wormslayer666

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by wormslayer666 2mo ago
A bit tangential, but the folks behind the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMPLib) have the problem of choosing algorithms more or less fleshed out. They've got some fairly approachable manual pages[1] for the various algorithms they u
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by wormslayer666 10mo ago
I opted to try the "beg the manufacturer to turn off the panopticon" approach[1]. The first time I got 2 hours of elevator music before hanging up, the second I went through 3 levels of customer support before they claimed it was
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Stepping Down as Framework Linux Community Ambassadors(community.frame.work)
42 points by wormslayer666 11mo ago|40 comments
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by wormslayer666 2y ago
That song is directly inspired by the Pepsi nonsense; the lyrics and backing video [1] have some direct quotes. Definitely the first thing that comes to mind each time a multi-billion company decides to change their logo and nobody likes it
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Tzolkinex(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by wormslayer666 2y ago|0 comments
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Xfinity notifies its customers of data breach linked to software vulnerability(apnews.com)
2 points by wormslayer666 3y ago|0 comments
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by wormslayer666 4y ago
Lots of whitespace, lots of unnecessary animations, and lots of floating bars I'd never click occupying screen space. Hopefully this isn't too hard to fix with browser extensions.
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by wormslayer666 4y ago
I got my first experience in running a small-medium sized (~1000 user) game community over the past couple years. This is mostly commentary on running such a community in general. Top-level moderation of any sufficiently cliquey group (i.e.
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by wormslayer666 4y ago
It's disingenuous to pretend that the chemical weapons of the WW's and the massive cold war stockpiles of VX or sarin are in the same class as deliberately nonlethal lachrymator agents used in riot control. The fact that chemical
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by wormslayer666 4y ago
I have a feeling that many people seeing this will assume that the aversion to specific content is akin to an ordinary distaste for blood and gore, jumpscares, or other "hit or miss" aspects of film. For most of my life I would&#x
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by wormslayer666 4y ago
That's polynomial scaling, not exponential.
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
It depends on what sort of content you're looking for. Reasoned discussion on contentious issues demands considerable moderation, but anonymous platforms are great for legitimate niche/curiosity-driven topics. For example of the s
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
If a search engine encounters the query "Williams Sonoma 12 inch skillet", retail outlets selling it should organically appear in results without the need for ads.
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
Steam doesn't prevent games from linking to alternative payment processors in-app.
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
Link to the book referenced in the article: https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781839104848/978183...
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The results of the Finnish basic income experiment(helsinkitimes.fi)
3 points by wormslayer666 5y ago|2 comments
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
Link to paper: Approximate analog computing with metatronic circuits https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-021-00683-4.pdf
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Pentagon: US troops must get their Covid-19 vaccines ASAP(apnews.com)
1 points by wormslayer666 5y ago|0 comments
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FTC refiles antitrust case against Facebook(washingtonpost.com)
5 points by wormslayer666 5y ago|0 comments
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
Direct link to the executive order (it's in the article, but might as well put here): https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-action...
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
There have always been regional variations in this; I've had the same 1.2GBps plan in a few states now and it only ever got close to that number in the one where Fios was an option. Comcast's only innovation in the last few years
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
Doesn't fix Windows "Upgrades" ruining workflows, but Sharex[1] is a very useful utility that you might be interested in. System-wide hotkeys for screenshots, can do short encoded video, optional auto-uploading, etc. [1] htt
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by wormslayer666 5y ago
Always nice to see implementation-focused explanations of things that are usually taught/learned by building intuition. This[1] video does an excellent job of explaining the mechanic with visuals and code snippets. Carmack's publi
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by wormslayer666 6y ago
Relevant: https://adnauseam.io/
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by wormslayer666 6y ago
After reading the comments on the original, I expected to see a "Poll: Did you know that HN has polls?" I certainly didn't know about the feature.
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by wormslayer666 6y ago
Direct link to one of the early adopter wikis: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_princip...
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by wormslayer666 7y ago
Some MSI motherboards (and maybe others?) have a "Flashback" feature to flash BIOS from a USB storage device without needing a CPU.
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by wormslayer666 7y ago
When I recommend this game to friends, I introduce it as a $70 game with a pay-as-you-go model. My point is not that it makes the game bad, but that it's disingenuous to assert that the microtransactions are purely cosmetic or unnecess
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by wormslayer666 7y ago
If you approach it as a casual single-player game, it is certainly a wholesome free-to-play model. For everyone else, microtransaction tabs are 100% mandatory to progress without spending inordinate amounts of time managing scarce inventory