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Naming an externally linked function with the prefix "str" is by itself UB since that prefix is reserved for .

Time for scientists to return to the Invisible College: a guild of science that keeps their research to themselves for the benefit of their own membership.

I was lamenting the other day that we used to have SGML SHORTREF, then XML came along because supposedly SGML is just too hard to parse. But XML is for computers, not for humans. S…

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Not that I'm disagreeing with your main point, but I will say that Toyota's hybrid design is one of the best ICE engines out there. The transmission is replaced with planetary gear…

I'm pretty sure Carney is a Progressive Conservative.

I don't actually know anything, but I've been wondering lately: is higher house prices simply a consequence of Baumol's cost disease? If so, then there is kinda nothing we can do a…

> I think the answer to the question “how do we stop technology X from destroying us?” lies in licensing and regulation enacted through legislation. In the golden age of the 90's w…

When I'm trying to plug my PS/2 keyboard into the port in back of my computer which I cannot see, instead of needing to try two orientations, I need to try every orientation.

How does the arXiv manage the same feat for one tenth the cost?

PhysicsForums and the Dead Internet Theory -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42816284

Sure, I get that most humans aren't programmers, but the thrust of the article here is defending the position that "AI Can Write Your Code. [It Can’t Do Your Job.]" However, this t…

Let me know when AI can create functions for the secp256k1 library that adds a point in jacobian coordinates to another point in jacobian coordinates, both in variable time and in …

I also unsubscribed, but even with you and me out, from what I read, it was a profitable move on Netflix's part. I guess I can't fault them.

Do not try this at home, but I replaced the lead acid battery in my UPS with a LFP battery. From what I read online, the charging curves for lead acid batteries and LFP batteries a…

I used my rooted TV to root my PS4. I'm not even joking. https://youtu.be/NzBBfGnAWM0

Not that I'm qualified to reply, but I think this is debated. I seem to recall reading in "Immune" by Philipp Dettmer that there is an argument that a virus is analogous to a spore…

How does the implementation of unique types works? It seems you need to add some salt to the hashes of unique type data, but where does the entropy come from?

I've use archforms in my custom markup before: https://r6.ca/HtmlAsSgml.html For example added an attribute to turn all spaces into non-breaking spaces, and used archforms to remov…

How do you deal with "branded" types, if you know what I mean. Edit: I mean structurally identical types that are meant to be distinct. As I recall Modula 3 used a BRANDED keyword …

I've been meaning to see how close I can come to Markdown syntax using SGML's SHORTREF and perhaps architectural forms.

How much is it down over the past 30 years? FWIW, my mental CAD/USD price anchor was set when I was coming of age at 0.75 CAD / USD. Today it at 0.73 CAD / USD, and I've seen it to…

Huh? The CAD/USD exchange rate is exactly where I remember it being 30 years ago.

I also have a ventless, but it is a washr/dryer all-in-one unit. It probably also takes 4.5 hours to wash and dry, but I wouldn't know because it happens when I'm sleeping (which j…