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Re:Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:36AM (#50335142)
> Imagine the next generation of Skyrim where rather than picking prewritten dialog options you can have natural conversations with NPCs

And of course those dialogs would be uploaded to the cloud and sold. Can't wait

Re:Demystifying Tufte's data-ink ratio – Tufte's Razor on Monday October 05, 2026 @07:03AM (#49963293)
How else would you format such a parody?
Re:Chop Up Your Books on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @08:15AM (#49725748)
Would definitely try next time I buy a hardcover :) But I think this first opening rule must be some US quirk. I only see US sources for it on internet, and can't find German or Russian one
Re:Chop Up Your Books on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @06:44AM (#49724543)
That's sure can't be true for "modern" (as in 1960s+) books? Bookstores normally allow to look inside hardcovers without being instructed on proper handling first
Re:BSDun – FreeBSD ELF support for the Linux kernel on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @06:46AM (#49359707)
This will take compatibility FARTER
Can this stuff autorotate? You could also take emergency parachute with you (~5kg), would require flying at least at 500ft or something to be able to deploy it
I think trains are ok with trees. I checked satellite view - there are a lot of rail tracks in Chicago going directly along tree lines. The rail yards indeed look like tracks on concrete with nothing else, but when I look at German ones - there are trees and bushes.
Re:Patreon laying off 20% of staff on Friday July 24, 2026 @09:51AM (#49035650)
Same with dentists
Can't wait to be killed by my toaster because some sexy mossad agent seduced it.
Re:Dostoyevsky Isn't Difficult on Thursday June 25, 2026 @05:06AM (#48670906)
> suffer endless corporate memos

I think classic russian literature can be everything, but not an exercise in formal double-speak incantations.

Pokémon Land/Factories
Re:AI cybersecurity is not proof of work on Thursday April 16, 2026 @09:31AM (#47792709)
> Different LLMs executions take different branches, but eventually the possible branches based on the code possible states are saturated

With LLMs even the halting problem is just the question of paying for pro subscription!

Re:Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012) on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @06:51AM (#47777294)
I mean, they sell alcohol in shops for money, and not force it on you in some government-mandated way. Which kinda tells that people in general like to drink.
If just slowing down helps to prevent an accident, not sure what the bell would be good for - except for signaling your frustration to everyone around you
Re:Tiny Core Linux: a 23 MB Linux distro with graphical desktop on Saturday December 06, 2025 @10:23AM (#46174005)
Pretty sure it was not about presence of visible borders, but about missing spacing between borders and buttons. That on some screenshots, but not others. It's not like this ui has some high-density philosophy, it's just very inconsistent
Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @11:13AM (#45968152)
I have a problem with many fellow cyclists here in Germany, because they seem to use something that shouldn't be street-legal as bicycle lighs (very annoying in the night on unlit road)

Not sure what UK drivers would say about that, though

I love staedtler fine liners - no pressure required, dries right away so no stains/smears, doesn't bleed through most papers, is waterproof
I sometimes dream of video stickers, where you could put some short video on it, and then just put it on the paper notebook page
Re:SQL Tips and Tricks on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @10:00AM (#41647637)
This will produce broken SQL on empty clauses list. Very strange.
Re:SQL Tips and Tricks on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @04:13AM (#41644995)
Lets say its 2001 and you are writing some hot e-commerce stuff in plain php. You want to filter data depending on multiple fields in the submitted form. If some field is there, you add one more "AND" clause to the "WHERE", like this: if (isset($_POST['product'])) { $query .= "AND product = " . $_POST['product']; }. So in order not to check every time if the added clause is the first one you start with "WHERE 1=1 ", as "WHERE AND ..." would not work.
It's other way around, with headwind you will get less distance over ground
this "supercommute" word has some positive vibes to it, how about "will shittycommute" or something like that instead
About 100kb of carefully crafted yaml configs
The money could be then invested into a testarossa and a pet alligator
That reminds me about german version of TES Oblivion with its "Schw. Tr. d. Le.en.-W." for "small potion of healing"
Re:I Use Cheap Notebooks on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:50AM (#35094279)
Nicely summarized in this Poorly Drawn Lines episode https://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/nice-notebook/
Re:Plankalkül on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:11AM (#35070780)
MISRA-ready!
Re:Mandatory Helmet Laws Make Cyclists Less Safe on Monday December 05, 2022 @05:48AM (#33863895)
the comparison with car seat belts is not that good. you dont need to schlep around your seat belt with you any time you leave the car.
but then your date is also sweaty, and both of you are in good shape!

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