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Re:C++ still isn't cutting it on Monday October 19, 2020 @01:05PM (#24828365)
>although we've collectively decided that we prefer to have 2,147,483,647 + 1 = -2,147,483,648. (in both C++ or rust in release mode)

Signed integer overflow is undefined behavior in C++. Only unsigned integers are defined to wrap like that.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/16188846

Re:Police told not to download NHS Covid-19 app on Monday September 28, 2020 @03:53PM (#24620610)
Yes, it's one of the two equivalent degree/title abbreviations for dentists here (and some other places).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_degree#DDS_vs_DMD_degre...

What is the precision required (or used in your datasets) for camera position and angles? Is the geotagging in the images from common cellphones and smart cameras enough? Were they back-calculated using some other method from non- or poorly-georeferenced images?
Re:A new funding model for open source software on Thursday July 30, 2020 @01:30PM (#24000812)
Almost, except for the low end. It would be perfect if it grouped donations and charges, and let you allocate any arbitrarily small amount to any creator. As it is, it charges fees per creator you patronize, and limits donation to being at least $1 per creator. I'd put $30/month there easily if I could spread it over 100-200 creators with fees of $0.30 + 2.9% on the $30, but the current $0.10 + 5% on each $1 donation means a lot less of my money is going to the creator (who also gets charged those fees + 5-12% for Patreon services when cashing out) than I think is useful, and that's even after downsizing the pool of creators I'd like to donate to in order to meet the minimum $1/each.

To be fair, in looking this up, I did find it's a lot better than when I cancelled my Patreon account, since at the time they were proposing $0.30 + something% even for $1 donations. But the bundling of donations was my whole point in using them, and when they clearly said they weren't going that way, that was it for me. That's why I like the Brave/flattr/"sponsor pool" approach so much more. It lets me support creators (especially web comics, bloggers, and video creators) in a much more similar scale to the advertising model, which many were on before, and for which I think we need a popular replacement.

Re:A new funding model for open source software on Thursday July 30, 2020 @01:08PM (#24000556)
The difference is that if 9 people watch 99 hours of A's let's plays or last 2 music videos on repeat, and one person watched 1 hour of B's 20 well-researched and edited 3-minute educational videos, A-watchers put in $90, B-watchers put in $10, and under global popularity A gets $99 and B gets $1. Local pooling would mean that A gets $90 and B gets $10. This is my main complaint against Youtube Red too.
Re:PayPal stops payouts to models on Pornhub on Monday November 18, 2019 @08:52AM (#21564263)
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/wire-transfers-what-... There really isn't any low cost option for wire transfers in the US. ACH is the free transfer option, and it takes 1-3 days. Wire transfers are the "pay a lot for immediate confirmation" option just for the very few transfers it's worth it on. The average person is unlikely to ever make or receive a wire transfer. There are consumer-level alternatives for personal transfers like Venmo: https://venmo.com/about/product/
Re:PayPal stops payouts to models on Pornhub on Friday November 15, 2019 @09:58AM (#21545282)
USA: https://www.wellsfargo.com/online-banking/service-fees $30 to send a wire transfer, just within the country. And $15 to receive one too.