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by drob518 1y ago
Typically, you select a precision that you’re comfortable with and then use fixed point for everything. My broker seems to use 6 decimal places.
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by drob518 1y ago
They are definitely rare. And I suspect that if you eliminate government web sites where usage of standards is encouraged, if not mandated, the sightings “in the wild” are very low. My guess would be less than 1% of sites use XSLT.
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by drob518 1y ago
Exactly. In my experience, XML has thousands of ways to trip yourself while JSON is pretty simple. I always choose JSON APIs over XML if given the choice.
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by drob518 1y ago
I’m old-school right there with you. The fact that there are really only three browser codebases now is concerning.
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by drob518 1y ago
Very cool and well executed. I love the vibe and commitment to detail.
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by drob518 1y ago
We’re hitting that point in time when key figures in the history of early computing are starting to leave us. It’s nice to see these early applications preserved. If we can get this code off old disks and tapes and into modern cloud-based r
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by drob518 1y ago
You’re only half serious, but this is actually a good point.
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by drob518 1y ago
This is cool if it pans out, but I have three words for you: Al Capone’s vaults.
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by drob518 1y ago
This proves to me that companies will pursue revenue optimization to the most absurd lengths, limited only by what the technology can support. And even a bit beyond. I knew this was a difficult problem, but this demonstrates just how diffic
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by drob518 1y ago
If you ever wondered why Lisp has CAR and CDR, this explains it.
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by drob518 1y ago
With options, the market has nearly always priced in the obvious risk. But not the non-obvious risk. Burry is not just saying, “I think these companies are overvalued.” Rather, he’s saying, “I think the bubble is about ready to pop.” While
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by drob518 1y ago
Yes, but premiums on NVDA and PLTR are not small as premiums go. He’s still going to be spending a huge chunk.
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by drob518 1y ago
What does that mean?
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by drob518 1y ago
I agree. I find their articles very enjoyable. And even though they stay technical, they don’t descend into becoming a technical journal. The content is still accessible to a non-expert like me.
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by drob518 1y ago
Apple just jumped to version 26 across all its code bases. I think HTMX can survive with skipping to 4.
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by drob518 1y ago
"Freestyle jazz" is pretty accurate, IMO.
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by drob518 1y ago
It’s rare to find a CEO who is willing to go down with the ship. Most are just posturing for the board and engineering a huge payout if they are forced to leave.
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by drob518 1y ago
Rumor was that everyone who had 867-5309 changed it shortly after it released. Except for Jenny. She had a fantastic dating life long before Tinder.
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by drob518 1y ago
“You can’t have AI unless you pay extra for it.” “Um… okay. No AI for me.”
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by drob518 1y ago
There’s a nice list of open source cores here: https://github.com/suryakantamangaraj/AwesomeRISC-VResources
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A functional programming course in 6 books(ericnormand.substack.com)
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by drob518 1y ago
I agree. My M1 Air is the best laptop I’ve ever owned (and that goes back 30 years). While I’m finally getting tempted to upgrade by M5, the reality is my M1 is still quite usable. I’m thinking I might use it until it either fails or Apple
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by drob518 1y ago
To see what’s running, 1. Go into Activity Monitor 2. From the CPU or memory tab, look at the “Kind” column. It’ll either say “Apple” or “Intel.” If the Kind column isn’t visible, right-click on the column labels and select Kind.
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by drob518 1y ago
The “big name apps” have already moved to Apple Silicon. Rosetta helped them with that process a few years ago. We’re down to the long tail apps now. At some point, Rosetta is only helping a couple people and it won’t make sense to support
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by drob518 1y ago
Straw-man much?
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by drob518 1y ago
I was curious about sound for both the indoor and outdoor pieces. The outside condenser for my current AC is very loud. Are the heat pump units quieter, and if so, why?
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by drob518 1y ago
This is similar to just about everything mechanical (e.g. auto maintenance). The labor is always the biggest fraction of the cost, not the parts. You always have the option to DIY.
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by drob518 1y ago
Indeed. The SaaS model allowed the software companies to have perfect control of their users. You might pay more and have unused accounts, but you’ll never pay less. It also was great for adoption because there was nothing to install. Sales
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by drob518 1y ago
Well done. Kingsbury’s series was equally fun but didn’t use combinators.
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by drob518 1y ago
The founders foresaw all manner of bad behavior. They understood human nature better than most today, and they experienced a lot of shocking political acts, everything from telling scurrilous lies about your opponent to outright buying vote

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