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by shortercode 17d ago
Zip files are an example of something that works, are used extensively, and have a number of weird design decisions. Some of this just history, other not so much. But good luck replacing them for customers or friends. They have some cool ad
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by shortercode 1mo ago
Defer is easier to fit into TS/JS as GC isn’t observable ( it kinda is with FinalisationRegistry but with a huge list of gotchas ). Defer only cares if the variable leaves scope. At the end they mention the new “using” syntax which onl
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by shortercode 2mo ago
Oh cool I was working on something similar awhile back and couldn’t find much precedent. The project got retired as our use case went away. But I’d love to revisit it. It’s still on npm as “data-rambler”. Idea was a DSL that could be loaded
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by shortercode 2mo ago
There are also some cases where this can be magnified by certain write patterns or system behaviours. I think there was a case of Teslas having these sorts of failures at one point due to them writing logs quite aggressively. Another exampl
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by shortercode 2mo ago
Interesting, I experimented a bit with this when my daughter was younger. I used to walk around the room with her in my arms singing to get her to sleep. To ensure she would be settled I would then count 300 steps before putting her in the
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by shortercode 2mo ago
Yeah it wasn’t until I started pushing my daughter around in a pram that I started appreciating them. Crossing a road without them is a chore. I saw a sibling comment mentioning about the drop curbs making the path awkwardly angled. Yeah th
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by shortercode 3mo ago
Mmm so there’s 2 trade offs as far as I can see if you used a folder which both the user and app can access. Firstly if an app does want a space that’s filesystem shape but does not want users/apps to have access for security or consis
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by shortercode 3mo ago
Both sides are valid. Is it a security risk? In the right conditions yes. But on the other side of it there’s user consent, limited per domain access, and the capability to do multi file editor style apps. I think the WebKit take on this is
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by shortercode 3mo ago
Arcane Scholar: a local first application for all your TTRPG needs. Create and manage characters, classes, spells, and more. Then package them up to share with your table. In the style of Sauron I’m channeling all my frustration and hatred
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by shortercode 3mo ago
As other people have said the community is divided. I try not to be too negative about AI frankly because a lot of people I know are excited about it and are using it. But it’s safe to say I have strong feelings. For me HN became a lot less
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by shortercode 4mo ago
Strangely enough kids did fine before social media, and I would say as an adult I also do fine without it. Concerns about age gating etc are true but as we’re already experiencing that nonsense without social media bans it’s kind of a moot
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by shortercode 4mo ago
Fun thing about random is that these things happen. UUIDv7 is less prone to this as it includes both a time component and random. I’ve been using ULID in a few project which has similar attributes to uuidv7 but more space efficient.
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by shortercode 5mo ago
Having lived through the changes from callback hell, early promises and then async/await I only ever found each step an improvement and the negatives are very minor when actually working with them. Now function colouring is interesting
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by shortercode 6mo ago
Near to me they are planning a new data centre. As part of the proposal they have included a solar power plant, and running coolant from the data centre to houses in the village for heating. This then relies on a heat pump which does top up
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by shortercode 6mo ago
Push push push. When your customers are livid at you take a small step back. Wait for a moment then come back at them from another angle. I hate this philosophy. But it’s seems to be the preferred path for Microsoft.
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by shortercode 6mo ago
I have quite a few sets of dice for D&D, nearly all of which favour aesthetics over balance. But saying that I prefer to use simpler plastic with rounded edges at a table. Sharp edge dice stop very abruptly and tend to show bias based o
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by shortercode 6mo ago
I feel both great and awful about this. For over a decade I’ve said that nearly anyone that uses a computer could benefit from some programming understanding. A little bit can go a long way to solving problems like this. Problems that colle
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by shortercode 6mo ago
As I understand it they discovered a long chain molecule which was highly inert and wouldn’t stick to anything. Which was a useful feature but you know makes it hard to attach to anything. So they created a similar smaller chain molecule wh
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by shortercode 6mo ago
All valid points, but I don’t miss having a tangle of wire in my pocket or that wire failing after a couple of months meaning I have to get a new set of headphones.
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by shortercode 6mo ago
We used reusable nappies for our daughter and introduced the potty very early. The reduction in waste is many times larger than you expect particularly with a very young child ( we started with disposable, but switched in the first few mont
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by shortercode 7mo ago
A languages syntax and its error messages are its user interface. Yes you can have a good tool that you don’t enjoy looking at. You can also have a good tool that’s frustrating to learn because its user interface isn’t clear and doesn’t do
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by shortercode 8mo ago
Very interesting article, but the website is a mess. Kept reloading and crashing on my iPhone. Gave up in the end. Probably the excessive amount of ads.
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by shortercode 8mo ago
I looked into this and the issue is the inbuilt SecurityAgent briefly taking focus. For me I believe it’s related to some management setting our company has added not getting on with Tahoe.
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by shortercode 9mo ago
I recall standing in CEX one day perusing the cabinet of random electronics ( as you do ) and wondering why the Intel CPUs were so cheap compared to the AMD ones. I eventually concluded that the cross generation compatibility of zen cpus me
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by shortercode 10mo ago
Assuming that the lines on the road are in good condition or even exist. Uneven roads, potholes, and corners/junctions with no signage can all be a challenge is poor conditions with old style headlights ( our 2 cars have old and new st
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by shortercode 1y ago
Every job I’ve worked in the last 10 years has asked to see my passport so they can check I’m allowed to work in this country. I expect employers who aren’t checking don’t care, and digital ID isn’t going to change this.
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by shortercode 1y ago
I would assume the issue is all the variation in different distros. Plus the driver/hardware combinations. While some setups would just work they don’t see it as worth spending the time doing the validation/patching required. The
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by shortercode 1y ago
Kinda yes kinda no? Most PWAs have some idea of offline support but it tends to be an afterthought. The argument of local first is that you design the app to work against a local database ( normally stashed in indexeddb or OPFS ) meaning th
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by shortercode 1y ago
I used to be a big fan of Twitter, I followed a number of excellent programmers who regularly posted. But then they messed with the algorithm so I couldn’t actually see what the people I was interested in were posting. I just got generic me
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by shortercode 1y ago
I used to work on this stuff! Cool to see open projects looking at it. Always wanted to do more, was great fun working on the visualisations and data streams.

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