torresjrjr

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by torresjrjr 4y ago
> Are there other languages with Martian time in their standard library? Not that I know of, no. Hare's concept of timescales is quite unique in itself already. > Or maybe with at least some solid third-party implementations? The
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by torresjrjr 4y ago
I contributed to this project for this reason. Hare exists as itself and for a purpose. The libre ethos, the simplicity, the design, with people and the future in mind. The dilligence in having a standard, the commitment to supporting libre
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by torresjrjr 4y ago
True, but :: is probably more readable than # or \ Design a language, and you'll understand that there's always trade-offs.
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by torresjrjr 4y ago
A single ':' is used for other things, like casting types. let x: int = 0; It's so that the compiler can distinguish between those two, and likely some other areas too.
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
https://joinpeertube.org
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
If you are a reader looking for a viable alternative to Twitter and problematic social media in general, take a look at the Fediverse. I wrote an article explaining the Fediverse, but really you can just search online for it. https:/&
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
It's kinda suckless, and I love it. I think they made some good decisions. All types are strings and left to the application to parse and document. Excellent. And, I think the desicion for the angle-bracket-multiline syntax was great b
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
> What other decentralized services are worth checking out? You should definitely take a look into the Fediverse and PeerTube in particular. I personally wrote some articles to answer this particular question. I hope it helps :) https:&
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
I feel this will quietly be one of the most important changes in US political history. Also, I hope it's STV.
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
> PDF.js dev here I'm so sorry about being forward but why the hell don't the vim keys (hjkl) smooth scroll? Its so frustrating. Is there an option to set it as so? Using the arrow keys is so cumbersome.
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
I just want to smooth scroll with vim keys (hjkl). Too much to ask? :/
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What is the Fediverse? Briefly(torresjrjr.com)
3 points by torresjrjr 6y ago|0 comments
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
Better join the https://Fediverse.network before it's too late and all you have left is complaints.
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
I've recently written a pair of explanatory articles regarding the Fediverse, the decentralised social media network. https://torresjrjr.com/archive/2020-07-19-guide-to-the-fediv... https://torresjrjr.c
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
For those looking for a viable, already-blooming alternative, with resistance to such problems, look into the Fediverse. https://torresjrjr.com/archive/2020-07-19-guide-to-the-fediv...
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
PeerTube is an easy solution to video hosting and comes with many features. https://JoinPeerTube.org
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
Barely related: Twitter frontend for privacy. Disables Javascript. https://nitter.net/
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
In light of the recent Twitter hacking, many are reconsidering the potential and dangerous consequences that a proprietary, centralised, and ultimately fragile platform can result in. Yet people stay because there is seemingly no alternativ
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The Fediverse – The Future of the Social Web(fediverse.network)
2 points by torresjrjr 6y ago|1 comments
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
Federated (decentralised) video hosting: PeerTube. https://joinpeertube.com - Don't use a company's service, then complain. - Use a federated server, and share videos freely. - Most importantly, learn what the Fediver
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
This is probably relevant to your search for good UX https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23589798
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by torresjrjr 6y ago
The fediverse is already here and more or less offered a working solution to aggregated data abuse. Fediverse instances are mostly crowd-funded, the software is typically open source, and there are no direct paths to placing ads, which disi