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Is that actually the purpose though? The appearance of diversity? Maybe marcan42 just wants to present themselves that way.
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An Update on Apple M1/M2 GPU Drivers
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#13The work by Alyssa R and Asahi Lina is great stuff. I have to say that a lot of this is really inscrutable unless you’re used to driver code. I wish it were much easier to write this stuff but hardware stuff is so idiosyncratic. Have to say I do enjoy all the old school style whimsy with the witch costume and whatnot.
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#14> tessellator.cl is the most unhinged file of my career
...so far. The presenter is only 23 apparently. Maybe I'm speaking only for myself here, but I think career unhingedness does not go down over time as much as one might hope.
In all seriousness, she does really impressive work, so when she says this 2,000 lines of C++ is inscrutable, that gives one pause. Glad it's working nonetheless.
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#15I always wondered about these /SubscriberLink/ links. Is sharing them considered unethical?
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#16The work by Alyssa R and Asahi Lina is great stuff. I have to say that a lot of this is really inscrutable unless you’re used to driver code. I wish it were much easier to write this stuff but hardware stuff is so idiosyncratic. Have to say I do enjoy all the old school style whimsy with the witch costume and whatnot.
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Yeah, the culture war stuff is a big deal for people who don’t write code. But I don’t think their opinions are that important for Linux kernel. Pretty effective to have it as honeypot. Allows for easy programmatic filter out for non-coders.
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#17I always wondered about these /SubscriberLink/ links. Is sharing them considered unethical?
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#18I always wondered about these /SubscriberLink/ links. Is sharing them considered unethical?
From the LWN FAQ:
> Where is it appropriate to post a subscriber link?
> Almost anywhere. Private mail, messages to project mailing lists, and blog entries are all appropriate. As long as people do not use subscriber links as a way to defeat our attempts to gain subscribers, we are happy to see them shared.
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#19I always wondered about these /SubscriberLink/ links. Is sharing them considered unethical?
It says,
> The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber.
I might be wrong but I read that as there being funding to make the previously paywalled content available, probably on an article-specific basis. Does anyone know?
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#20I always wondered about these /SubscriberLink/ links. Is sharing them considered unethical?
It says, > The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber. I might be wrong but I read that as there being funding to make the previously paywalled content available, probably on an article-specific basis. Does anyone know?
Also from the LWN FAQ:
> What are subscriber links
> A subscriber link is a mechanism by which LWN subscribers may grant free access to specific LWN articles to others. It takes the form of a special link which bypasses the subscription gate for that article.