NIckGeek

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by NIckGeek 20d ago
You can make a wrapper type that abstracts the offset lookup logic with a safe interface. If it's a transparent struct then rust will compile it away into nothing but you still get the abstraction in your code.
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by NIckGeek 28d ago
You really don't notice it while you're using a folding phone.
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by NIckGeek 3mo ago
The fundamental issue imo is that LLMs are trained to make believable outputs. They can be complete horseshit, but because they look plausible they get treated like quality. I swear that the intensity and time I've had to take with cod
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by NIckGeek 5mo ago
I don't think the issue is using declarative UI frameworks, it's that the rendering engines these frameworks are outputting to are not taking accessibility into account.
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by NIckGeek 10mo ago
I feel like ARM wins over even a mobile x86 chip here, right? Like a base Mac Mini sounds ideal.
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by NIckGeek 10mo ago
I'm a big fan of AsciiMath and have been supporting it in my note taking program (MicroPad) since ~2016. It was the key for me being able to write maths in a classroom/lecture theatre at the same speed (or faster) than those doing
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by NIckGeek 1y ago
Couldn't you just pass a reference to your value (i.e. `&T`)? If you absolutely _need_ ownership the function you call could return back the owned value or you could use one of the mechanisms for shared ownership like `Rc<T>`
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by NIckGeek 1y ago
> but in practice fails, because of pervasive use of `unsafe`. Yes, in `unsafe` code typically dynamic checks or careful manual review is needed. However, most code is not `unsafe` and `unsafe` code is wrapped in safe APIs. I'm awar
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by NIckGeek 1y ago
Fil-C is impressive and neat, but it does add a runtime to enforce memory safety which has a (in most cases acceptable) cost. That's a reasonable strategy, Java and many other langs took this approach. In research, languages like Dala
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by NIckGeek 2y ago
fwiw in modern-Java they have data classes: record Foo(String theImplementationAndStyleOfDataClasses) {} The string is final. While sadly there is no elvis operator, the Optional type helps: evlis.map(e->e.operator).map(e->
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by NIckGeek 2y ago
You typically have to stop in LA, Singapore, or the UAE. The NZ -> Europe flights are brutal, and the trip back is typically even longer.
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by NIckGeek 3y ago
About 70% of the programming I'm doing right now is in my own language. But like, my full time work is programming language research so I accept that's an uncommon use-case.
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by NIckGeek 3y ago
I just tried Zed and it is definitely really pleasant to use. I'd need at least a Java LSP to use it for real (and preferably general LSP support so I can code in my own programming languages with it) but I can see a lot of promise. If
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by NIckGeek 3y ago
There's a machine called the Meticulous which is launching a kickstarter soon which is attempting to somewhat do this. It's a lot simpler mechanically because it's just an automated lever machine (i.e. no pump). The downside
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by NIckGeek 4y ago
Node.JS and Deno are both running with V8. fetch() isn't part of the JS standard library, it's a Web API. Deno just made (the good imo) design decision to support WebAPIs over something more custom despite the fact that it's
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by NIckGeek 4y ago
LaTeX inline maths is done inside ;;LaTeXCode;; or ''AsciiMathsCode'' More info on MicroPad Markdown is in the formatting guide in the help notebook.
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by NIckGeek 4y ago
I made one called MicroPad a few years ago ( https://getmicropad.com ) and just launched v4 a few weeks ago. It's pretty full of features and each note is an infinite whiteboard/canvas where you can embed elements anywhe
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by NIckGeek 4y ago
I'd recommend learning Rust because the way Rust pushes you into writing code will lead you to write better C code, etc. People that learn C or C++ first often end up fighting the Rust compiler a bit until they adjust their mindset.
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by NIckGeek 4y ago
There are many fair trade coffee's from local roasters where there is a minimum price for the green coffee for the farmers at the start of the chain.
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by NIckGeek 4y ago
Rust is a general purpose programming language. It can do low level systems programming but it's also highly capable of doing web backends, web frontends (wasm), game design, small utility scripts, etc. A big thing people learning Rust
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by NIckGeek 4y ago
I admire Elon's accomplishments, especially with SpaceX but I wouldn't want him in charge of Twitter.
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
Yeah, that's the big issue with Electron. The "Micro" came from my original plan for it, which was to have a super small python script generate static notepad pages for you to visit in your browser. Obviously that's no l
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
Thanks! 1. That's totally possible, although file-size could quickly become an issue with syncing the videos (there's a 50MB cap) 2. Nope, All actual client functionality is (and always will be) free + open source. Even syncing is
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
Linux doesn't have the issue with codesigning. And no evernote doesn't (it's more of a page mechanism) and yes OneNote does but OneNote one Linux is non-existent and OneNote on the web is bad.
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
I rely on iframes to sandbox, and as part of that I need srcdoc. Edge will support it in the next version iirc.
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
Already there for maths. Syntax is in the help notepad.
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
I definitely wouldn't say no to something like that. It would probably make my life a little easier.
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
Hmm. I suspect that's because I don't do code signing?
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
Syntax highlighting would be really cool. 1MB images should work perfectly fine. It is an image element right? I have heard that the icons might be a little weird. I've been unable to test it because my install of Linux doesn't us
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by NIckGeek 8y ago
Nothing is code signed currently, it's annoying but code signing for Mac and Windows is not cheap.

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