sadly, the LAST thing I ever wanted the signal foundation to do. And this adds to the PIN & cloud "features", insistence of a phone number, refusal to work with 3rd-party apps... I'd rather them have done _nothing_ at all
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
To make some examples that I didn't use to see: I get a good chuckle when I see flip-switch style checkboxes which include a description text that also flips in meaning when you toggle it. Because flip-switch style are already freque
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
That is an advantage for you, as a developer. Maybe users today have zero expectations because they don't know better? I'm a dev too but my expectation as a user is higher. I never saw a modern UI framework not being a complete pi
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
Fully agree on the UI. Every platform has regressed significantly compared to just 10 years ago. Modern UIs are slow, laggy, visually poorly designed (both in layout and in control design - they're just "flashy"), they'r
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
I hope you see why I still don't consider Mozilla behavior acceptable here. Many addons work already, but they're locked behind mozilla's vetting. Not only you need to jump through additional hoops, but you actually require a
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
Mozilla has been playing a little bit better here, but let's not forget Mozilla could remove the addon on pretty much in the same way. Case in point: Firefox on mobile has a selected _whitelist_ of addons you can install, and that&#x27
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
The vast majority of people look first for existing tools to solve the problem, then for ready-made libraries to solve the problem, then for libraries/code which is easily adaptable with the least effort. Don't delude yourself int
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
It is. But if your aim is to displace (never mind replace!) an old, established niche, it's a very steep uphill. Like the OP, I still use a ton of python. And I consider python to be a newcomer in the sci community, still gaining momen
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
I almost forgot transreflexive even existed :(. It has been a long time since I've seen some, but I remember the contrast being acceptable even in direct sunlight. But always in very small form factors. Are there new devices which make
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
Absolutely true. I wish TN didn't exist entirely, but I guess it works in some weird price/quality zone. When going rock-bottom, LCD panels can indeed get very bad. A big problem stems from the fact that to most people "fla
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by bsdubernerd 6y ago
The biggest issue for LED matrix displays is not construction, but 1) density of the display and 2) size/power draw requirements. You need to consider there's half a million of LEDs in a typical signage device. These consume and h

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