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chainwax

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    Comment #48980676

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you're describing is client-hosted Bedrock servers, not a persistent, always available, self-hosted server. AFAIK connecting to a friend's world i…

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    Comment #48980097

    I'm aware that if you buy Minecraft proper (~$30) you have a license for Bedrock and Java, but I'm a little blurry on what license you get when you buy Minecraft from the Google Pl…

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    Comment #48978767

    A couple of weeks ago I set up a server this way to help get my fiancee into video games. I already owned a proper Minecraft PC license from way back in the day, and bought Minecra…

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    Comment #48896667

    Cambridge. The experience will be more enjoyable, the networking will be good, and seeing a Masters from Cambridge on a resume would make a bigger impression (to me) than seeing th…

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    Comment #48038571

    I think he's referring to the fact that Colossus is powered by fossil fuels.

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    Comment #45263553

    Yes, but not for long. Src: https://github.com/react-native-community/discussions-and-pr...

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    Comment #44907480

    I played all the way through Space Age on a M1 Macbook Air no problem.

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    Comment #44595488

    I does indeed bundle it's runtime into the executable, but this is not dissimilar from Go bundling it's gc into every executable. Granted a compiled hello world Go program will be …

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    Comment #43160598

    I've been working on an app that will use ai to decorate my Anki cards with audio/example sentences/images. The more I get into it though, the more I think I may just end up writin…

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    Comment #43015510

    I personally love this. I have a pretty strong distaste for bright screens everywhere and rather like the look of e-ink screens. I'd love a future where we move away from putting u…

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    Comment #43015488

    https://usetrmnl.com/ This was recently shared here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42137513

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    Comment #42206410

    I love where you're going with this, nearly all of my little side projects have something to do with maps and bikes. No comment on how the routes are as I'm not really familiar wit…

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    Comment #42197202

    I'm from South Carolina, pretty close to the border with North Carolina. All my life i've heard that South Carolina's roads are terrible, especially compared to North Carolina's _a…

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    Comment #41779674

    because code is like pasta In more ways than one

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    Comment #40446230

    I'd give it a spin

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    Comment #40386012

    Being the first language to contest C++ in places like the kernal is a pretty big deal, no? It helps that the borrow checker is a new idea around being safe without gc.

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    Comment #40002125

    Love this, and may be helpful for incoming interns who are fuzzy on Git. Up until now my strategy has been to let them figure it out and point them to https://ohshitgit.com/ if the…

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    Ask HN: What development tools have you been using lately?

    I'm working on a personal project and found myself looking for an alternative to Postman/Insomnia this morning. This made me realize i've been using the same tools for so long for …

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    Comment #39104329

    I recently purchased a walking treadmill for my standing desk, though it hasn't come in yet. I do think that if you're interested in burning some calories on the clock, a standing …

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    Comment #38434485

    This has been called into question recently. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36216940/ https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/library/health-...

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    Comment #37873583

    A Fallout 3 remaster is in the works. https://www.ign.com/articles/oblivion-remaster-fallout-3-rem...

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    Comment #37419287

    I have to imagine the Steam Deck playing in the same price bracket (the refurb base model was going for $320), Nintendo _may_ feel the pressure to support backwards compatibility. …

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    Comment #37163969

    Currently working on a site that allows you to use your data from run/bike apps to visualize your data on a map, make it look neat, and order a print. I have an early version of it…

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    Comment #37161456

    Same on Chrome/osx

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    Comment #37145710

    My map has a _bunch_ of controls overtop of it that let the user mess around with what's displayed. Could I have made it work? Yes Could I have just made the map it's own self-suff…