mjevans

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by mjevans 11d ago
I've only personally utilized it for code _review_ and always ignored the suggested result code instead to understand the source of the issue and try to arrive at a resolution I find satisfactory for my mental model of the issue and so
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by mjevans 23d ago
The pay might not be as good but they could also go to Europe. Might depend where they've got family / contacts.
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by mjevans 23d ago
Ideally every side would prefer a complete victory... who wouldn't? Reality rarely offers such clear outcomes. Effectively the semantics are like a game of chicken and hostage combined. Might as well be a Prisoner's Dilemma.
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by mjevans 24d ago
Is Jet Fuel really the best use of coconut oil? I'd imagine it's far better as a lubricant or ingredient in things more directly adjacent to human rather than mechanical use.
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by mjevans 26d ago
It takes a village is so true. Children are something society as a whole should invest in, and fails to do so at risk to it's own future. By society, I mean every one of us that plans to grow old instead of an early death. Wouldn&#x27
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by mjevans 26d ago
Laser printed boarding passes are so much more reliable anyway and you never have to worry about recharging them.
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by mjevans 27d ago
Really shows how approachable it would have been to have just a tiny bit more added to the API of 'PC BIOS' to make for an extremely portable driver platform system to allow OS independent arbitrary hardware drivers as Forth that
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by mjevans 1mo ago
For all the theories about how covid might have been some conspiracy in China... (I'm more inclined to believe a hybrid, they didn't have a program to develop any weapons out of it, but would EASILY buy a coverup to try to hide th
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by mjevans 1mo ago
I sum it up with: give me an error message rather than undefined or unintuitive behavior.
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by mjevans 1mo ago
https://toonk.io/wireblast-building-a-line-rate-packet-gener...
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by mjevans 1mo ago
My condolences. I read that other hacker news post (was it a couple months back) from the (ex?) engineer...
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by mjevans 1mo ago
Now that you know, can you conceptualize reasons why each pattern might be a correct preference? Among those reasons, which would you prefer as a system? ^^^ THAT is how an Interview Question should work around this factoid.
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by mjevans 2mo ago
Presently it seems to be unlikely to find an inexpensive (<150 USD) router that will run OpenWRT, supports modern wifi modes, and is reasonably fast. I settled for a MikroTik model when replacing my mom's router. It almost fits the
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by mjevans 2mo ago
I think the entire point is so that many with devices that will never see updates can still continue to use those devices.
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by mjevans 2mo ago
Real mayo is an emulsion of eggs and oil. Miracle Whip? What's the sugar content on that label and the other ingredients. Is this even sold as food like thing or is it more of a candy condiment like 'chocolate sauce'?
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by mjevans 2mo ago
Take a bread that makes a good toast (to you). Take a cheese that is soft, mellow (unless you really love pungent) and melts well under heat. Combine such that the bread ends up perfectly toasted and the cheese in the middle melted at the s
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by mjevans 2mo ago
Ask, what is the function of grammar in language? I would argue two major functions. Forcing an encoder to marshal ideas into a coherent structure. Preserving the integrity of that structure when communicated and decoded. Grammar sounds
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by mjevans 2mo ago
That's what I don't understand about the lack of building more power plants. Of all types. Yes, people should make efforts to not waste electricity (use more effective lights, etc). However the demand is _never_ going to go down.
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by mjevans 2mo ago
DC is super weird that way... The actual velocity of an electron down that line is, offhand, extremely slow compared to the speed of light. Think of DC more like you're trying to pump a frozen ice mixture drink (trying to avoid any of
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by mjevans 2mo ago
This sounds a lot like the firewall technique of port knocking. Poke this thing to enable a ruleset, then another thing in that state for a different ruleset, etc.
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by mjevans 2mo ago
I feel this article's premise too much. That's exactly the sort of clock I wanted to get my mom as a gift. Why is it so dang impossible to find a not trash simple LED clock that's 'large print', 'the right col
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by mjevans 2mo ago
The worst part of that is, at least the only MUD/MUCK engine I ever glanced at the source code for; those primitives were actually still script calls to blocks of C functions. Modern MUDs and similar will just include a mature script l
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by mjevans 2mo ago
Thank you, I was wondering why the need for paint rather than side polishing and the added knowledge that this blend of Steel rusts would ruin that for the non-contact surfaces. Painting it cheeper than polishing. But I wanted to know the
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by mjevans 2mo ago
What does bedrock consider 'modification'? E.G. cutting trees / plants? How about mining? I imagine 'forgetting' softly touched chunks could be a notable benefit.
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by mjevans 2mo ago
I buy the DC barrel jacks, those I've had inordinate problems on the inside of devices as they wear out but never on the power plug itself. VGA connectors? I've bent the shield on more than one VGA or DVI cable, and it's a n
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by mjevans 2mo ago
I'm not entirely convinced it is a myth, but the practical effect surely is. I do suspect that over insanely long periods an otherwise undisturbed physical object would flow-sag at some rate under the influence of a constant force in a
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by mjevans 2mo ago
At scale that is never going to happen. Stop even thinking of conservation, start thinking of how to produce the desired effects using alternate sources and then apply regulation to move to those sources. Solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, nuc
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by mjevans 2mo ago
The nightmare is not outgrowing the child version of 'how to morality'. It's moving past it without reaching the enlightenment of being moral because it's the best large scale and long term strategy. Instead the grown p
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by mjevans 2mo ago
Not even for the OS itself, but for the freaking wifi send / receive windows...
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by mjevans 2mo ago
The model for DLC that's present, carried as patch updates, but unlocked for an additional fee annoys me. However, allow me to ignore my opinion for a moment and play the Devils Advocate for a thought experiment. What if, cosmetics and

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