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izackp

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    Comment #46232805

    I literally just had a dream about this. Where I needed to urgently send a message, but I kept messing up the text. Weird. At least now, I know I'm not just fat fingering it.

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    Comment #45159066

    Hi, I've been making iOS apps for over 10 years now. I've experimented with many different styles, and even started doing android and web development. One thing I learned is that e…

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    Comment #43585777

    AI is just a complex lossy compression algorithm.

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    Comment #43016101

    That's a bad illustration. The letters are there.. they're just slightly lower rez. Like going from a 256x256 space per letter to 128x128. Is there a difference? sure. Can you read…

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    Comment #42985496

    I typically tell it that there at 5 problems in the logic. Summarize the steps, why it’s necessary, and what typically comes after that step. Then please list and explain all five …

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    Comment #41895653

    My first web project was with svelte. Lack of a debugger for the server sided JavaScript seems just as silly to me as server sided JavaScript. I would consider that alone a non-sta…

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    Comment #40158020

    Games are designed to be addictive, so once you stop its like quitting soda.. eventually you lose the taste for it. Though, I noticed a lot of satisfaction from my life comes from …

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    Comment #39937698

    Swift has some of the simplest code for what it’s trying to accomplish. Any complexity is opt-in. Error handling is great and works well with async. Protocols and enums are amazing…

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    Comment #37238299

    7zip supports aes-256 encryption on zip files. Windows does not.

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    Comment #36127743

    > But consider that anything not honoring your time and attention is disrespecting you. A great statement. I apply this to many things especially video games.

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    Comment #34595918

    I too have the same sentiment. I realize though there are not many frameworks for cross platform development. If you do want a native language you'll probably have to use QT. There…

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    Comment #34344275

    They raised the price and added more pepperoni (less cheese). :(

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    Comment #33639884

    Would GDPR still apply if discord stored all personal data on other p2p clients?

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    Comment #31824063

    It doesn't have to be a mental burden.. Just write all your variables as mutable then let the ide automatically correct them to immutable. Ex: "Warning: This variable is never muta…

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    Comment #31823991

    I would definitely prefer swift's 'var' or JavaScript's 'const' here. The solution in the link adds to cognitive complexity. Imagine you had bad code (Worst case scenario; which al…

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    Comment #30061190

    * Cleaning * Exercise (Mountain Climbing; Basketball; Kayaking) * Learn things - - to dance (Bachata/Salsa) - - a new language - - an instrument * Hobby groups on Facebook - - Meet…

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    Comment #29403657

    So just stop having any form of self control? Yeah, I think that's already proven to not make me happy lmbo

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    Comment #28906711

    There is also 'dd' and winDD for windows.

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    Comment #28839641

    Disappointed. I was hoping for a list of best practices and how their cost can be greater than their value.

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    Comment #28502235

    >lower commissions on larger publishers From what I understand that Apple does do this. It's just not public information, and EPIC rejected the offer.

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    Comment #25928922

    Some interesting and related projects: https://github.com/strigeus/ipzip - TCP/IP Packet Compressor with LZ4 support https://github.com/centaurean/density - Extremely fast de/compr…

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    Comment #24980975

    I see little difference in the core concept: pos = pos.moveBy(x,y) vs pos = moveBy(pos, x, y)

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    Comment #24980131

    https://gist.github.com/izackp/5ae96a740678946d8763c198b0e54... I have a list of functions for distance calculation with metrics on speed and accuracy. If anyone would find it usef…