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   Comic Code: Monospaced interpretation of the most over-hated typeface(tosche.net)

   125 points by orphea 3y ago|58 comments
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   by orphea 3y ago

   Right - because Large _Language_ Models are text generators, not calculators.
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   by orphea 3y ago

   The cool thing about being in 2023 is that you don't have to believe me. Winding up a Windows XP virtual machine with Visual Studio of your choice takes 15-20 minutes.
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   by orphea 3y ago

   > .Net that was renamed into .Net Framework This is not correct. .NET Framework was named Framework from 1.0. The only time something was renamed is .NET 5 which came after .NET Core 3.1. > We also have a bunch of confused people with
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   by orphea 3y ago

   MSIL is easily decompiled back to C# (or VB.NET if you prefer), it has always been a thing, yes. But binaries never included the source code.
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   by orphea 3y ago

   .NET 1.1 is 2003, should be "back then" enough. When compiled with VS 2008 and .NET 3.5, the binary does not include the source code either. You might confuse readable parts in the binary with the metadata. [0] https://
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   by orphea 3y ago

   Sorry - I wasn't able to convey my thought. There was no reason for the C# compiler to include the source code into the binary. Into the debugging symbols (which is a separate file) - maybe..? Anyway, I went ahead and compiled a debug
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   by orphea 3y ago

   This doesn't sound right. C# has always been a compiled language (to MSIL), from the earliest versions of .NET.
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   by orphea 3y ago

   Also breaks the back button
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    by orphea 3y ago

    > open source their otherwise intellectual property Wrong. No one open sources their IP.
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    by orphea 3y ago

    You can hide posts you don't want to see. Problem solved.
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    by orphea 3y ago

    You resort to victim blaming. Words should have meaning, you know? If there is no such thing as a free lunch, then you should not be allowed to offer free lunches.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    > Telegram accounts of opposition were hacked by belarus police as well. It's known and documented. No, not really _hacked_. You give your phone unlocked to the police, and they access your Telegram account. You can't refuse, a
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    by orphea 4y ago

    Substack did already. They have very annoying subscribe modals, and when they pop up, I just close the site.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    Or, as another option, gamers should have the right to refund the game if it becomes not as described. Developers then have a choice -- either continue to run servers or be ready for incoming refunds.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    This thing allows to produce those horrible or incorrect answers order of magnitude easier.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    > Alt+F4 does close the application (no more process) Alt+F4 never closed the application. Alt+F4 closes the window. That said, _some_ applications do close when their primary window is closed.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    What are your thoughts about system76 laptops? https://system76.com/laptops
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    by orphea 4y ago

    https://httpbin.org/
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    by orphea 4y ago

    > C# is also not native code, it runs on some sort of VM This is not true. .NET code is JIT-compiled into native code.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    This. This is so mind-blowing that in 2022 people, I presume knowledgeable engineers, don't care about their privacy and security, and willingly suggest to let ISPs and whatnot inject ads and even miners sometimes [0]. [0]: https:&#x2
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    by orphea 4y ago

    > We are training a large group of users to automatically click "agree" on a random box that appears on the bottom of the page (sites violating GDPR). Absurd. FTFY.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    Yes. Also several weeks of beta are required before releasing the change, and a few blog posts about how a talented team at $COMPANY deals with challenges of UI design.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    > I don’t think normalizing the situation is good in anyway Portugal thinks otherwise. - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radic...
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    by orphea 4y ago

    I'd highly recommend against Namecheap: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31576976
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    by orphea 4y ago

    Hell no. - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30506581 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31577019
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    by orphea 4y ago

    It's almost the same for me! I didn't touch original Wordle because I don't know enough of vocabulary. Gave Don't Wordle a try. I guessed the word with 3rd try T_T
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    by orphea 4y ago

    > Never have I faced any issue that can't easily be solved. Which doesn't mean others didn't have issues, huh? Also some people might have not specific knowledge to solve the issues.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    Also it suggests to check out two Premium backgrounds that are free until... three days ago. Quite a tempting offer.
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    by orphea 4y ago

    > I still don't understand why Windows 11 exists in the first place. For me Windows 11 helped to make decision to finally switch to Linux. I always have been a Windows user, since Windows 95. Everything has to end some time, I guess