kmoser

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   by kmoser 2y ago

   Also, every online community has a different set of standards (not to mention a different number of trolls). What flies on HN might not on NextDoor, and vice-versa. Maybe OP can point us to online forums where they've posted, and/
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   by kmoser 2y ago

   Sadly, the same holds true for IP addresses.
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   by kmoser 2y ago

   But that leaves open the door for "FOO[space]BAR" (one space) and "FOO[space][space]BAR" (two spaces) to be registered, so that doesn't really accomplish the goal of "company names must be unique." If case
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   by kmoser 2y ago

   I would consider that to be as much poor styling choices as poor link verbiage choices.
5. 635.▲
   by kmoser 2y ago

   You can download the binary and run it in a DOS emulator to find out! Or compile from the source linked to on the page.
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   by kmoser 2y ago

   Speaking of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" I wrote a version for Prodigy when I worked there in the 1990s, using their proprietary language named PAL: http://www.99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-PAL-528.html It n
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   by kmoser 2y ago

   There's a VS Code plugin that does something similar: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jevakall...
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   by kmoser 2y ago

   A/C systems, especially central ones, also require maintenance, albeit of a much different kind. Purely from a cost perspective, awnings are probably cheaper in the long run but the demand for comfort is more compelling than the cost o
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   by kmoser 2y ago

   Haven't had that happen to me, but I did get asked by a clueless support rep from $VERY_BIG_MULTINATIONAL_CORPORATION whether I was also an employee due to their company name appearing in my email address. (Coincidentally I used to c
10. 640.▲
    by kmoser 2y ago

    I saved a whole bunch of files from my BBS days, including screen captures of the BBSes themselves: https://www.kmoser.com/bbs/
11. 641.▲
    by kmoser 2y ago

    Not to mention prevents you from Ctrl+F finding something you just scrolled by because it has been removed from the DOM. Other thing missing is "Your browser doesn't support <foo>".
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    Agreed, if I was hiring and the author applied, I would base most of my decision on the quality of this article alone. Just goes to show how engaging communication beats whiteboard interviews, at least for me.
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    Also: > As it turns out the entire flow at the post office (or DMV or tax office) is about exception handling. No amount of software is going to get you out of there because it is piecing together a bunch of inputs and outputs that are o
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    I would have liked to see a section on SAML and a high-level overview of how to implement it.
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    I'm surprised it took this long to figure it out. I would have thought every new model of car would be subjected to guardrail crash tests, starting with the earliest EVs and hybrids from several decades ago (Prius in late 1990s, Tesl
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    > older processes should be fine Except for metal whiskering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy)
17. 647.▲
    by kmoser 2y ago

    Include a few control characters for good measure.
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    Also: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...
19. 649.▲
    by kmoser 2y ago

    Have you tried verbalizing as an aid to learning sequenced moves?
20. 650.▲
    by kmoser 2y ago

    At what point does it become legally fair game to remove the car and/or its contents?
21. 651.▲
    by kmoser 2y ago

    Does it have to do with when garbage collection is triggered?
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    Definitely just get started and see how it goes. Maybe also start with a "Sign up to get notified when we launch" form on your website, to generate some interest and start building a mailing list.
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    Start by creating an AI to read it for you and summarize the discussions, so you have less to read.
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    On a related note, I know somebody who owns a complete run of PHOTO magazine (the original French edition) and is looking to donate them. First published in the 1960s, with approximately 10 issues per year, his collection has approximately
25. 655.▲
    by kmoser 2y ago

    People pay $5 for a blank VHS tape?
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    AI! But seriously, there's probably no substitute for having a human watch the entire capture to ensure it came out right. "Acceptable quality" is subjective. To really be sure it came out right, you'd have to watch it
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    > We can also examine what happens when we write data repeatedly. I wonder whether an optimizing compiler can detect and optimize the sequential writes of the same values, possibly by replacing them with something like a blitter. It woul
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    Just build it in Roblox and let it run by itself!
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    I discovered that if you were still connected when your account expired, you wouldn't get kicked off. I remember connecting just before the end of a trial period and staying up into the wee hours (well past the 12 midnight expiration t
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    by kmoser 2y ago

    Still have this info kicking around on my computer: COMPUSERVE: Modem: (800) FINDCIS [host name = "phone"] Phone: (800) 848-8990 [tech support] (800) 848-8199 Sales (toll-free) 8am-10pm M-F (617) 457-0