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by gkbrk 5y ago
Cooperative multitasking actually works really well if the system is designed for it. It has many performance and reliability benefits. It's mostly used in embedded or IOT systems, or inside a single application with async/await,
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by gkbrk 5y ago
That looks like an error from your browser, rather than a broken link. Their download server supports HTTPS for what it's worth, you just need a decent browser that will either try HTTPS automatically or allow you to download files ove
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by gkbrk 5y ago
Here's another hash function / mixer that uses only add, rotate and xor. Actually this is based on common ARX ciphers, but a lot smaller because it doesn't need to be a secure cipher. It is 48 x86_64 instructions, compared to
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by gkbrk 5y ago
I guess you should avoid using stuff like a Python interpreter, a Squeak VM, socks proxies or Cha Cha encryption too. If your team dismisses good solutions because it has "meow" in the name, you probably need a better team. I woul
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by gkbrk 5y ago
.NET can export self-contained single-file executable that doesn't require any runtime on the target computer/server. Python has solutions like PyInstaller, but it's not built-in and requires building on the same system. In .
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by gkbrk 5y ago
> do what Apple/Mozilla/Microsoft did when they turned their backs on the w3c and formed WHATWG You mean when they gave Google the power to add whatever they want to the standards and get the hate of web developers for "be
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by gkbrk 5y ago
I've also been playing around with bit mixers and hash functions recently. I use avalanche diagrams to visually inspect the diffusion, and SSE (sum of squared errors) to compare the bias of different mixers. https://www.gkbr
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by gkbrk 5y ago
> The code is then released as an AGPLv3 [...] but the only company with the rights to make money off it is the corp dev. Actually anyone that has the AGPL code can sell and/or make money from it. People regularly buy GPL software a
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by gkbrk 5y ago
Why should Microsoft get to steal your code for "human progress", while you can't steal Windows or Visual Studio code bases for the same reasons?
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by gkbrk 5y ago
Always nice to see people mention radio stuff on HN. Just a quick remark, I believe Hellschreiber is transmitted as a single line, just displayed as multiple in order to get around the skew caused by timing differences.
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by gkbrk 5y ago
> It may come from reCaptcha and not from Discord itself Unless Google is employing hackers to secretly integrate reCaptcha into other apps, it is coming from Discord no matter who creates the captchas
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by gkbrk 5y ago
Isn't this a thing that naturally happens over time? I've never heard of anyone taking typing lessons, even among programmers.
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Seconding "sent", I've basically prepared the presentation of my dissertation in a few hours using this and it looked great.
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Thinkpads and a lot of Dell laptop models both have good hardware and Linux support. I cannot recommend a laptop with a touchscreen, as I have never used nor needed one.
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Most likely what you mean setting interests in the browser settings (general interests) and the FLoC cohorts are on much different scales. A FLoC cohort will probably contain a few thousand people, combined with any other data points will p
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Lenovo, Dell, Intel, Realtek, nvidia, Logitech, Samsung, AMD and many other big brands tell me clearly on their product spec that their hardware supports Linux. It's not like there is a shortage of choice.
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by gkbrk 6y ago
"Just a driver issue", unless it's a temporary regression in the Linux drivers, basically means the hardware manufacturer didn't use standard interfaces or write a good-enough spec for interoperability. Solutions are cal
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Heard good things about the Behringer C-1U.
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Chrome is also hard-coding exemptions to Google and DoubleClick domains from their so-called privacy features. This includes things like clearing the cookies leaving Google cookies alone, to sending a header with a browser ID to Google doma
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by gkbrk 6y ago
I am not sure about that. Usually, when people only use Chrome to test and develop; Firefox/Safari users end up with problems. When someone tests on Firefox; things usually end up working on Chrome without problems. This might be due t
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by gkbrk 6y ago
> if you're using Windows 10 there's no reason not to use Edge because you're already allowing Microsoft to invade your privacy If Edge was still using its own layout engine, I would agree with this. But even on Windows 10
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by gkbrk 6y ago
I used to use a Dell Inspiron for a long time, I was very happy with the Linux support and reliable hardware. I switched to a Thinkpad, specifically the T495. There are no problems with running Linux on it, the performance is really good, t
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by gkbrk 6y ago
You could fill a website with privacy-invasive scripts from Google, like 100 copies of Google Analytics and another 100 copies of Google Adsense. This would make it optimized for privacy-respecting browsers which block these, and the websit
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by gkbrk 6y ago
I've never heard anybody refer to Firefox as Fx, but I've seen FF used as a shorthand for Firefox a lot.
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by gkbrk 6y ago
I use Jekyll [1] to build my blog (link can be found on my profile). I have a bunch of custom plugins written in Ruby. I am currently hosting my blog with BunnyCDN [2], but for a static blog you can go with any host basically. Most of my co
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by gkbrk 6y ago
I started displaying a banner on my website [1] a while back for visitors using Chrome/Chromium telling them to "give Firefox a try for the future of the open web". I don't know how many people came across that or clicke
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Isn't there already a fork that packages GIMP with a different name and logo to make it more Enterprise-friendly in order to score some donations?
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by gkbrk 6y ago
It's not actually missing from the English article. The French translation just combined two hotel-related articles into one, the light story is from another author. EDIT: Just saw your edit, ignore this one :P
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Author here, feel free to ask questions both on HN and over email.
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by gkbrk 6y ago
Seconding the https://nearlyfreespeech.net suggestion. I used to be their customer and had absolutely no complaints. I have switched to BunnyCDN [1] a while back, also very happy with it. Pricing is extremely cheap, and has the

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