MrMetric

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by MrMetric 2mo ago
I've had to batch-rename files many times over the years. That means: 1. I do it manually over however many minutes. Works if there aren't too many (especially if the pattern is too complex to trivially automate). 2. I make a Pyth
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by MrMetric 4mo ago
Yes, they're way better now! The quality was poor because they were using decades-old original IBM tooling, and injection molds don't last forever D:. But, they made new molds in, I think, 2020? I bought a New Model M in 2021. Min
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by MrMetric 5mo ago
An internal combustion engine may be complex, but it's not fancy. I can see and touch and understand every part of it. I can maintain and modify and repair it. This is not true for fancy electronics and certainly not locked-down propri
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by MrMetric 9mo ago
The difference is this isn't an inherently hard problem. It's just stupidity. The difficulty is not inherently interesting, because it's all made up.
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by MrMetric 9mo ago
Change your network name. When the TV prompts you to connect, join the renamed network. Then, rename it back so everything else can connect again and the TV can't. I can think of a few potential problems with this, but, it might work?
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by MrMetric 9mo ago
Simple: A version specifier, or feature specifiers. Backward compatibility concerns vanish when I can opt-in to a newer spec. Old code keeps working, and new code doesn't suffer for legacy nonsense. For example, the Circle compiler ext
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by MrMetric 11mo ago
My mobile phone's data connection isn't free. I'd prefer it not be wasted on sloppily-made websites.
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by MrMetric 1y ago
Bad-faith argument. Incest can also be between adult same-age siblings or cousins (and not everyone considers the latter case to be incest). Also, I don't insult or look down on sick or disabled people. Why are you?
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by MrMetric 2y ago
For corpos, I view things the opposite way: Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by malice.
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by MrMetric 2y ago
As I recall, the term "rosebud" can refer to an intentional anal prolapse. I'm not sure if what porn actresses do is the same as the medical definition of an anal prolapse, though.
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by MrMetric 2y ago
To me, unboxing videos are documentation, not entertainment. When I need to know exactly what's in a box and how it's packaged, an unboxing video is the only source of that information.
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by MrMetric 2y ago
You... what? You can't be serious. Simply putting "exercise and adhd" into Google® got me multiple studies which say that exercise helps, along with many other websites (some reputable and others possibly not) all saying esse
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by MrMetric 2y ago
It's unfortunate that I had to scroll to the bottom of the page to see any mention of ADHD or executive dysfunction, when the linked post describes what is clearly a form of executive dysfunction! Instant temporary treatment is a stimu