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jcotton42

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    Comment #47731885

    Also other tasks like compiling resource or translation files.

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    Comment #47178166

    PowerShell actually has 7 streams. Success, Error, Warning, Verbose, Debug, Information, and Progress (though Progress doesn't get a number) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power…

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    Comment #47024493

    global.json is only for .NET toolchains. What you’re actually wanting here is .vsconfig https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/impor...

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    Comment #46988608

    LLMs aren’t alive.

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    Comment #46881858

    systend units are plain text.

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    Comment #45802533

    > I'll have my car a lot longer than I have my phone Doesn't that make CarPlay/Android Auto a good thing? Provided the car supports both platforms, it means you can change phones d…

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    Comment #45765575

    For a while now you've been able to remove a channel from your channel list in its right click menu.

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    Comment #45765456

    uv has support for dev-time dependencies https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#de...

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    Comment #45542917

    > had understood prior to this video that the combo of self driving tech + dedicated tunnels might have capacity that rival a light rail system like Seattle has but that's clearly …

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    Comment #45506936

    SteamOS isn't really meant for random PCs. If you want something like SteamOS, then I recommend Bazzite.

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    Comment #45363799

    These days Docker Desktop on Windows uses WSL as its backend by default.

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    Comment #45363723

    In this particular case, it lets the parents trade childcare responsibilities back and forth during the flight, which can be a serious boon on a long flight or if one of them start…

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    Comment #45256050

    KDE Connect exists on both iOS and Android, though some functions like text messages aren't available on iOS.

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    Comment #45225124

    There's still a separate brake pedal.

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    Comment #45144737

    What do you mean by "the real compose"?

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    Comment #45030440

    The fans on my 16 are really easy to get to for cleaning.

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    Comment #45016922

    Trump has tried to do plenty of things that aren't within his power, like ending birthright citizenship by executive order.

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    Comment #44761701

    At least a live mass meeting.

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    Comment #44738556

    > you are merging your company with microsoft and windows if you use it That's not how that works. Nothing about the .NET license entitles Microsoft to what you make with the tooli…

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    Comment #44738532

    VS2017 was the introduction of the modern VS installer that is way faster than the prior ones.

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    Comment #44501672

    Yeah, I have TSA PreCheck and I still take off my belt, it's just easier.

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    Comment #44392955

    How cloudy is it up there though? Seattle has a lot of overcast days.

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    Comment #44380025

    If I may ask, why `unlink` instead of `rm`?

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    Comment #44379942

    If you were doing that to invoke WSL, note that these days you can do `wsl command arg arg arg...`

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    Comment #43861342

    The way File Vault works nowadays, as I understand it, is that your user data (and maybe even much of the OS) isn't decrypted until you've put in your password on the login screen.…