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by uticus 3y ago
Sure, but you have to admit something is funny here. Software, with its promise of being fluid and malleable, is in this case the exact opposite - so much the opposite in fact that silicone is seen as more malleable than the software. >
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by uticus 3y ago
> How will chiplets affect software? Naffziger: One of the goals of our architecture is to have it be completely transparent to software, because software is hard to change. This greatly amuses me. Of course the interplay between softwar
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by uticus 3y ago
I'd love to support, but Patreon link [0] on "supporting" page [1] is 404. Is another support option in progress to replace? [0] https://www.marginalia.nu/marginalia-search/supporting/patre... [1]
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Ask HN: What would you say to FT considering contracting?
2 points by uticus 3y ago|1 comments
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by uticus 3y ago
Fascinating. It used to be that religious mores defined the sacred, what may and what may not be done. But seems to me that biological ethics are the litmus test in our day for what is sacred. They are the center point in the tug-of-war bet
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by uticus 3y ago
> ...vi type movements... Can attest vi movements can be learned on Dvorak. But have to admit it is not quite as nice, those movements were designed for qwerty. Of course "j" and "k" are next to each other on Dvorak.
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by uticus 3y ago
Good point, but IMO mechanical programmable keyboard with hardware shortcuts are the way to go. That way you can remap to one-handed, or even one button, or whatever you like. You can even take it with you between machines. It's like a
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by uticus 3y ago
Dvorak user for 6+ years. Whereas I was very proficient touch-typing qwerty, that ability was lost when I learned Dvorak. It was too difficult, with too little benefit, to train myself to touch type in both formats. I ended up going all-in
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by uticus 3y ago
> A unique dual‑chip design enables the spatial experiences on Vision Pro... The powerful M2 chip simultaneously runs visionOS... the brand-new R1 chip is specifically dedicated to process input from the cameras... Any information on the
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Time-lapse of Solar Cycle 25 displays increasing activity on the Sun(nesdis.noaa.gov)
2 points by uticus 3y ago|0 comments
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The Analog Thing: an open source, educational, low-cost modern analog computer(the-analog-thing.org)
272 points by uticus 3y ago|130 comments
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by uticus 3y ago
nm, didn't read far enough: > During the Driver Execution Environment (DXE) phase of the UEFI firmware boot process, the “WpbtDxe.efi” firmware module uses the above GUID to load the embedded Windows executable file into memory...
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by uticus 3y ago
From the blog post referenced [0]: > Eclypsium automated heuristics detected firmware on Gigabyte systems that drops an executable Windows binary that is executed during the Windows startup process. ...Windows startup process allows for
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by uticus 3y ago
> The US Department of Commerce said it strongly opposed the action, which it said had “no basis in fact.” Political rhetoric. From my memory and quick search, the Huawei ban also had "no basis in fact." It was conducted with v
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by uticus 3y ago
FCC reimbursement program for replacing Huawei devices is budgeted for ~ $2 billion. https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/reimbursement
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by uticus 3y ago
Plenty of people are willing to trade freedom for security, that's for sure.
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by uticus 3y ago
Apart from if this should happen, what is the thought process for choosing what to "de-extinct"? Marketability (large mammal vs tiny insect excites the populace more, leading to funding)? Viability (proximity to existing species g
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by uticus 3y ago
$4000 for me meant something totally different 4 years ago, than what it means today. I used to expect to get a very used, high mileage but repairable and dependable vehicle for that amount with some effort searching. I can remember buying
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by uticus 3y ago
I know! Wait did I fail the class, or pass?
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by uticus 3y ago
> For example, try designing a tax system that is both fair and efficient with respect to agricultural income and tech income... It won't be simple. I love these armchair opportunities for college-level challenges without the admiss
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by uticus 3y ago
Patio11 would beg to disagree https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/improving-cards-under...
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by uticus 3y ago
> In my OSS and blogging activities, I am mostly focused on the same concepts: Ruby intuitions and lucid code...the main question is always “how the language leads us to express this in the clearest way possible.” Unfortunately this arti
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by uticus 3y ago
This depends entirely on the language. An AST[0] can be derived from most any language, but how it is generated depends on the language's syntax. An IDE (or IDE plugin) specific to the language is probably your best bet. Java has a hug
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The Geomagnetic Storm Continues(swpc.noaa.gov)
195 points by uticus 4y ago|116 comments
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by uticus 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrodollar_recycling
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by uticus 4y ago
Actual text appears to not be available yet via congress.gov, but moneymetals.com has published a purported text at https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/Gold-Standard_Re...
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by uticus 4y ago
What would you recommend as go-to material for persuading someone about your viewpoint?
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US Bill to define the dollar as a fixed weight of gold(congress.gov)
11 points by uticus 4y ago|17 comments
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by uticus 4y ago
> Is this really the place to proselytize? You offered suicide as a solution. I appeal for an equal chance to offer solace in anything up to and including that level of finality. > But they are precisely that: your beliefs...I don&#x2
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by uticus 4y ago
On the surface, this argument is “consistency.” Of course the surface argument covers something much deeper. To condense and clarify, two options when speaking about the Bible: 1. The Bible is the Word of God, not human-made but revealed. T

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