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Re:A 14kb page can load much faster than a 15kb page on Thursday August 25, 2022 @04:33AM (#32591140)
They mention in the article that the 14 kb performance cliff applies to compressed size - I believe 32kb is the uncompressed size here
Re:How normal am I? on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @08:50AM (#31987578)
very inaccurate generally, and the markers for eyebrows were just in random places...
to me the point of the poem is that it reminds you that there are 3 classes (30,31,feb) and the rhythm tells how many months are in each class. Remembering 4 booleans for which 4 are the 30 day months is easier than remembering 12 arbitrary integers (unrealistic worst case uncompressed memorisation technique)
Re:A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017) on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:35AM (#31862588)
this seems more of an argument that a post-scarcity society is impossible than an argument that we are already in one!