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   by floren 2y ago

   I was assigned a partner in my robotics class that used Wordpad to write Java code.
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   by floren 2y ago

   Gravwell | Go developer | REMOTE (US) | https://www.gravwell.io/ Gravwell is a Splunk competitor, a data aggregation and analysis platform that can ingest hundreds of terabytes a day with ease. Our product is offered both o
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   by floren 2y ago

   A few years back, shortly after moving to a new town, I went to a dentist for a cleaning & check. She told me I'd need to replace my crown -- but luckily, the hygienist chimed in, they had just bought a brand-new state-of-the-art c
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   by floren 2y ago

   Kinda, yes. As LLM proponents are fond of pointing out, you can sorta break up the common style by asking for a different tone. (Apologies for the following LLM sludge) For the heck of it, I prompted 4o mini like this: "Write a paragra
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   by floren 2y ago

   > A. Explanation of “Open Source” > 1. Before we delve into the specifics, let’s take a moment to explain what “open source” means. In the world of software, “open source” refers to a type of computer software in which the source code
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   by floren 2y ago

   > leading to $140-220/MWh prices for the ratepayers I'm on PG&E, I wish I could get my electricity for only $0.14/kWh
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   by floren 2y ago

   1 million is about 2.5% of 39 million, not 1.3%
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   by floren 2y ago

   It wasn't any surprise, nor did I intend to imply it was surprising, just relaying an anecdote. There were a few differences that required small tweaks to the source, but we got the Plan 9 kernel compiled with the Go C compilers in a d
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   by floren 2y ago

   > IIRC before Go was self compiling, it was compiled using 9c, and its architecture inherits from 9c. Back in those days I actually found that, with a few small tweaks, I could compile the Plan 9 operating system using Go's C suite.
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    by floren 2y ago

    Can't stand airports, because from the instant you arrive, the success of your trip is now basically out of your hands but also incredibly precarious. Maybe there's some ticketing snafu and it takes an hour just to drop your check
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    by floren 2y ago

    And the text actually needs to be a collection of chatgpt-style bulleted lists between h1 headers
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    by floren 2y ago

    Are the NFSv3 patches available anywhere in a form I can use without having an existing running Genera system? Also if you can recommend me a userland NFSv2 server I'll give that a shot too.
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    by floren 2y ago

    I've followed the loomcom instructions before, but the problem is that as far as I can tell, Debian has entirely removed the ability to run NFSv2 servers from their distribution: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team&#x2
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    by floren 2y ago

    I've just completed a keyboard inspired by the Lisp machine keyboards but aimed toward use on a modern Unix system. Making your own one-off hand-wired keyboard is time consuming but pretty easy if you can solder. I probably spent $400
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    by floren 2y ago

    I've been on my phone so messages are terse but here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_state
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    by floren 2y ago

    "nation-state" has a particular meaning and it's not "a smarter-sounding way to say country"
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    by floren 2y ago

    Yeah, you need an old Linux version IIRC because it depends on a particular NFS version... I think it's important to get a feel for how the actual hardware felt, though.
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    by floren 2y ago

    I wish these weren't so unobtanium... I've been slowly gathering sources and information in the hopes of maybe writing a book about the Lisp Machines, and as part of that I'd like to spend time hands-on with the real hardware
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    by floren 2y ago

    Thanks for reminding me about this, I really need to dig into it and get some rules in place.
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    by floren 2y ago

    god yes please. "Will I get a new window? If so, where will it be?" If I could have Emacs with Acme-style window management, that'd be perfect
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    by floren 2y ago

    Memes are fun and all but this one is both untrue and just serves to entrench the big bastards, who don't need any more help.
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    by floren 2y ago

    Also, I can take my regular vacuum out into the garage and clean the car.
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    by floren 2y ago

    > The question is less interesting for ordinary characters like 'a', since the codes for those are presumably baked into the keyboard hardware and the font files, and no further translation is needed. It's true that the qu
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    by floren 2y ago

    Where do I sign?
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    by floren 2y ago

    Oh agreed. I used to get expired produce, prepackaged salads, bread, etc. for free from the local grocery store and feed them to my hogs as supplement to their usual feed. They loved the variety, I think!
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    by floren 2y ago

    Canola is still fed to cattle after the oil has been extracted. They also eat the corn husks & cobs left over after canning and the pomace that remains after apples are pressed for juice.
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    by floren 2y ago

    Shampoo is harder, but making your own soap is easy and satisfying and it works better than store-bought.
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    by floren 2y ago

    Some of the properties of synthetics are great, yeah, and I don't know to what extent I'll ever be able to get away from them for underwear and exercise gear, for those specific reasons.
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    by floren 2y ago

    100% agreed, and I've had the exact thought about soap (shampoo, in my case)! I love stores with 'bulk' sections, but they're usually just a small selection of dry cereals, beans, and nuts. Now, to work properly with you
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    by floren 2y ago

    > Another thing Im doing is switching to 100% cotton (or just no plastic fibers). I love the breathability and light feel of cotton shirts. I've been wanting to do the same; it's kind of amazing how at some point everything s