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derrasterpunkt

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About derrasterpunkt

Graphic designer, type setter, applescripter, information sponge …

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    Comment #49161202

    Every European country has fields that are not suitable for agriculture that could be used for livestock.

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    Comment #49004649

    Because the process is the same. When you read a book you don‘t save it as a brain file, you form memories from it. Some people can recall verbatim bits here and there but I have n…

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    Comment #48880312

    There is no Pantone Support in Adobe Software since 2022/2023.

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    Comment #48874696

    It only adds to the others.

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    Comment #48871594

    That is an interesting take. Now I probably can‘t unsee it.

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    Comment #46320994

    I’m just at the beginning but I will try this out, thanks!

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    Comment #46133295

    No one has to suddenly be able to afford a new car. The phase-out of combustion vehicles is for new vehicles. Old cars can still be driven.

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    Comment #44449176

    The N64 was cartridge based.

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    Comment #43368378

    You can[1]. I’m vibe coding a little macOS OCR app since last weekend, and I’m really happy with the results so far. This is my first app, so fingers crossed. If it becomes feature…

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    Comment #43349149

    When I remember correctly the non-docker install instructions were a bit buried on GitHub but Open WebUI runs fine in a venv.

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    Comment #42634169

    It is because of merit order. The most expensive generator of energy sets the price for all the energy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit_order

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    Comment #41573830

    Reference counting is not tracing garbage collection. To also quote a Wikipedia Link: „The main advantage of the reference counting over tracing garbage collection is that objects …

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    Comment #38424953

    There are multiple translation layers in between the game and the GPU. I don’t think this is a fair comparison.

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    Comment #38424045

    Not in depth. I’m just a user of Crossover, I haven’t had time to try Whisky. I think sometimes Codeweavers incorporates fixes for certain games into the app updates. Especially fo…

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    Comment #38423716

    >I wish Apple would hire a team to properly maintain this, the way Valve has done with Proton and Steam Deck Verified. Valve cooperated with Codeweavers, the makers of Crossover, t…

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    Comment #38318811

    Trump said Tim Apple instead of Tim Cook: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tim-apple

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    Comment #37700395

    That is a quality answer.

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    Comment #37383962

    Mine is Mari0: https://stabyourself.net/mari0/

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    Comment #36404261

    I second that, even closing the eyes for 10–15 min feels refreshing. Learned that when our kid was younger.

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    Comment #36364426

    The anecdote is definitely „food for thought“. It became kind of a ritual for me to revisit the article every time a new US president gets into office.

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    Comment #36363573

    My favorite story from Daniel Ellsberg is „The Limits of Knowledge“ in this Mother Jones article: https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/02/daniel-ellsbe...

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    Comment #36171355

    We’ll that’s the thing. Windows is based around windows and macOS is based around applications. I get that you want to use macOS like you use windows but that is the historical usa…

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    Comment #36003415

    The same could be true of Apple. But they aren’t „forced“ to release it. Apple wouldn’t release a competitor on the Web, they would build it into macOS/iOS/whateverOS. We will know…

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    Comment #35734123

    Voyager 2 had 11 instruments. 5 are still active. But still, it is a remarkable piece of technology.