peterkelly

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   by peterkelly 4y ago

   The downside to that is if you want to write a new function that deals different subclasses, you can't keep all the logic in one place; you have to spray its implementation across all the different types it has to handle. This is the #
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   by peterkelly 4y ago

   A great paper on this topic: D. J. Pearce, “Sound and Complete Flow Typing with Unions, Intersections and Negations,” in Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation, vol. 7737, R. Giacobazzi, J. Berdine, and I. Mastroeni, Eds.
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   by peterkelly 4y ago

   This is an issue in TypeScript even with single-threaded code; it (always/sometimes?) assumes function calls won't affect the results of type narrowing tests: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issue
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   Sound and Complete Flow Typing with Unions, Intersections and Negations (2013)(semanticscholar.org)

   1 points by peterkelly 4y ago|0 comments
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   by peterkelly 4y ago

   And they're using the very latest macbook pro with a fast and reliable internet connection, on which the site/app seems to work just fine and must therefore be ok.
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   by peterkelly 4y ago

   I think they'd make an excellent content for a loading screen on a game. Pick one at random and give the player something to think about while they're waiting. If this happens enough times, you'll get some repeats, which will
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   by peterkelly 4y ago

   Looks like it's iPhone-related products only for now. I wonder if they'll eventually make it possible to buy the tool that lets you change the power cable on their $1599 studio display: https://9to5mac.com/2022&#x2
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   Netflix – 60 Minutes Archive (2006)(youtube.com)

   1 points by peterkelly 4y ago|0 comments
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   by peterkelly 4y ago

   You used another incorrect word!!! /s > "Avoid referring to people in divisive ways. For example, instead of referring to people as native speakers or non-native speakers of English, consider whether your document needs to dis
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    Commodore 64 – We Are Stardust(megastyle.itch.io)

    67 points by peterkelly 5y ago|15 comments
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    I think there's something to be said for the inability to issue patches. It's created a culture in the software industry, especially in games, of rushing to get the first version out in basic working form and then have a "day
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    Times New Roman, Arial Fonts Blocked in Russia(themoscowtimes.com)

    2 points by peterkelly 5y ago|0 comments
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    Chrono Cross and Other Classics Suddenly ‘Expiring’ on PS3, Vita(kotaku.com)

    3 points by peterkelly 5y ago|0 comments
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    There's no way around learning C if you really want to take this on. You said you're willing to dump lots of time in it, so do that first, and then you'll be in a much better position.
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    I own a "smart" TV (solely because none of the shops in my area sold dumb ones) but have never connected it to the Internet and never installed any software updates (nor do I ever intend to). It remains a screen. I use an Apple TV
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    If you thought that was a time sink, just search for "retrocomputing" on youtube. We'll see you back here once you resurface in a year or so :) Its a huge hobby with enormous amounts of cool projects. The one that most impr
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    Ken and Roberta Williams Working on Colossal Cave Adventure Remake for VR and PC(gameworldobserver.com)

    248 points by peterkelly 5y ago|187 comments
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    Ken and Roberta Williams Are Remaking Colossal Cave Adventure(ign.com)

    1 points by peterkelly 5y ago|0 comments
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    I'm not sure that "security engineer" would be an accurate term to describe such a person.
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    Sierra Flashback with Ken and Roberta – Good, Bad and Disappointments [video](youtube.com)

    1 points by peterkelly 5y ago|0 comments
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    Negotiation is the inverse of tipping.
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    According to https://www.zotero.org/storage their current pricing is: 300 MB Free 2 GB $20/year (equal to $1.67 per month) 6 GB $60/year (equal to $5 per month) Unlimited $12
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    I live in Thailand and the situation here is much the same as many western countries. Omicron is spread widely, and people are still taking precautions (mask wearing is almost universal) but there's no lockdowns. Traveling here is fine
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    No, because it hasn't gone anywhere. Apple still sell iPhones that support Touch ID (I have the latest iPhone SE which is still quite recent), and they have included it on the macbook pro for several years. If Touch ID is important to
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    Australian Government introduces ‘troll’ bill in Parliament(smh.com.au)

    1 points by peterkelly 5y ago|0 comments
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    Sometimes when you travel you find a box that is much better than the one you were in previously.
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    To me they mean the same thing. If there's a difference, I've somehow missed out on learning what it is after >20 years in industry/academia and that lack of knowledge has never been a problem. I honestly don't care a
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    I love how many of the comments here think this story is real, and not just the first article published by what appears to be a newly-launched satire tech news site inspired by The Onion . Follow the "prev page" links at the bott
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    by peterkelly 5y ago

    https://archive.org/details/machine-code-for-beginners