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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> "Never enable software installation if someone asks you..." Imagine a situation in which a frightened, stressed user sees such a message on their screen. Meanwhile, a very convincing fake police officer or bank representative
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
Apparently it didn't work last time, so why not try again with a more vague language, an expanded scope and even slapping the age verification on top of it? And all of this while still preserving our privacy. This time, we should feel
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
There is a link to github commit in the "Notes" section for each CVE [1]. [1]: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/r...
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
Related and useful (work in progress): Breaking changes in .NET 10 [1] [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/...
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> I’ve had too many experiences with seeing decent contributions get worse and worse as they go through successive rounds of feedback. This is a great observation. Having a PR feedback process that involves everyone commenting on every t
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> ...that the rational market myth is dead. Was there ever such myth? There is a quote attributed to John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946): "The markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
From the article: > Otherwise, please make sure you de-Apple, de-Google, and de-American Stack yourself when you have time, clarity, and focus to do it. Start today. I don't understand the core of this advice. So if you're in t
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> One day, some bacteria is going to figure out how to digest plastic. The problem is that day may be millions of years away. It allegedly took nature several million years to evolve bacteria that can digest lignin and cellulose, allowin
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> ...the same happens with C++ runtime libraries I don't think so. Upgrading to a newer major version of the C++ runtime essentially involves recompiling, unless you're dealing with an application that's 15 years or older.
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
While I agree with most points, .NET or JRE introduce additional complexity that may not be welcome in every setting. I've worked for several companies where upgrading to a newer version of .NET was always a major pain point, especiall
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> "adults smoke opium" That's a bad comparison. The main reason for importing opium to Hong Kong at that time was to use it as a sedative drug. Smartphones, on the other hand, have many legitimate uses for every user. The
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
It is quite telling that a mainstream portal like Ars Technica is publishing an article on how to de-clutter and de-AI Windows.
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
The article states that "It is most commonly induced under the influence of mild dosages of psychedelic compounds, such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline." Overdose or a "bad trip" is possible with any of these three sub
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> nighttime ban (10 p.m.–7 a.m.) I agree, and this is easy to implement. My kids have to hand over their phones every day before bedtime. I see no need for any institutional interference to implement such trivial policy in any family. &g
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
F# is a nice language, but it depends on .NET, so a direct comparison to OCaml is not possible. The .NET runtime dependency often makes things unnecessarily complex and fragile. There must be a reason why Golang (no VM runtime) is successfu
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> The documentation is super terse. Very few examples. I agree. OCaml is a complex language with very beginner-unfriendly documentation. In fact, I would even say it's unfriendly to engineers (as developers). The OCaml community pr
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> As a parent who gave my oldest child a (very used) smartphone just before she turned 14, I would be in favor of making smartphones illegal under age 15. I see no logic in the above statement. You gave your kid a smartphone when she was
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
> Whenever I'm dealing with C++, I get tripped by... Problem: Whenever I'm dealing with X, I get tripped by Y. Solution A: Don't deal with X. Solution B: Understand Y, when dealing with X. For && meaning, this arti
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
That makes sense. ChatGPT helped by providing orientation advice and guidance regarding your children's medical condition. After that, however, you visited a doctor who is taking responsibility for the next steps. This is the ideal sce
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by thw_9a83c 11mo ago
It sounds like you should never trust any medical advice you receive from ChatGPT and should seek proper medical help instead. That makes sense. The OpenAI company doesn't want to be held responsible for any medical advice that goes wr
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
It would be very cool to run the compiled code developed in an ISO/IEC-standardized language on an ISO/IEC-standardized CPU. It might even be standard-compliant.
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
> How to deal with long vibe-coded PRs? This is partly a joke, but it works: Rewrite your project in an obscure, unpopular, uncool programming language, that LLMs cannot use to meaningfully write code. You will get zero vibe-coded PRs
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
For development use cases, it's best to use multiple models anyway. E.g. my favorite model is the Gemini 2.5 Pro, but there are certain cases where Qwen3 Coder gives much better results. (Gemini likes to overthink.) It's like havi
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
> Types in Rust are way more complicated and obscure than the ones in OCaml For the most common cases, I agree. I always wondered why OCaml remained such a niche language, given that many of its nice features took decades to appear in mo
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
Yes, it's 5% per month. You wouldn't be able to explain the concept of a yearly compound interest rate to such young children. One year is an eternity in their life. I also don't give them too much pocket money to encourage
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
Article 29: Real-time collection of traffic data - (ii) To cooperate and assist the competent authorities in the collection or recording of; traffic data, in real time, associated with specified communications in its territor
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
Nice! I also created a "virtual bank account" for my kids when they were 7-8yo. They can choose to take the weekly cash or put it in their savings account. My bank gives them a 5% interest rate per month, which isn't bad. Exp
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
No, I didn't get it wrong. The moment Apple stops supporting to run x86_64 binaries on ARM (M) CPUs, everyone including Apple will stop making Universal Binaries. Because (among other reasons, like lack of motivation) there will be no
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
> What could have been. If the respective parties... on the PPC 615, OS/2 There was never a chance at that time because x86 chips were produced in such volumes that PowerPC chips couldn't compete price-wise. Also, OS/2 bec
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by thw_9a83c 1y ago
I agree that having addicted kids on Character.AI is probably less lucrative than having them on Instagram or TikTok. In any case, there is a general problem on the internet regarding how to allow people to remain reasonably anonymous while

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