umbrai_nation

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by umbrai_nation 9y ago
Does it make any sense to place a series of landers in solar orbit, waiting for short-lived opportunities like this? I don't think we'd save much on fuel since the orbits wouldn't be optimized for the target. However, it wo
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by umbrai_nation 9y ago
I use them with functions that have too many arguments. It's not always feasible to fix the problem at the source. damageDealt = calcDamage(weaponType, monsterType, DamageType.FIRE, null /* specialEffectFlags /, false &#x2F
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by umbrai_nation 9y ago
I was an awkward kid with few friends, and turned to computers because they were fascinating and more fun than interacting with people. Could be that people with [insert unusual trait here] are naturally drawn to computers for similar reaso
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by umbrai_nation 9y ago
The original post started "He says he attributes...". The author's profile suggests they would prefer "They say they attribute...".
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by umbrai_nation 9y ago
I'm a stickler for appropriate use of literal/figurative, and I think it was used correctly here. In addition to the clarifying effect mentioned by other posters, the literal use of the word "wall" is being emphasized.
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by umbrai_nation 9y ago
Which is great, in theory. But devices in Europe are just as accessible to Brazilians as they are to anyone else. Unless a device is locked down to local access, you can't have "safe neighborhoods".
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
for our time. I just learned this yesterday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_for_our_time
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
And the beeps! I generally turn off all of the sound in my environment, and it's very distracting to hear a beep and try to figure out where it's from. The worst is WPEngine. I already pay for their service, but whenever I look
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
11% still in use?
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
"Of around 310 GB only about 4.5 GB is left" What is gitlab storing in their database? From what I understand, the repos were untouched by the DB problems, so what is taking up a third of a terabyte of DB space?
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
When I make a site for a client, I can't always guarantee I'll be available in 6 months, 2 years, 5 years, whatever. Using PHP and Wordpress guarantees they'll be able to find developers in the future.
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
$25/mo. The $100/mo package includes up to 10 sites. https://wpengine.com/plans/
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
I did a month with significantly-reduced sugar last year, and for the first few days I caught of glimpse of how heroine addicts feel. I remember spending a full afternoon just thinking about the single cookie I was going to allow myself in
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
There's definitely a bug in the timing. I feel like it's related to the previous round. Whenever I finished a round early, the next round timed out early. Also, it should be revamped to always run the full time and award points
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
Is a memory wipe any better than slavery? In a world with the technology to wipe human minds, you could say the same about us.
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
Totally worth it. I felt the productivity drop when I started emacs, but now I fly through editing tasks. I should probably put in the effort for vi as well, but that idea exhausts me :) I learned emacs by using it as my note-taking edito
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
To be fair, Canada's not _actually_ independent yet. The queen is still our head of state, but that probably lasts only until she actually tries to act like it.
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
Wait, so it creates a privileged session before verifying the password? That's your problem right there. A crash in the JSON processor (or anywhere else) is a minor blip compared to this godzilla bug of granting access before it&#x27
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by umbrai_nation 10y ago
Exception flow control is far more structured than goto. An unexpected goto can drop you anywhere in memory, with no idea how you go there or how to get back. Exceptions cause a clearly-defined chain of events and you always know exactly