voidwtf

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by voidwtf 2y ago
I didn’t mention rust, I don’t know Rust and if I were trying to start a similar project I might do so in .NET Core because of my familiarity with .NET. I’m asking because I don’t know if there is a reason it would not be viable, is the gar
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by voidwtf 2y ago
This makes the most sense and thank you for offering a genuine answer to my question. Which leads to a follow-up question. Has the rise of these memory safe languages caused any shift in the proficiencies of the average developer? I see a l
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by voidwtf 2y ago
If the eventual goal is to place the application in the hand of users, I think the question has merit.
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by voidwtf 2y ago
I meant we as in the collective, and I explicitly referenced the collective of those writing applications that process and/or execute user generated content. So no, I don’t think it appropriate to focus my question on the author or thi
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by voidwtf 2y ago
That’s a pretty cynical view. It’s more like asking why a car manufacturer is developing a car without modern safety mechanisms despite knowing those mechanisms save lives. If this is a work of art whose code is to be admired and only viewe
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by voidwtf 2y ago
It’s curiosity because I’m involved in software security for the company I work for and I’m a software developer that primarily works with managed languages. I unfortunately lack the technical expertise to make an assessment on interpreters
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by voidwtf 2y ago
I don't want to discourage the developers working on this project, but I'm curious why we're still writing applications that will almost certainly execute or process hostile content in languages that don't maintain stric
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by voidwtf 2y ago
My partner has a Samsung phone with the curved/wrap around edge screen. The screen is cracked. She's been trying to get it replaced for months, but none of the "Samsung approved" repair shops around here can get a screen
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by voidwtf 2y ago
They could have made small concessions and avoided so much of this. But every step of the way they act like a child throwing a tantrum, adhering to an interpretation of the rulings that obviously don’t fall within the spirit of the rulings.
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by voidwtf 2y ago
The way billing is calculated should be clearly labeled along with the pricing. Azure does this too, it's super unclear what metric they're using to determine what will be billed for requests. We're having to find out via tri
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by voidwtf 2y ago
- Going bankrupt in the US is a black mark on your future in the US, unless you're wealthy (which is ironic that you can go bankrupt and remain wealthy). Student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy in the US, they stick with you
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by voidwtf 2y ago
Money provides opportunity, better education, early networking with other wealthy people, the ability to try and fail. If your family was in the most common tax bracket growing up, then maybe you could be considered self-made. Otherwise, yo
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by voidwtf 2y ago
It's hard to say how much of that is manufactured outrage and how much is an unsettling new reality. It may not be your reality, but for an increasing number of people quality of life is deteriorating. Not saying you're wrong, jus
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by voidwtf 2y ago
If I understand correctly Ticketmaster is still the one creating this problem, they demand exclusivity in their contracts which often means the venue has no choice if they want to participate in a large enough market to continue operating.
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by voidwtf 2y ago
I had the benefit of growing up on the during the transition period from CRT to LCD. I had a friend who got an awesome Sony Trinitron WEGA and had the opportunity to play PS1 and PS2 games on it. I struggle to see the appeal of the CRT for
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by voidwtf 3y ago
It seems like Time Machine has been steadily declining. I'm not sure why there is no impetus to get it reliable and functioning well. Between sparse bundles becoming corrupt and having to start a new backup and failing functionality I
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by voidwtf 3y ago
You are right, I conflated the two a bit there. It is an important distinction/difference but with a similar outcome. Especially egregious to me that often the people pushing the newer standards are the same ones signing on to be part
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by voidwtf 3y ago
You conveniently left out "I think" in the first quote yet speak about subtle differences in phrasing. Please practice what you preach. I stated that I believe Apple's controls have resulted in less spam. Is that a defense
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by voidwtf 3y ago
Apple has often asserted that software obtained outside their walled garden will do things behind your back on the phone, like using your phone to send spam or collecting your data. I do not agree with this assertion as it implies anyone no
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by voidwtf 3y ago
I can't stand the HDMI LA, they remind me so much of the MPEG LA. It's the same tactics over and over again, take an existing standard or create an open standard, release freely, then iterate and put future versions behind pay-wal
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by voidwtf 3y ago
I agree, RCS should have never been adopted as the messaging standard. We have had several open standards that accomplished nearly all the same goals. Personally I believe a federated standard should have been created, one that would allow
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by voidwtf 3y ago
A. I'm not defending the company, only their right to refuse service under their own terms. B. I think all devices and media legally purchased should be open and able to be modified in both form and function by the owner of said device
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by voidwtf 3y ago
I can bypass HDCP trivially, but it's still there. I'm not arguing its effectiveness, but maybe it's a just one of many defense in-depth solutions they intend to implement. I'm guessing if they block jailbroken devices t
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by voidwtf 3y ago
I think this same expectation in the Apple ecosystem is why I've received single digit spam from their messaging services. I'm sure there's a better way, but I'm sure it's also a game of whack-a-mole and this is jus
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by voidwtf 3y ago
This is my layman's perspective, but it seemed bound to happen. The biggest risk from covid when it was novel appeared to be mass susceptibility and causing overflow in treatment centers and hospitals. Now it seems enough people's
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by voidwtf 3y ago
Sometimes I wonder if we’re tracking the wrong thing and we’ve lost sight of why we even started tracking these type of stats to begin with. Are Americans prospering? Can they afford minimum needs like food and housing? Is the average Ameri
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by voidwtf 3y ago
That seems a little reductive. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say, my current spend is ~13k a month. I should be able to set a 20k cap, such that non fixed billable like bandwidth or map tiles get paused while someone determines whether
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by voidwtf 3y ago
That's my favorite thing about all these services. None of them have an equivalent of a stop-loss. They'll notify you IF you setup an alert, but that's it. Often times the alerts are way after the damage is done, with some
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by voidwtf 3y ago
The summarized version was that they've selected for milder more consistently flavored jalapeños for mass manufacturing purposes where the companies using the peppers in their products prefer to control the level of spice with capsaici
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by voidwtf 3y ago
Wow, I was just telling my partner last week that the Jalapeños I'd bought were not spicy and it seemed like it was happening more and more often. I love Jalapeños with cheese and crackers and it sucks to cut up a whole jalapeño only t

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