dockd

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by dockd 10mo ago
I just picked one metric from Wikipedia. It was also 22 years late.
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by dockd 10mo ago
If it makes anyone feel better, it's not just software: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_Crossing If you're 97% over budget, are you
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by dockd 10mo ago
How is this for a rule of thumb: the time it takes to fix a bug is directly related to the age of the software.
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by dockd 1y ago
I think the success of Red Bull and Dutch Brothers is due to their ability to provide coffee to people who don't like coffee.
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by dockd 2y ago
> algorithm used in the US was apparently banned in China Sounds like they tried.
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by dockd 2y ago
The level playing field is interesting. My initial thought is that's a great idea. But then I start to think about how college classes are supposed to build on what you already know. Your math department doesn't begin with addit
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by dockd 2y ago
The thing I don't get about regression-to-the-mean is whether there is an implication that your baseline is fixed. That is, can a fighter pilot move up from being a level 4 in a dogfight to a level 7 with training, or will they forever
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by dockd 2y ago
To keep that line of reasoning going, what is the purpose of the university, if you're supposed to learn everything on your own?
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by dockd 2y ago
When my daughter was working in her university's dining hall, the most demanding orders always began with "just". Can I just have a non-fat sugar-free vanilla latte with two pumps that isn't too hot?
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by dockd 2y ago
You first have to get a file from your iOS app. Good luck with that.
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by dockd 2y ago
A disclaimer is great, but like the prior post said, when you give something a name and then redefine the meaning of the name in a disclaimer, it feels dishonest. The Honest* Browser *disclaimer: may lie
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by dockd 3y ago
Unfortunately the current Apple weather is terrible with their blurry blobs of clouds. Maybe they're trying to hedge when there is any chance of showers.
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by dockd 3y ago
French left its mark on the legal system and the tradition lives on in America. Several phrases use both the French and English word: * cease and desist * aiding and abetting * assault and battery
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by dockd 3y ago
I get "good evening" but not the corresponding "good morning".
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by dockd 3y ago
That's my memory from college: bubble sort is fine when the data is almost completely sorted.
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by dockd 3y ago
Don't these laws get written precisely because someone did whatever they wanted with their land? Could you dump toxic waste there if you want? Could you store tons of ammonium nitrate on it? Could you farm chickens? Hold nightly rav
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by dockd 3y ago
Making money by selling RAM is baked in to Apple's DNA. Apple charged a premium for the original Mac to go from the entry level 128 Kbytes to 512 Kbytes of RAM. Here we are almost 40 years later and that business model is still in pl
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by dockd 3y ago
Another popular use for Twitter is getting "from the street" quotes without leaving your desk. "Here's monkeysheen47x's opinion on the ballot measure." In case you want to know what people on Twitter think wi
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by dockd 3y ago
The usual downside is the menu was designed to be printed and not viewed on a screen that is 1/4 or less the size. So I see part of the drink menu horizontally and vertically. Another example: Non-alcoholic is on the "back"
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by dockd 3y ago
He gives advice like "no one uses a tripod anymore" then a few months later a glowing review of a tripod appears. What should you make of that?
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by dockd 3y ago
I think this only holds for the urban areas (or where you have to take your car to the DEQ). Drive out to Hood River and no such thing exists. Maybe the state has allowed the rural areas to update on a longer schedule.
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by dockd 3y ago
National pride was not at stake if Trieste failed.
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by dockd 3y ago
They're not all that fancy. My dad's 1967 Volvo 122s had two carbs for a four cylinder engine. It always failed the emissions test and I can't say that it ever purred like a cat.
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by dockd 4y ago
What did they do before ChatGPT? It's only been available for 3 months.
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by dockd 4y ago
Add yellow mustard and soy sauce. It's still an acquired taste.
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by dockd 4y ago
I would be concerned that super high reps will eventually cause problems with your joints: repetitive motion injuries.
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by dockd 4y ago
I would go one step farther: The documentation will say it is undefined behavior but the compiler doesn't have to. Here's an example from the man page for sprintf sprintf(buf, "%s some further text", buf); If you
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by dockd 4y ago
My daughter would hear this when she worked in a cafeteria. It typically came with an extravagant request: "Can I just have a non-fat sugar-free vanilla latte with one pump of hazelnut? Not too hot."
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by dockd 4y ago
But the weather app now has lightning animations when there's a thunderstorm! Innovation!
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by dockd 4y ago
There's value but you can't just read one article. He contradicts himself. One post will rant about how digital means you don't need a tripod then another will be a glowing review of...a tripod.

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