e2le

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QEMU: Single reporter filed over 125 separate bug reports in under 10 minutes(hachyderm.io)
3 points by e2le 22d ago|0 comments
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by e2le 22d ago
> Go makes you web search and poke around github looking for something. I'm not sure that's a bad thing. I suspect with increased friction, users are more likely to scrutinise dependencies before importing them.
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by e2le 28d ago
Isn't it a bit disingenuous to refer to them as merely license plate readers?
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by e2le 29d ago
How do you know they weren't faulty? Blip flips are usually silent unless you have ECC memory or are actively testing for faulty cells. Somewhat recently, Firefox implemented memory testing in their crash reporter and found 10% of repo
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by e2le 1mo ago
Sqlite3 is present in the default installation of most Linux distributions. It has proven itself from years of battle testing in many different environments. To use DuckDB or LevelDB would probably require pulling in an additional dependenc
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by e2le 1mo ago
I would much rather that they had used an existing database file format. Sqlite3 is robust and already present in the default installation of most Linux distributions. Querying system logs with SQL would be cool and likely faster than using
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by e2le 1mo ago
> You are probably imagining that it would be expert developers with a track record of success. I'll admit I am unsure how such individuals would be chosen. I imagine it would be prudent to learn what processes are used by other lic
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by e2le 1mo ago
> Call me a gatekeeper if you want but, we ended up with a lot of people that just can't do the job. Increasingly I am of the opinion that software engineering aught to be a licensed profession, similar to civil engineers, medical p
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by e2le 1mo ago
What is the weather app doing that it requires 100MB? For such a simple application, that seems excessive.
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by e2le 1mo ago
> easier than ever to just maintain and keep your fork of software with the changes you want or need I don't imagine this is practical or desirable for all situations. Good software is built from being battle tested by many users in
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by e2le 1mo ago
Unfortunately Americans remain too comfortable to bother with any serious push back. The destruction of democratic traditions in America will continue and the president will keep using the office to legitimise his scams.
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by e2le 2mo ago
I was shocked to learn that around 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bit flips. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252971
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by e2le 2mo ago
Defective memory is another issue to be aware of and somewhat common. Around 10% of Firefox crash reports are due to bit flips. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252971
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by e2le 2mo ago
A hub of mostly human written software would be enough. It remains to be seen whether that results in measurably better quality code over the long term.
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by e2le 2mo ago
> The downside of strict tables is that some data types are not available, such as Date. There are only 5 datatypes in sqlite. INTEGER, TEXT, BLOB, REAL, and NUMERIC. https://sqlite.org/datatype3.html
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by e2le 2mo ago
> choice between addictive and "ethical" algorithms A few years ago I would have agreed with this sentiment however after watching many adults (and children) fall into addictive AI slop alternate reality hell holes, I just want
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by e2le 4mo ago
I might be preaching to the choir however it being background noise doesn't mean your brain isn't processing that stimuli. In a way, you are what you consume.
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by e2le 4mo ago
It's unfortunate but personal general-purpose computing has being under attack for a long time, this is only another nail in the coffin.
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by e2le 5mo ago
In such a scenario, people shouldn't acquiesce. Be creative and find ways of bringing hurt to those in this administration who feel they can dodge consequences. If no example is made of them, it will happen again.
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by e2le 5mo ago
Despite the apathy of Americans, I continue to have hope that there will be consequences for all recent and past actions. It's unfortunate that recent events are only the tip of the iceberg, too many to even remember.
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by e2le 5mo ago
> Astroturfing around this is getting suspicious. It's perfectly possible for people to be passionate about the subject.
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by e2le 5mo ago
For those unfamiliar, you can read more about the flock safety cameras themselves here: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Flock_license_plate_readers And more about the company behind the cameras: https://consum
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by e2le 5mo ago
We are 1 Year and 3 months into this current administration, 2 years and 9 months remain. Despite the short period in office, so much damage and chaos has being caused by one individual and the sycophants who surround him. It is a fact that
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by e2le 6mo ago
> which never accounts for the very bulk of what US really exports: IT and financial services Given the growing demand to move away from US services and towards European alternatives, I wonder what the US will look like in 10 years if th
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by e2le 6mo ago
For those who decried Hillary's E-Mail server but fail to apply the same standards to the current administration, it was never a real issue to begin with. Just performative nonsense.
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by e2le 6mo ago
Given the history of his family, one would expect them to avoid risqué associations and activities. I think it deserves some scrutiny.
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by e2le 7mo ago
That is a probable outcome however it would at least cap or limit the ability of bot farms to produce industrial sludge content.
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by e2le 7mo ago
> human using AI to 'improve' the quality of their comment I want to hear people in their own voice, their own ideas, with their own words. I have no interest in reading AI generated comments with the same prose, vocabulary, an
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by e2le 7mo ago
No system is flawless. Every democratic system has its own issues. What is increasingly clear is that the current crop of tech billionaires do not belong anywhere near a position of power. God help us. The quality of individual is disappoin
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by e2le 7mo ago
People aught to be questioning more the future vision of those in positions to shape it. Someone who struggles with such simple questions around humanity while simultaneously building the tools of a surveillance state probably should not be

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