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691.
by exitb 4y ago
People went to the Moon and praised their god there, it doesn’t seem like that much of a stretch that humans in the past could be both competent and religious.
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by exitb 4y ago
I think there’s an interesting clue in the fact that the entire 9front has less lines of code than Go, which this browser depends on. And that includes two web browsers already shipped with the system! Yes, there are ways to force Plan 9 in
693.
by exitb 4y ago
That question makes no sense really. It’s like asking whether camping can be as practical as living in a proper house - maybe for some people, but generally, that’s just not the point.
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by exitb 4y ago
Make a note though that the immutable counterparts are not persistent, as the Clojure ones are.
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by exitb 4y ago
The bacteria causing the erosion have actually been discovered there and are named after the ship. It wouldn’t be at all unusual to be somewhat wrong about that estimate in such a unique situation. It rather seems like a typical case of a r
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by exitb 4y ago
Sure, I get it. BTW initially, when I read your post, I thought to myself - that's how my Roomba lives its live. It does things not for a reward, but out of inevitability. It was just constructed to be that way. Surely it's not on
697.
by exitb 4y ago
The last sentence sounds like a reward. Moreover, if I were to follow your advice, it would create an expectation of an exceptional discovery, that would cause me suffering, if not met.
698.
by exitb 4y ago
I just want to point out that it’s quite horrible that this sort of lists are floating around. EDIT: As other commenters are pointing out, this appears to be a list of voluntarily added people. In such case the lack of replies is indeed puz
699.
by exitb 4y ago
While I don't believe it's really FOSDEM's job to fix - after all speakers for a high profile conference don't appear out of nowhere, it's a fair question to ask - where are all the people different from us?
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by exitb 4y ago
It's a bit of a shame that they rendered the screenshots using antialiased fonts, where the pixelated look would be more period-appropriate. You can actually see the jarring difference on this website that happened to feature some faux
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by exitb 4y ago
You should visit a WebSDR site like this one http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901 as it nicely visualizes the bandwidth actually taken by a single broadcast, as well as how tightly neighboring signals can be packed. To answer your
702.
by exitb 4y ago
It sure is, but the Chinese claim is that this was a lost piece of scientific equipment, out of range for for any active control.
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by exitb 4y ago
Do you have any source for the claim that the balloon altitude was controlled remotely? I didn't see it mentioned until now.
704.
by exitb 4y ago
I bought mine 9 years ago and it costed 790 EUR. It was regarded as a capable, but possibly overpriced synth. It’s quite shocking and disappointing to see that it’s so much more expensive now.
705.
by exitb 4y ago
Turns out that Unix was the ultimate yak shave for Space Travel.
706.
by exitb 4y ago
What’s interesting though is that you were not flying at 32,000 ft, but rather flight level 320, which actual altitude was determined by a barometric altimeter set to a standard pressure. It may deviate considerably form the actual altitude
707.
by exitb 4y ago
What struck me here is that the idea of "five Franks and ten Amys" seems like a fundamentally wrong way to think about it. After all, if I do some work in an Excel sheet, I don't think of it, much less pay for it, as an equiv
708.
by exitb 4y ago
Since apparently you can get two conflicting “educated” opinions, chances are it doesn’t matter anyway.
709.
by exitb 4y ago
I don’t think I’m a dumb person. There’s some complex stuff I can understand, but whenever this comes up, I just can’t wrap my head around the shape of the universe and why is it exactly that the universe started somewhere and now I can l
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by exitb 4y ago
Dell Wyse 5060 sells for ~$50 and is a decent machine. But there’s lots of others, this is a good resource: https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hware/hardware.shtml
711.
by exitb 4y ago
How low frame rate looks is dependent on the display technology. It looks good when the the frame or pixels are displayed for a very short amount of time (like on a CRT or a film projector) or when the transition between frames is gradual (
712.
by exitb 4y ago
Every audio CD has a list of tracks with their respective start times, so you can jump to specific songs. The first song also specifies a start time, which does not have to be zero. If it isn’t, the player will skip some of the audio, but y
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by exitb 4y ago
They’re very visibly worn, but still retain some of the grippy shape. I think that might mostly depend on the soil and rocks you’re hiking on. I visited volcanic regions a couple of times and got the sense that it’s much harsher on the sole
714.
by exitb 4y ago
Asolo hiking boots. I had a pair for more than 10 years now. They appear very fatigued from the outside, but don’t show any structural issues. I don’t think I own any other clothing item that gets at least semi-regular usage that lasted thi
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by exitb 4y ago
::value() method can both return a reference (bare use) and give up the ownership of the wrapped value (used with std::move). You just have to state your intention correctly. It's not a problem with std::optional specifically, it'
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by exitb 4y ago
I agree that it's complex and overly nuanced. I posted this because the article pointed out a problem, said "be careful", but didn't actually offer any way to address it. Just z.value() gives you a reference, which, when
717.
by exitb 4y ago
Most of these problems can be solved with moves, if that's the intention. This code does not copy anything and avoids the unnecessary default constructed object: http://okturing.com/src/14823/body
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by exitb 4y ago
I assume there's a fair amount of work needed to develop these carts, but they probably don't ever sell in large quantities. Yes, it's expensive, but I can't imagine anyone getting rich out of manufacturing these. They a
719.
by exitb 4y ago
The use of ACC while towing is explicitly discouraged by my car's manual. There are also a number of other considerations that should be taken into account. These systems are practical, but not magic and users should try to understand
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by exitb 4y ago
Not necessarily a probe, maybe just a piece of cosmic junk? An equivalent of our rocket booster or a Tesla Roadster on its way to Mars.

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