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by fao_ 7y ago
Tangentially related - I wrote a C library for spotify's web api: https://gitlab.com/finnoleary/spotifyc I've been working on the cli client and shuffling things about directory wise so I don't think it
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Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983 (2017)(twitter.com)
461 points by fao_ 7y ago|405 comments
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by fao_ 7y ago
> I remember hearing as a kid that worms cut in half would > regenerate into two worms however as an adult I'm sure I > was taught this isn't actually the case at all. Do you mean that you're sure
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by fao_ 7y ago
Indeed! I was indeed aware of this specific use of ERANGE (although imo there's almost always a better error code that can be chosen to better communicate what has happened).
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Dissecting Linux Kernel Code(finnoleary.net)
79 points by fao_ 7y ago|9 comments
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by fao_ 7y ago
> In the UK, most of my lawyer friends would tell you that lawyering up is the last course of action you want to take, as it tends to make issues more complicated, expensive and combative, though you might want to be careful what you adm
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by fao_ 7y ago
It's pretty well demonstrated/documented that the psychopharmacology of people with ADHD is different to that of people without ADHD. Just because Scott Alexander overlooks that information and cherry-picks examples to dismiss bas
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by fao_ 7y ago
> That is their mode of operation - they increase mental focus. That's a misunderstanding of how ADHD works for most people. Most people with ADHD do not experience a deficiency with focus, but an inability to selectively focus on s
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2012 Book Archive (Of Flat World Publishing's Book Catalogue)(2012books.lardbucket.org)
1 points by fao_ 7y ago|0 comments
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Assembly Optimization Tips by Mark Larson(mark.masmcode.com)
2 points by fao_ 7y ago|0 comments
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by fao_ 7y ago
The implementation in musl libc is a simple ioctl call[0], so really it should be available in all languages without need for a C FFI. I always find this kind of thing interesting. [0]: https://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/mu
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by fao_ 7y ago
I wasn't being rude (At least I don't think I was? I'm sorry. Tone is difficult to communicate sometimes and my brain is fried) I was just asking if they had any evidence to back up their claims?
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by fao_ 7y ago
> Also, no one really cares about network support anymore, because it's simpler and better to just do a screen share. [citation needed] Let me guess, you live in a city?
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by fao_ 7y ago
> Simple, no huge superstructure, no whole eco system and mountains of dependencies rammed down my throat when I don't need them. This is my main reason for using C too.
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by fao_ 7y ago
> While there are wealthy people in the US who simply inherited their wealth from the lucky chance of being born to the right family, it's not like the government actually pays them a salary. Queen Elizabeth gets over 80 million pou
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by fao_ 7y ago
I would probably agree with the verdict if the defendant wasn't in a child pornography case and hadn't stated (FTA) "we both know what's on it, why would I [reveal my password]".
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by fao_ 7y ago
Sure, but it would be useful to see if the poster in this case is pulling the idea that it cannot be done out of his arse or has some actual references and analyses of, I don't know, the wear and stresses a typical bridge undergoes, th
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by fao_ 7y ago
Well, in Britain the majority of newspapers are owned or were bought by Murdoch, total media control seems to be part of his ultimate goal.
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by fao_ 7y ago
Do you have a citation for this?
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by fao_ 7y ago
> Western media is diverse because they are not all controlled by the same government. The majority of American News can be traced back to 6 billionaires http://www.tiragraffi.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/02&
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by fao_ 7y ago
Something I posted elsewhere: All of these articles are frustrating because they use different environments and test sets and none of the ones I’ve read have posted the test sets up. Some people use random characters, some people use existi
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by fao_ 7y ago
> The Tamil Tigers intentionally attacked civilian targets in an attempt to achieve their political goals. The United States Government has performed missile attacks (via drone) on a hospital, several weddings (At least eight, according
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by fao_ 7y ago
> modern book-keeping Can you clarify what precisely you mean by this statement? Most empires historically-speaking have had sophisticated book-keeping methods. Chinese empires used to tax anyone who exited a city on the profits they mad
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by fao_ 7y ago
Interesting! Looks like my twc written in the style of Sean Barrell's Lexing paper was beat :) alx@foo:~/Git$ time ./wc/threads 1 twc/big.txt 128457 1095695 6488666 real 0m0.022s user 0m0.022s
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by fao_ 7y ago
> Is this accurate? My understanding of wealth might be simplistic or reductive, but I have equated it to two neighbor craftsmen producing and trading goods. Each benefits from the other’s specialty and increases overall wealth, which is
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by fao_ 7y ago
I played it when it first came out, then after the Atlas Rises update, and now the most recent one. I much, much prefer the original version. While it wasn't what most people expected or wanted out of the game, the environments were mu
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by fao_ 7y ago
> I think browsers are sandboxed even for GPU access. But I am now curious if persistent tracking can be done using GPU memory due to warm reboot resilience. You probably seen this, but in case you haven't: https://arstec
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Don’t Put That Idea on Someone Else – What I Learned About Credit in Software(medium.com)
1 points by fao_ 7y ago|0 comments
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by fao_ 7y ago
I think the person in question is stating that the person they're responding to _shouldn't have to remind themselves of those things_
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by fao_ 7y ago
SEEKING WORK | UK, Remote Freelance/Contractor, focused on systems-level software. I have experience with C (>8 years), Erlang (1 year), Lua, X86_64 Intel Assembly, and Python (Among others -- ask me!). As a hobby I like writing pa

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