theamk

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541.
by theamk 1y ago
Note: it's docker hub that is down, not local docker daemons (how would this even work?) Given how slow it is, and how low the limit ls are, I'd expect any company which cares about uptime to run a local mirror.
542.
by theamk 1y ago
it's worse than that - those locks are bluetooth-based, so they don't care about the cloud. What happened is that they are disabling the app, so it is no longer usable.
543.
by theamk 1y ago
give a phone a little base with wheels, so it can drive itself around. Summary: - Use 9g continuous rotation servos for wheels, powered by a single 9V battery (it won't last very long...) - Use phone's headphone output (left and r
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by theamk 1y ago
> type IN ('attribute/Places/geohash=u33dc', 'attribute/Assets/category=credits') inner platform effect? Instead of properly using SQL database, you stick it all in one generic table, and use speci
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by theamk 1y ago
> not talking about dozens of locations with hundreds of lines of shared code. :) :) :) .github/workflows in my current project: 33 files, 3913 lines total, 1588 lines unique. (and this was _after_ we moved all we can into custom ac
546.
by theamk 1y ago
Why introduce all-new langugage, like Dhall, just for configuration? This seems like a total waste of time. And you still need to use "real" language (or bash) to write glue to connect to github configuration. The config generator
547.
by theamk 1y ago
Author's replacement for anchors is to use global syntax, like a top-level "env:" block. This is a terrible advice from security endpoint - given that env variables are often used for secrets data, you really _don't_ wan
548.
by theamk 1y ago
If you don't want to watch video: it's Pick OS [0], an 1970's OS that lived surprisingly long. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
549.
Themis (European Reusable Rocket) is assembled on launch pad(phys.org)
113 points by theamk 1y ago|104 comments
550.
by theamk 1y ago
Or work as contractor / part-time. I've had two experiences with people like that: - At one place I've worked at (big corp), the QA department was full of contractors. One of the contractors was only working 9 months per year
551.
by theamk 1y ago
Looks incomplete. I got intrigued by: > Optional garbage collection. The standard library will work with or without the GC. but the corresponding section in docs (Memory Management -> Optional Garbage Collection) returns 404 for me. A
552.
by theamk 1y ago
It's config file - I might be editing with "sudo vi", possibly inside docker container, possibly on remote server with awkward connection procedure. Or maybe it'll get generated via some templating mechanism by terraform
553.
by theamk 1y ago
it's config file, so they are often edited in unusual configurations without normal editors present. And they are often not checked in the source code, so there is no standard way to add linter. And KSON is pretty unique in how bad is
554.
by theamk 1y ago
It's kinda opposite - the whole point of your site is to allow people to be selfish by breaking the law. So by reporting fake sightings, one makes being a selfish jerk harder, and hopefully there will more order and more space sharing,
555.
by theamk 1y ago
Or you can have languages which do not depend on plugin or formatters to be correct. If you supposedly human writable config file format is unusable without external tools, there is something wrong with it.
556.
by theamk 1y ago
KSON proudly claims "no whitespace sensitivity", which means "misleading indentation" is back. And it's pretty light on syntax, so there are going to be plenty of mistakes made here. Here is an example I made in a f
557.
by theamk 1y ago
Spoiler: this is not implemented, once you click through demo, there is "join the waitlist" prompt. I am guessing it's one of those fake websites to judge interest. (In related news, I am looking forward for this to be used -
558.
by theamk 1y ago
the pictures are real nice, but writeup is severly lacking. There is no discussions of parts / design decision whatsoever, and the most interesting thing is outright incorrect: > The unique dynamic power delivery can be understood a
559.
by theamk 1y ago
Talk to hardware directly Most "from scratch" would be some sort of microcontroller - write directly to hardware, program registers directly. It's the best feeling when you know every single instructions on the CPU is under y
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by theamk 1y ago
https://archive.is/a1Etz
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by theamk 1y ago
> Real-world applications of magnetic mixing bars underscore their versatility. For instance, facilities employing reliable magnetic stirrers can avoid incurring a handling charge of 15% of the invoice value for returned products, subjec
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by theamk 1y ago
The backup security codes useful, but awkward and I don't know how to handle them securely. Keep in a text file? Malware might find that file apparently. Also it might get uploaded to backup etc.. Keep in a password manager? But my mai
563.
by theamk 1y ago
A lot of those "visionary" voices are simply envisioning something that is completely impractical to implement. Ted Nelson's Xanadu is a great example - it's core idea was that information is never deleted. This was lite
564.
by theamk 1y ago
You know "less" has wide file support and horizontal scrolling (-S), ANSI color support (-R), mouse wheel scrolling (by default)? It does not have splitting screens, but if you need to do this, then emacs or tmux can help. And I
565.
by theamk 1y ago
"a powerful paging program for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, and win32 systems" "can scroll left and right" Sounds like something from the ancient era, before "less" became popular, but the last update was in 2022-08-04. W
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by theamk 1y ago
so, yet another tag standard with no enforcement whatsoever? Scrapers already ignore robots.txt, and pretend to be users to bypass restrictions. Why would anyone bother with with this at all? The only thing that has some teeth is the encryp
567.
by theamk 1y ago
Looks neat, but also makes feels really slow in my browser. I'd take the regular windows at any time, especially since it's super simple to detach a tab from browser, check "Always on top", and put next to code editor or
568.
by theamk 1y ago
> Everybody gets to use their favourite tooling well, no. For my work, my favorite tooling is the one that: - Allows 1-command checkout of proposed change - Allows two-way discussion, with ability to comment either on specific lines of t
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by theamk 1y ago
I can think of at least two methods right off top of my head: - centrifugal governor, as used in old-school rotary phone dials (this could be too fragile though) - an air cylinder with a small hole, as used in mechanical typewriters and veh
570.
by theamk 1y ago
I wonder if a combined handle is possible: when you pull, the signal is sent _and_ mechanical 3-second delay starts. If the power is present, small solenoid blocks mechanical mechanism and door opens regularly. If it's dead, in 3 secon

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