gblargg

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by gblargg 3mo ago
Totally hung my Windows 11 machine with Firefox and 32GB of RAM. Ryzen 8745HS (Radeon 780M iGPU).
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by gblargg 3mo ago
It would be nice if popular ones were shown first. I scrolled through many pages and only recognized about 1 in 100, despite having used Classic Mac OS a ton through the late 2000s.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
If we get to a point where direct sunshine all afternoon isn't hot, we're going to be in a big block of ice.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
Do you have any concrete examples of this? I'm having trouble picturing these.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
Why would electrification prevent track from warping due to heat from the sun?
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by gblargg 3mo ago
I'm surprised the AI reads the outline version, since I thought most scaled the image down, which is basically a low-pass filter on those single-pixel lines.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
First thought is in memes so automatic censoring doesn't catch it.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
Yes, I find it ironic that Google is recommending that people take varied routes, when it's their very app that often puts a bunch of people on an obscure, same route. Many times I've taken one of its shortcuts, only to see a bunc
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by gblargg 3mo ago
Assuming compilers are smart enough to insert an unnecessary branch to break the dependency.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
> My other article on this topic advocates for using code over specs :) Code is executable. Specs are not.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
Properties are to allow dynamic actions for what appear to be simple variable accesses. They don't magically make those as fast as accessing a variable; they are a syntactic convenience to allow assignment and using the value implicitl
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by gblargg 3mo ago
I remember a story decades ago about "subvocal" speech, similar to this: https://spacenews.com/nasa-develops-system-to-computerize-si...
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by gblargg 3mo ago
If I understand this correctly, it basically has the second thread wait until the first one experiences a hardware interrupt, which implicitly synchronizes memory. This avoids the first thread from needing any synchronization primitives tha
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by gblargg 3mo ago
> The binary (base 2) clocks Shouldn't this just have a single tick at the top labeled 1?
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by gblargg 3mo ago
Or even a human rewrite merely because some language is the current fad. A rewrite in a different language should be done for very good reasons, to solve problems that are bigger than the costs of all the bugs that will be introduced.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
These says I just ask YouTube's AI for a summary of the video. Then I can decide whether the presenter is worth another 20 minutes of my time.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
We have this problem due to government regulation. Without it, every game would be cracked and downloadable without any restrictions on use. The server requirements would be reverse-engineered and neutered.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
I've tried several (Amazon Vine) and I would just leave them outside to be sure they reach 430 or so, and then take them in a closed room, also breathe on them several times and it should spike quickly. Opening up to verify an actual C
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by gblargg 3mo ago
I was amazed how quickly it rises in the car with windows up and recirculate mode for the fan. There's a reason it has a fresh air mode.
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by gblargg 3mo ago
Great read. The section about copy protection and being able to step the head motor half tracks and do things like store tracks at half positions, or even store 180 degrees at one position and another for the rest, was very interesting. The
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by gblargg 4mo ago
I took parent to be arguing that because people get paid at the office even though they aren't working 100% of the time, the same logic would dictate being paid when not at the office. The percentage flip would just mean that they aren
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by gblargg 4mo ago
Someone here browses without an ad blocker?
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by gblargg 4mo ago
At least an ongoing retainer fee, plus paying for time spent dealing with comms.
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by gblargg 4mo ago
I'm fine if they want to give me extra work when I'm not on the job. I round up to the hour, so choose your after-hours emails wisely.
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by gblargg 4mo ago
Google's AI Mode was pretty effective at solving it. I'm impressed. I just copied and pasted the two lines.
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by gblargg 4mo ago
https://archive.is/fca8n
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by gblargg 4mo ago
The site even lets you see if any of your cameras are exposed, where it switches to a map view and shows any near you.
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by gblargg 4mo ago
The inflation-adjusted amount of a $0 refund comes out to... $0.
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by gblargg 4mo ago
What good is a disc player when your display... can't... show it? Can't have unauthorized computing devices connected to displays in the future.
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by gblargg 4mo ago
Sorry, I was including time waiting in line at a cashier checkout. If there's no line, then it's faster if you've got a lot of items.

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