turaw

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by turaw 11y ago
Just started it this weekend, but a git remote + LFS proxy for Perforce designed around ease of collaboration without requiring a central 'git-to-Perforce' gateway. Yes, it's a fairly large project, but the time spent impleme
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by turaw 11y ago
Good suggestion; I've cranked it up to 5 GB from the default (0.75, iirc) in case the problems were stemming from the garbage collector spinning. Haven't tried it out yet, but thanks :)
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by turaw 11y ago
I'm on a ~5 year old Thinkpad (w/ an i5-520m; apparently it benches to roughly the same as the M-5Y31 that's probably in your macbook), but IDEA pins a couple cores on my processor to 100% for half a minute whenever it opens
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by turaw 11y ago
Fair enough; I just dislike running into paywalls in the future, hence the preventative measure XD it's useful on sites like Quora, too.
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by turaw 11y ago
If you're using Chrome, try installing Referer Control [1] and setting http://www.wsj.com to "Custom: https://www.google.ca/search?q=wsj&oq=wsj&ie=UTF-8" . That should do the trick. [1]: h
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by turaw 11y ago
It happens to physicists too, as satirized by SMBC [1]. Without knowing the first thing about psychology/sociology, I'd posit that it's because both have to learn what is socially accepted as a 'difficult' disciplin
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by turaw 11y ago
As a fun bonus, you also get to have a daily 1337 o'clock celebration!
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by turaw 11y ago
I know you're responding to newman, but those look really cool (despite their being well outside my price range)! Definitely a long-term goal :) Btw, completely unrelated to IEMs, there was a neat article [1] involving a fossil that pr
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by turaw 11y ago
I've had custom ear_plugs_ by a company that also produces compatible molds for etymotics IEMs. After a suitable break-in period (for which you're literally supplied with ear lubricant) they fit perfectly. I've never had the
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by turaw 11y ago
Aah, I can definitely see how twisted wires would make that friction noise worse. It's especially annoying when they scratch against a beard -- augh, just awful. That being said, I normally just clip 'em if they're making too
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by turaw 11y ago
Are they not _fantastic_? The insertion depth can be uncomfortable at first, but the experience of listening to 'loud' music, then removing the earphones and noticing that the ambient noise was even louder is just amazing.
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by turaw 11y ago
Relating to background noise, in case anyone else finds these useful, my pair of Etymotic earphones [1] have been doing an excellent job of cutting out basically everything. The kids version is pretty cheap (for a mid-range earphone), and a