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Interesting. Here is a comparison of the two rules_scala implementations: https://github.com/higherkindness/rules_scala/issues/261

Bazel is a nice build tool, but AFAIK it still doesn't support Scala 2.13, released mid-2019: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_scala/issues/809

What does guix mean by "inconclusive"?

I find this pretty fascinating. Apparently it's a single gene that is responsible for the inability to synthesize vitamin C. [1] [1] https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/401…

There's a fascinating YouTube series called "The Most Complex International Borders in the World" about enclaves and exclaves. [1] There are even some "counter-enclaves", e.g. a pa…

syncthing-lite [1] is already supposed to do what you want for your second point. But it's not really there yet. I haven't managed to get it to work reliably (unlike the original a…

On Android I've found that the volume that the phone thinks the AirPods are at can get out of sync with reality, the result being that Android's idea of full volume is actually ver…

The customer still ordered via the listing of a specific vendor, even if Amazon shipped from co-mingled stock.

You can just refuel in Earth orbit though. That would use less fuel [1] than landing on the moon unless you were going to the moon anyway. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta…

My example was to give quantitative evidence for the speed of contactless transactions. It is true that there is no barrier in Berlin, but you still need to buy a ticket. For casua…

Plus, I get an instant notification on my phone whenever my card is used. And if I see anything suspicious, I can freeze the card via the app (declining all further payments).

I am visiting Berlin at the moment, and I miss the convenience and speed of being able to pay with contactless, by card or phone. Regarding the speed of transactions: cash might be…

Having grown up in the UK, I was amazed when I first saw the Milky Way in New Zealand. I believe it's more visible in the southern hemisphere. [1] [1] http://darksitefinder.com/how…

I make it 4ms [1], not 40ms. [1] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=800mi+%2F+speed+of+ligh...

TCP and UDP are "IP protocols" in that their packets are nested directly inside an IP packet and they have associated protocol numbers [1] to distinguish them from other things tha…

I didn't know about the --init flag to docker run, thanks! Looks like that was added last year with 1.13.0. Going to have to try this myself, now.

`terraform state mv` is indeed the trick. It took me a while to understand it, but this blog post helped. [1] It leads you through refactoring some resources into a module. The key…

I use the NFC Yubikey to store a PGP key, which can then be used with pass [1] + GPG on the desktop, and Password Store + OpenKeychain on Android. Works nicely. And if you choose t…