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by rodarmor 19d ago
Very compelling and thoughtfully written article. Thank you!
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Spreadsheet-Defined Function Demo(casey.github.io)
3 points by rodarmor 1mo ago|1 comments
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by rodarmor 1mo ago
Spreadsheet-defined functions are a way for spreadsheet users to define reusable functions in a way that reuses the existing spreadsheet user-interface and features that they already know. I came up with the idea a while ago[0], but it turn
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by rodarmor 2mo ago
There’s an easy solution: Bruce should place large bets on the prediction markets right before publishing the relevant data. It is legal, ethical, and, for him, risk free.
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Ten Years of Just (and Lists)
5 points by rodarmor 4mo ago|0 comments
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by rodarmor 5mo ago
I wish that Opera Omnia, also by Stephen Lavelle, got more attention. It is mind-blowing exploration of the idea of propaganda and revisionist history, which somehow also manages to be engaging and fun, with an incredibly unique core mechan
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Show HN: Filepack: a fast SHASUM/SFV/PGP alternative using BLAKE3(github.com)
2 points by rodarmor 7mo ago|0 comments
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by rodarmor 8mo ago
It would be hilarious if people wound up snorting or boofing their GLP-1s (≧▽≦)
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Lol: Vibe Scripting(github.com)
1 points by rodarmor 8mo ago|0 comments
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by rodarmor 2y ago
The best example of managing expectations of all time is in the Time Zone Database documentation: > The tz database predicts future timestamps, and current predictions will be incorrect after future governments change the rules.
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by rodarmor 2y ago
General-purpose deduplication sounds good in theory but tends not to work out in practice. IPFS uses a rolling hash with variable-sized pieces, in an attempt to deduplicate data rysnc-style. However, in practice, it doesn't actually ma
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by rodarmor 2y ago
This is stupid good advice. I use quicksilver as a launcher, and by putting bookmarks in a folder, I can index them and launch them like any other app or document on disk. Thanks for writing this up!
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Where does the Rust '\n' character come from?(rodarmor.com)
6 points by rodarmor 2y ago|1 comments
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by rodarmor 4y ago
I definitely don't think Just will ever unseat Make. Just doesn't have file-based dependencies, so it's not a build system, just a command runner. As far as unseating Make as a command runner, I think that might just take Jus
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by rodarmor 4y ago
This is the canonical video on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmVMh-nT200
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What are examples of programmers disregarding aesthetics for productivity?
3 points by rodarmor 4y ago|5 comments
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by rodarmor 5y ago
One time me and a friend having an animated conversation on the 7th floor of Soda hall at Berkeley and William Kahan came out and gave us a coupon for Sizzlers. I think that was his way of telling us to get the fuck out.
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by rodarmor 5y ago
It's usually actually bread baking, not painting, in my experience.
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by rodarmor 5y ago
Misread the title as "Which John von Neumann Died at Los Alamos?" and now I really want to read that article.
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by rodarmor 5y ago
Don't let the article put you off, the paper, no paywall, is much better and much more concrete: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aj...
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by rodarmor 5y ago
The fact that consumers don't want phones with 7 years of guaranteed updates (if they did, they would be willing to pay more for them, and smartphone makers would happily oblige) means that the impact on resale values would likely be s
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by rodarmor 5y ago
If this law comes into effect, consumers will pay the increased cost of delivery of 7 years of software updates when they purchase new phones. Smartphone makers don't sell new phones with a higher price tag and the guarantee of 7 years
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by rodarmor 5y ago
The post doesn't seem to offer any evidence for its claim.
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by rodarmor 5y ago
Fortunately, if you're feeling entrepreneurial, you can spin up an Agora* instance and start selling whatever you want for Lightning Payments. * https://github.com/agora-org/agora/
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by rodarmor 5y ago
You bet!
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by rodarmor 5y ago
These are definitely not dumb questions! Liquidity management is one of the most complicated aspects of the Lightning Network, and certainly one of the most counter-intuitive. The basic primitive that makes up the Lightning Network is a &qu
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by rodarmor 5y ago
If you're using htlc.me, that's probably the issue. htlc.me is a testnet wallet, so it can only pay testnet invoices, and agora.download is on mainnet.
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by rodarmor 5y ago
Just saw this now, but agora.download is on mainnnet, and test.agora.download is on testnet, so if you're using a testnet wallet, it won't be able to pay the mainnet invoices from agora.download.
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by rodarmor 5y ago
Can you explain why it will be an issue for anyone who hosts it? The host determines what content is available. Agora does not yet support user uploads.
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by rodarmor 5y ago
The possibility of losing funds exists, but bugs are something you would expect with any in-development technology. And, existing payment services are not without risk. Getting your account frozen and funds taken is pretty common with PayPa

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