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by rnestler 5y ago
> Then there is the embedded space where almost 40 years later trying to use C++ instead of C is still an uphill battle, between embedded development communities, tool vendors, debugging tools, available libraries. I worked in embedded d
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by rnestler 5y ago
In GitLab you can diff the states between force pushes of a branch, which is a feature I love and really miss when working on GitHub.
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by rnestler 5y ago
I hava a mkcd alias to create a directory and changing into it.
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by rnestler 5y ago
> And then they have the gall to sell the power adapter separately from the laptop, for an extra $59? What brand new laptop on earth doesn't come with an AC wall adapter/charger in the box? This is a good thing IMO, since I alr
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by rnestler 6y ago
From the article > With players able to win millions in gaming tournaments around the world, a crackdown on cheating has intensified in recent years. Apparently cheats were used to win tournament prize money.
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by rnestler 6y ago
From the article: > The gang designed and sold cheats to popular video games, including Overwatch and Call of Duty Mobile.
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by rnestler 6y ago
Maybe one could compare it to having different recipes for the same cake. Or different source code to solve the same problem.
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by rnestler 6y ago
> they're just very low power, I guess you meant to write high power as in high electrical power consumption? Or low power in the sense of low processing power? Anyway: Performance per Watt is probably pretty bad for current quantum
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by rnestler 6y ago
> I cannot choose any of the parts, and even doing simple reparation tasks like replacing a battery is a nightmare these days. There is the https://www.fairphone.com/en/ which is a modular and easy to repair smartph
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by rnestler 6y ago
Zoom is a different software, so I don't really see a connection to Firefox. Am I missing something?
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by rnestler 6y ago
> Soon BTC will surpass the value of gold How would one measure that? The price of one bitcoin compared to the price of a kilogram of gold? That seems arbitrary. Total market value? Transaction volume?
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by rnestler 6y ago
On most microwaves I encountered one can just press the start button and it will do just that: Start with a 30s countdown and pressing it again will add 30s.
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by rnestler 6y ago
> The most mind-boggling thing about development IMO is the fact that it works at all, let alone so reliably. This sounds to me like engineers talking about a code base :)
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by rnestler 6y ago
According to the contribution graph ( https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/graphs/contributors ) it was started in 2013 when Python 3.3 was already released. So what where the reaosons the project started in Py
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by rnestler 6y ago
> if I am working on a tough logic problem I usually have to turn down any music with lyrics or high complexity as I will try to focus on the music instead. This is similar for me. The worst are live recording with applause and interacti
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by rnestler 6y ago
For Python this is only true for wheels packages. Source packages may execute arbitrary code in setup.py during pip install (compiling C code for example).
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by rnestler 6y ago
It also means that the author of the list will add any additional "thing" to the list you tell them about :)
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by rnestler 6y ago
True. Which leads us back to that it is a "Misleading sensationalist headline." as somebody else mentioned here.
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by rnestler 6y ago
> Six days later on Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit, the report added. Since when are six days "more than a week"?
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by rnestler 6y ago
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25493087
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by rnestler 6y ago
I usually just select the qr code in the terminal to invert it and then scan it :)
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by rnestler 6y ago
Why not move to GitLab right now? Their core product is OSS and the CI is integrated and free for OSS projects.
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by rnestler 6y ago
Oh very nice thanks :) It would feel a bit like cheating though to just buy a ready made kit ;) I wonder how they assemble the cores and the wires efficiently, because that was always the most painful part when working with the cores. Edit:
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by rnestler 6y ago
Our hackerspace name https://coredump.ch and logo are based on core memory :) We still want to build an 8x8 (or maybe just 8x7) bit core memory one day to be able to store the word "coredump" as ASCII in it. Some time
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by rnestler 6y ago
> I've been going for short walks but I really need that kind of exercise that leaves you struggling to think afterwards. I have started to go running during the lock down in March where I live. I recommend you get a good pair of ru
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by rnestler 6y ago
But in that case hopefully all the admins are trusted. Parent was talking about untrusted users.
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by rnestler 6y ago
Since Windows 10 is newer than Windows Server 2008 I assume it is supported as well, since it says "Windows Server 2008 or later" is required.
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by rnestler 6y ago
I think that line was intended as a sarcastic joke.
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by rnestler 6y ago
There is https://github.com/BurntSushi/xsv but it doesn't seem to print with borders between cells.
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by rnestler 6y ago
They probably meant that the whole imperial system is still broken compared to the metric, but is still in use nevertheless.

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