jsymolon

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by jsymolon 14d ago
Sorry, i was out of a spare scratch monkey. https://madned.substack.com/p/always-mount-a-scratch-monkey
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by jsymolon 15d ago
I have a few minor quibbles about sublime, but I still use it for the bulk of stuff.
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by jsymolon 2mo ago
god forbid if you got a parahydrogen vs a orthohydrogen hydrogen. That reverse spin really messed up the 1's.
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by jsymolon 5mo ago
First thought, assuming that birth year starts at 1900 is bad for a number of reasons; one of which, "process this list of authors and ..." What about everyone born before 1900?
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by jsymolon 8mo ago
I use them all the time on Perl code. https://metacpan.org/pod/Devel::NYTProf
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by jsymolon 3y ago
Going to have to xerox this for my wall.
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by jsymolon 3y ago
Apple II, DOS and PRODOS calls do that too. https://prodos8.com/docs/techref/calls-to-the-mli/
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by jsymolon 4y ago
Nope, just explosive rapid deconstruction.
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by jsymolon 4y ago
>stuck on an old OS release (i.e. RHEL?) and/or they don't build their own version and use the "system" Perl. I build my containers and put Perl right in them. Makes the container a little chubbier but no outside de
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by jsymolon 4y ago
And would be awesome if it gave out the current time.
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by jsymolon 4y ago
I have a SuperNote that is a decent PDF viewer and notetaker. https://goodereader.com/blog/reviews/supernote-a5x-digital-n...
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by jsymolon 4y ago
> window snapping/tiling Put me in the camp that hates window snap/tiling. I have a certain workflow that needs this window there, and this one here ... don't snap to a location or go full screen.
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by jsymolon 4y ago
> We use IBM MQ at work and I wouldn't exactly call it simple. 2nd'd & 3rd'd ... You hired a 50 man lumberjack crew to cut down a sapling. I've been spending a some time to remove IBM MQ out and going to "sim
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by jsymolon 4y ago
Woof. MSRP: $3,499.00 USD Regular price$2,699.00 USD
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by jsymolon 4y ago
>not only did the address wrap around to 0, ... Very reminisce of the 6502 "issue" of jumping with an address on a page boundary. Per Wikipedia: the processor will not jump to the address stored in xxFF and xxFF+1 as expected,
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by jsymolon 4y ago
In my AVR phase, I build a FORTH interpreter using the jonesforth page. Nice introduction to threaded interpreters. https://github.com/nornagon/jonesforth/blob/master/jonesfort...
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by jsymolon 4y ago
With all the shabang, shebang, splatping going on ... someone might stumble upon the magic word and turn into Captain Marvel.
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by jsymolon 4y ago
I feel the same way about music licensed to shows or commercials. Due to the amount of airplay a show or commercial gets, the music becomes overused. The USPS use of "Fly like an Eagle", and overplayed CSI: X shredded The Who son
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by jsymolon 4y ago
The ICE is one of the minor items; still needs oil and fluids but are mostly maintenance free for a long while. All of the other components still need maintenance. Tires, alignment, suspension etc.
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by jsymolon 4y ago
Interesting story on how it could go. Unauthorized Bread, Cory Doctorow https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-...
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by jsymolon 4y ago
That was one of the major points of the novel (IMHO). "What if ..." Something that Science Fiction is best at. "Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn't Stop To Think If They Shoul
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by jsymolon 4y ago
It's not assembler that'll get ya, it's the JCL. Past Technical Lead, "Don't bother w/ creating the JCL, copy it from <this job>"
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by jsymolon 4y ago
I'm listening to one now. Benefits, doesn't kill your phone battery and it keeps a charge for days. Cons: soft plastic. Scratches easily and the spring clip broke.
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by jsymolon 5y ago
Also add, one less battery to change and entering the environment.
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by jsymolon 5y ago
A lot of times when I'm entertaining and cooking, I'll put some music on. Usually around the holidays.
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by jsymolon 5y ago
Running Debian (Mint / MATE) for about 8 years. Biggest issue, running Teams natively (vs web app) and accepting calls. The VPN plays havoc.
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by jsymolon 5y ago
Cable TV Promises. Buy our service and get no ads. 5-ish years later, just like OTA. NY Times ('81) https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/26/arts/will-cable-tv-be-inv... Satellite radio, mostly no ads.
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by jsymolon 5y ago
> ... is going to have major consequences in everyday life. is going to ? Already has. Used car prices start climbing Jul '20. https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/
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by jsymolon 5y ago
> SSNs should be treated ... As someone who dealt with identity theft, SSN should only be collected if contact with the SSA is needed. I.E. payment of social security benefits. Any and ALL other "ID", nope. Use some other num
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by jsymolon 5y ago
There is a problem if there is a mismatched DPI between screens. I've rarely seen it as i usually dock the machine with duplicate monitors.

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