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Comment #49225429
> Of course, woe betide those with social phobias... The professors at my grad school had a very amazing tact to get through this as well. They had enough time for specific student…
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Comment #49216026
> Memory (Section 5): You write functional code that does not change data. Behind the scenes, if a piece of data has only one owner, the compiler changes it directly in memory. Thi…
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Comment #49194572
I really like django, but since being involved in it from early days, whenever someone now praises Django, I am reminded of this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Fr65PFqfk D…
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Comment #49164905
Yes. Thanks for bringing it up. Something that is not emphasized enough is how much of the dampening effect has the renewable energy has had on the electricity prices. It is estima…
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Comment #49154902
Well, same here. I hate living here to be sure because of the slowness and the way future looks bleak because of inability to change. But.... I am pretty sure I would hate living i…
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Comment #49152457
This was true about immigration offices because government did not invest in immigration offices, and when they did, in typical German fashion, they were very slow. Now, most citie…
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Comment #49112164
https://github.com/dascandy/pixel I personally think this is better.
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Comment #49096866
is this a trademark/copyright violation of the name? https://github.com/reframe-hpc/
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Comment #49094712
It's just energy and chips, and both can be made cheaper.
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Comment #49094705
What is the difference between a prompt engineer but a manager who talks with his charges to get some stuff designed? There's a difference between charges and AI, in that the charg…
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Comment #49085842
As other commenter said, control over women. But this is not just some desperate attempt, but a way to get back to the roots.
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Comment #49082360
I don't drink at work. It's simple as that. I treat every retreat as work trip. I am professional. No gossip, nothing.
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Comment #49067029
Google can give you an option to set in your settings which maps can be linked directly, and they can provide an API for map providers.
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Comment #49058025
Well, US is already banning abortion and contraceptives, so, we will see.
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Comment #49046175
Coding is not solved. Who said coding is solved? Coding is incredibly complex. What is coding? It is writing down specifications. Imagine a simple computer with just a 1920x1080 pi…
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Comment #49033063
I think you are wrong. A better way is to have a free tier and charge for usage.
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Comment #49024492
I have a better way. Make a notebook and write stuff down there.
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Comment #49020743
fwiw, 100 years is a like a drop in ocean for human emotions.
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Comment #49003078
So, they can bu ya book and format shift it, but when I do it, it's piracy? Looking at all DMCA/DRM systems.
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Comment #48975398
"Have become"? Always have been. It's like people have forgotten Halloween Documents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_documents > In discussing ways of competing with open …
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Comment #48964257
It's a matter of investment. I do not see anything fundamental dealbreaker in Wayland's security model to support and enable accessibility. It probably just needs investment in eng…
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Comment #48964220
How can HDMI affect the host computer?
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Comment #48949577
In India, people have used lime for all sorts of things in houses, including grout in places. It requires yearly maintenance.
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Comment #48881922
> You have the right to a degree in XYZ... you should NOT have the right to a taxpayer backed grant/aid/loan/whatever to gain said degree unless you're on a reasonable path to beco…
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Comment #48880815
Why do you say (no relation) when the authors are exactly the same?