tux1968

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by tux1968 4y ago
We had taxes bundled in the price for years in Canada. And it was changed to being separate and added on at the point of sale. The rationale given at the time, was that people should know the actual price of the things they're buying
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by tux1968 4y ago
There is a companion website for the book, that is still a work in progress: https://codehiddenlanguage.com/
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by tux1968 4y ago
> Ninja basically gives you the parts of GNU make that are good, without the cruft and slowness. And you can learn it in 20 minutes, unlike GNU make Are you suggesting it's easy to learn how to hand code Ninja files, or do you have
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by tux1968 4y ago
For anyone else that didn't know, Asahi is Linux crafted for the Apple M1 chip: https://asahilinux.org/about/
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by tux1968 4y ago
> and then come chase you for patent infringement. Honest question: How could they claim damages from someone to whom they've granted permission? It just doesn't seem like a likely problem. So i'm trying to understand
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by tux1968 4y ago
Isn't it easier than ever to filter such comments yourself? If it isn't, it should be. That lets everyone speak, allow researches and other interested parties to look at the entire spectrum of discourse, and for each of us to ma
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by tux1968 4y ago
> They'll play silly openings like the double bong cloud and have fun. It's kinda fun to see this referenced recently in a television quiz show: https://youtu.be/aD2mUHeBIRA
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by tux1968 4y ago
I was prepared to be underwhelmed, but it did a very good job on the three photos I threw at it. Very well done indeed.
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Ruffle: WebAssembly Flash Player Emulator(ruffle.rs)
217 points by tux1968 4y ago|60 comments
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by tux1968 4y ago
In the same vein: $ git grep Congrats -i fatal: option '-i' must come before non-option arguments Frustrating.
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by tux1968 4y ago
Direct link to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeoWizard/videos
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by tux1968 4y ago
Isn't most bottled water essentially the same as tap water? What is the problem with tap water that needs to be avoided?
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by tux1968 4y ago
Well, now that everything is understood, there is no need for every user to get destructive with a cartridge (it's not easy to access the board) in order to tie those pins together.
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by tux1968 4y ago
People may misinterpret your point, unless you make it clear that RMS rejects the term "open source" in favour of "free software".
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/5/22/314 That was very well written for sure. If only all projects had merge commits with so much useful info!
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by tux1968 4y ago
Did those numbers ever make sense? Assuming they did, then pinning them to inflation would have kept them sane without needing additional legislation.
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by tux1968 4y ago
It just shouldn't exist. A judge can impose such penalties upon conviction, but there shouldn't be a way for police to seize assets like this themselves.
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One of the Biggest Frauds in Tech History: Miniscribe [video](youtube.com)
2 points by tux1968 4y ago|0 comments
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by tux1968 4y ago
Coincidentally, this just showed up in my feed earlier today: https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GraciousMintyGrasshopper-mobile.mp... Brief clip of a moment from this game, being played by a highly skilled "pilot".
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by tux1968 4y ago
Anyone else slightly annoyed that the CPUID had to be made the same for both P & E cores, just to accommodate DRM? Making it harder for all software to properly utilize the technology effectively.
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by tux1968 4y ago
Would be nice to have one of these pedal units installed on a footstool, so that I could charge my phone while watching a video on the couch.
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by tux1968 4y ago
It is fascinating to see what information can be deduced from such an artifact. Not exactly the same, but it reminded me of a story from the early days of the internet, where a serial killer was caught because a map he sent police, showing
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by tux1968 4y ago
Ignoring the ethical debate, the "SponsorBlock" browser plugin can help to avoid native advertising inside videos. When in use, sections marked as ads or other filler content are automatically skipped. It is crowdsourced, so you
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by tux1968 4y ago
While a taboo and difficult subject, many suicides are medically supported. It's an unfortunate reality that sometimes suicide is the most humane decision someone can make for themselves. All I'm really saying is that your 3 for
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by tux1968 4y ago
Thanks for mentioning this. I was confused by the seeming irrelevancy of all the sliders. Trying it on Chromium was illuminating.
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by tux1968 4y ago
> Depressing to see so much vitriol in here for an idea to improve living standards for people who earn less. It's depressing that you would frame the opposition in such a light. People are objecting to an idea that they think won&
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The Day of a New Command-Line Interface: Shell(arcan-fe.com)
2 points by tux1968 4y ago|0 comments
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Such silly fun. Got a smile from me, at least. Thanks for sharing it.
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by tux1968 4y ago
Exact same reaction here. I felt a little embarrassed about being phished so easily.
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It's just a declaration of intent at this point.

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