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Re:Type-safe HTML templating in Zig on Monday October 12, 2026 @02:24AM (#50052078)
Out of curiosity, do closed APIs mean OEMs can’t fuck them up or at least limit how much they can?
Whatever the solution is here, it must not, under any circumstance, involve an analysis of why people are so willing to steal from one another. All that matters is me getting my iPhone.
Re:When imperfect systems are good: Bluesky's lossy timelines on Thursday February 20, 2025 @05:46PM (#43121415)
> The only year that beat it – again – was 2020 when universal mail-in voting was more widely available.

You answered your own question. Voting was made more difficult in 2024, so fewer votes were cast.

Re:Animated Knots on Friday September 01, 2023 @03:41AM (#37347867)
I must have saved upwards of 10 minutes so far by tying my laces with the Ian Knot [1]. If anyone knows of a faster knot I’m all ears, otherwise, cheers to Ian and his innovation in the shoe lace knot space.

[1] https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

Re:Anisotropic Filtering on Monday January 09, 2023 @09:01AM (#34310380)
Same here, it felt good knowing that I could at least crank something to the max.

As an aside, does anyone know why console games will sometimes opt to use a very low AF setting? It’s something that comes up in Digital Foundry videos and I was curious if anyone familiar with console dev could shed some light.

Re:Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday? on Saturday January 07, 2023 @05:37AM (#34286912)
I honestly believe this could have been achieved already, at least in my country. But opportunities to push us in that direction are avoided more often than not. Maybe the same characteristics that advanced developed nations will also be their downfall?
Re:Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday? on Friday January 06, 2023 @11:57PM (#34285356)
Because people spend a large portion of their lives at work. I think it’s sad that so many people have to work these kinds of jobs because their talents aren’t monetisable. A person shouldn’t have to justify their need for shelter or food.
Re:Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday? on Friday January 06, 2023 @11:17PM (#34285142)
I think “useless” is the wrong aspect to focus on. Having someone sit at a desk doing nothing except answer a couple of phone calls sounds terrible. It’s good from the firm’s perspective because they get their receptionist, but the person in that role likely doesn’t get anything more than a pay check out of it.
Re:Why Does Calloc Exist? on Sunday November 13, 2022 @03:28AM (#33581167)
Is calloc avoided for a good reason? Or is it something that people should be doing in most cases?
Re:Solarized on Monday October 31, 2022 @04:47AM (#33403352)
Solarisation is a photographic technique
Re:Telefunc: Remote Functions instead of API on Saturday October 01, 2022 @08:21PM (#33051461)
Perhaps that’s how banks and the justice system view art. Two pillars of society that are perfect just the way they are.
Re:The 0.5 MB of nothing in all Apple Music files (2020) on Thursday April 07, 2022 @09:30AM (#30944156)
Apparently they lose players when the game receives large updates, so I think this is a pain point for them as well.

https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-cant-have-more-...

Re:Why did the Pfizer young kids trial fail? on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @07:23AM (#29636674)
This doesn’t help with decision making though. If long covid is worse than going to the ICU then something must’ve been measured or documented that shows this. Otherwise what’s your point?
This is a solution in the same way anti-homeless design is a solution
If I could, I would kiss Linux. I like the name.
Re:Mise-en-place for knowledge workers on Friday July 02, 2021 @09:29PM (#27718612)
Windows’ built-in file search becomes embarrassing once you’ve used Everything. Though Windows search does save me from having to trawl through settings/control panel.
Glad to know they were looking out for their shareholders. No matter what happens in the future, I’ll be able to take comfort in this.
Relevant text under 5.1.1 (v):

> (v) Account Sign-In: If your app doesn’t include significant account-based features, let people use it without a login. If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app. Apps may not require users to enter personal information to function, except when directly relevant to the core functionality of the app or required by law. If your core app functionality is not related to a specific social network (e.g. Facebook, WeChat, Weibo, Twitter, etc.), you must provide access without a login or via another mechanism. Pulling basic profile information, sharing to the social network, or inviting friends to use the app are not considered core app functionality. The app must also include a mechanism to revoke social network credentials and disable data access between the app and social network from within the app. An app may not store credentials or tokens to social networks off of the device and may only use such credentials or tokens to directly connect to the social network from the app itself while the app is in use.

Re:The bullshit-jobs thesis may be bullshit on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:58AM (#27392708)
By the same token, not feeling as if your job is useless doesn’t mean you derive meaning from your work.
Technically they held true to this sentiment. Google Scholar doesn’t seem to have ads.
Re:Avoid Consumer Routers on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @06:30AM (#26489046)
These three are recommended in the security checklist [0]

  * Pepwave Surf SOHO
  * Amped Wireless RTA1750
  * Synology RT1900ac
[0] https://routersecurity.org/checklist.php

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