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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
Any particular reason for avoiding the metal cases? I was under the impression that a metal case - making the laptops more durable and resistant to potential damage - would be a desirable thing.
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
Has any of the newer ThinkPad models been upgraded to use a metal case or they are still made out of plastic? Asking as that is the main deal-breaker for me
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
I don't know why I am expecting that to happen earlier with the rate they are burning throgh the dollars by the billions...
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
Legit question - what is the current status of the construction of chip production factories in the US? I know about the existence of the initiative but I don't know how it is progressing / what is actually going on on that front.
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
I had no idea that OpenSSL is in such a bad state.
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
Couldn't have said it better - you are 100% correct. And yes - regarding a UK phone number: you can buy a pre-paid SIM in literally every single supermarket or corner shop / convenience store in the country like you would buy a ca
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
To my current job? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Working on passion-projects? Until the day I die.
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
> and he's always been wrong Please explain in as much detail as you can because that is a very bold statement
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by captain_coffee 9mo ago
So wait - would this be something like... you trying to send a dickpic via WhateverMessenger, the content would be scanned first and you would be presented with a message along the lines of "This message cannot be sent as it violates o
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by captain_coffee 10mo ago
> LLMs do something more complex and far more effective than memorise-regurgitate They literally do not, what are you talking about?
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by captain_coffee 10mo ago
> Are they dumb? Absolutely, but are they smart? Very much so. You can be both at the same time. This has to be bait
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by captain_coffee 11mo ago
At this point Microsoft Windows (at least the latest version of Win11) is borderline unusable for any sane technology professional.
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by captain_coffee 11mo ago
That is literally the reason for which I finally canceled Spotify a few years ago. At that point I was accumulating reasons to switch for the last few years but that was the last straw. I am paying your most expensive subscription and if yo
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by captain_coffee 11mo ago
Legit question: if this disaster of a legislation passes, what are the alternatives to provide secure messaging / comms when you are inside the EU? The only 2 options that I can think about are: - The Dark Web: TOR, I2P (<--- not su
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by captain_coffee 11mo ago
I literally have no idea what you mean
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by captain_coffee 11mo ago
BBC, literally one of the most reliable news sources in the world is according to you "UK propaganda". Feel free to expand on this
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by captain_coffee 11mo ago
Correct - the vast majority of people vastly underestimate the complexity of the human brain and the emergent properties that develop from this inherent complexity.
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by captain_coffee 11mo ago
Yes, uv is probably the best thing to happen to the Py ecosystem in the last decade. That is mainly because the rest of the ecosystem is somewhere between garbage fire and mediocre at best. uv in itself is a great tool, I have no complaints
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
not every one do need node
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
Why not bypass Node.js entirely and write the service(s) directly in Rust? Am I missing anything?
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
This artcle is obvious bait
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
I am non-ironically considering this as I probably have double-digit organizations within a radius of 10 miles that probably still have core systems in production written in COBOL.
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
Nice! Just curious about one aspect: how much demand is there for C++ nowadays for new projects and what is the anticipated demand mid to long term [5+ years]? Asking as I am seriously considering if it would be a good idea to transition to
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
This is the correct answer!
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
Cool, cool, now let's see their profits on that annualized (not annual!) recurring revenue. I'll grab the popcorn in the meantime.
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
We are watching in real time the creation of a whole new category of... not sure what the correct term is for this. Mental disorders? As another commenter put it - that whole subreddit is something... "Concerning" is a huge unders
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how tech-savvy people will go out of their way to make sure they communicate with as many people as possible exclusively using End-to-End-Encrypted services exclusively. (that do not scan your messages eve
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
Unfortunately, this seems on par with recruitment practices in the summer of 2025. I can almost guarantee that they didn't even read that application / cover letter and auto-magically rejected it. "the team doesn't have
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
All the articles on that website are pure gold - I highly reccommend it! Recently launched a paid subscription with multiple extremely dense (1h+ reading time) posts per month.
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by captain_coffee 1y ago
Yes, of course, is anyone even remotely-surprised besides the "geniuses" that came up with these kind of dehumanizing ideas/practices?

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