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interesting, all the ai-generated comments kill my enthusiasm tho

i used to predict Datalog would win out eventually but sadly was wrong. SQLite callbacks let you implement anything you please inside the scope of transactions, triggers, other eve…

I said “PICK” when I clicked, and there it was...

here’s a heretical thought: you should have some idea what uniquely distinguishes a entity in your database before you give it a key. Because if the only thing is a arbitrary numbe…

what a lovely resource...

> If you had two space stations like the ISS with ascending nodes 180 degrees from each other it would be about as expensive to transit between them as it is to launch a rocket fro…

I want to build a low cost but comfortable small earthen house in the Sonoran Desert. Currently conducting a series of experiments to discover process that will be effective for my…

A tear came to my eye when I read this. When I learned to read, Webster’s and Encyclopedia Britannica were my touchstones. I would roam the pages for hours discovering powerful and…

> a lot of things that "have no place at a programming language conference", but surprisingly these are not included in that draft. Why? Rly. Why should petty tyranny or totalitari…

> The danger is well known, not unknown: it's people with guns. well, apparently not well known to you. The danger is criminals with guns. Law-abiding people carry guns everyday an…

> Firearms like Glocks don't have "active safeties" gosh, there’s always some argument about the defn of “safety” when discussing Glock. A Glock trigger has a little spring-loaded …

I stressed over this and finally gave in and got a P365, which I tore down and measured various things to assure it wasn’t as naughty as a P320. I wouldn’t even carry (EDC) a nice …

Is trying to be the “essential CRDT”? CRDT didn’t spring from the quivering Internet jello fully formed in 2006. I feel this should go further back. I recall doing CRDT-like things…

> EFF is one of those exceptions. For me too. Though they test my patience regularly with leftist shibboleths. I’m pretty arch-conservative too, but we’re all in this together…my z…

> They did not have least testing, they underwent parallel trial testing. yes, let us quibble: not tested to the degree required for regular FDA approval as safe and effective, hen…

I’m sad for you. Every few years I get an acute case of “I hate computing” which can last for days or months (still not sure if I’ve gotten over that malaise I picked up from Ed Sn…

a lot of what you’re citing seems disingenuous at best. I wasn’t going to respond because the platoon downvoting discourages further discussion, but some brave souls upvoted so I f…

> In my book, it’s impossible to achieve such breakthrough by working alone, regardless who the man/woman is. Another fascinating opportunity for AGI - no sole contributor is all o…

> It's funny that all of these weird fantasies people have about AI are about replacing the rank and file workers. When I read about chatGPT passing MBA exams but failing at arithm…

> There are plenty of ways to highlight the risks of gun violence in much more realistic and statistically likely terms for most people, You seem to imply the objective of reportin…

I was so hideously amused but I don’t think this is satire.

> “...The fact is that's not what we have chosen in reality, so we must shoulder the heavy burden of choosing the inferior alternative and give it our best shot.” HaHaOnlySerious. …

> The quasi-legality of state-permitted and federally-prohibited-without-direct-enforcement is kind of an awful trap Perhaps a trap that rises to the level of (HHOS) conspiracy to …

> "If you feed the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows.” sounds like a framing error to me. “Trickle-down” is a term used by critics to reframe t…