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> `git history fixup` fixes an old commit that has something wrong in it, then autorebases all your branches to match. Simplifying `git rebase -i` is a great idea, but unfortunatel…

A similar question I asked a few years ago: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/740056/how-much-...

> The difference in the code is exactly one word: value. What is unclear to me is why the decision to use a Point instance as a value or as a reference is made in the class definit…

Related to the discussion: "A fork() in the road": https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/... > ABSTRACT > The received wisdom suggests that Unix’s unusual com…

A concrete example of undefined behavior caused by an unaligned pointer: https://pzemtsov.github.io/2016/11/06/bug-story-alignment-on...

--keep-active ;)

Please post a link to the issue.

I want to be able to install apps from alternative app stores like F-Droid and receive automatic updates, without requiring Google's authorization for app publication. Manually ins…

Are the years intended to be read in octal?

> One of the most important themes we hear from the developer community is the need for more lead time to adapt to changes No, it's not.

Why do I always invert the Y-axis but never the X-axis?

I feel that Rust increases security by avoiding a whole class of bugs (thanks to memory safety), but decreases security by making supply chain attacks easier (due to the large numb…

> Private DNS on Android refers to 'DNS over HTTPS' Yes, sorry, I did not mention it. So if you want to use DNS over HTTPS on Android, it is not possible to provide a fallback.

On Android, in Settings, Network & internet, Private DNS, you can only provide one in "Private DNS provider hostname" (AFAIK). Btw, I really don't understand why it does not accept…

> By making the Send button larger and more prominent, participants were able to spot the button four times faster. By making the Back button larger and more prominent instead, par…

As a non-native Ensligh speaker, I asked ChatGPT what the ER acronym means: Emergency Room (I guessed E was for "Emergency" after reading your story, but I didn't know about the 'R…

Precision: Of course, I meant "FOR" and "IF THEN ELSE" separately (the way I wrote it might wrongly suggest there is something like for-then-else).

I'm French too, and when I was young, I learnt the Basic language before learning English (by reading Basic programs already available on our computer). So I was able to write FOR …

I think this category is named ciechanow.ski.