e-topy

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1. 31.▲
   by e-topy 1y ago

   Yeah, metric is cool and all, you can divide by ten and multiply by ten. But even better would be a hexadecimal system so that you could halve, third and quarter it. Plus it's n^2 so it's a perfect square \s
2. 32.▲
   by e-topy 1y ago

   Instead of using a new PNG standard, I'd still rather use JPEG XL just because it has progressive decoding. And you know, whilst looking like png, being as small as webp, supporting HDR and animations, and having even faster decoding s
3. 33.▲
   by e-topy 1y ago

   Jason Booth (the author) also has a YouTube channel talking about similar topics. I really liked his 'Practical Optimizations' video: https://youtu.be/NAVbI1HIzCE
4. 34.▲
   by e-topy 1y ago

   Apple's Face ID uses what is essentially a 3D camera, a simple 2D color camera cannot compare to that in terms of accuracy.
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   Singularity – Microsoft's Experimental Operating System(16elt.com)

   4 points by e-topy 1y ago|2 comments
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   Stop Writing Dead Programs [video](youtube.com)

   3 points by e-topy 1y ago|1 comments
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   Building a Brand – Redesigning a Business Start to Finish [video](youtube.com)

   2 points by e-topy 1y ago|0 comments
8. 38.▲
   by e-topy 1y ago

   > I read somewhere that every augmentation is also an amputation. Progress in tech means we are constantly lobotomising a majority of the population. Just thought about something: There are a few sides to this. There is innovation that j
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   If Edgar Allan Poe Wrote JavaScript (2023)(blog.anguscroll.com)

   1 points by e-topy 1y ago|0 comments
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    Astronomical Calculations for Hard Sci-Fi in Common Lisp (2022)(borretti.me)

    13 points by e-topy 1y ago|0 comments
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    Mutmut – Python Mutation Tester(github.com)

    20 points by e-topy 1y ago|3 comments
12. 42.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    Not in the Czech alphabet: a, á, b, c, č, d, ď, e, é, ě, ... Also, we regard 'Ch' as its own letter. So yeah, try sorting alphabetically. I'll wait.
13. 43.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    And it even remembers what you chose last time and pushes it to the top. That is UX. Being actually helpful and not fucking annoying.
14. 44.▲
    Don't guess my language(vitonsky.net)

    670 points by e-topy 1y ago|380 comments
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    by e-topy 1y ago

    This very much reminds me of Alexander Obenauer's Lab Notes[1] and OLLOS[2]. They're both great, recommend reading them. [1] https://alexanderobenauer.com/labnotes/000/ [2] https://alexanderob
16. 46.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    This is why I like SourceHut. It's fast, lean, js-free, shows only what's important on screen. The only downside is that I now need to juggle between two git servers that don't make mirroring easy. But if (when) Microsoft dec
17. 47.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    Commenting just because you can't favorite comments
18. 48.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    Damn, his other blog posts are stellar as well, nice!
19. 49.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    I only wanted to use Smalltalk as an example of a message oriented language. Even then, every IO and every message-based communication is non-blocking and async, therefore programs have much higher throughput (if designed correctly, the sam
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    by e-topy 1y ago

    As I said in my other reply, it was more research focused, and went on to be implemented in.NET. > From what I've read ( https://joeduffyblog.com/2015/11/03/blogging-about-midori/ ), Midori was a r
21. 51.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    My point was that modifications to the higher up system (e.g., file mounts) could be isolated per process (and then trickled down to sub-processes). If the process corrupted the OS' function in any way, only that process would feel it,
22. 52.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker, so putting should everywhere was easier for me. It's not to discourage debate, just that explaining that way was easier (for me to write, at least).
23. 53.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    Damn, someone actually read the thing! How rare. All of what you say does make sense, I'll ponder about it, maybe we can have an actual discussion sometime. I think if you were serious about something like this, you would go and sell t
24. 54.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    Well, thanks for the feedback. I've shortened some passages, I always had a feeling it was too long but didn't really think about it.
25. 55.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    None of that really has anything to do with the rest of the article. I'd recommend reading a bit more than the first paragraph.
26. 56.▲
    by e-topy 1y ago

    Have you read the thing? I'm advocating to going back to the foundations laid out by the Alto and Douglas Engelbart. That is literally the opposite
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    Desktop Is Dead(rusz.space)

    12 points by e-topy 1y ago|21 comments