VariableStar

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by VariableStar 2y ago
openSUSE is a great all-around distro, not only for sys-admins. It comes in two main flavors: Leap (stable) and Tumbleweed (rolling), and several others. The main difference between Tumbleweed and other rolling with other distros is the qua
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by VariableStar 2y ago
"It's interesting that modern movies have to make you think you understand something, before they pull the curtain back and reveal there's a twist. Otherwise people will get disengaged and stop watching before the twist occur
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by VariableStar 2y ago
As a former researcher I can attest this is how research is done :-)
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by VariableStar 2y ago
Not condoning his actions, but "a thinker and doer" is certainly a fitting eulogy, and not a bad one to have in ones grave.
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by VariableStar 2y ago
Hope you keep discovering all the wonderful things about Perl, and that you keep finding it useful and enjoyable. Perl is extremely powerful and comes handy in a lot of situations not only in text processing. Perl's bad reputation ofte
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by VariableStar 2y ago
I am worried too. But not as much for the AI itself, but the hoards of brainless humans (including quite a number in positions of at least some power) who are being seduced by the idea of AI without a hint of critical thought.
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by VariableStar 2y ago
This is an interesting history that was surrounded by mysteries until recently. In Sweden, where I live, it is well known of course. Author Bea Uusma has done intense research many years ago and written a very good book on this expedition,
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by VariableStar 2y ago
Ditto! For the same reason Perl is my go to language for everything I do that I do not have to share. When I have to work with others it will have to be Python (in the best cases) or R (in the less good cases).
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by VariableStar 2y ago
I see that. My point is that if the captured energy is used, and thus ultimately dissipated as heat, on the planet's surface, that planet is sooner than later going to have climatic imbalance.
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by VariableStar 2y ago
One aspect that I find problematic with the idea of Dyson spheres is: where will the energy be dissipated? In the civilization's planet's surface? It seems to me that it would create serious energy imbalances and soon climate disr
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by VariableStar 4y ago
? I dont understand what you mean. You may be confusing with other user. Nevermind.
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Yes, it was about the Perl Data Language. I see, thank you.
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Ask HN: Problems while submitting post, is this normal?
1 points by VariableStar 4y ago|6 comments
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Perl 5.36.0 Released(perl.org)
5 points by VariableStar 4y ago|1 comments
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by VariableStar 4y ago
More info on: https://perldoc.perl.org/perldelta
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Interesting article. Even more interesting comments.
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Dangerous. Certainly emulating China, which is less than auspicious ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Yes, Perl is still used and it is fast and excellent for anything that becomes too big or complicated for a shell or awk script. As you write it is installed in the vast majority of *NIXes as default.
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by VariableStar 4y ago
By the way, why post this? The Python-vs-Perl war ended long ago. Python won in a number of ways, in particular the popularity contest. But Perl still has a lot to offer (CPAN, backwards compatibility, speed). Go look for example at Git ( h
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by VariableStar 4y ago
This article is from 2014.
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by VariableStar 4y ago
ahh me too ... between ages 10-14 in the 80s I would spend my way back from school looking for magazines with schematics, then on saturday mornings I will bike to the local component shop and spend my money there, back home the rest of satu
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Stellarium 0.22.1 Released(github.com)
1 points by VariableStar 4y ago|0 comments
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Sometimes the best security is to go low-tech. At the risk of not being original, I vote for a mechanical/physical hardware switch for microphone, and a manual lid/lock for the camera (or chewing gum, but it will leave marks :-) )
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Agree. The article writes nothing new but it is ok to remind people anyway! I have been using Linux exclusively since 2005 and IMO there is nothing that makes it a lesser desktop in comparison with other OS:es. On the contrary, having becom
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Perl Data Language (PDL) 2.078 released(metacpan.org)
2 points by VariableStar 4y ago|1 comments
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by VariableStar 4y ago
2.078 2022-04-10 - Ops::atan2 etc have default swap param - fix Transform::Cartography::t_carree spelling (compat alias created) - add Transform::Cartography::t_raster2{fits,float} - Transform::inverse on transform without an inverse now fa
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by VariableStar 4y ago
I am not surprised. I don't know how this plays out across different cultures, regional or corporate. I only witnessed how it went in the circles I work in here in Europe. My impression is that the group of people that clearly reacted
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Nice reflection over personal data management. I can relate to several moments. I agree specially with one thing: that a good file naming convention is essential and is perhaps the most fundamental piece of data management in conjunction wi
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Suggestion: pick up one of your projects and dedicate your self entirely to it until it shows whether it is worth your efforts or not.
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by VariableStar 4y ago
Interesting (and long) post. I believe no one will deny that modern "popular" internet culture has a very shallow side and that a lot of people will brainlessly waste away their days and nights browsing social media. But I will al

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