mjquinn

5 ms·

1.
by mjquinn 10y ago
This is a problem that the GNU Guix package manager[0] (and presumably its inspiration Nix[1]) are helping to solve. Any two git checkouts of Guix with the same git hash on the same architecture should produce bit-identical builds across ti
2.
by mjquinn 11y ago
This sounds like a good fit for Twitter's lists feature[0], if only the standard clients supported it better. [0] https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460
3.
by mjquinn 11y ago
This is true, but I think it's an important distinction that store cards are typically opt-in (I haven't come across a store that requires such a card to shop there, except maybe Costco). A facial recognition system would, presuma
4.
by mjquinn 11y ago
They can and do enforce the real name policy. If they suspect your name isn't real (via algorithm or user reports) they will freeze your account until you send them scans of government ID confirming your name. I have a friend with an u
5.
by mjquinn 11y ago
A quick Google search led me to this thread: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=259228 There are a few reports there of games on Unreal Engine 3 having graphical glitches and performance issues under 8.3. It loo
6.
by mjquinn 12y ago
As a quick word of caution (which doesn't invalidate anything you've said), Go has a long-standing bug[0] whereby syscall.Setuid doesn't always apply to all threads (on Linux at least) so extra care does have to be taken. [0]
7.
by mjquinn 12y ago
You might be interested in Smallest Federated Wiki[0][1], a software project by Ward Cunningham (creator of the first wiki). It focuses more on collaborative, distributed editing than distributing content though. [0] https://gith
8.
by mjquinn 13y ago
That would be Trisquel[0], a GNU/Linux distro based on Ubuntu that is completely free (no proprietary software or binary blobs whatsoever). [0] https://trisquel.info/