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Right, and a nice thing about software is that retirement doesn’t mean you have to stop doing what you used to do. I’m retired (I know, I’m very lucky), and I’ve done as much or mo…

https://samf.work/ This is pretty new, and I'm still trying to figure out what it will be. For the moment it's a blog, and it's mostly my astrophotography work, with some random co…

In my case I stick with ][ for the sake of nostalgia.

I'm the same way, and "clear" or ^L isn't what I'm after. I want the history to still be on my screen, but I want the vertical separation too.

Ha, yes, I was thinking of the theorems that refer to "odd prime" to exclude 2. :-)

This is the best answer. We could declare 4 to be a prime number, and keep the rest of the definition the same. Instead of just saying "no", you could ask, "okay, what would that d…

Some examples are in these comments, e.g. the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. The Sieve of Eratosthenes is an amusing outcome, where 1 is the only prime if you take it literally…

Very cool! I couldn't tell from the article if Kaliningrad will remain on a grid with the Baltics or become its own island.

Rogue Basin or Rogue Temple?

The WWE didn't invent it, they perfected it.

One thing I used shape tables for was for a fade-in effect. I would draw my spaceship one pixel at a time, choosing the next pixel at random. (I made a tool to help with this, or e…

I've often thought about how this sort of thing could be used for site security, much like cameras are used. E.g. it could hear a person's footsteps, and hear a person breathing, a…

I haven't used this, but it should be mentioned: https://tauri.studio/

Yes, this is a major problem when you introduce ACLs into unix-like systems. A comment in the article mentions the "Richacl" work. A key problem with this work was that even "chmod…

Good info; I came here looking for experience with managed databases. Does anyone have experience with managed instances on other platforms?

Surprised not to see del.icio.us there.

Is anyone else having problems with vim? Specifically, I can't see my cursor since upgrading. I don't really remember what my cursor looked like before the upgrade; maybe it was a …

I use pastebot on the mac. It should be easy to add this as a "shell script filter", but sandboxing prevents me from getting unidecode. Has anyone else accomplished this?

I worked out that sequence while ignoring my assignments in elementary school, and I've been mildly obsessed with it since. I don't think I'm OCD, but this thread is kind of freaki…

Do the numbers being held register as disconnected to anyone calling them? It seems like that might cut down on some of the junk calls by the time they're released.

I've been seeing the same doctor for nearly two decades. She does the same routine every time she takes my blood pressure: "So, (puts on cuff), do you have any trips planned? Anyth…

I've always wanted to trick someone into sending this to the printer: %! initgraphics clippath fill { copypage } loop Please don't do this! It'll run you out of toner and paper as …

It might help if you were immersed in it, as opposed to a small amount of time in school. But would you be able to function those first few months, that's the question.

At least the author should have someone proofread it. There are grammar and spelling problems throughout.

Thanks!