densh

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by densh 4mo ago
Sqlite is essentially a user space queryable file system and it can be faster than writing to file system directly while working with small files.
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by densh 5mo ago
As someone who spent a few years working on a compiler in this space — it’s tough, but are the results of instant startup and immediately decent performance without warm-up satisfying to use in practice. I really hope this takes off and yet
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by densh 6mo ago
I usually use center 2/3 of 27'' screen with just a single top-level window for a similar reason. That puts it up to around 20.5'' and around 6:5 aspect ratio. I don't find having many windows shown at the same
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by densh 6mo ago
For me Mathematica is much more akin to numpy+sympy+matplotlib+... with absolutely crazy amount of batteries included in a single coherent package with IDE and fantastic documentation. In a way numpy ecosystem already "won" indust
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by densh 7mo ago
Dimming reduces total brightness over time and shifts color balance away from neutral. Latest "Pro" displays from Apple now have built-in support for calibration but only with high end calibration equipment: https://sup
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by densh 7mo ago
Don't get me wrong it's a fantastic product and great price point, but the only thing it makes me think of is the complete failure of iPadOS. Ultra portable MacBook with is A18 with 8G of ram is infinitely more useful to me (for n
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by densh 7mo ago
I might be the only one, but it's still to this date (and dating all the way back to 2014 with the first iMac 5k display) Apple is the only company that truly gets HIDPI desktop displays with high quality gloss and 200+ ppi at screen t
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by densh 7mo ago
It seems like today. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47120899
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by densh 7mo ago
Apart from prioritizing FFI (like Java/Scala, Erlang/Elixir), the other two easy ways to bootstrap an integration of a new obscure or relatively new programming language is to focus on RPC (ffi through network) or file input-outpu
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by densh 9mo ago
Great summary and I think your argument is sound.
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by densh 10mo ago
No pun intended but it's indeed an unfortunate choice of words on my part.
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by densh 10mo ago
> As a blind person, AI has changed my life. Something one doesn't see in news headlines. Happy to see this comment.
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by densh 11mo ago
For example let's say I want to go to display settings from search. I enter 'monitor' in search since I forgot how it's called. First results: accessibility, privacy and security, control center, and only 4-th category D
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by densh 11mo ago
Have any studies been done on the use of newer or less popular programming languages in the era of LLMs? I'd guess that the relatively low number of examples and the overall amount of code available publicly in a particular language me
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by densh 1y ago
I just can't believe how dysfunctional something as basic as search over settings is now.
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by densh 1y ago
Some details on the Swiss side: There are two variations of the B permit one can get. An unrestricted B permit isn't tied to a specific employer and provides a path toward permanent residence (C permit) within five years for EU citizen
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by densh 1y ago
For anyone interested in playing with distributed systems, I'd really recommend getting a single machine with latest 16-core CPU from AMD and just running 8 virtual machines on it. 8 virtual machines, with 4 hyper threads pinned per ma
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by densh 1y ago
Very cool project and I think you are doing it right. Best of luck with getting it off the ground!
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by densh 1y ago
Hey, as someone who spent a few years reimplementing another language trying to decouple it from JVM (Scala JVM -> Scala Native), some pitfalls to avoid: - Don't try to provide backwards compatible subset of JVM APIs. While this mig
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by densh 2y ago
But is it illegal to provide tools for decompilation? As in shooting people is illegal, but selling guns is not.
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by densh 2y ago
I update largely based on non performance criteria: - new display tech - better wireless connectivity - updated protocols on ports (e.g., support for higher res displays and newer displayport/hdmi versions) - better keyboard - battery
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by densh 2y ago
Relativity is so hard to wrap you head around.
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by densh 2y ago
You should check out Three Body Problem (the book, not the mediocre netflix adaptation).
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by densh 2y ago
Is there a science fiction universe that explores a hypothetical warp drive that lets you travel very far relatively quickly, but the travel is only possible with simultaneous backwards time travel that's proportionate to the distance
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by densh 2y ago
In my opinion Go is the most Pascal like language that exists today due to fast compilation speed and extremely opinionated pursuit of oversimplifying the language at the detriment of usability.
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by densh 2y ago
I’d much rather buy fully specced iPad Pro than a MacBook Air if only it wasn’t neutered by the iPad OS. And that probably is an issue for Apple since they don’t want products to canibalize each other. They want you to buy each and every pr
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by densh 2y ago
Are you planning on letting hobbyists rent their single machine with multiple GPUs?
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by densh 2y ago
It’s really hard to get excited about a keyboard with non-split space bar in 2024, and firmware other than qmk/zmk.
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by densh 2y ago
If years of experience count only from performing similar job, and there are no entry level positions available, there is no way get that initial experience.
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by densh 2y ago
Stock buybacks are simply tax efficient dividends.

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