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by uticus 4y ago
already flagged https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35289459
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by uticus 4y ago
High of G2 predicted, but just hit G3. We'll see how long it lasts. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index
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G1-G2 (Minor-Moderate) Geomagnetic Storm Watches 23-25 March, 2023(swpc.noaa.gov)
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by uticus 4y ago
Domain was previously elrond.net (redirects to outerproduct.net). Previous submission to HN is a jewel: "Why no one should use AT&T syntax ever, for any reason, under any circumstances" https://news.ycombinator.com&
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by uticus 4y ago
> Branch probability analysis | Branch prediction > Peephole optimisations, idioms | Idioms From the software side, what is it exactly that makes it so difficult to write a higher-level language that must be optimized, instead of a la
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by uticus 4y ago
> The SEC also charged Sun and his companies with fraudulently manipulating the secondary market for TRX through extensive wash trading... 1. How is this detected by the SEC? 2. Why isn't this something that is easily detectable by
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by uticus 4y ago
As a software programmer who focuses way too much on logic - and who furthermore can't tell the difference between sarcasm, good humor, or direct honesty - it really sticks out to me that your comment may well be based on wrong assumpt
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by uticus 4y ago
Yes. Love the idea.
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by uticus 4y ago
I like this approach much more than a blanket ban. Speaking as someone else tired of the noise but still completely aware of the rule of unintended consequences.
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by uticus 4y ago
I'm confused. When I click on "Where to Buy" it sends me to an Amazon page with these specs: > CPU and GPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 and integrated GC7000 Lite Graphics > CPU Socket Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 > Chipse
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Top Things to Do with GraalVM(gist.github.com)
2 points by uticus 4y ago|1 comments
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by uticus 4y ago
1. High-performance modern Java 2. Low-footprint, fast-startup Java 3. Combine JavaScript, Java, Ruby, and R 4. Run native languages on the JVM 5. Tools that work across all languages 6. Extend a JVM-based application 7. Extend a native app
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by uticus 4y ago
- No multithreading - Not popular - Requires graphics interaction
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by uticus 4y ago
“OWL”?
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Ask HN: Regular Expressions with non-English languages?
1 points by uticus 4y ago|0 comments
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G1-G2 Geomagnetic Storm Watches issued for 16-17-18 Feb 2023(swpc.noaa.gov)
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The Return of the X-Flares(swpc.noaa.gov)
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by uticus 4y ago
It does and I understand. But in my experience most of what should be tested is not "does the database contain x?" but "does this where clause filter y?" Those sorts of things are programmed in EF by LINQ queries. All I&
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by uticus 4y ago
Okay, I'll grant it's not pure declarative. But the part that is declarative is sure difficult to test.
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by uticus 4y ago
> You did not write code to terminate or provide an answer for all inputs... Definitely not an expert. But to my eyes checking for non-termination seems very close to things that happen in SQL all the time. For example, a parent query jo
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by uticus 4y ago
great point and agree - and, actually it argues even better against my point #1 about moving business logic out of SQL queries.
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by uticus 4y ago
Related - how is any declarative language tested? Quick web search confirms suspicions, it is not easy https://www.metalevel.at/prolog/testing
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by uticus 4y ago
> using interfaces Kinda, but personally I describe as using LINQ queries. The dbcontext just isn't hooked up. It's a method that takes in an IQueryable<T> (there's the interface I suppose) and outputs a filtered IQu
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by uticus 4y ago
My favorite interview question. No, I mean when I'm being interviewed. The sheepish grins let me know I'm not alone. Best ideas IMO (no particular order): - make SQL dumber, move logic that needs testing out of SQL - use an ORM
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by uticus 4y ago
> What is a programming language for at this point?... AI could just flip the bits in theory and write machine code. I think the wrong question is being asked. Instead of asking "how will a programming language apply," the ques
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Digital Ocean global incident report for Cloud Control Panel(status.digitalocean.com)
6 points by uticus 4y ago|0 comments
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by uticus 4y ago
Apologies for the armchair commentary. "Consolidation" meaning commerce regulation and oversight more tightly consolidated than possible with technology (including paper notes) currently used. > ...standards-based collaborative
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by uticus 4y ago
Hard disagree. Pressure shows us as we are , not as we wish to be. The fact that it is often more ugly than we wish, does not change it. Also does not negate the fact that prep work is worthwhile to form habits and counteract the base reac
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by uticus 4y ago
Seems there is some level of wisdom here. Of course you can't see inside a man's head by doing this, but some things are gonna be obvious. Besides, when it comes to judging, only God can see the heart - the rest of us mortals ha
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by uticus 4y ago
> Even worse, I’m gonna be judgemental. Apples of gold in settings of silver. Judging has value, but must be balanced - often by a virtue such as love. Source: Book of Proverbs (aka another source of techniques for judging character and

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