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by db48x 13y ago
names are no different from any other form of user input in this regard. Any time you include user input in a document you should follow it with a direction override character to restore the text direction, just in case the user changed it.
4352.
by db48x 13y ago
Fluorescent lightbulbs, you may have seen one.
4353.
by db48x 13y ago
SyncMaster 997DF: 19" CRT @ 2048x1536 Unfortunately the the focus has gradually been getting worse for the last few years; it's no longer quite as sharp in the corners as it was a decade ago when I bought it. It may only last anot
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by db48x 13y ago
Use OfflineIMAP to sync to a local disk.
4355.
by db48x 14y ago
Three monitors, side by side. The center is a 19" SyncMaster 997DF CRT at 2048×1536, the outer two are 23" ViewSonic VP2365wb (IPS) LCDs at 1920×1080. They're the same height vertically (although not the same resolution), so the result is q
4356.
by db48x 15y ago
A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge. It's all about the nature of computation vs thought, usenet, and truly evocative aliens. Not much actual code though.
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by db48x 15y ago
Trees aren't selfless, nor do they care about happiness or the future. They are simply machines programmed to work a certain way. In this case it would be better to see the tree as pulling the nutrients it needs from wherever they happen to
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by db48x 15y ago
Actually, zfs-on-linux is doing pretty well. It's not production ready yet, of course. As for HTTP, I agree with you entirely! There is actually a standard that lets you put a hash (SHA-1 or SHA-256 or something) on an http anchor link, and
4359.
by db48x 15y ago
Merkle Trees FTW, but it sounds like you've basically reimplemented ZFS. Have you tried using ZFS on one of these?