kmstout

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   by kmstout 3d ago

   I agree with the title, but perhaps for different reasons. Somewhere (maybe the 1960s?) the idea crept in that programming is some kind of production process, and the "engineering" happens upstream. Elsewhere, the line between eng
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   Tmp.0ut Volume 5(tmpout.sh)

   120 points by kmstout 23d ago|2 comments
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   What is Software Design? (1992)(developerdotstar.com)

   3 points by kmstout 24d ago|0 comments
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   by kmstout 24d ago

   Same here, but it works on chromium, eww and lynx.
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   by kmstout 1mo ago

   Giving another round of attention to a CLI tool for handling RSS feeds. Over the years I've evolved several automated ingest flows, most of which are fed via RSS. For a long time, I used a setup based on rss2email, but it was baroque.
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   by kmstout 1mo ago

   https://up.csail.mit.edu/science-of-cooking/home-screen.html
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   Tell HN: On the Boardwalk

   4 points by kmstout 2mo ago|0 comments
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   St. John's College in Annapolis (1948) [pdf](s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com)

   2 points by kmstout 3mo ago|0 comments
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   Programming a Problem-Oriented Language [pdf](forth.org)

   7 points by kmstout 3mo ago|0 comments
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    by kmstout 3mo ago

    Every so often, ask others just how far their ideas go.
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    Armed Forces Recipe Service [pdf](marines.mil)

    4 points by kmstout 3mo ago|1 comments
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    by kmstout 4mo ago

    Here's a better link: https://sigbovik.org/2026/proceedings.pdf#page=44
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    A Probabilistic Algorithm for Repairing All Roads in Lebanon via Papal Visits (2025)(sigbovik.org)

    92 points by kmstout 4mo ago|6 comments
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    Ten Things Every Trial Lawyer Could Learn from Vincent La Guardia Gambini [pdf](s3.amazonaws.com)

    1 points by kmstout 4mo ago|0 comments
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    by kmstout 5mo ago

    I see parenthetical expressions overused all over the internet, especially in HN comments. (Don't worry, I do it sometimes, too.) A browser extension to collapse or strike through parenthetical text nested beyond a configurable level m
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    by kmstout 5mo ago

    Be sure to check out http://tom7.org/account-balance
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    BUSA-TLS: Mac PSK Derivation for TLS 1.3 Using 2 Live Crew's "Banned in the USA"(rfc-editor.org)

    3 points by kmstout 6mo ago|0 comments
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    My Injection Molds Cost Less Than a Pizza [video](youtube.com)

    1 points by kmstout 6mo ago|0 comments
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    A twisted question about BASIC(forum.6502.org)

    2 points by kmstout 7mo ago|0 comments
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    What's All This Muntzing Stuff, Anyhow? (1992)(electronicdesign.com)

    2 points by kmstout 7mo ago|0 comments
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    by kmstout 8mo ago

    "I Ping, Therefore I Am": https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/
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    In Defense of the Spreadsheet, Reluctantly [video](youtube.com)

    1 points by kmstout 8mo ago|1 comments
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    Why Prefer Textfiles? (2010)(textfiles.com)

    39 points by kmstout 9mo ago|49 comments
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    Looking for Decent Conversation?

    103 points by kmstout 9mo ago|17 comments
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    by kmstout 9mo ago

    > In the same way, "power users" of coffee don't use a coffeemaker. They use things like French press. As a perpetual intermediate, I find that a pour-over cone is a great balance of convenience and quality.
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    Walls of Text(reindeereffect.com)

    2 points by kmstout 9mo ago|0 comments
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    by kmstout 11mo ago

    It's like an enchilada, right?
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    Publishing an E-Zine on the Net (1995)(web.textfiles.com)

    4 points by kmstout 11mo ago|0 comments
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    by kmstout 1y ago

    > how much of that JS is functional Lots of sites become more functional with JS disabled.
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    by kmstout 1y ago

    Best article ever.