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by mytec 22d ago
There is more detail in the footnotes found here: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
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by mytec 1y ago
I’ve been using Easy CSV Editor. I especially like getting the min/max, unique, etc values in a given column.
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by mytec 2y ago
Yes, but they may not always work. While generally true there are still some edge cases. SQL Server connections are one example where I do get .exe with the .pdb in the publish directory but the .exe won't run correctly without the &qu
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by mytec 2y ago
If you left it at the initial question this might have been an entirely different thread. "There are already so many Unix like operating systems of all sizes written in C... If I were to go to such an effort, I would try another langua
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by mytec 2y ago
From the about page: "... However, you should do Advent of Code in a way that is useful to you, and so it is completely fine to choose an approach that meets your goals and ignore the leaderboard entirely."
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by mytec 2y ago
I'm used to reading about a given C/C++ program being implemented in Rust, and was delighted to see such an effort in a functional programming language. I know little about functional programming languages but I've always bee
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by mytec 2y ago
It reminded me of The Twin spreadsheet from the late 1980s. I worked at a plastics plant that used it in their color lab until at least 2013 when I left. There were thousands of color recipes and no one wanted to try and convert all of that
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by mytec 2y ago
That's a really good point. I'm using macOS and I tested -w option against a CSV file that is about 430MB in size and has about 18,000,000 words in it. The time was 0.989. When I ran wc2 on the same file, it clocked in at 0.943. I
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by mytec 3y ago
There is a YouTube channel where the person reads the code (not start to finish) of various open source projects. https://www.youtube.com/@ants_are_everywhere/featured
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by mytec 3y ago
I tried a quick search between mdfind, bfs, and find to locate all README.md files in my home directory. bfs and find both found 2930 files and took 8.5s and 47.5s respectively. mdfind took 0.1s but found only 2400 files.
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by mytec 4y ago
I worked with an engineer who didn't like Macs. I don't prefer the "Magic Mouse" however I bought it when it first came out and showed it to him. Not long after that I saw him using the mouse and he used it for years. He
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by mytec 5y ago
This YouTube personality Indigo Traveller has what I thought to be an interesting series of videos on his visit to Iran. A number of similarities in what you wrote and what his videos showed. https://www.youtube.com/playlist
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by mytec 6y ago
"Oh Pascal" reminded me of a book titled, "Oh! Pascal!" by Doug Cooper. I used it to learn Pascal.
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by mytec 6y ago
The only sluggishness I noticed, and was unexpected, was generating a SSH key. ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 This was considerably slower on the M1 Mac Mini than my 2017 iMac.
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by mytec 6y ago
The Visual Studio Code team tweeted that they are targeting a release for the Insiders channel by the end of November. https://twitter.com/code/status/1326237772860981249?ref_src=...
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by mytec 6y ago
The pipe and backslash are beside the Z key as well, making the left side shift key narrower.
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by mytec 7y ago
Here is a link to the Michigan Terminal System (MTS), developed in the late 60's. http://archive.michigan-terminal-system.org/home
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by mytec 7y ago
Love the minimalism and did not expect to see so few lines. This reminded me of an example in "Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems" where a roughly dozen line ke
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by mytec 7y ago
Couldn't help but think of the book Flatland and the parts about two-dimensions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland
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by mytec 7y ago
This is exactly why I played World of Warcraft so much. I used it as an escape from my problems in life. One day I realized I achieve more with my character than I do in my own life. That was a huge turning point that made me deal with my v
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Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Break-Up Letter at Neo-Babylonian Site(hyperallergic.com)
1 points by mytec 7y ago|0 comments
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by mytec 8y ago
I agree. Outside of energy, we'll still need oil for asphalt, plastics and other synthetic materials. It doesn't seem like those needs are going away anytime soon.
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by mytec 8y ago
Los Angeles is starting to paint its streets white. https://www.popsci.com/la-is-painting-its-streets-white-to-k...
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by mytec 8y ago
For me, my struggle with depression has been mostly due to a lack of a work/life balance and the resulting loneliness that has brought. I've had the tendency to double-down and increase my work hours to compensate for an ever incr
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by mytec 9y ago
Yes to Code Complete. I read the first edition at a time I wasn't sure if I'd pursue a career in computer programming. I hadn't used a computer for nearly a month making that decision. After reading and re-reading that book d
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by mytec 9y ago
Smalltalk Best Practices by Kent Beck. I feel the advice and experience this book provides goes well beyond Smalltalk.
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by mytec 9y ago
At a previous job, I was sent to a partner company who was building a web site we'd take over. This company had a wide open floor plan (except for the execs). I remember one day our HR VP visiting and exclaiming how wonderful this is.
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by mytec 9y ago
At a previous job I worked from home 2-3 days per week. My commute was 45-60 minutes depending on traffic. When I worked from home, I'd actually start working when I'd typically head out the door and work until the time I'd t
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by mytec 9y ago
RootBSD does well. The latest version of OpenBSD is usually available within a week or less. https://www.rootbsd.net/
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by mytec 10y ago
There was a TV series on the History channel that explored the subterranean environment and culture beneath various civilizations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_of_the_Underworld

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