jf

24 ms·

1. 241.▲
   Introduction to Search by Analogy, with Videogames (2019)(barrettrees.com)

   2 points by jf 7y ago|0 comments
2. 242.▲
   by jf 7y ago

   The tl;dr here is that "ls" can be much faster if you disable colorizing files based on the their file capabilities, setuid/setgid bits, or executable flag. LS_COLORS='ex=00:su=00:sg=00:ca=00:'
3. 243.▲
   by jf 7y ago

   Neither of the ISPs that I worked for had legal barriers that I noticed (especially in Rwanda), the barriers that I did notice were physical capital, as you mention. You do raise a good point about "viable business", what I was tr
4. 244.▲
   by jf 7y ago

   I've worked for two ISPs during my career. One in California and another in Rwanda. Those experiences have convinced me that providing internet service just isn't a viable business: the margins are too thin, or non-existent. Gener
5. 245.▲
   Compiler Explorer(gcc.godbolt.org)

   3 points by jf 7y ago|0 comments
6. 246.▲
   by jf 7y ago

   I bought a MacIvory from David Schmidt about a decade ago. He's a little hard to get ahold of and based near Washington DC: http://www.symbolics-dks.com/ My memory is fuzzy, but I seem to remember paying about $2k for
7. 247.▲
   by jf 8y ago

   I can confirm that John Mallery has the IP rights to Genera and has no interest in selling those rights. I also have a 1U rackmount DEC Alpha that I will give free to anybody in the Bay Area. I intended to use it to run Open Genera but ende
8. 248.▲
   SEAP: Sonorous Environment Amplification Panel(vessel.fm)

   3 points by jf 8y ago|0 comments
9. 249.▲
   by jf 8y ago

   Site is down, here's the most recent copy from the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20180809061136/http://thestudent...
10. 250.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    Have you read the book “On Death & Dying”? It’s a collection of interviews with terminally ill patients, with commentary from the author.
11. 251.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    Ah! Thanks for the correction.
12. 252.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    Fastmail has unlimited aliases, they aren't trivial to set up, but easy enough that I've set up ~10.
13. 253.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    I’m not the OP but Nix/NixOS is the closest I’ve ever seen to a “Platonic ideal” package manager
14. 254.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    Thank you for posting this.
15. 255.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    A list of suicide hotlines are available here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SuicideWatch/wiki/hotlines Here are the numbers for the United States: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) Veter
16. 256.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    This came up every few months when I was at Twilio (2012-2014) - primarily regarding supporting faxes. From what I remember from the folks who knew SIP really well, the issue was mainly that there's too much variability in terms of lat
17. 257.▲
    Tracery: A story-grammar generation library(github.com)

    1 points by jf 8y ago|0 comments
18. 258.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    > As reported above, the full communication highlights the fact that this information is subject to any transitional arrangement that may be contained in a possible withdrawal agreement, which is an ongoing negotiation between the United
19. 259.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    For what it's worth, YC is helping Ted Nelson sell his "Computer Lib / Dream Machines" book: https://twitter.com/nolimits/status/1087770718878687232 This book is a truly unique and is worth own
20. 260.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    I recently heard of an satanist who got a job at Oracle. The satanist would say he worked for the devil
21. 261.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    I will stop using Chrome entirely if this change is made.
22. 262.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    I can relate to this article on a personal level. Even though I was homeschooled, I grew up in the Silicon Valley during the late '90s and early '00s and felt a lot of pressure from my peers and their parents to "succeed&quot
23. 263.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    Some folks need care without having the ability to pay.
24. 264.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    This is great! I was considering building something like this myself, glad to see people building out this infrastructure.
25. 265.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    > “Had this happened two or three years ago, RISC-V would have never been born.” Had RISC-V not been born, MIPS wouldn't have made this announcement.
26. 266.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    I decided to get myself a collapsible helmet after reading that someone I follow on Twitter nearly got into an accident. There are quite a few options regarding helmets [0] but only two really stand out, the Morpher [1] and the Plixi [2] -
27. 267.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    The site appears to be down, here is the most recent copy available on the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20181123210702/http://fare.tunes...
28. 268.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    I’m thankful for an AQI below 50.
29. 269.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    Thanks for doing this research! I've long dreamed of making a "print to binary to paper" backup system, but all the 2D barcodes I considered had patent encumbrances.
30. 270.▲
    by jf 8y ago

    Internet Archive link for those who don’t want to give Facebook any traffic or have the site blocked: https://web.archive.org/web/20181116055923/https://m.faceboo...