cosmojg

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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   I hope we can eventually move away from emulating DEC VT-series physical video terminals and rid ourselves of the associated cruft once and for all. The command line has the potential be so much more on modern systems. In this vein, I think
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   There are all sorts of open-source alternatives! Here's a list: https://github.com/paladin-t/fantasy My personal favorite is the TIC-80: https://tic.computer/ And if you're looking for a stra
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   Selling hardware and insurance for said hardware. Also taking a cut of all purchases on their various platforms.
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   This doesn't work with Enhanced Tracking Protection and/or uBlock Origin enabled in Firefox. I wonder if there's a way around that server-side.
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   I think OP meant that as a compliment, not a criticism.
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   > However, the maybe more critical issue is about other independently installed software, or maybe closed source software, where you will not automatically get an update once some library gets updated. If you care about security, you sho
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   So let's fix the problem! How can we get better semantics? Have any hypothetical solutions in mind?
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   What speeds are you getting with them?
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   by cosmojg 6y ago

   > but the basic takeaway is that dynamic linking in system toolchains and system runtimes is far more mature than static linking. But that's a chicken-or-egg problem, right? The only way static linking tools will reach parity with d
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    For those interested in microeconomics, the Medallion Fund is probably the most profitable application of Markov chains to date (also the most profitable mutual fund to date). It was founded by renowned mathematician Jim Simons [0], buildin
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Sorry for stalking you a little bit, but I noticed that you've read over a thousand books in your lifetime. I'm currently struggling to read even one or two per year myself. What advice would you offer to somebody looking to get i
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    > Patricia Churchland is, with Daniel Dennett and Josh Knobe, among my favorite living philosophers. She takes on a topic here, the nature of human conscience and morality, that is both important and accessible. She advocates a thesis wh
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Alternatively: https://archive.is/czqYK
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    I wonder if location prompts would be more effective if, instead of asking "Allow 'Example App' to access your location while you are using the app?", they explicitly state "'Example App' would like to kno
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Huh! TIL! Is that why US federal taxes are typically due on April 15th? Or is it a coincidence?
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    I can't wait for AV1 and AVIF to take over the world. We've needed better formats for awhile now.
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    What are your thoughts on Crystal? See: https://crystal-lang.org/
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Ahh, cool! Thanks for the info.
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Anybody know any good JavaScript-free alternatives to this? Or should I just stick with quoting people and linking their content the old-fashioned way?
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Having worked somewhere that still used physical memos, I can share my experience. They were simply "important" notices and announcements printed on single sheets of paper hand-delivered to our desks by one of the managers or thei
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Many leveraged ETFs can be redeemed or created, though. ETFs and ETNs are two very different products. ProShares, the issuer behind the popular 3x leveraged NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 ETFs TQQQ and UPRO, even publishes a fee schedule for
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    > My general point is that sometimes we're so focused on producing (2) 'an incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, piece of work that produces exactly what is needed' that we fail in (1) '[producing] what is
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Tragic Heap* See: https://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Moving to Min from Chrome is certainly moving in the right direction, though. After all, Electron is just a stripped-down version of Chromium, and thus quite a bit more minimal by default.
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Bahahaha, really? This DMCA nonsense sounds ridiculous!
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    Hagoromo Chalks, Progress and Vim(herebeseaswines.net)

    3 points by cosmojg 6y ago|0 comments
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Whelp, Casio has officially made its way onto my list of brands to never buy.
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    I don't know about Ubuntu, but my experience with Gnome on Arch Linux and Arch-derived distributions has been pretty good as far as high-DPI displays go. I've only had to make minor tweaks to a few configurations here and there de
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Two years ago, I helped a friend install Ubuntu Linux on a Retina Macbook Pro, and it worked like a charm. If you're looking for a new laptop entirely, there are loads of 4K+ Linux-compatible laptops out there (ThinkPads are probably
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    by cosmojg 6y ago

    Or, you know, just run Linux outright.