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by BarkMore 3mo ago
> why on earth would I want firmware updates for a lens? One reason is to update the lens to work with new camera or new camera firmware.
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by BarkMore 3y ago
If the concert attendees value the concert experience more than they paid for the tickets, then the concert generated value.
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by BarkMore 3y ago
min and max are predeclared identifiers in the universe block, not reserved words. https://go.dev/ref/spec#Predeclared_identifiers You can continue to declare your own entities with these names.
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by BarkMore 3y ago
It's either habbit or you are doing something out of the ordinary with your Go installation. The standard installation of Go has not required GOROOT for a very long time.
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by BarkMore 5y ago
Yes, this happens. My son could not take calculus in high school because he was mislabeled in 8th grade. The 8th-grade decision has had an impact on his college career. The school system has as a track of classes leading up to calculus. A
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by BarkMore 5y ago
See the Fair Tax proposal for one way to address this problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairTax
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by BarkMore 5y ago
You do not need to go down the Github rabbit hole. The symbol prometheus is from the package github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus. Use go doc github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus to read
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by BarkMore 7y ago
Russ Cox https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=rsc
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by BarkMore 7y ago
The type definition `type X Y` declares new type X with the underlying type of Y. X and Y share underlying types and nothing else. This is a useful feature and there's nothing weird or special case about how this works. It's just
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by BarkMore 7y ago
A type alias binds a new name to a type. All of the type’s methods are available through the new name.
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by BarkMore 7y ago
pkg.go.dev is the module aware replacement for godoc.org.
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by BarkMore 7y ago
McConnell’s office did not state that. Search the web for “mcconnell fake quote” for info.
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by BarkMore 7y ago
The compiler optimizes conversion from []byte to string on map lookup. https://github.com/golang/go/commit/f5f5a8b6209f84961687d993...
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by BarkMore 7y ago
Permethrin is an insecticide that's applied to clothing, tents, packs, etc. It's effective for a month or so depending on exposure to UV and number of washes. Picaridin is a repellent that's a applied in lotion or spray form.
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by BarkMore 7y ago
It's called "orange and teal". Search for "orange and teal" to find explanations on why the style is popular and tutorials on how to create the style in image and video editing applications.
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by BarkMore 7y ago
The go vet command checks format strings. I expect that the command will be updated to check for correct use of %w.
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by BarkMore 8y ago
Previous post on the topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1852400
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by BarkMore 8y ago
There's limited choice, but Fuji provides one of those choices ( http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/gfx/index.h... ).
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by BarkMore 9y ago
XMPP support did very little to grow whatever power Google has in the chat market. Traffic to federated services and use of third party clients was low.
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by BarkMore 9y ago
I had the Fisher Paykel double dishdrawer and found that it works great. We loaded dirty in one drawer and took clean from the other. We always had to put a few clean items away when swapping drawers, but that's a quicker than unloadi
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by BarkMore 9y ago
IE4 was a rewrite, not a refactor job.
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by BarkMore 9y ago
A high school graduation at the Expo center in Redmond is enough to cause 97 to backup. The eclipse backup will indeed be epic.
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by BarkMore 9y ago
The site http://caltopo.com/ is another good resource for maps. The site includes a number of maps including USGS, USFS and marine charts. There are several useful overlays for hikers including trails and fire history.
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by BarkMore 10y ago
Tarp and tent campers both sleep on the ground, usually with a sleeping pad. At this level, the comfort level is the same. There are situations where a tent will be more comfortable: a tent provides protection from the wind absent natural b
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by BarkMore 10y ago
Some people get down to six pounds. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHmtdtctzzc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LggWPhMv-H4 .
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by BarkMore 10y ago
The Washington Trail Association ( http://wta.org ) is a great resource for hikers and backpackers in Washington State. See http://www.wta.org/hiking-info/basics for introductory information about hiking and
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by BarkMore 10y ago
Most people will want some sort of netting when there's moderate to heavy pressure from biting insects. I carry a three ounce mosquito net in these situations. A full tent is not required. Insect repellent and site selection (don'
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by BarkMore 10y ago
When you carry your gear for a thousands of miles, you reevaluate what you really need. A stove is not needed because food can be consumed raw. A full tent is not needed because a basic tarp and careful site selection are enough to keep a p
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by BarkMore 10y ago
When I was 15 years old in the 1970s, I went a 100 mile backpacking trip with five youth between 15 and 16 years old. We thought it was normal at the time. When I told my younger colleagues at work about this trip, they were shocked that ou
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by BarkMore 10y ago
CalTopo ( http://caltopo.com/ ) has these maps and more. In addition, CalTopo supports many useful overlays.

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