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by darkpuma 7y ago
Where do you think they'll go? Canonical? Or will their man-hours be lost to the FOSS community?
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by darkpuma 7y ago
I don't think "notepad.exe is a shitty editor for this language" is a relevant objection in the first place. It's like criticizing python because notepad.exe lacks an auto-indent function.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
> "There's a fundamental leap of insight that requires enormous activation energy to achieve." I don't think it requires energy per se , because s-expressions aren't actually difficult at all. The biggest hu
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by darkpuma 7y ago
I don't understand the ojection to dbus in particular. Are there not multiple implementations of the dbus spec?
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by darkpuma 7y ago
> "Nvidia is mostly used on Linux, as most of their GPUs are installed in datacenters for deep learning acceleration purposes." Supposing that's true, it has little to do with the reality that Nvidia blatantly doesn&#x27
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Do you think that's typical? I wasn't trying to be contentious, I've always installed the latest firefox as soon as it's packaged and the other Debian users I've known were doing similar. I know ESR exists and wor
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by darkpuma 7y ago
I think most Debian desktop users pull things like their browser from Sid.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
The root of the problem is that you simply cannot expect your average police officer to have a working intuitive knowledge of bayes theorem.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Steve Jobs would be less popular if he tried to kill people with a truck.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Your understanding is correct, fly ash can be used as a substitute for portland cement. It's apparently chemically similar to how the Romans used to use volcanic ash in their concrete mixes. A lot of cement sold these days is a mix
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by darkpuma 7y ago
As far as I'm aware coal (particularly coke) plays a vital role in the production of steel, so I don't expect we'll do away with it anytime soon. But it's very frustrating to see coal being given a free pass by critics
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by darkpuma 7y ago
> That's not to say that I have particular confidence that the system is being deployed effectively, much less ethically, but your dismissal is unsound." If it cannot be deployed ethically (which you seem prepared to concede)
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by darkpuma 7y ago
The created technology is totally unfit for it's purpose, so no, it does not count as an "achievement." If they wanted to spend money on something that doesn't work, they should have purchased darkpuma™ brand divinatio
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Who is going to pay for the externalities of the fossil fuel industry? Maybe you will, maybe you won't. But if you have any kids, they certainly will.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
> "I would not permit construction of a plant that could, by design, be a danger to anything other than itself if it lost power." What about a plant that's a danger to others when it's running optimally within desig
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by darkpuma 7y ago
There is a great deal of experience with putting reactors on ships. On the other hand real world experience for putting reactors on planes is very limited, and what little experience there is suggests that shielding would be minimal (shad
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Perhaps they consulted with somebody who's an expert at lying to Europeans, such as Tony Blair. ;)
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by darkpuma 7y ago
> Destroyer of worlds Is this kind of aggrandizing language really necessary? They're a bunch of dangerous punks, not gods of destruction. The article doesn't mention the role that delusions of grandeur play in getting peop
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by darkpuma 7y ago
I've been partial to the Buffalo brand for years, but I have no idea if they're still considered reasonable. The last time I bought one was a few years ago.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
I'm not sure. I think on linux/X11 it's just xmodmap wizardry, any maybe on macos you need third party software, but don't take my word for it. It's not something I've really investigated since I'm perso
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Okay that makes more sense. How far does that stretch though? Will the CBD industry really get so large that their waste product truly competes against cotton or synthetics? I can't help but feel hemp is destined to be a niche mate
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Hasn't industrial hemp production been legal in most of the world the whole time? And hasn't importation of hemp products (e.g. rope, or tshirts, or whatever) been legal even in America the whole time? Surely if hemp was going
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by darkpuma 7y ago
It can be both. I know people who have it configured to be escape when it's pressed and released, but control when it's held down in combination with another key.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
I'd be hesitant to try it in urban areas, since the air pollution particularly above streets could be quite bad. I'm sure it depends on a lot of particular local factors though.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
That's an ironic book to reference in this context, since the book had such a dim view towards video.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Shit, I think I last used it last week! In my GUI wrapper for rsync while transferring some large files. It took about 45 minutes for one of the files.
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by darkpuma 7y ago
Oh, I know people do it. My point isn't that they should or shouldn't do it, but rather that supporting sqlite as a low-config option specifically to facilitate testing makes a lot of sense. Arguably more sense than continuing
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by darkpuma 7y ago
> " given enough time, the markets will take care of it. " And death finds all murderers in the end, but why wait for that? I prefer we actively hunt them down, to limit the damage they can do. See also: Markets can remain
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by darkpuma 7y ago
What does freenas buy you over something like "just debian with nfs"? Is ZFS the appeal?
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by darkpuma 7y ago
The reported move to pornhub was pretty much just a one-time PR stunt to get some media attention for the issue (it worked.) Full30 seems to be taking a serious shot at it though.

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