hazeii

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by hazeii 7y ago
Interesting point to discuss, because I find animations etc slow things down and for me that breaks flow (if I'm using sharp tools, I want instant response).
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by hazeii 7y ago
Because we have control over our own computers, right?
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by hazeii 7y ago
I wonder if the downvoters missed the joke? >Fix: install window shutters.
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by hazeii 7y ago
That's about the right timescale, I guess mice of the era was a bit 'sensitive'. Lucky we were a small office, I wouldn't have wanted to sent out a memo telling people to cover their mouse in the afternoon.
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by hazeii 7y ago
I had this one as "weird random stuff that no-one else will never get" so pleasing to know others - like you - not only hit the issue but also worked it out.
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by hazeii 7y ago
Some years back I had a case where a co-worker complained his mouse didn't work in the afternoon. Eventually I went to have a look, and he demo'ed the issue; sure enough the mouse was completely unresponsive. Luckily I guessed the
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by hazeii 7y ago
I've tried them but far prefer running triple-head setups (since the days of Xfree and CRTs). Triple-head is pretty easy these days and gives you one central monitor plus one either side to chuck windows onto. Current set-up is 3xDell
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by hazeii 7y ago
Or before they are even ill (plus it's possible that some percentage of people will be infectious without ever having any symptoms).
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by hazeii 7y ago
Reports I've seen suggest 1.4 to 2.5, but it's early days. Essentially if the R factor (number of people infected by a single case [0]) is less than 1, it'll die out, otherwise it'll grow. However, that's very simpl
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by hazeii 7y ago
Private Window, disable javascript, reload.
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by hazeii 7y ago
Plus at 5.8 times (+-1.9) Earth's mass it's only low mass compared to most extrasolar planets. Still, there may be life that's happy with slow and heavy.
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by hazeii 7y ago
There is an extension of that idea, which is to suppose that we could make a silicon neuron that can perfectly replace an organic one (state and all). Then you can replace neurons in the brain one by one, and the brain carries on functionin
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by hazeii 7y ago
>So I just act normal. Cardinal Richelieu: "Ah. And so, how do you act when you're not being watched?" [0] [0] https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/cardinal_richelieu_183310
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by hazeii 7y ago
Cowardice. What we have works, and the only time it gets broken is by 'upgrades'.
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by hazeii 7y ago
To me (and it seems very much a personal opinion) not having an F-key array on the left - as on the original AT keyboards - was one of the biggest losses made during keyboard evolution. Depends on the software in use of course, but being a
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by hazeii 7y ago
TBH I think 'most people' being able to work out the square root of 900 is rather optimistic (it would be nice to be wrong).
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by hazeii 7y ago
Perhaps it's more that most (not all) of the many programmers today are not as good as the (relatively fortunate) few who had access to computers in the past. In fact, I'd go so far as to suggest there are more good programmers ab
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by hazeii 7y ago
I have a bunch of them, and they do still work (if you're using them under linux, you're running our code [0]). [0] https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacked-rio-to-pose-legal-probl...
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by hazeii 7y ago
Possibly the IPv6 packet one, CVE-2018-15688? [0] A basic buffer overflow in systemd meant oversized network packets could be used for DoS or "potential code execution". [0] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/
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by hazeii 7y ago
In this case, telecomms hardware (there may be older systems out there that are off support). Uptimes are often into years; we used to have systems that would run in 8Mb of RAM though the oldest I know of now has 32Mb :)
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by hazeii 7y ago
Our oldest running systems are from 1994 (previous to that date we only used linux for special projects).
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by hazeii 7y ago
Well, seems to have worked for us for 20+ years. I wonder where gnome and systemd will be in 20 years? Horses for courses.
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by hazeii 7y ago
I hope that "exploring alternatives" isn't code for dropping sysvinit. Even with the latest debian, switching away from systemd is easy as:- apt-get install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils cp /usr/share/sysv
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by hazeii 7y ago
Do you mean this story[0]? It's the only reference I could find. [0] https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Broadcom...
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by hazeii 7y ago
Sequence:- 1. Try private mode 2. Disable javascript and hit reload. 3. Use lynx But then, this article is one of those rare ones where I'd like to be able to contribute more directly. (Edited)
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by hazeii 7y ago
In similar vein, there is the "poison pill" defence in business where a company that does not wish to be acquired (typically by hostile takeover) makes itself unpalatable to potential acquirers. [0] https://en.wikipedia.
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by hazeii 7y ago
Even at the time I thought the series was prophetic:- Janie Crane: "An off switch?" Metrocop: "She'll get years for that." [0] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_%28TV_series%29#T...
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by hazeii 7y ago
Don't about the russian software, but for any high-speed PCB design the trace layout matters and 90-degrees bends are to be avoided. On motherboards you'll often see lines that have an extra squiggle or two to equalise the length
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by hazeii 7y ago
From a reputable company (like Celestron) it ought to be ok. However, if anything goes wrong (filter burns through, cracks, drops out) the damage will will likely be irreversible. Think of it as the risk of standing at the wrong end of a lo
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by hazeii 7y ago
Make a couple of cardboard disks that cover the front lens with smaller circular cutouts, effectively reducing the diameter of the front elements. If you make the holes say half the radius, you'll reduce the light by a factor of 4 (tel

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