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Re:Open source and self hostable/private file converter on Saturday April 12, 2025 @02:31PM (#43666838)
I would love this tool if it supported converting font files.
Very high rate of peanut allergies in Oz
Re:Writing a Gimp 3.0 Plugin – Resources and Notes on Sunday February 16, 2025 @06:29AM (#43067264)
If you already understand all the documentation and can prod an LLM in the correct direction every time it does something stupid then probably.
Re:Record-breaking neutrino is most energetic ever detected on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @03:21PM (#43029354)
Sounds like a great topic for an xkcd video
Re:When AI Promises Speed but Delivers Debugging Hell on Sunday January 26, 2025 @07:43AM (#42829737)
They are useful for small tasks like refactoring a method however big the whole project is
Well, it's a very well paying field so...
This is lots of fun. One bit of feedback for mobile: Would be nice if a back swipe took me out of the menu back to the game.
Re:Please, Stop the Coding Challenges on Friday November 15, 2024 @05:20PM (#42151882)
I would argue, that in that vast majority of cases, the readability of code is the single most important metric.
Re:15 Billion Miles Away, NASA's Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @06:43PM (#42001331)
Maybe with enough money put into research into quantum entanglement, it might one day yield faster than light communication.
You need the password for the lost passkey flow. Well, you don't need it, but it's an extra layer.
In 10 years time everyone will be using passkeys, not passwords.
They discuss session tokens, passwords and webAuthn so both.
NASA is planning to build a radio telescope: https://youtu.be/qdJ_gJ_kPEI?si=4MVsL8FtWtkZRI7e