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Every time I see one of these pop up, the thought that software engineers are forever trying to avoid knowledge, understanding, and wisdom with another layer of abstraction comes t…

And yet, you create more noise.

It used to be MHz and GHz, then when that stalled, advertising nm became a thing. It can change. Angstrom is kind of a fun word, so I’m sure a few nodes will be named after that.

Exactly what he said. It’s a marketing number and has been for many years.

What is a DC transformer?

I remember when it came out because a friend was excited about it. As I recall it’s a pretty large book. Edit: just under 1200 pages on Amazon. I never got into it because I couldn…

Is there something wrong there? I’m sorry if I’m being dense.

Did he really say that? My quick search didn’t turn anything up.

I don’t find him insufferable but I also haven’t paid much attention to him. From what I gather of other people’s comments, they are often bothered by his apparently pervasive disc…

The worst part is q: is a different command. so if you are trying to :q and miss the colon and try again, you run some other damn f*cking command.

I've been using vi variants for decades and didn't know ZZ or ZQ. This solves a major pain point for me (mis-typing :q, trying again, now I'm off in the weeds).

This looks like some kind of joke from the Simpsons.

I think this is not a great name for a product that isn’t developing silicon.

It was Microsoft’s strategy for several decades (outsiders called it embrace, extend, extinguish, only partially in jest). It can work for some companies.

wait, Memoji is still a thing?

So what would a bit pattern be in this case? I ask because I’m probably being too simple, but from a certain point of view, it’s all bits.

What’s the difference between a bit pattern and a bytecode?

Get people to write the docs first. Not many people like writing docs after the fact, and much of the value of working documentation is lost if you do it after the implementation. …

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It's a typical corporate effect. Management, with no expertise or even competency, creates absurd schedules and goals and thinks that somehow, just by fiat and edict, they can bend…

It’s an application that can run on Mac, Linux, or Windows.

A cropped 28mm is indistinguishable from a 50mm or any other larger size, relative photo site receptor size notwithstanding.