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by hwj 7y ago
Writing a lengthy article in 3 languages is pretty inclusive. Thanks.
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by hwj 7y ago
The dark mode (marketing) is neat: > The dark mode [...] should let drivers enjoy the road and escape the annoying “blue light” that emanates from so many vehicles these days.
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by hwj 7y ago
I was using Graylog but I wasn't happy because it took ~8GB RAM and ~20% CPU (IIRC).
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by hwj 7y ago
I once bookmarked this modern implementation of an RPN calculator but didn't convince myself to spend CHF 199 on it: https://www.swissmicros.com/dm42.php
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by hwj 7y ago
Considering that many compilers are written in the language they compile I was surprised by the Zig compiler being written in C++. Does anybody know the reason?
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by hwj 7y ago
Does the name of your university start with an "R"? ;)
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by hwj 7y ago
I agree with you not every word being a 1:1 translation, but e.g. the KJV 1611 and Luther 1998 are very alike. That's probably true for most/all Textus Receptus based Bibles.
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by hwj 7y ago
At least for Christians a good way to learn a foreign language is to read the Bible in that language, because (1) they are probably used to read a chapter or two on a daily basis (thus, the routine is already there), (2) and they probably r
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by hwj 7y ago
This reminds me of a quote from Mike Williams (one of the Erlang fathers): > If you don’t make experiments before starting a project, then your whole project will be an experiment.
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by hwj 7y ago
I'm surprised nobody mentioned joshtronic's VPS showdown: https://joshtronic.com/2019/07/01/vps-showdown-digitalocean-...
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by hwj 7y ago
> Remove all the Javascript from an html page. This is probably the best reason I've seen why you should learn parsing.
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by hwj 7y ago
Thanks for pointing this out. I guess fzy's primary goal is path matching which might explain this behaviour.
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by hwj 7y ago
fzy[1], which is written in C, seems to be slightly faster: $ hyperfine --warmup 2 -r 10 'rg --files | fzy -e hello' 'rg --files | fzf -f hello' Benchmark #1: rg --files | fzy -e hello Time (mean ± σ):
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by hwj 7y ago
From the answer on Stack Exchange: > The effect was quite pronounced; large applications that could take an hour to install could be reduced to 15 minutes with suitable mouse input.
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by hwj 7y ago
You might also like visiting the ZeitHaus in Wolfsburg, Germany. It's a museum packed with old cars.
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by hwj 7y ago
These are his books on "Programming Languages" and "Programming" (in the bottom right corner of the image): * APL: The Language and its Usage * The Design an Evolution of C++ * The annotated C++ Reference Manual * The Jo
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by hwj 7y ago
In addition to the mentioned book "Debugging" by David Agans there is also "Why programs fail" by Andreas Zeller: http://www.whyprogramsfail.com/ The author of the latter book is a Professor from Saarbrü
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by hwj 7y ago
This is not about Google's Nexus devices, but something that might be called a "platform", e.g. a filesystem.
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by hwj 7y ago
For German speakers: there's a good book about writing in computer science called "Technisches Schreiben (nicht nur) für Informatiker"[1]. The appendeix contains a funny correspondence between an author and his publisher whet
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by hwj 7y ago
Some specs: * ATSAMD51 (Cortex-M4 with 512KB of flash and 192KB of RAM) * 8 MB of QSPI flash * Micro SD Card Slot * 1.8" 160x128 Color TFT Display * 1 thumbstick * 4 buttons * 5 NeoPixels * triple-axis accelerometer * light sensor * st
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by hwj 7y ago
The German version of that article has a casual slang: > Clearly, you don't want to throw your computer out of the window and never use the internet again, just to get rid of ads. https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox&#x2
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by hwj 7y ago
I switched from make to mk and never looked back. The syntax is saner. It took some time to learn it, but typing `mk` instead of `clang --many-flags-I-do-not-remember` is so much better.
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by hwj 7y ago
Update: got an invitation. Thanks!
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by hwj 7y ago
I just saw Lobsters can send new stories and comments as plain text emails. With an advanced MUA (e.g. mutt) you could probably implement your own scoring algorithm. (I'd appreciate an invitation, too: <hnname>@secure.mailbox.org
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by hwj 7y ago
How is this even possible with E2E encryption? Either me or Seehofer misunderstand something here.
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by hwj 7y ago
I'm using a pen and an A5 notebook. This helps me to focus on the content instead of thinking how to represent it in markdown/whatever syntax.
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by hwj 7y ago
The image is only visible with JavaScript enabled. Here's the URL: https://www.outsideonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/wid...
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by hwj 7y ago
That's sad. Was it because of disagreements?
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by hwj 7y ago
Unfortunately, this doesn't work in fish: > fish: Expected a command, but instead found a redirection
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by hwj 7y ago
If you're looking for a non-Intel non-Chinese board, there is APU: https://pcengines.ch/apu2.htm * AMD Embedded G series, 1 GHz CPU * 2 or 4 GB RAM * 2 to 4 NICs * coreboot BIOS * ~150 EUR I'm using a predecessor

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