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by wst_ 4y ago
I've been doing something similar but in the pursuit of graphics assets. Typical ZX Spectrum game was usually one blob of bytes containing everything it needed to run. I'd load the main game block into memory and run small assembl
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Cancer-killing virus shows promise in patients(bbc.com)
6 points by wst_ 4y ago|0 comments
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by wst_ 4y ago
Final movie was not what he wanted from the very beginning. So it kind of make sense. At least in this case.
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by wst_ 4y ago
You could be interested in Erich von Däniken's books. Take them with a grain of salt, though.
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by wst_ 4y ago
Isn't it the problem of UI, though. If the user would be informed about the consequences (possibly with bold red font and with a confirmation checkbox) would they still click that button?
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by wst_ 5y ago
This! The most important thing I'm asking myself: What do I want to achieve? Does "yelling" at people rises my chances in achieving this? Later on, when my immediate goal is achieved, I can decide do I care enough to follow u
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by wst_ 5y ago
It's not weird. I played article version my whole life and never knew different ones existed. It could help you if you're lucky enough to hit it. But it also can help you if this is your last ship on the board, which happens quite
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by wst_ 5y ago
It's tangential but it reminded me of "lighght" poem by Aram Saroyan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Saroyan#Minimalism_and_co...
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by wst_ 5y ago
I have rather different experience. Most people either don't care or don't know how to. Unless you're tech savvy you're watching ads. And if you're on mobile you're watching them anyway in many cases.
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Japan to reopen borders for students and business(asia.nikkei.com)
1 points by wst_ 5y ago|0 comments
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by wst_ 5y ago
I do agree with you completely. But the problem here is as old as programming itself. It's not always easy to define function boundries. If your function returns pizza, as mentioned in other comment, adding some toppings won't cha
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by wst_ 5y ago
Not advocating for being oblivious about modulo op, but you could use stepping in some languages. Example, in Kotlin: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.ranges/s...
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by wst_ 5y ago
I will never forget characteristic screen loading method. A 256x192 resolution, 16384 - beginning of video memory, 6144 bytes of B&W pixel data in 3 blocks and 768 bytes for 8*2 color palette. Those visuals and numbers are imprinted in
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by wst_ 5y ago
This is great idea, but may be tricky as people often just mess around with the world. You would need to, somehow, decide which abandoned base is visually appealing and/or matches the environment.
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Bibi – JavaScript EPUB Reader(github.com)
3 points by wst_ 5y ago|0 comments
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by wst_ 5y ago
This seems really cool. At least I think it is - I have Android. But how does it solve the problem of more complex bricks lying on the side and actually hiding their complexity? They may look like a standard simple bricks from certain angle
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by wst_ 5y ago
Isn't there an misspelling in the official country name in this article? They copied from Guardian, I suppose, since they provide the reference link and Guardian has it wrong too. Or at least it seems wrong to me. Quoting the article:
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by wst_ 5y ago
It's worth to mention that fireworks have a special place in Japanese culture. Notably in summer time there are fireworks events happening around country, many of which are spectacular in size, visuals and musical choreography. Some pe
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by wst_ 5y ago
I do get your point but... are you saying you have no reception in subway?
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Moustache Cup(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by wst_ 5y ago|0 comments
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by wst_ 5y ago
Just a nitpick. We all are playing the same game. Any society is a set of abstract rules and beliefs. We may agree or disagree about the rules on the other side of the globe, but nonetheless we all are bound by some rules.
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by wst_ 5y ago
Not sure about Yoshinoya, but I've heard that Sukiya is considered a "black" company. Means they run over people, understaff and, in general, it's not a place you want to work in unless you're desperate. That was fe
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by wst_ 5y ago
The scale is different. In Japan those jobs can be seen everywhere.
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by wst_ 5y ago
You forget that there's an etos of work in Japan. Besides of getting some small amount of money, those people get a chance for being useful. That is a mental effect as well and should not be overlooked. Not to mention it reduces unempl
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by wst_ 5y ago
Could anyone, please, share some light on the "low-key" introduction issue mentioned in the article? I work quite a few years in IT and never, during any interview or meeting, I've been introduced as anything more than just a
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by wst_ 5y ago
What do you mean "unpopular"? Weren't they the one and only just a year or two ago? When I've been shopping for my TKL keyboard, they were basically the only option.
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by wst_ 5y ago
It's much better to give a candidate a simplified version of your typical daily task. Give them enough time so they can google and learn if needed. That usually means very simple task that you could solve in hour or two at your leisure
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The great Polish Sea -or- We forgot Poland (2006)(devblogs.microsoft.com)
1 points by wst_ 5y ago|0 comments
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by wst_ 5y ago
Works fine for me on the same setup.
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by wst_ 5y ago
You could pay consumer tax not by the place you live in but by the place where business is located. Any additional taxes could be added by independent institution. Something like customs, just on local scale. Living in couple of countries I

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