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by canpan 9mo ago
The tricky part is you don't have a motor. It's an unpowered vehicle. (Caveat is the start, you will be pulled up with a rope, another powered plane or have starter motor to get up once) You can go thousands of miles without propu
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by canpan 9mo ago
Working in that area in Japan. I think I can provide some answers. Payment: CC are mostly used for BtoC but if you are a BtoB SaaS you want invoice and a local presence (ie no tax or currency shenanigans for your customer). Hand on sales: D
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by canpan 9mo ago
I came here to say the same. The location is a bit hard to get to. But if you are in the area, also visit the town of Heidelberg, it is close by and worth the trip. I went there as a child and loved it, in particular the UBoat you can enter
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by canpan 9mo ago
The people with the drive to be able to retire early are also the most likely to be bored when it happens. Working on something fun and novel, like in his case Gemini, mentioned in the article, is the ideal.
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by canpan 9mo ago
I found the Karpathy videos very approachable. While I did study CS, I never went deep into ML. My main knowledge about matrices is for graphic development, so vectors and matrices up to 4x4 in size only. But following the videos, starting
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by canpan 9mo ago
Regarding the perception of time, I have a complete opposite perception of the author. He mentions 20 as a middle point. I was after that, in my 20s when I first took real full control. I can remember the times before that. But I did so
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by canpan 10mo ago
Another one for personal sites is GoAccess. No DB needed, only log files. It shows nicely; which page was visited, how often, browser statistics etc. https://goaccess.io/
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by canpan 10mo ago
Same here! I lived in big cities all my life and am used to the convenience of good public transport. Want to travel and rent a nice car, just when needed.
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by canpan 10mo ago
As another person going to LAN parties. I am nostalgic about many things. CRT screens and CRT TVs are not on that list! SNES/N64 games might look a little better on them, but I take that over the downsides. I can also look longer and m
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by canpan 10mo ago
If you have a topic to write, why let AI hold you back? If you worry about mistakes or AI writing better, use it to proofread and get suggestions? My personal blocker is that I have a bunch of unrelated hobby topics and don't want to m
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by canpan 11mo ago
Same here in 2000s, studying CS was completely MS free. The professors mostly used linux or Mac anyhow. The university system for students was web based. Papers were written in LaTeX with official template. The email system was hosted by th
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by canpan 1y ago
Another person living in Japan. Sounds about right. A unit from a good brand (daikin, mitsubishi) costs ~$800? More or less depending on the room size. We had them installed when we built the house, installation price included. Two are enou
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by canpan 1y ago
That does remind a little of Kodak, inventing the digital camera.
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by canpan 1y ago
For gaming, the internal render resolution of a gaming console might not go over 1080p anyway. If it's a Switch 1 it might even be only 720p. So if that is the main usage, you are right, a 4k screen is a waste of money.
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by canpan 1y ago
After years of digital only I started buying CDs and books again. I am much more selective though. Just buy what I will listen to many times or for artist support. Bought a total of 3 CDs in two years. Movies are more difficult, as I can&#x
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by canpan 1y ago
Safari and the lock screen clock were my biggest issues. The lock screen clock went from "can read in a split second" to "wait what number is this?". Luckily there was a setting for that one.
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by canpan 1y ago
Neat. Depending on your use case it might make sense. Still I wonder what they use for backup? For many use cases downtime is acceptable, but data loss is generally not. Did I miss it in the post?
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by canpan 1y ago
I built it as a plain single C file. You can find DrDobbs journal Vol 1 from 1976 with implementation ideas in the internet archive. It is a very retro approach. Just a fun side project. I am sure there are better ways to do it.
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by canpan 1y ago
Coincidentally I implemented a TinyBasic in C recently. Based on DrDobbs journals first issue. I ported HAMURABI over to it (I only have int math and some other parts were different). It is a great weekend project. Recommend.
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by canpan 1y ago
I would say being 6, standing in your bedroom and thinking "I'm going to remember this moment for the rest of my life" would fall under "particular interesting event".
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by canpan 1y ago
Yes, I don't think replicated data structures are the problem. Look at single player video games, cannot get more ideal for local-first. Still you need a launcher and internet connection.
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by canpan 1y ago
> many of your users will not be professional engineers. They may be salespeople, product managers, students, hobbyists, and so on. This is not just true for authentication. If you work in a business setting, your APIs will be used by th
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by canpan 1y ago
Staff helps! I had this thought today taking the train here in Japan, why I feel safe compared to other countries. Every station is staffed with a real person. Most trains have at least two people in them. One driver and a second staff anno
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by canpan 1y ago
In particular Marsaglia's KISS generator combines LCGs with other generators. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_(algorithm)
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by canpan 1y ago
Uhm, my recent washing machine purchase involved actively looking for not needing an app. They did try hard though, for example by offering 3 more years of warranty when you install the app.
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by canpan 1y ago
> Yet, I can’t escape the fact that it’s better reading than what I write I worry we will have a lot less good writers or artists in the future. Everyone starts bad, without the skill. The hurdle is, why should I put in effort to learn,
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by canpan 1y ago
Not sure about the interactive part, but I have build butterflies like this in pure CSS with css animations before. Definitely doable.
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by canpan 1y ago
The "incompetent competitors" is a big point for me. I prefer to buy from a more trusted local (in Japan) store. But it is so cumbersome! Buying something on Amazon is fast and smooth, and they have a huuge selection. Regarding pr
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by canpan 1y ago
The shops are the game changer. Theoretically you could earn more doing online auctions. But why the hassle? I sell my old PC hardware, but there are shops for books, games, clothes, furniture, instruments, alcohol?!
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by canpan 1y ago
I started doing "phoneless walk". For example in the morning before work, go outside, walk in a park for 20m and do not bring my phone. Not sure why, but not bringing the phone changed my thinking pattern. Even if I did not look a

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