xigoi

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721.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Nowhere in the license does it claim that it’s an Open Source™ license.
722.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Why do people feel entitled to profitting off the work of others?
723.
by xigoi 11mo ago
I do have an em dash key on the keyboard on my phone :)
724.
by xigoi 11mo ago
> Let's say you happen to be lucky, don't accuse someone unfairly, and they are using ChatGPT to write what they said. Who cares?! People who want to read thoughts of other people and not meaningless slop.
725.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Having all your code go through a multi-step process that spits out 30 different files makes it impossible to know what’s really happening, which I’m uncomfortable with.
726.
by xigoi 11mo ago
> Optimistically, the idea could be to push prerequisites to an always-on, ever-available resource. Ever-available… until ClosedAI decides that you did something wrong and bans your account.
727.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Apparently there are sevecal conflicting definitions. The ones I’m using are: Homograph = same spelling, different meaning Homophone = same pronunciation, different meaning Homonym = same spelling and pronunciation, different meaning
728.
by xigoi 11mo ago
By “powered” I meant plugged in. Leaving a phone permanently plugged in would be a massive fire hazard.
729.
by xigoi 11mo ago
OP does not live in the EU.
730.
by xigoi 11mo ago
How would that help them make money?
731.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Surely the company could trivially detect that?
732.
by xigoi 11mo ago
More like taking a deal with the devil and then being surprised that you lost your soul.
733.
by xigoi 11mo ago
> If they were banned from Microsoft 365 they would instantly go out of business. Seeing how Microsoft is doing, they’re going to learn this lesson sooner or later.
734.
by xigoi 11mo ago
I wish I could “just” buy a computer and keep it permanently powered and connected.
735.
by xigoi 11mo ago
I’ve been using COSMIC for the past month and it definitely doesn’t feel like an afterthought. Unlike Windows, it has window tiling, for one.
736.
by xigoi 11mo ago
> I know. I just mentioned them as another silly but common reason why people unjustly accuse professional writers of being AI. The difference is that using em dashes is good, whereas the cringe headings should die in a fire whether they
737.
by xigoi 11mo ago
There is a lot of software sold as a single-time purchase for a reasonable price, so it’s certainly possible to make it work.
738.
by xigoi 11mo ago
> there are things you can't backup like shared actively edited iWork documents If they’re shared, surely someone else can still access them?
739.
by xigoi 11mo ago
You need to make sure people can’t read the actual content so that they’ll focus on the ads.
740.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Great, then let me buy a specific version as a single purchase.
741.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Recurring payments are fine for services that have a recurring cost, which is often not the case.
742.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Is there any evidence that sans-serif typefaces are more readable? I’ve previously seen headlines claiming the opposite.
743.
by xigoi 11mo ago
I love the use of the famous “goes to” operator. for (int j = i; j --> 0;)
744.
by xigoi 11mo ago
A synonym is a different word with the same meaning. A homonym is the same word with a different meaning.
745.
by xigoi 11mo ago
*homonymous (a synonym is the opposite of a homonym)
746.
by xigoi 11mo ago
You’re assuming that people choose languages based on merit and not based on how much money someone will give them for using them.
747.
by xigoi 11mo ago
> What business concepts or thoughts can you express in Clojure that you can’t express in Python or Rust? If you only think about programming languages as a way to make money, the analogy of being stuck in Flatland is perfect.
748.
by xigoi 11mo ago
Do you consider ORC a tracing GC, even though it only uses tracing for cyclic types?
749.
by xigoi 11mo ago
There are GC algorithms that don’t require stopping the world.
750.
by xigoi 11mo ago
By your definition, is Nim a GC language?

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