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by code_duck 4mo ago
AI learned it from somewhere.
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by code_duck 5mo ago
Didn’t Microsoft somehow ruin Dr DOS? Not technically, but didn’t they sue them or something? Which would mean this is the same issue, 40 years later. Yes, I was there on the 80s, but I had a Commodore 64. We did use GEOS, if that counts. I
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by code_duck 5mo ago
Oh yeah, odd. Anyway, I’m aware of alternate mainframe OSs but I’m not sure how common using one was. Other than OS2, alternate OSs for other systems were rather rare, though it is worth noting that they were not forbidden or blocked.
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by code_duck 5mo ago
It’s the same situation as game consoles. Custom built hardware that is only meant to run the one specific vendor OS. There have been many other computing devices like that in the past as well. The general purpose desktop computer that allo
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by code_duck 6mo ago
Somehow this was coming up a few years ago where people kept saying that Apple could face antitrust because they were the only company who made iOS and controlled the App Store. Given that android exists, and has roughly equal market share,
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by code_duck 6mo ago
Oh, I interpreted it as “did work using a Mac Pro” vs helped develop the Mac Pro itself.
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by code_duck 6mo ago
Same as ever, advertisers and the government. Plus, it would mean platforms could ban troublesome people or those they deem undesirable more effectively.
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by code_duck 6mo ago
Yeah, if he wants to listen to your complete albums, it’s unclear to me why he would be using a DJ feature or expected the DJ to do that. Just play the albums manually or set up playlist. It’s like having a six CD changer and putting it on
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by code_duck 6mo ago
There’s also browser fingerprinting
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by code_duck 6mo ago
It doesn’t make much sense as 20 liters is 2000 times 10 ml, also.
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by code_duck 7mo ago
He doesn’t actually have the authority to rename the department. That would be up to Congress.
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by code_duck 7mo ago
that style of game came and went fairly quickly, for good reasons.
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by code_duck 8mo ago
The whole upgrade to Windows 11 was forced on me by Microsoft, basically using trickery. I opened windows update and it said there were some updates… Did not make it clear at all that it would be taking my system from Windows 10 to 11. I th
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by code_duck 2y ago
Pretty interesting. I knew someone years ago who made batches of borosilicate glass with this stuff. It’s difficult to work, unfortunately. The glow effect fades if you work it too much. I still have a bunch of his glow glass.
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by code_duck 2y ago
remove the p/ at the end and it works.
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by code_duck 2y ago
Many early 80s 8-bit console games worked this way. I'm thinking of games like Transbot for the Sega Master System. There are a few different levels, with various enemy configurations and scenery, but it has no ending and goes on forev
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by code_duck 2y ago
We could, I guess, with some biochemical wizardy. Insulin does more than just reduce blood glucose, though. It allows the glucose to enter muscle and brain cells to be used for energy. People with Type 1 need just as many carbs and as much
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by code_duck 2y ago
I've heard that AAPS is more sophisticated. I'm definitely not too happy with the Tandem system. Some people say they get better levels with Control IQ, but I don't. The T:Slim does have the ability to set basal rates for dif
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by code_duck 2y ago
That’s already the concept of insulin pumps. The problem currently is that subcutaneous insulin takes too long to work to be very precise, and also, pumps don’t have a concept of carb intake. They try to predict whether automatic doses are
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by code_duck 2y ago
FB has an entire team of very well paid people whose entire job is to tweak this algorithm. Presenting relevant content is the whole concept. I suspect where it goes wrong is chasing “engagement” at all costs despite whether it’s emotional
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by code_duck 2y ago
They were people I was connected to as part of my line of trade.
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by code_duck 2y ago
Same here. There was nothing I could do to get my feed to not be full of provocatively insulting and irritating political posts. I’d unfollow, unfriend, block, say “show me less of this” and so on. But when I’d unfriend some person, very ne
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by code_duck 2y ago
It seems rather inefficient since most users will only have one model of toothbrush.
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by code_duck 2y ago
Blockbuster does still exist and the trademarks are owned by Dish Network. The sole remaining franchisee is in Bend, Oregon.
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by code_duck 2y ago
I always heard those called “sploofs”. Also, exhaling through dryer sheets and filling a room with that fragrance is a pretty horrific idea. It also doesn’t really work… parents or whoever would come in and be uh, why does the room smell li
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by code_duck 2y ago
Ordering items from the system where you are buying products from a local Walmart store for pickup or delivery works very well. I find their Amazon-style marketplace chaotic, high priced and fairly useless, though.
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by code_duck 2y ago
Yep. I check out Instagram and reddit primarily on my desktop. I don’t have apps for any of that on my phone for many reasons, including privacy.
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by code_duck 2y ago
It seems to agree with your comment, though not sure what they intended.
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by code_duck 2y ago
I switched back and forth for a few generations and came to the opposite conclusion. I bought a Samsung phone because I thought it had a better camera than the matching generation of iPhones. Turned out the camera app itself was inferior a
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by code_duck 2y ago
You can disable Siri entirely, as far as the voice interface.

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