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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.ph/lmM5b
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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.ph/7028N
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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.ph/ymimZ
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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.ph/CeMH7
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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.ph/nUVGH
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by nf3 3y ago
I run a pretty substantial platform where I implemented structured logging to SQLite databases. Each log event is stored as a JSON object in a row. A separate database is kept for each day. Daily log files are about 35GB, so that's qui
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by nf3 3y ago
- Sir! The radar, sir! It appears to be... jammed! - There's only one man who would dare give me the raspberry: Lone Starr!
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by nf3 3y ago
I imagine it would take a very serious effort to green up a hard desert like that, but it is well known that forests are capable of generating rain through photosynthesis and evapotranspiration. Some large scale projects have already been u
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by nf3 3y ago
- Israelis have a well-known reality-distortion field as regards their well being. - The Palestinian population, de facto subjects of the Israeli state, are most probably not included. Disclaimer: I'm an Israeli expat.
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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.ph/Jjbhj
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by nf3 3y ago
Any sufficiently advanced (AI) technology is indistinguishable from marketing bullsh*t.
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by nf3 3y ago
Better yet, imagine AI bots writing bullshit articles about AI bots...
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by nf3 3y ago
Some species of wood are naturally resistant to rot: black locust, chestnut, cedar, cypres, Douglas fir. Other methods of preventing rot exist such as charring the end of a post before sticking it in the ground, protecting end grain from co
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by nf3 3y ago
Is it possible that even us developers and hackers, who should know better, have fallen for the hugely exaggerated promise of AI? I read the comments on here and it's as if people really expect to be having an intelligent conversation
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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.ph/lsQ3Q
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Ruby on the Apple II (2019) [video](youtube.com)
68 points by nf3 3y ago|9 comments
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by nf3 3y ago
I've been watching from the sidelines this whole AI schtick with much amusement. I'm pretty sure it will end with a whimper.
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by nf3 3y ago
Reading your comment one would think Ruby is the only programming language with exceptions. In fact, lots of programming languages have them, even PHP. https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.exceptions.php
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by nf3 3y ago
The page you linked to discusses NoMethodError, which is raised when a method is not found. Among other things it shows how method_missing is involved in searching for a method. Nowhere in the text is it promoted.
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by nf3 3y ago
I think you're missing the point. The battle of gaza is not fought on HN. We can only comment on the situation, and we can do this with equanimity and compassion even if we disagree. Shouldn't we all be opposed to Nazism? Shouldn&
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by nf3 3y ago
Who in their right mind would bring this kind of intrusive technology into their home, right into their most intimate space? I seriously don't get it. I mean what's wrong with keeping a pen & paper shopping list on your fridge
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by nf3 3y ago
I'm sure it also leads to higher obesity rates...
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by nf3 3y ago
The two concerns are not mutually exclusive.
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Slow Electricity: The Return of DC Power? (2016)(solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
62 points by nf3 3y ago|122 comments
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Energy labels oblige frugal homeowners to make unsustainable investments (2018)(solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
1 points by nf3 3y ago|0 comments
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by nf3 3y ago
https://archive.md/paC4K
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by nf3 3y ago
As long as I can fill in forms and add a signature I'm sold. I loved being able to do this on MacOS but now that I'm on Linux I still haven't found any app that can do this.
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The future vision of Ruby Parser(rubykaigi.org)
4 points by nf3 3y ago|1 comments
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by nf3 3y ago
I guess I belong to the tiny minority of self-employed software developers, so my point of view is somewhat unique. In all of the projects where I had to deal with people representing big companies, I was always struck by the sheer amount o
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by nf3 3y ago
Interesting. How about: the great CO2 crisis of 2023 century? In order to remove the CO2 spewed by machines running on fossil fuels we'll need to introduce more machines that run on fossil fuels...

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