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by dstick 1y ago
Sounds like we're getting closer and closer to an AI that acts like a human ;-)
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by dstick 3y ago
GNU Terry!
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by dstick 3y ago
> For years, consumers griped about cable bundling and having to pay high prices for hundreds of channels they never watched in order to get the handful they enjoyed. Despite the growing availability of legal streaming options since then
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by dstick 3y ago
> "total cholesterol is a terrible health metric on its own" Yeah you've got HDL, LDL and Triglycerides, LDL should be low (L) and HDL high (H) - that's my mental shortcut for it. Triglycerides should be low as well,
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by dstick 3y ago
Now I know where Terry Pratchett got the name from :D https://wiki.lspace.org/Sator_Square
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by dstick 3y ago
From my limited experience on the German rails (Amsterdam - Berlin 5/6 times in the last 4 years) the mobile 4G/5G connection was pretty good. Only dropping off when travelling through very remote rural areas. In the Netherlands w
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by dstick 3y ago
Looks nice! Congrats :)
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by dstick 4y ago
Well it's sorta true, but the important difference is that the bottom poverty line is higher than in the US, and we do have better social security. Still, the gap is growing. Though recent changes in real-estate legislation are putting
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by dstick 4y ago
My guess would be with a binary ruler
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by dstick 4y ago
So.. you moved the software to a server that runs in the cloud. So sorta-SaaS? ;-)
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by dstick 4y ago
Here’s a fun related story on how they wanted to get it out to open sea: https://nltimes.nl/2022/06/30/historic-rotterdam-bridge-wont...
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by dstick 4y ago
Same here. In fact, I took it one step further and drafted a document that outlines all the important business contacts I have the she would need to contact in case of my death. To liquidate assets, and/or help with keeping the busines
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by dstick 4y ago
To be trained as a carpenter while being paid, more likely. Like the coding bootcamps that “graduate” you and then rent you out. If there’s no skilled labour. You have to create your own.
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by dstick 4y ago
Speaking purely about web software / web APIs, most software is 90% CRUD. It absolutely makes sense to use a framework to save new hires from grokking 90% of it's capabilities. You can have a new developer do stuff right out of th
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by dstick 4y ago
Seeing as you're going to need an outside man any way, I'd opt for the friend route :D
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by dstick 4y ago
I'm torn between "that's the best job in the world" and "worst job in the world"
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by dstick 4y ago
Interesting. Does that help with all forms of caloric intake? Alcoholic / sugar beverages included?
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by dstick 4y ago
J2t t3e l2t o1t It’s infuriatingly annoying ;-)
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by dstick 4y ago
Out of curiosity, what do you find clunky about Vue's variables vs Svelte? I've been working exclusively with Vue for the last... 6 years. Since the launch of v2. So my mind is already conditioned ;-)
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by dstick 4y ago
I know this isn't Reddit, but this comment deserves an award ;-)
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by dstick 4y ago
Some sympathy is in order because house pricing can definitely have a big impact on the amount of “choice” you have.
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by dstick 4y ago
Since you asked nicely: downvoted for using a specific type of language. It’s the first part in the HN guidelines for comments: “Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate
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by dstick 4y ago
True but from a practical standpoint they risk a full $500.000 upfront: “Both investments happen at the same time; they are not contingent on any milestones.” So from a founder perspective, that’s very friendly.
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by dstick 4y ago
Discworld MUD plug http://discworld.starturtle.net/lpc/
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by dstick 4y ago
Ok let me geek out a little. Terry Pratchett was a god among man. A truly special human being whose works are on par with the likes of Shakespeare and Wagner in describing and exploring human nature. He's well known for his fantasy nov
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by dstick 4y ago
Good question, I'd like to know this too.
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by dstick 4y ago
I'll just drop this here, my favorite Ultima Online comic ImaNewbie: https://www.imanewbie.com/main/mainframes.html So many fond memories...
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by dstick 4y ago
Factorio, for 5 minutes? HahahHAHAHAmuhabahHaAha I’m envious of your discipline ;-)
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by dstick 4y ago
Yeah I never got that whole "a function can never be longer than X lines". Screw that. Put everything that's relevant in that context in the function and only start breaking things up once it has to be re-used. Which happens
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by dstick 4y ago
"In the fragile reality of Discworld, and with the gods who like to play games, a million-to-one chance succeeds nine times out of ten." https://wiki.lspace.org/Million-to-one_chance

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