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Wasn't copying from disk to memory found to be infringing in the Glider lawsuit? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDY_Industries,_LLC_v._Blizzar... . > Citing the prior Ninth Circuit …

I think the intended link may be https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1d9yi7y/change_...

Your LESS_TERMCAP_us is the issue here; it's literally putting "In" wherever an underline is supposed to start.

I find the Horstmann indentation style [1], in which code is placed on the same line as the opening bracket, simultaneously disturbing and compelling. If it ever ends up added to c…

https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/codel/wiki/Cake/

Equivalently, one can run `less +F `

Both Ecobee and Nest can do this: - Ecobee "AC Overcool / Dehumidify Using AC": https://support.ecobee.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000268887-Ho... - Nest "Cool to Dry": https://suppor…

Perhaps "For The/Those Interested"?

It's not clear to me what you mean by "longstrings" from that page. Are you referring to the double-bracket quoted style?

It's an optional feature and isn't built by default. See http://www.doxygen.nl/manual/config.html#cfg_clang_assisted_...

strscpy seems like a nice interface. Is an implementation outside of the kernel available? Preferably one that is permissively-licensed? Also, it doesn't appear to be specified wha…

I read PEP 394 ( https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394 ) differently. It states > The more general python command should be installed whenever any version of Python 2 is install…

It's alluding to the nabla symbol ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabla_symbol ) used in mathematics, and the similarity in sound between the two does not go unnoticed by many stud…

For what it's worth, git add, git checkout, and git reset all take the -p (or --patch) option, which allows selection of sub-sections of files to stage, discard, or unstage, respec…

While it will end up being a little longer, these can all be defined as aliases within git (see https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Git-Aliases ). Some users might prefer the…

Some analysis on this topic has been done: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_airship#Material_constr...

This seems to be similar to the Costco / Sam's Club membership model, but only on certain items. Costco's profits are largely from memberships, as items are sold close to cost. I i…

If you consider yourself a "good hacker", then "anything [you] might find interesting" is exactly what the guidelines say is on-topic: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would fi…

xz is clearly superior in many regards. My understanding is that xz can use significantly more memory upon compression/decompression. http://pokecraft.first-world.info/wiki/Quick_B…

Although this approach is obvious, there are complicating factors. The Coriolis force makes high-RPM centrifugal gravity unpleasant and perhaps dangerous to humans. So, to achieve …

This is off-topic, but you should know that there are a number of significant issues with W3Schools that prevent it from being a reputable source: http://w3fools.com/

There seems to be a bug: when you reach the end of a line, you can no longer go back and correct letters, even though you have not yet advanced by pressing space.

I believe this is incorrect. If I remember correctly, transport was not the only issue with building the solid rocket boosters in one piece: physically pouring a solid rocket motor…