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Re:Getting Started in Common Lisp on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @09:21AM (#47322920)
probably not worse ergonomic because i type '(' with left pinky and right ring finger and ')' with left pinky and right pinky whereas {} [] etc, i have to use the very same overworked right pinky to distinguish two keys next to each other.

i always have problems with keys that have no obvious dedicated finger position like the middle vertical columns especially 6 and b and of course keys reachable on the right pinky, especially \ and =

Re:Getting Started in Common Lisp on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @09:09AM (#47322800)
i use slimv instead

i think the powerful feature is not (only) merely sending code to repl

but the suggestion for function's parameter as the function is updated to repl

for example: (defun xyz (a &option b &rest c &key d) ) ;then send this with ,d (vim+slimv) to swank server

the next time i type (xyz ... vim status bar conveniently states: (xyz a &optional b &rest c &key d)

both happen whether i start typing (xyz in repl or in vim; that's it, the function parameters show up as suggestions in repl and in editor

Re:Paul Graham on Conversations with Tyler on Thursday August 10, 2023 @09:19AM (#37075800)
open the interview site (parent, not spotify) in browser with dev mode open

click network bar, look for media file that's currently streaming

should be about 45mb mp3 file: right click, copy as curl

then paste it into a terminal, append " -O" then press enter

Re:Learning to Touch Type Again on Friday July 14, 2023 @10:07AM (#36724226)
i write my own typing practice program (just a simple dowhile read loop while spitting out preprogrammed stream of characters)

not counting wpm etc, don't want bloat.

my focus is practicing accuracy on difficult pieces like 4567, $%^& etc

Re:Svelte 4 Released on Thursday June 22, 2023 @06:49PM (#36440268)
thank you, i got it working in localhost
Re:Svelte 4 Released on Thursday June 22, 2023 @01:51PM (#36436037)
is there a way to host learn.svelte.dev locally ?

like git clone repo and then npm run dev ?

Re:Dumb and Gets Things Done on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @03:14PM (#36331072)
if programming language were human, what would dumb-smart and lazy-energetic be?

my take:

dumb languages would be ones that have few concepts, can be made smarter thru evolutionary iteration (committee adding new concepts)

energetic languages would be ones that require much typing (assume efforts = typing), can be made 'lazy' internally by macro (code that writes code) and externally by code generation (ai, ide etc)

and then users realize they don't need reddit
how about plus lens therapy?
Re:How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @04:07PM (#36129965)
skip the drink?
Re:How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @03:17PM (#36129255)
airplane mode helps
i noticed it too, that popular and engaging post can be downranked very fast especially when it's bad for yc companies, last example being post about kagi price update.
Re:Update to Kagi Search Pricing on Thursday March 09, 2023 @03:12AM (#35079256)
let's mapreduce search

map search-term to several search engine (using curl, headless browser and whatnot)

then reduce / filter the results, removing ads etc, weighing duplicates more and punish irrelevants

the search-result is then piped to your favorite browser

Re:Epson EcoTank Pro Printers on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:35PM (#35046436)
epson printer has print qty counter where once you hit a threshold, the epson printer stops working (called blinking in the printer parlanche)

you need to send the printer to service center

or download pirated epson counter resetter (windows only)

Re:What is a programmable programming language? (2019) on Monday June 06, 2022 @04:20AM (#31638293)
is it possible to break the grammar? that the first element must be a form

example (A' 2 3) to access row 2 and col 3 of a transposed matrix A

i always get youtube, tiktok video from whatsapp group which i can play instantly.

sometimes i get fb, insta, twitter links; however, i need to log in to see the full content. they constantly nagging me to register.

out of habit, i ignore the last groups.

small car (passenger) can't be categorized as truck (commercial); therefore, subject to more stringent requirements making it more costly to make
Re:Big Reasons Not to Upgrade to Windows 11 on Sunday May 22, 2022 @02:09AM (#31465330)
it's 2022 now, please upgrade to win22
Re:Master of Orion on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:23PM (#31344562)
darlocks can be fun tho, you can win without having any fleet.

just spy, sabotage missile bases to 0 and then send troops.

Re:Paying a Visit to Planet BSD on Saturday April 30, 2022 @07:27AM (#31215161)
another is the default font for tty which uses cursive capital letter, so instead of Y, you get 'y' magnified.
Re:Jack of all trades, master of none on Saturday April 23, 2022 @08:06AM (#31133551)
always.

had i stick to windows 20 years ago, i would have been windows expert and miserable.

but i learned osx, linux, bsd instead.

i'm not windows expert and happier.

Re:OpenBSD 7.1 on Thursday April 21, 2022 @12:44PM (#31111810)
i tried freebsd and surprised that pf is already included.

that and zfs (no partition, can use whole disk).

i'm considering using freebsd on both server and laptop from now on.

will i miss anything?

it's only natural to blame advertisers when search result return full of ads
can the US confiscate the oil?
what will happen if i logged out incidentally from my server?

with tmux i can just relogin and attach

Re:Netflix Should Sell Ads on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @03:54AM (#30916383)
maybe netflix should package internet fiber optic to ensure quality and exclusivity
Re:How Peppa Pig became a video nightmare for children on Monday June 18, 2018 @02:18AM (#17336273)
why isn't there kids.youtube.com ?

why youtube kids must app-only ?

Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite terminal programs? on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:25PM (#17023347)
vifm
Re:The myopia boom (2015) on Sunday April 29, 2018 @01:30AM (#16950822)
not really...

seeing things under sun is not equal to squirting ur eyes to focus the incoming rays

it's just that much light coming, the intensity of light to be exact.

that's why camera, given the same setup, gives sharper image under bright sun light

I never get as tired playing outside as compared to squirting my eyes all the time just to focus in a room. sun light is just that intense, rooms lightings are much less intense.

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