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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
Some might consider that a kind of commentary on the leet code interview format.
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
I still regard Office '97 as the best UI it ever had. I spent a lot of time inside it, including a couple of years at a bank reconciling corporate actions before I got my first programming job. The ribbon version was awful in compariso
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
The IKEA instructions are generally regarded as a triumph of simplicity. Yet on more than one occasion I've come across cases where a few words in a call out would have prevented having to redo some step after later realising that some
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
> Transformers don't 'trip'. Circuit breakers do. I'm not sure what this pedantry adds. It's pretty common to say that a piece of equipment tripped for example whole power stations, a generator, a pump etc. When
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
Almost all languages provide a method of calling C generated code for sure. But, as I understand it, this is usually a more tortuous path than straight ABI compatibility.
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
I haven't ever had to do anything serious in C but it's hard to imagine getting it 100% right. A while back I wrote some C code to do the "short-bread" problem (it's a bit of a tradition at work to give it to people
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
Zig has been in the news a lot recently but I haven't explored it much other than a few tech talks which seemed interesting. I wonder if this is it's killer feature - compatibility with the C ABI.
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
It's interesting but it's just an automated system build on top of the existing pod drive architecture which is there for the reasons I suggested. Interestingly, there are situations in which it might be helpful where it wouldn&#x
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by VBprogrammer 9mo ago
Pods are used primarily for manoverability. This allows Cruise ships to get in and out of ports with a minimum of assistance (none at all, if conditions permit). This is important because they are entering and leaving ports every day or two
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
In fairness most cars get taken for scrap with an engine which starts and runs. Even when they are running a bit rough it's more often fueling and ignition components than a mechanical problem with the engine components. That said, the
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
I wonder how much affect this has had in the Christmas trade for the entertainment industry. Back in the early 2000s it was common to buy a comedy DVD or a TV series for a family member or friend. Now people who own DVD / Blu-ray playe
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
I occasionally like to see what the highest mileage Toyota Prius I can find for sale is. They are obviously used as taxis and it's common to find one for sale with half a million miles. Usually at that point someone puts in a new hybri
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
If you take as a given that consenting adults should have access to sexually explicit material generated by other consenting adults; the potential for harm to adults is huge with the current implementations. Can't wait for the headline
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
Fat A-pillars is a noticeable problem on modern cars for sure. But the thing with A-pillars is that you can see around them if you use sufficient care to move your head. It is impossible to lift your head high enough to see a small child wa
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
I not really talking about general styling, I'm talking about the specific models being available. A lot of this might better be described as the world becoming globalised rather than the US cars becoming more European. But the end res
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
> The visibility from the driver seat is not only much worse than our actual semis, but also worse than actual tanks. You could have half a kindergarten and a small vehicle in front of your car without knowing. Yeah, mentioned in a comme
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
Yes. Congratulations, it appears you can read.
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
Whether they like it or not, American cars have become a lot more European over the years. I wish I had figures to back it up but from my own anecdotal experience when we traveled to the US when I was young almost every car was different an
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
The funny thing is that Mickey Mouse barely registers for kids these days. We went to Disney World this year and Mickey had a bit part in some of the shows. Elsa, Moana and the other modern characters were the real stars.
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
I stick to Anker for cables, batteries and chargers. I'm sure they've had their own issues but everything I've bought feels well made. The only one I've had an issue with was a USB-C to everything else adaptor which weir
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
Funny story. I started doing the couch to 5k running plan a few years back in January. Come March I realised I'd actually managed to get a tan (living in the outskirts of London, UK being further north than practically all of the inhab
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
And someone else will use the idea that this is a misconception to justify putting hundreds of lines in one function. Some junior dev will then come along with his specific user story and, not wanting to tear the whole thing up, will insert
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
Working within the limitations of a medium is a skill as old as time. Often work arounds for the limitations become design features that people come to expect. 3d prints typically use more chamfers than fillets for exactly this reason. Most
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
Though, if I was the author the speculation about the restart time would have me breaking out a timer.
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
People don't maintain HAM clubs for the potential use in an emergency, any more than people learn to fly in the hope of being able to rescue a commercial aircraft when both pilots are incapacitated. They enjoy HAM radio as a hobby in a
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
No one is truly blinding you. Even old incandescent headlights can be unpleasant. Some people are more sensitive to it than others and things like a car coming over a slight hill or bend in the adverse direction can change the alignment of
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
Hmm, I mostly drive in the English countryside where most often there are hills and bends, bushes and trees, houses and hedgerows. Seeing another car a mile away would probably mean both are heading into a wide valley, in which case the geo
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
What reason would people have for maintaining equipment capable of receiving radio though?
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
I have a car with LED lights. It's easily the best car I've had for vision at night. We very occasionally get someone flashing us at night, wrongly believing our high beams are on. However, from a safety point of view, I'm no
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by VBprogrammer 10mo ago
I dunno, maybe where you live is a lot flatter than the roads that I drive on, but the instant I see a car coming the other way (ideally before they come into direct view) is the time to turn off full beams. Though from a game theory point

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