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by redsparrow 5y ago
My team is using Kaitai in production at work to decode proprietary messages from a partner. The web IDE makes writing and debugging the format files pretty easy and I would strongly recommend using it. Overall I'm very happy with Kait
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by redsparrow 5y ago
Well, this is a cynical answer, but I think in this case: make money. Making things easier is one way to use technology to make money. Having a significant market share and making it difficult for others to enter the market is another way t
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by redsparrow 5y ago
Interesting, thanks for the detailed response. It's fun to listen to Doctorow talk trash but a lot of details get lost in the process. It will be interesting to see what Uber can do with the position they're in.
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by redsparrow 5y ago
In the linked transcript Doctorow suggests that Uber's profits come from selling off divisions. "I’m finally curing my starvation by eating my own arms" is the rather colourful metaphor he uses. Does that line up with the 20
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by redsparrow 5y ago
This is an interesting observation. I hadn't noticed this dynamic before; thanks for sharing. The current differences in attitudes between mobile and non-mobile apps is pretty interesting. If you visit Reddit or Twitter from a browser
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by redsparrow 5y ago
SIMs don't have to be removable; there are re-programmable versions called eSIMs. I assume cars are more likely to use these. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESIM
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by redsparrow 5y ago
This is similar to what I've seen in Germany. Probation is six months long and during this time either party can terminate with two weeks notice without any cause. This is a time for both the employer and employee to be evaluating ea
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by redsparrow 5y ago
> Google's weapon of monopoly. This reminds me of Spolsky's blog post about Fire and Motion. [0] He gives the example of Microsoft creating an endless stream of new technologies which kept their competition busy (eg: ODBC, RDO,
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by redsparrow 5y ago
It's also rare to see maps where south is at the top, but that's also an arbitrary decision. North isn't "up" any more than south is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-up_map_orientation
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by redsparrow 5y ago
I don't know why but "your CAB archive is a folder" really took me back. It's nice to read something that makes me nostalgic for a time when Windows was a big part of my life. I don't know that I ever loved Windows
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by redsparrow 5y ago
Hello. Something to consider is that for some people big, or even medium-sized, projects and goals aren't a great fit. Some people are wired to constantly be dabbling and exploring. If you're failing to meet the goals that you&#x2
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by redsparrow 5y ago
I use pass for exporting secrets to environment variables. I have a multi-line password called "envvars" that contains a script like this: #!/usr/bin/fish set -x PASSWORD hunter2 set -x PASSWORD_STG hunter3
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by redsparrow 6y ago
If you haven't seen it, this is a remastered version and much better than the ones I remember watching ~20 years ago.
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by redsparrow 6y ago
This is a really excellent video. There is part where he has recordings of a clarinet and a guitar both playing the same note and slowly applies an filter to cut out the harmonics and the two distinct sounds converge. There is so much mor
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by redsparrow 6y ago
I work at a company called Vimcar which I like to describe as "like Emacscar but better." ;)
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by redsparrow 6y ago
It seems common for people to assume that privacy is about hiding something. Most people close the door when they're using a toilet in a public place. Is it because they have something to hide? Or is it that they want some privacy? Pr
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by redsparrow 6y ago
I found it informative and enjoyable to read. I'm glad it had the details that it did and would have gotten less out of it if those details had been omitted. Of course it's fine to value succinctness, but it sounds like your sayi
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by redsparrow 6y ago
I have been wearing Uniqlo t-shirts most days for the last few years. The codes change regularly on those. I have a few from a version where the bottom hem is always curling up on itself. The rest of them just hang straight and flat... I a
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by redsparrow 6y ago
For anyone else wondering like I was... The T14 will be the replacement for the T490 and T495. Likewise there will be a T14s to replace the T490s and T495s and a T15 to replace the T590. They will no longer distinguish between Intel and A
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by redsparrow 7y ago
The Twelfth Apostle Church in Berlin has some windows made out of gin bottles. After the second world war the church needed to replace some windows. The Gilka liquor factory nearby donated gin bottles. Exterior Photo: https://me
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by redsparrow 7y ago
Shameless plug: A guy on my team wrote a Node.js library for validating messages against an AsyncAPI spec. https://github.com/WaleedAshraf/asyncapi-validator
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by redsparrow 7y ago
I like the Hackaday blog: https://hackaday.com/blog/
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by redsparrow 7y ago
If you want shrinking tabs then you can get them in Firefox by putting this in a userChrome.css file: .tabbrowser-tab { min-width: initial !important; } .tab-content { overflow: hidden !important; } You can find details
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by redsparrow 7y ago
> I decided to look everything up and document it here. You can be a hero, too! I find this inspiring. It's nice to see such an accessible and pragmatic way of making a contribution to the community. My very first thought on seei
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by redsparrow 7y ago
Thanks for sharing. Here is another Javascript library that supports converting to/from HSL and a bunch of other representations: https://github.com/Qix-/color-convert
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by redsparrow 7y ago
I grew up in Canada in the 80s. Moving to Germany a few years ago I discovered Conrad. It's like stepping into another dimension where the RadioShack from my youth is alive and well...
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by redsparrow 7y ago
> disclosed in April 2019 that it was nearing the end of negotiations with the FTC and expected a fine of between $3bn and $5bn. That's a quote from the article in The Guardian [0]. Negotiations? They were negotiating their own fin
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by redsparrow 7y ago
I stuck to continental trips. I wasn't very good at landing so just drove instead. I had fun plotting the trips and coming back later to fine-tune my direction and finally arrive (never having left the ground...) I don't rememb
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by redsparrow 7y ago
This echos some career advice from Dilbert creator Scott Adams. "Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things." He also goes on to say that "at least one of the skills in your mixture should involve communication, eithe
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by redsparrow 7y ago
Ah, interesting. Thanks for the clarification.

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