dangerbird2

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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Javascript does have finalizers now[1], which is a much-needed feature for webassembly interop where you need to explicitly call destructors to clean up any wasm data the object owns. However, this wouldn't help with promises where you
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Definitely not a clear description, but I believe it stands for "pattern matching in". Ruby's new pattern matching uses a sytax of case {{ value }} in {{ pattern }} {{ code }} ... end the new feature apparently allows expre
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
If I recall correctly, the exception is in Scotland, where the undergraduate programs tend to be more like America's: 4 years of study with emphasis on broad liberal arts education in secondary and higher education. I remember when app
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Also networking/web apps with lifecycle hooks, where careless import-time logic can break the setup procedures. To quote zen of python, "explicit is better than implicit"
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
I've found cinnamon has the best HiDPI support, especially when you need different fractional scaling factors for multiple monitors and can't use a Wayland-based DE because of your GPU drivers (looking at you, NVidia)
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
> That is still a 200-ton to Orbit launcher for the cost of a Falcon 9 or cheaper. [citation needed]
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
> That is still a 200-ton to Orbit launcher for the cost of a Falcon 9 or cheaper. If they can't prove rapid reusability for both stages, it's extremely unlikely the cost will be anywhere close to as cheap as current estimates.
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
A big reason why they selected SpaceX's proposal to use a variation on Starship as the Artemis lunar lander is for NASA to start subsidizing Starship's development.
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
The problem is that for Starship to hit that $10M price point, SpaceX will have to demonstrate several as of yet unproven capabilities: In-space refueling (required for any missions outside LEO), safe and reliable re-entry from orbit, and f
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Eating pork - It's wrong Eating long pork ( https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/long_pork#English ) - It's okay
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
> append the terminating clause “if it creates jobs” to more or less guarantee an approving result regardless of the previous clauses’ ethical content. [insert political joke here]
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
That being said, from a taxonomic standpoint, Thai basil, lemon basil, and western Sweet Basil are both varieties of Ocimum basilicum, while Holy Basil or tulsi is a separate species Ocimum tenuiflorum
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
I hate to admit I'm in that camp. Used emacs because it has great support for editing over ssh. When vscode came out with remote connections for ssh and wsl, I switched over. Emacs is a great operating system-I mean editor, but it&#x27
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Yeah, That's what I thought. I think the greatest barrier now is that most multithreaded python code right now is just barely thread-safe, even with the GIL. I occasionally have to remind colleagues that even though the GIL guarantee
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
I'd wonder if it would be easier to introduce a totally new API along the lines of ruby's ractor API[1] that enables thread parallelism while keeping existing Thread behavior identical as with the GIL. Tons of python code relies o
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
technically, it's a yeasted bread. The only thing that differentiates a pretzel from any other bread is that pretzel dough gets dipped in a basic solution before baking to create the brown crust
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
That theory has been largely discredited. There wasn't nearly enough reagents in the fabric to create a large thermite reaction. An oxyhydrogen explosion is the most likely explanation: there was probably a leak prior to the explosion,
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Apparently, most of the passengers were along the window bay in preparation for landing. They were able to hop out of the windows as the guest compartment reached a safe distance to the ground, and before hot wreckage could fall on them. Th
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Wouldn't that be exponential vs polynomial?
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Humans don't spread rabies. Because the main aim of vaccination programs is to prevent spread in a population, not necessarily prevent disease in individuals, it's much more effective to vaccinate pets and other animals that can s
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
According to this study[1], there have been about 20 reported survivors worldwide. Because it's so rare in countries with the medical infrastructure to report these things, it's probably pretty hard to infer the actual survival ra
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
It's also pretty broken for webassembly (which is where such a low-level API like WebGPU is going to have the biggest benefit), since Rust and C/C++ WebGPU bindings tend to fall out of API-compatibility with the browser implementa
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
By default, OpenTTD and many similar games have a competition mode, where the goal is to run competing players (either AI or human) out of business a la Monopoly. In practice, it's a sim game at it's core, so the process of buildi
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
More shame on China for retaliating by arbitrarily detaining two Canadian citizens with no relation to the case, holding them as hostages in all but name, and subjecting them to torture while Meng had to endure a cushy house arrest in her
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Also, there were new pumping stations built after Katrina.
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
The "s" in FORTRAN stands for "security"
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Moving ungodly volumes of rainwater away from homes and out of the streets is one of the few things New Orleans' infrastructure does really well. I remember times when I'd be walking down the sidewalk through knee-deep water to
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Same with the Big Lebowski, but in a much more deliberate (and professional) way. The Dude, imagining himself in a film noir story, thinks that every detail is some clue relevant to Bunny's disappearance, but turns out to be completel
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Don't forget wife carrying: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife-carrying
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by dangerbird2 5y ago
Alas, extreme programming is not nearly as fun as it sounds

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