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by joaomacp 6mo ago
Maybe it's getting confused by the expression "geschniegelt und gestriegelt", seeing both as geschniegelt and getting confused
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by joaomacp 9mo ago
It felt nice finding the optimal path. I found it nice as a hook to pay for the whole course, I think I'd enjoy this hands-on approach to learning, congrats for making it feel appealing! However, I won't pay for the course as I&#x
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by joaomacp 10mo ago
And just like that, you no longer have a good benchmark. Scrapers / AI developers will read this comment, and add 5-legged dogs to LLM's training data.
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by joaomacp 10mo ago
Reminder that the greenest smartphone is one you already have. If my phone died today, I still have a company-given one that I never use. I'd just ask my org to give or sell it to me for personal use.
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by joaomacp 1y ago
Sure: plain_msg = decrypt(encrypted_msg) send_to_nsa(plain_msg)
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by joaomacp 1y ago
The actual reason they tell you to register for warranty via a phone number is for a salesperson to pick up, and upsell you on "enhanced warranty" or "insurance". It's proven that people feel awkward saying no to a
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by joaomacp 1y ago
[After just using `count()`] > Uh oh, someone is tapping you on the shoulder and saying this is too slow because it has to do a complete index scan of the tasks for the project, every time you load the page Just ask them if that's a
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by joaomacp 1y ago
Universities should also have adjusted: Java has been commercial for long now, and there are many other popular, less commercially-aggressive programming languages that would fit curriculum nicely: Python, Golang, etc.
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by joaomacp 2y ago
I tried whatever the multi-modal paid ChatGPT model is on the Codenames Pictures version, and it didn't fare that well. Since they will probably scrape this comment and add it to next model's training data, I look forward to it ge
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by joaomacp 2y ago
I use Gimp from time to time, and often get frustrated with its... unique UI. It's nice to see they're hearing feedback and working on it :D A tip for others that feel the same: if you've used Photoshop before and are used to
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by joaomacp 2y ago
If you want to know about this in podcast form: https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ Takes more time than reading the article, but the podcast has IMO a nice pace of leaving you curious and giving you info. It
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by joaomacp 2y ago
Obligatory related paper: "in the future, the fastest humans on the planet might be a quadrupedal runner at the 2048 Olympics, which may be achieved by shifting up to the rotary gallop and taking longer strides with wide sagittal trunk
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by joaomacp 2y ago
> They protect these many companies, industries and even countries at such a global scale and you haven't even heard of them in the last 15 years of their operation I certainly don't want to know (through disaster news) about t
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by joaomacp 2y ago
Moseley and Marks "Out of the tar pit" is a nice essay / paper. Ousterhout's "A Philosophy of Software Design" goes along the same vein, not an essay but a short book. Both of these agree on something that I re
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by joaomacp 3y ago
I watched it again and read the algorithm description part, and I think you're right - D should have been switched to false, as the hand was pointing to it when a cache miss happened.
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by joaomacp 3y ago
or the node one: $ npm install http-server $ http-server .
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by joaomacp 4y ago
I'm not that knowledgeable in this department, but: if the BDFL is really hurting the usability of their library / service, can't it just be forked by more benevolent actors?
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by joaomacp 4y ago
"Newman is Jerry's enemy. He lives in the same building as Jerry and Kramer" I was expecting this would make Newman, Jerry and Kramer all neighbours of each other, but it only did it for Newman and Kramer.
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by joaomacp 4y ago
During the day desktop PC is off and I work on my laptop, then I turn it off and switch to the desktop PC. With synergy one would always have to be on.
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by joaomacp 4y ago
A basic KVM switch [0]. Got tired of switching my mouse, keyboard and monitor cables between my work laptop and my desktop PC. This makes it a 1 button press. 0: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08NVKHRRT/
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Emoji language is the most compact(joaomacp.github.io)
2 points by joaomacp 4y ago|1 comments
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by joaomacp 4y ago
Babylon 5 is a well made SciFi show and I'd recommend it! I'm currently on season 3, started watching it because of Casey Muratori's (video game programmer, author of "Handmade Hero" educational streams) series of i
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by joaomacp 4y ago
It may be a common trait in programmers, since we're rewarded by getting to the bottom of things: "why is this function failing? who calls it? in which possible states?" Most programmers have experienced being so immersed in
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by joaomacp 5y ago
It can all be done client-side: the client can try (un)capitalizing the letters after the original password fails
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by joaomacp 5y ago
I've also read that the cold or flu virus makes us seek more human contact and feel more affectionate, supposedly overriding our mind in order to propagate the virus.
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by joaomacp 5y ago
https://outline.com/xsne6f
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by joaomacp 5y ago
I posted this because it genuinely scared me, in a way technology hadn't scared me yet. They specifically say 'with Orchid, couples today have a new ability to stack the odds in their children’s favor'. But how? By sequencing
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New genetic testing system for couples(guides.orchidhealth.com)
1 points by joaomacp 5y ago|2 comments
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by joaomacp 5y ago
> It could be possible to regulate exchanges dealing with fiat, but I feel like the regulable surface area is thin. It may be thin, but it covers most people. Most crypto buyers use fiat exchanges. If those were ruled out, the monetary v
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by joaomacp 5y ago
And then pass it over to Gen Z, Gen α, and Gen XMen

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