ukoki

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by ukoki 2mo ago
I have a blanket, unignorable 'files must be <= 1000 lines' lint for my Rust projects for exactly this reason. Exploring large files is _costly_ for agents, so it's much better to lean into the filesystem hierarchy to a gr
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by ukoki 2mo ago
The solution is to mandate that websites are built for browsers/devices as much as they are for humans. That way you never see a cookie banner because you've set up your device to never accept marketing cookies; A Google Maps link
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by ukoki 2mo ago
This reminds me of my experience as a senior contractor joining teams that seem to enjoy endless discussion. For example, when implementing a new feature using an open-source library or framework they will want to make a prototype of all po
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by ukoki 2mo ago
Only the median (or pair around the median) needs to be sorted, the other numbers can be unsorted :)
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by ukoki 5mo ago
> lack of automated testing and TDD Rust has testing in the standard library -- IMHO Bevy is far easier to test than most game engines because it's "just rust". You can test game logic by starting headless apps, proding th
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by ukoki 6mo ago
If you get paid by the government to do research you should make all your raw data, code, results etc, accessible to the public. If it then turns out any of it is fabricated, you should be personally liable for paying it back
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by ukoki 8mo ago
Not OP but I'm currently make a city-builder computer game with a large procedurally-generated world. The terrain height at any point in the world is defined by function that takes a small number of constant parameters, and the horizon
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by ukoki 8mo ago
Interesting to consider the effects of GLP-1 drugs on the environment then
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by ukoki 10mo ago
I don't think its about profits, its about incentivising using as many AWS products as possible. Consider it an 'anti-lock-in fee'
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by ukoki 1y ago
First I thought "WTF why" and I'm still thinking "WTF why"
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by ukoki 1y ago
> If anything they're a hindrance. Absolutely. As a brit used to waiters and waitresses in the UK and Europe generally leaving me alone until I ask for something, I find the constant fawning interruptions from American service staff
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by ukoki 1y ago
it's the critical insight I was missing!
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by ukoki 1y ago
Ok so what if I run the website in a VM allowing full execution of ad/tracking code, and then stream the video to a "browser" that blocks out the adverts?
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by ukoki 1y ago
In London contactless payment via credit/debit/Apple/Android has automatic daily and weekly caps https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/capping Depending on the frequency of travel, it can be cheaper t
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by ukoki 1y ago
> was clocked to be offset after 5.3 months of running the turbine .. if the power would have otherwise been generated using non-renewable sources. But even when (if?) electricity generation is switched to 100% renewable, we will _still_
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by ukoki 1y ago
Your contract is legal and enforceable. The parent commenter is just saying that there's no _automatic_ right to work you do in your free time (ie it has to be specifically mentioned in the contract). You could try and negotiate that c
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by ukoki 1y ago
Michael Fassbender's character has an apartment there in The Agency as well
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by ukoki 1y ago
Two additions: * Teams wanting to be a viewer for all kinds of filetypes. Why the hell would I want to view a Powerpoint presentation in Teams? What if I want to chat about the presentation, while viewing the presentation? * Clipboard injec
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by ukoki 1y ago
My version from ten years ago with Victorian erotic fiction :) https://gentletouch.peterellisjones.com/
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by ukoki 1y ago
It doesn't matter if it rots, burns etc -- all that matters is that it rots slower than the time it took to grow the wood it was made of Eg: You have a forest of trees that take 20 years to mature You cut the trees and regrow the fores
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by ukoki 1y ago
This technique and a lot more was discussed recently in Diary of a CEO's interview with Vanessa Van Edwards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldizQkuWpDE https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ne
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by ukoki 1y ago
> Pretty sure that I’m really the only person that cares about it. Even if you don't get any useful organic traffic, I find having a technical blog is useful so that when you do go to interviews or submit resumes, hirers can read yo
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by ukoki 2y ago
The News Agents podcast just did an interview with Wynn-Williams https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/special-episode-inside...
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by ukoki 2y ago
https://hotdogeatingsurrendermonkeys.com/
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by ukoki 2y ago
tailwind would not counteract headwind because drag increases with the square of windspeed.
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by ukoki 2y ago
More acts of surrender here: http://hotdogeatingsurrendermonkeys.com/
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by ukoki 2y ago
I remember living in Beijing when the US Embassary Air Quality Twitter account tweeted "Error: value above measurable range" (paraphrasing) -- that was a fun day.
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by ukoki 2y ago
Senior platform engineer contractor with 10+ years experience working for large enterprises building and operating container-based internal platforms-as-a-service. Location: London, UK Remote: Yes or on-site in London Willing to relocate: n
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by ukoki 2y ago
Plasma donation can reduce microplastics https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8994130/ Maybe being a rich guy's (Peter Thiel / Bryan Johnson / etc) blood boy is a win/win after all.
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by ukoki 2y ago
Why do enterprises give developers shitty laptops? Why does it take a month to onbaord a new dev? Why does it take weeks to get a new dev tool installed that requires admin access? To get a firewall request reviewed? To get your team access

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