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by neuromanser 3y ago
The FAA (First Amended Accusation) from Cal. DMV against Tesla: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22127992-585743318-c... The DMV alleges that Tesla used "Autopilot" and "Full-Self Driving Capabili
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Targeting doesn't have to be explicit or exclusionary. A gambling operation with no age controls is targeting kids, because who else is the lack of controls bring in?
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Yes, there's specific evidence. There's a shit ton of online esports gambling platforms with next-to no age controls. Some of these are prominent tournament and/or team sponsors, and plenty of them advertise through pro pla
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by neuromanser 3y ago
I don't think MtG should be banned wholesale, but I agree with your lottery point. That facet should go.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
The wepon skin-gambling part lies strictly with Valve and the $2.50 key mechanic, with a minor but vital support from popular commentators like Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill. You can unlock a skin that sells for six digits; you will
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by neuromanser 3y ago
That's way before I started following pro CS, but this past Sunday was the finals day of BetBoom Dacha, a tournament named after one of the competing teams. They placed 3rd-4th. https://www.hltv.org/events/7499&#
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Every popular quip ends up being attributed to Mark Twain. -- Voltaire
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Esports betting is the wild west frontier, targetting kids. It's one of the trifecta of biggest stains on professional Counter-Strike, along with Saudi and UAE money and weapon skins gambling. https://m.youtube.com/watc
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Do you know if they have anything on the following? Sahara is the source of minerals for the Amazon rainforest (winds carry fine sand over the Atlantic), "regreening" Africa is likely to stop this transfer, leading to soil exhau
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by neuromanser 3y ago
One does not need to be a $lang programmer to use a CLI tool written in $lang.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
You may want to substantiate the claims, as is this reads as far-right union-busting rhetoric.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Thank you for the link, and thanks to lwn.net for the feature!
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by neuromanser 3y ago
https://sr.ht/~rne/dram was my first software in D, I don't remember having any issues with the language itself. Documentation (language and stdlib) was mostly ok, same with compiler diagnostics (watch out for lon
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by neuromanser 3y ago
I want to say "Static Initialization Order Fiasco!" but that only applies in cross-translation unit scenarios. Were x and y defined in different TUs? It's either that or a compiler bug. https://en.cppreference.com
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by neuromanser 3y ago
That's (most probably) where the "head" terminology comes from, too.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
> Heh, was that an attempt at sarcasm? There was definitely a wink component, but at the same time, I meant it. Half the code is just case / esac syntax, which you can (i do) find plenty use for outside of getopts. getopts itself is
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by neuromanser 3y ago
: ${FORCE=no} Also, it's not so difficult while getopts :hab:c o; do case $o in a) opt_a=x ;; b) opt_b="$OPTARG" ;; c) opt_c=x ;; h) usage 0 ;; ?) usage 1 $o "$OPTARG&q
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by neuromanser 3y ago
arithmetic evaluation is ((…)), $((…)) is arithmetic expansion. There’s no need for test(1) / [(1) or conditional expressions ([[…]]) if you’re doing arithmetic: if ((1+1 == 2)); then …; fi
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by neuromanser 3y ago
> The title claims ad blockers will be disabled, and that is just not true. Well, "crippled" is a no-no…
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Both suggestions would net me in the best case way less than I stand to lose in the worst case.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Can't speak to that as I don't buy in Germany, and I'm not buying hundreds of licenses.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Like losing to Trump.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
See the Mad Max trilogy for a study in cut-down government expenses.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
!0 === true, but 1 !== true. I don't recall ever needing the strict comparison, but it seems to tickle the fancy of most js programmers.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
No grey market: it's legal to sell on used software licenses in the EU, see Directive 2009/24/EC article 4 para 2. I buy Windows PRO licenses for about 20EUR. Laptops sold without Windows preinstalled are still a rare sight.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
If I had to choose between a disconnection and damaged circuitry… I managed to pull too strongly on a DisplayPort cable plugged into monitor, resulting in broken PCB. Luckily, the HDMI wasn't affected.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
> Fractal Design 6, so should be quality Side note: I too wish this brand guaranteed quality. I have two Fractal Design cases, a Define R6 and an Era. The former is quite good, the latter is crap - panels don't fit. Btw, they cost t
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by neuromanser 3y ago
> This memo describes a data structure called "S-expressions" that are suitable for I'm surprised and put off by the poor language.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Actual curl in Windows? The powershell namesake shares no implementation and only very superficial bit of interface.
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by neuromanser 3y ago
Don't worry, Google pays half the Microsoft programmers in return. Actually, they could be a single cohort rotating between the two. Both Google and Bing search engines suck, and neither company has been bald to maintain a product visi

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