amyjess

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by amyjess 3mo ago
I remember reading this article when it was first posted here five years ago, and I've been fascinated by Bank Python since. It actually reminds me of a number of systems I've come up with in my head but never told anyone about or
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by amyjess 3mo ago
I'm sorry, but what? Why do cars need apps now?
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by amyjess 7mo ago
I absolutely need a pure SDI workflow. I like browsing through files on disk by the double-clicking them, reading through them a bit, and then using Alt+F4. I tried that with Notepad++ once and I ended up with hundreds of files open in tabs
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by amyjess 7mo ago
Are there any text editors for Windows that are feature-for-feature and bug-for-bug compatible with the Windows 95 build of Notepad? I'm looking for a plain and simple text editor with no programmers' features—no line numbers, syn
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by amyjess 9mo ago
As somebody who has no problem whatsoever with weed, it smells like pus from a tooth infection to me. I have had dental abscesses in the past that made my mouth taste like I was in a room full of cannabis smoke.
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by amyjess 10mo ago
IMO Outemu blues are better than Cherry's. They're actually clickier.
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by amyjess 11mo ago
> “We are committed to operating like the world’s largest startup, and … that means removing layers.” I learned a long time ago that behaving like a startup is not a good thing, and I've specifically oriented my career towards worki
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by amyjess 1y ago
> IIRC demoscene is already recognized as UNESCO heritage in Finland and Germany, what are we going to do, go down the list of every country that ever produced more than a few demos? Potentially, yes. Take a look at the following list an
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by amyjess 1y ago
H.264 may allow 2160p video, but the 4K UHD standard is more than just 2160p. For example, HDR is absolutely critical to 4K, and the only way to do that in H.264 is to use Hi10P which isn't supported by most devices. In fact, I'd
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by amyjess 2y ago
KWord is a thing, and the only reason it's not still under active development is because enthusiasm for development dried up after the acrimonious KOffice/Calligra split. In fact, it was the only part of the KOffice suite that was
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by amyjess 2y ago
I believe the term is "short order" for when you have dishes cooked to order.
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by amyjess 2y ago
I'd recommend going with Sony nowadays. The Xperia 10 series especially is a lot like a 4a.
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by amyjess 2y ago
My favorite video game company is a little Japanese outfit called Nihon Falcom. They've been around since 1981, have about 65 employees, release exactly one new game a year, and if you've played any of their games, you can tell th
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by amyjess 2y ago
I think "breakdown" is the wrong word: he's always been this way. I think he may have Borderline Personality Disorder. The behavior Matt is engaging in here is called "emotional dysregulation", which is characterist
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by amyjess 2y ago
There was a fairly recent issue of the Fantastic Four about this as well. (where "fairly recent" means part of Ryan North's excellent run)
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by amyjess 2y ago
> you need something like actual malice--specific knowledge of falsity IANAL, but as I understand it the definition of malice also includes "reckless disregard for the truth". I'm sure a good lawyer can argue that not havi
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by amyjess 2y ago
Ultimately, I am going to quote one of my favorite writers [0] and say that I am not afraid of a life that ends. I don't want to be a brain in a jar. Or in a computer either. I enjoy experiencing physical sensations and interacting wit
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by amyjess 2y ago
On a more serious note, given that a triple-digit number of employees have taken buyouts over Matt's behavior, it must really suck to be one of the employees who now has to do other people's jobs in addition to their own. If I wor
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by amyjess 2y ago
God, I used to read Anandtech religiously in the '00s. So sad to see them closing shop, even though I understand why.
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by amyjess 2y ago
Of course, that assumes the AI won't just hallucinate and give you false information. Which is a major problem with current LLMs.
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by amyjess 2y ago
> marketing overtook technological improvement in product development I would say another key change is things just becoming less modular over time. Like, the chipset used to be a major factor in choosing your motherboard, but it just do
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by amyjess 2y ago
Not GP, but I just got a Sony Xperia 10 VI, and I'm loving it so far.
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by amyjess 2y ago
So this is more political than I usually care to get here, and I'm only talking about this because I think I can get something intellectually interesting about it (and dang, if you're listening, let me know if I should dial it dow
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by amyjess 2y ago
Yeah, I think Brexit at least is part of that same phenomenon. It can all be summarized as British voters saying "Screw all these other people, we're looking out for ourselves!" and then crashing their own economy out of shee
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by amyjess 2y ago
I've noticed after the last several years that we're starting to turn from a high-trust society into a low-trust one. Without spending too much time digressing on politics, it's my observation that Trump + covid are the main
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by amyjess 2y ago
I'm going to guess the poster was banned for something a while back. When you're banned on HN, you aren't locked out of posting, but everything you post appears as dead by default and requires someone to vouch it. dang has ta
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by amyjess 2y ago
When I was a kid, I remember being super fascinated by the Power Rangers game on Sega CD and played what little of it I could on the demo consoles at Blockbuster and other places. I had all the other major consoles at the time except the Se
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by amyjess 2y ago
When I was a kid in the '90s, I looked forward to every issue of CD-ROM Today because it always came with a disc that was loaded with games, software demos, icon packs, and more. I had so much fun with those discs, even fired up Basili
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by amyjess 2y ago
A better analogy would be to buy a '60s sports car that predates nearly all modern safety tech at auction for $$$$$$ instead of just buying a 2024 Corolla with modern safety features.
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by amyjess 2y ago
> declares URIs an outdated term for URLs The term I would use is "a distinction without a difference", but they're not entirely wrong.

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