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by theta_d 4mo ago
The sub-service at IBM cloud I worked on had an insanely small error budget such that pages were nearly constant. On call was hell week until a few of us insisted on fixing the issues. The "few" of us were contractors. The employe
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by theta_d 7mo ago
> But for whatever reason it never became that mainstream Syntax. Syntax is the reason. It's too foreign to be picked up quickly by the mass of developers that already know a C style language. I would also argue that it's not o
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by theta_d 9mo ago
I believe it was an ancient ServiceNow incantation that all the current employees couldn't seem to hunt down.
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by theta_d 9mo ago
I did, multiple times. I was a contractor. I was the only one on my team of contractors whose account was screwed up. There seemed to be no priority to do anything there. One of many many reasons I left when I could.
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by theta_d 9mo ago
I worked for IBM Cloud about 6+ years ago. While there, we had to connect to a Softlayer VPN to get into our Jira instance. My VPN account and Jira account never got provisioned so I couldn't connect nor see the Jira board. My team-mat
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by theta_d 11mo ago
> It could even be outsourced and then a small contract for maintenance. Yeah, those people we outsourced to happen to work at AWS.
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by theta_d 1y ago
Not the same form factor but here you go: https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-astra-a1.1-n1/configure
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by theta_d 1y ago
Neat, I wonder if https://star-catcher.com/ could provide power.
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by theta_d 2y ago
That was painful to watch.
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by theta_d 2y ago
I worked on a telecom codebase that dated back to 1985. Similar experiences. Was wild to think of contributing to something that was almost as old as me.
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by theta_d 3y ago
Depends on the database. Microsoft SQL Server typically uses the PK as the clustering index. This dictates the order the table data is stored on disk. If you row PK is random you're going to have write latency and a fragmented index.
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by theta_d 3y ago
Hopefully it will force Apple to compete again and improve Safari.
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by theta_d 3y ago
1998 was the pinnacle of software development. VB6 composing off the shelf COM components purchased form a catalog sent in the physical mail. Desktop apps were still a thing. The web was simple. ASP or some CGI scripts. Perfection.
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by theta_d 3y ago
Depending where you are, Colin and calling might be pronounced roughly the same.
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by theta_d 3y ago
Yeah, but they also use the Pipeline features to build and deploy changes.
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by theta_d 4y ago
I have a 16" M1 MBP. Never had this issue. Connected to a OWC TB4 dock with 2 monitors. I have to use Amphetamine to keep it from going to sleep. Undocking/docking works fine. Perhaps you have some process running that is preventi
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by theta_d 4y ago
You missed the joke. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a6iW-8xPw3k
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by theta_d 4y ago
Do you remember the Weezer “Buddy Holly” video that was included to show off the multimedia features? Hilariously small resolution by today’s standards.
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by theta_d 4y ago
Windows was made in the floppy era, not CD era. I still remember picking up my release day copy of windows 95. It was on several floppies.
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by theta_d 4y ago
It does have GC but that is not the point being made. I believe the point the author is making is that other languages provide better safety than C and have faster compile times than Rust, therefore Rust should be able to improve its compil
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by theta_d 4y ago
Was this written by AI? I stopped after the second paragraph. Too much cognitive load.
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by theta_d 4y ago
So smalltalk?
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by theta_d 4y ago
Pedantry incoming: Intel processors are also made of silicon. "Apple Silicon" is just a way to say chips designed by Apple vs a 3rd party like Intel. The instructions are Arm vs x86. This has nothing to do with the underlying subs
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by theta_d 4y ago
Knew what that link was without clicking.
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by theta_d 4y ago
In the 90s we didn’t use the term SaaS. It was ASP back then, Application Service Provider.
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by theta_d 4y ago
I've had this Thunderbolt Doc for over a month now and I love it. https://www.owcdigital.com/products/thunderbolt-dock
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by theta_d 4y ago
The problem isn't that it's open world, it's that there is zero guidance. There are no quests markers, no quest log, anything. The most you get is the ability to put markers on the map.
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by theta_d 5y ago
Well, a virus replicates by forcing your cells to make more of the virus. Just sayin'.
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by theta_d 5y ago
I think OPs point is that Android allows you to use an app other than the stock app to send SMS, Apple does not.
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by theta_d 5y ago
My daughter and all her friends in middle school would have to disagree with you here.

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