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Luyt

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About Luyt

Software developer, Netherlands. motoom@xs4all.nl Python, C++, C, and others.

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    Comment #33716598

    I use that one too. An alternative might be https://aiosmtpd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html

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    Comment #26348760

    It would be great if the BANNED() macro could suggest the correct function to use.

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    Comment #26348723

    I wish I never threw out my amber Hercules monitor...

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    Comment #21862528

    Tuples are immutable, but that doesn't mean they can't contain references to mutable objects. When you want to use a tuple as a key in a dictionary, Python checks if all members of…

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    Comment #21862462

    A while ago, I was also sceptical about the walrus operator, although I use assignments in expressions all the time in C++. But when I was perusing a library written Python the oth…

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    Comment #21862430

    When you write in a language which uses curly braces for statement grouping, do you indent your code? ...? I thought so.

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    Comment #21862399

    Of course you can. The first element of that tuple is a list, which is mutable, and can be sorted in-place.

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    Comment #20419507

    There is a 64-bit Kali Linux image for the Raspberry Pi. https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-arm-images/

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    Comment #20419504

    Normal-sized HDMI connectors would be great, too.

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    Comment #20419495

    Those small SMD resistors come on a reel, and they're typically much cheaper than 2 cent: more like 0.1 cent. Still, that's $1000 for one million units.

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    Comment #19826526

    Have you tried Cython already? That's almost Python and much faster.

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    Comment #17235781

    Remember QBASIC.EXE, too?

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    Comment #12153149

    He makes 30 microscopic pictures of a beetle, pastes them together, prints it on huge panels (for a museum exhibition). But you can also view them on the website, including at high…

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    Comment #11720433

    Chemtrails , really? I read this: "After sailing for three weeks with no signs of human activity, no power lines, no chemtrails , no evidence that we exist on the planet at all exc…

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    Comment #11715041

    Especially when wrapped with Borland's VCL (in contrast to MFC).

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    Comment #11666336

    You got downvoted for your sarcasm, but you have a point. Some people think that Ruby classes are instantiated using the create method.

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    Comment #11666320

    Yeah... Qt and Rails are in the list too. And is Symfony a language, too?

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    Comment #11526342

    Forbes.com detects your adblocker and will deny you access to their content. Except if you instruct your browser to use a UserAgent string like GoogleBot does: then suddenly, you a…

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    Comment #11496403

    The rays are ionizing and will smash apart the DNA molecules in living cells.

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    Comment #11496394

    Indeed. They mention the composition of the atmosphere, but the low pressure is conveniently forgotten about. The Mars atmosphere is like a vacuum: 0.00628 atm. Earth atmosphere no…

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    Comment #11303851

    What happens when the connection between the server and a client is broken? Will Feathers automatically (and invisibly) restore it?

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    Comment #11303842

    Despite reading that webpage I still have difficulty understanding what the actual product of zeek.ai is. Has it something to do with converting Twitter followers to customers?

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    Comment #11272544

    A Windows 10 license is about $50. What is the other $50?