hbossy

13 ms·

121.
by hbossy 4y ago
The word robot derives from the Slavonic word robota, roughly translating to servitude, forced labor, or drudgery. No it doesn't. It just a word for work or job, without negative connotations.
122.
by hbossy 4y ago
„If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.“
123.
by hbossy 4y ago
It's just cheaper to design and certificate one part and put it on multiple models than making dedicated analog controls for every new design. Touchscreens are just cost cutting measure. I wonder how many people died fiddling with car
124.
by hbossy 4y ago
Stickers in Europe show both pre and post-tax prices. Online sales just charge you with the tax of their origin country. Anyway difficulty to advertise is no reason to not show real prices on in-store stickers.
125.
by hbossy 4y ago
How many roads with no passersby still have cell coverage? How many of them allow for speeds great enough to knock you unconscious on impact?
126.
by hbossy 4y ago
I like my terminals a little bit cleaner: printf '\033c'; while true; do echo -en " $(date)\r"; sleep 1; done
127.
by hbossy 4y ago
That's too bad. I used it a lot to produce epub fitting on my old Sony PRS-300. It couldn't parse pirated epubs with tables of contents, diacritical signs and illustrations, so it was easier to download mobi and convert it in Cali
128.
by hbossy 4y ago
There's more trees in Europe than in roman times.
129.
by hbossy 4y ago
I wonder how we went all the way back to every solider wearing plate armor like it's 1500 again.
130.
by hbossy 4y ago
It's more reasonable to assume that all politicians lie the same and "fact checkers" are biased against one party.
131.
by hbossy 4y ago
Quick check on Volkswagen site tells me that changing default silver to red on new Polo increases the price by about $656. That's just about the minimal wage where I live.
132.
by hbossy 4y ago
I would argue that convenience of users is more important than easy of parsing.
133.
by hbossy 4y ago
That's only true because they used build-in int type. Why would I prefer to use: var inst : MyClass; over MyClass inst;
134.
by hbossy 4y ago
var r : i32; How is this any better than int32_t r; ? all I see is additional, unnecessary keyword to type.
135.
by hbossy 4y ago
Switch to R1C1 Notation. It makes a lot of Excel magic easier to understand.
136.
by hbossy 4y ago
Renewables were never an alternative to gas. They can supplement it but not completely replace it. They are simply not stable enough. Maybe except for hydroelectricity. Meanwhile they did everything they could to prevent any development of
137.
by hbossy 4y ago
Next goal: business card with edge HDMI connector, so you don't need to compromise your computer security.
138.
by hbossy 4y ago
>But how do I prove I own an MP3 file? It's not your job to prove you own something but their to prove you stole it.
139.
by hbossy 4y ago
I don't _want_ a good webcam. There's really no need for my colleagues to be able to count freckles on my nose. All I want others to see is my general contour and expression on my face. In fact I wouldn't use it at all if it
140.
by hbossy 5y ago
I just checked the official Thinkpad USB-C dock model 40a9 and it's using the same rtl8153b chip.