eternityforest

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by eternityforest 5y ago
Better transportation tech would be needed to live outside those cities with the same convenience. Better green tech would be needed to make it as energy efficient as the city. Tech can definitely help. I see a distinct lack of cheap mass s
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by eternityforest 5y ago
What's the goal of the Hurd project? Is it just because they really really want a microkernel?
3693.
by eternityforest 5y ago
Those large libraries don't change either, if you use a fixed version. Security updates are important, but it's not like CVEs are particularly common in 5 functions like left-pad, and bloated code that isn't reachable in your
3694.
by eternityforest 5y ago
How about we minimize the UNIX philosophy instead?
3695.
by eternityforest 5y ago
It's cool, but aren't pepper ball pistols a lot cheaper?
3696.
by eternityforest 5y ago
I still can't believe exceptions ever went out of style.
3697.
by eternityforest 5y ago
Automation is good for reliability, machines are much better at being machines than people are. The problem is most of the "I automate everything" people seem to use handwritten bash scripts for everything, instead of purpose buil
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by eternityforest 5y ago
Random numbers are already cheap and abundant. a 32 byte seed and a clock is all you need. As one great article said, either crypto works or it doesn't. If we couldn't make good CPRNGs, why would we think we could make ciphers? I
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by eternityforest 5y ago
I'm never sure what exactly Taleb's point is. He overlaps with the Lindy movement in a highly biased way. I think everyone should read him, but nobody should just take his advice without thinking. I find myself disagreeing at a
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by eternityforest 5y ago
Rules are great for when us non-pros make something that looks bad, but we don't exactly know why, we just know we made something we aren't happy with. I mostly like skeuomorphic designs, so I'll definitely keep this one in m
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by eternityforest 5y ago
At this point the lack of any Easter Eggs almost IS the hidden feature. I would not have expected this much discussion and controversy, it causes more surprise than an actual egg in the app would!
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by eternityforest 5y ago
I don't think I've ever put a true easter egg in software. I do decorations instead. A random quote on a login page, some skeuomorphic theming, a config option to put particle effects on your custom dashboards. I wouldn't r
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by eternityforest 5y ago
The rate of change would be fine in my book. The problem is the rate of breakage. Backwards compatibility is a forgotten art. Code is endlessly rewritten and refactored. Sometimes for trivial things like changing names. And of course, they
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by eternityforest 5y ago
SQLite is one of the most amazing pieces of software I've ever seen. It's reliable, it doesn't add any inconvenience to end users, and it's very easy to use.
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by eternityforest 5y ago
I hope I never actually have to use crypto as a real currency. I don't want to use a coin without fraud protection. I don't want to completely restructure how I handle security because now a stolen phone means my life savings gon
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by eternityforest 5y ago
Programming Arduino is the only time I willingly use C++... it's a lot more annoying in other contexts. But still better than some languages.
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by eternityforest 6y ago
I've been mostly ignoring and periodically checking back on Matrix to see when they get real decentralized identity and the ability to run with only RasPi grade hardware.... Hasn't happened yet but I'm still hopeful! Applicat
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by eternityforest 6y ago
This is why discrete MOSFETs need to go away in low frequency applications. There's not really any time I think "Hey, I want a transistor that doesn't make any attempt to handle short circuits, so I can save literally $2 it s
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by eternityforest 7y ago
I'd say reading books and spending time with friends and family are the main low tech that shouldn't be replaced by the digital version. The other big thing is taking time off from smartphones. I haven't written more than may
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by eternityforest 7y ago
Web Apps have their place. Native apps are usually better, and this whole "X as a service" thing is trash, but I like Gmail, and I think web is the best IoT interface platform. The problem is when someone makes an HTML document, b
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by eternityforest 7y ago
The average user used a ton of very very un-private things, including all manner of unsandboxed browser plugins. It was mostly about trust back then. Windows explorer could not keep you safe from exploits, so an average user saw the intern