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by phkahler 2y ago
>> Now, let's say I entertain your idea for 0.001 microseconds, we are going to backtrack on the largest human collaborative platform ever created and severely cripple it, forcing everybody to comply with your demands or else the
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by phkahler 2y ago
Is there a standard OpenGL (ES3) shader I can drop in a GPLed application that uses a decent (is there a standard?) BRDF similar to Schlick with red,green,blue, and roughness? I've wanted to add this capability to Solvespace for a whil
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by phkahler 2y ago
This is the right answer. I've never understood why "designers" feel the need to decide what font looks good to other people. You can specify font size and that should be enough.
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> He isn't boycotting. He is planning to peacefully protest, which I think is reasonable. No. He's planning to forcefully disrupt by blocking the stage. Narcissistic to the core: "My views and need for attention are mo
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> It's civil meaning there is no right to an attorney, the burden of proof is lower, etc. That's a cute story, but it still goes directly against the 4th amendment, which make no distinction between criminal or civil or any
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> the standard explanation is that because they aren't accusing a person (the owner of the money), but only accusing an inanimate object (the money itself), constitutional protections don't apply That's easy to refute.
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by phkahler 2y ago
They're also going to deploy several fake starlink sats which will re-enter in the same area but with no control AFICT so those will cover more area.
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> Apparently the issue in this case is that the world locations database is too large to be stored locally. What kind of capacity can ROM chips have these days? And at what cost?
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> Well, it would funnel tax dollars to already-established companies that don't need the subsidies. Yeah it sounded like a gift to nVidia. My prediction was that nVidia would ride the quantum wave by offering systems to simulat
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> Developers like myself are the thread that Firefox keeps hanging on by. Yep. A majority of HN crowd claim to like open source and all that, but then they use Chrome instead of Firefox due to some small perceived convenience. Nobody
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by phkahler 2y ago
Q: When is a true statement a lie? A: When it's falsely presented as a reason for something. Example: "Why were you late to work today?" "The freeway was all backed up due to a crash". That might be factually correc
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> The number of times I reflexively typed "t" or "f" into my browser bar (which autocompletes to twitter.com or facebook.com) was honestly terrifying. I reflexively type "news" into the browser. It may n
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by phkahler 2y ago
Another difference is that UI code is often event driven. Games poll inputs each frame and update accordingly. What or when to render is never in question - everything, every frame for simpler games.
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by phkahler 2y ago
Solvespace handles topological naming almost flawlessly. Even in a repeat group, the first and last copies of a sketch are "named" first and last rather than given a number. This is because constraints are often applied to those c
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> With new hardware comes new expectations for hardware by software vendors. That is grinding to a halt. Chips are making only modest performance gains with each new fabrication bode, and the time between nodes is stretching to 3 yea
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by phkahler 2y ago
Even physicists have a hard time with disks and gravity. I can't tell you how many times I've seen them use the shell theorem on galaxies (does not apply). The only dark matter is in their head ;-)
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by phkahler 2y ago
"THE WRIGHT BROTHERS" by Fred C. Kelly. This is the one I read and it turns out to be on project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/67672/67672-h/67672-h.htm I'm really curious how tha
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> I do wish I did pay some attention to CAD now. I want a 3D printer and have no idea how to design objects for it. Get Solvespace: https://solvespace.com/index.pl Do the tutorials. If/when you outgrow it, the
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by phkahler 2y ago
Sounds nefarious. Why would a sender want the recipient to verify authenticity while being able to deny it to a 3rd party. Sending threats or blackmail come to mind as top uses. Breaking confidentiality agreements is another. What's a
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by phkahler 2y ago
What's the problem with verifiable email? You can just delete old emails (if gmail or whoever archives them that's another problem). Most people probably operate under the assumption that email is verifiable in some way anyway. If
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by phkahler 2y ago
And Apache will not give up Open Office or kill the "project".
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by phkahler 2y ago
Interest on financial liabilities? Does that include mortgage interest? That's a big chunk for many Americans, but wouldn't include rent?
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by phkahler 2y ago
I came here after checking in on my Cookie Clicker tab and this was number 1 on HN. It couldn't be.... it is.
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by phkahler 2y ago
Another option might be to modify the baud rate of the MIDI interface. MIDI is terribly slow at 1M/32 bps, and most UARTs can go at least 115200. That would also mean changing the baud rate on your PC software at that point in transmis
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> I understand his family have already seen it and it has caused him to not stand in another election. So you think it's OK to end a political career via website while remaining anonymous? You're playing big boy games with
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by phkahler 2y ago
iPhone chips are made in Taiwan. The displays are certainly not made in the US although the glass might be.
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by phkahler 2y ago
Some people are just angry and will direct it at whatever. Not saying it's OK, but once you really internalize the idea that people's reactions say more about themselves than about you life gets better.
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> Are you truly advocating that people should no longer be proud of their cultural identity? My take on the comment was that so long as a trait is relevant to some people, it will be dispised by some other people. Either it's co
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by phkahler 2y ago
The number of people complaining about the quality. They're locked in but once the pressure builds enough and a perceived viable alternative exists, it will be over. The decline will take years but it will happen.
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by phkahler 2y ago
>> still thinks DOGE is an important national priority and not a problematic oligarchic downsizing of our important federal services and regulatory bodies. I'm not convinced it's the later. There IS a looming financial probl

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