Varriount

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by Varriount 2y ago
I really have to agree with the "easier to debug" part. I one time had to debug a particularly nasty networking issue that was causing HTTP connections to just "stop" midway through sending data. Turned out to be a confu
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by Varriount 2y ago
That assumes that any amount of capitulation would have persuaded Trump to support Ukraine, and that any reasonable deal could have been reached. I obviously can't say what could have been, but every sign Trump (and those in his admini
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by Varriount 2y ago
What software should be doing is using XDG_CACHE_HOME, if it is set (along with the other XDG environment variables). That way cache directories will be where the user expects.
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by Varriount 2y ago
I get what a regular expression like that does, but what leads to it being executed?
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by Varriount 2y ago
Ad Fontes' media bias chart [1] and it's methodology [2] are about as objective as you can be with something as subjective as bias and factuality. 1 - https://adfontesmedia.com/ 2 - https://adfontesmedi
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by Varriount 2y ago
Could anyone explain this sentence in the article? It will matter less once models similar to R1 are reproduced without these restrictions (which will probably be in a week or so). Is this talking about training a completely differen
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by Varriount 2y ago
I've always wondered why the name "Direct Rendering Manager" was chosen, given the existing definition of DRM. It could have just as easily been "Direct Rendering Layer" or some other alternative.
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by Varriount 2y ago
It always bugs me when I see that pattern in JavaScript, because each `map`, etc. call is an array allocation. Yeah, yeah, I know that the VM's memory allocators are likely optimized for fast allocation, but that doesn't make th
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by Varriount 2y ago
Oof, that does not sound like a strategy that culminates a positive work atmosphere.
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by Varriount 2y ago
At least with Java you can select a GC which is more aggressive in giving memory back to the system (Shenandoah and ZGC). With Electron/Node you don't even get that (not to mention the fact Electron apps always spawn multiple proc
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by Varriount 2y ago
This matches a number of the new apartment complexes in my area - no walking trails, amenities, or anything else accessible from the complex itself. Often you can't actually go to _anywhere_ from the complex, as the roads from it don&#
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by Varriount 2y ago
I do agree that the hyperbole often seem in the media ("the most important decision", etc.) is quite ridiculous. That being said, keep in mind the assumptions you make when thinking long-term. For example, I've had it argued
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by Varriount 2y ago
Does everyone in that supermajority have equal influence on their respective representatives?
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by Varriount 2y ago
Which decisions have you read?
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by Varriount 2y ago
My sympathies for your situation - it's difficult to have to see such terrible diseases take away those we love. That being said, are all individuals in a position to take preventative measures against HIV? And does research of a disea
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by Varriount 2y ago
What the significance of using a neurodegenerative disease as an example?
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by Varriount 2y ago
Huh, is TLS being handled in the kernel these days? I thought most systems still used usermode libraries.
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by Varriount 2y ago
Even if it isn't scientifically rigorous, I feel it's ( slightly) better than a horoscope in that it at least provides an opportunity for self reflection. On the whole, one of the difficulties with tests like these is that we tend
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by Varriount 2y ago
As far as I know, Ukraine doesn't have any leader like that. Could you provide more information? Also, according to https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder... and https://www.cfr.or
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by Varriount 2y ago
I agree that it's unusual (and likely scares off some), however it's not entirely case insensitive. First, dashes/hyphens (`-`) can't be part of identifiers. Second, the first character of an identifier is not case ins
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by Varriount 2y ago
Yes, but: - Is having everything be an expression by default a good design choice? A not uncommon idea in programming language design is that certain language constructs (for example, variable assignments) are better off as only statements,
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by Varriount 2y ago
I can understand braces (to an extent...). What really confuses me are new languages that still require semicolons at the end of expressions/statements.
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by Varriount 2y ago
Do you know of any good sources to read about this (the internals of RIM/BlackBerry and its downfall)?
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by Varriount 2y ago
Although I agree that navigation via device orientation makes some navigation aspects difficult, I also find it oddly fascinating. It's like my phone has become a window into another world.
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by Varriount 2y ago
React isn't a way of structuring code though. It's a whole (huge) framework dedicating to making web apps/pages. And most of the time it seems to be used to replicate functionality that the browser can already natively do (fo
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by Varriount 2y ago
Or better yet, just... Navigate to a new (real) web page? Maybe passing some state via URL parameters? At least then the back button has a reasonable chance of working correctly.
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by Varriount 2y ago
I agree. To me this is very evocative of the pixel-art/retro look, even moreso than the low-poly Doom/Wolfenstein look.
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by Varriount 2y ago
Can you provide a source for this assertion?
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by Varriount 2y ago
I could totally see it being something stupid in how Android manages file associations or something. The default file managers tend to be fairly crippled and only actually show a subset of files present.
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by Varriount 2y ago
Huh, I wonder what the problem was. I semi-regularly send files between my Windows laptop and my Android phone. I do recall never being able to get that functionality working properly with a Mac though.

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