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by irq-1 7y ago
> "I expected them to do the refund because it was their fault," he said. "It's their application. If it's not secure, they should take responsibility." The internet has been retelling some version of this s
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by irq-1 7y ago
Normally money is fungible and we trust the money , not the people. Pirates want gold because the gold will be accepted even if they won't be trusted. This seems like an impossible obstacle -- every buyer and seller must have a connec
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by irq-1 8y ago
* Announced: FOSDEM 2019, dated: 2 February 2019 * Prototype: Q3, 2019 * Expected Released: late Q4, 2019, pending on software availability
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by irq-1 8y ago
Maybe you could get people to enter values for companies. Sort of a glassdoor for values.
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by irq-1 8y ago
Xubuntu lists the apps by name then function. For example "Thunar File Manager" and "Parole Media Player".
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by irq-1 8y ago
Just a thought, but can't the OS prevent applications from knowing anything about other applications? Rather than isolating apps by flushing/coloring everything, couldn't the apps not know what else is running? Two apps can&#
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by irq-1 8y ago
Look at how much of this discussion is on formatting, and it's the top threads. Make a "mufmt" with zero options and let everyone focus on important things.
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by irq-1 8y ago
The kernel switch for channel communication seems like a big performance hit just to stop "sharing memory". Why not allow shared memory with negotiation on the communication protocol? The OS software could share memory, but only u
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by irq-1 8y ago
Two questions: can't large files continue to be served on HTTP2? and won't https://www.dpdk.org/ allow user-space network stacks to do segmentation, etc...? (Maybe it's too immature?)
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by irq-1 8y ago
Thanks for the text version. For the curious, here's my take-away: > The thing that you can extract from this is that generally, logs, metrics, and tracing are not provided to explain how the thing you are using works: they are mean
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by irq-1 8y ago
FYI, if you use uBlock Origin you can style plain text websites like: text.npr.org##html:style( background-color: palegreen; font-family: sans-serif !important; margin: 5% 10%; )
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by irq-1 8y ago
The automatic formatting was nice, but I found a few times where I seemingly couldn't type; the formatter would just reset and ignore the key. For example I had "exit .." and couldn't hit enter to put the dots on the nex
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by irq-1 8y ago
https://github.com/galegosimpatico/halley-samples
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by irq-1 8y ago
Community edition (open) and Enterprise edition (closed) has been a strategy for years, but now AWS/GCP/Azure are building the enterprise part themselves using the community software. Changing the enterprise/closed license wo
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by irq-1 8y ago
There is also https://sciter.com/ It's non-free but you can "Use Sciter in binary form as it is published on the site" so cgo with bindings and the downloaded binary. https://github.com/sciter
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by irq-1 8y ago
Interesting: > Stripe does not calculate any tax information for you. Paddle: > We automatically handle the calculation, collection and remittance of taxes in every single country on your behalf: you don’t need to do anything.
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by irq-1 8y ago
Denying knowledge makes your arguments work, but knowledge does exist and is a real thing. Are you sitting on a chair? The answer isn't probabilistic, you KNOW the answer. What's your name? Have you ever been to the moon?
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by irq-1 8y ago
IoT is the big market Apple should focus on. It plays to their strengths: - People want integrated solutions, not one-off devices - Control of hardware and software, including updates - High quality cameras, sensors, design aesthetics, etc.
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by irq-1 8y ago
Your right. This is about the hosting company running Unity software on the cloud -- something that clearly needs to be licensed by Unity. From Ars https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/unity-engine-tos-chan.
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by irq-1 8y ago
Bill Gates thinks he can run nuclear power-plants at a profit, and safely. Nationalizing plants that aren't safe would let investors try. Governments could reduce up-front regulations by punishing reckless investors.
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by irq-1 8y ago
Nationalize any nuclear plant that has an "accident". Investors would have a financial justification to spend on safety.
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by irq-1 8y ago
Honda is making hybrid versions of their full and mid-sized SUVs.
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by irq-1 8y ago
> It is not a goal of this group to enable interoperability/federation between messaging applications beyond the key establishment, authentication, and confidentiality services. Full interoperability would require alignment at many
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by irq-1 8y ago
From gitlab: > ... your article will be accessible even if you're offline, as long as someone is reading (sharing) it.
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by irq-1 8y ago
For devs, Lua bindings with GTK+ (like JavaScript with QT/QML) would be a good solution: easy binding with C libs, and minimal runtime and easy distribution. It needs a VB6 GUI builder with code editor. For users, a "parts" l
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by irq-1 8y ago
> I keep going back to the charging when I try to flesh this idea out. Could they burn jet fuel in an electric generator? Maybe not economically, but the infrastructure is there.
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by irq-1 8y ago
The color joke is a throwback: https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-11-17
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by irq-1 8y ago
As a historical note: George Peabody was famous for helping the homeless in London and there is still a statue of him outside the Royal Exchange. > George Peabody, an American financier and philanthropist, is widely regarded as the fathe
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by irq-1 8y ago
How do people trust experts? That's a fundamental problem. Additionally, there are non-scientific issues confused with "belief" in science. Does agreeing with the scientific consensus on GMOs entail a belief that corporations
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by irq-1 8y ago
Lubuntu 18.10 will have LXQt -- it's still beta: https://lubuntu.me/cosmic-beta-released/

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