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No. The realm mathematicians operate in here are integers so massively large it doesn't even make sense to consider computation.
good thing the comment wasn't swarmed in ads
Re:It's still OK to enjoy programming on Monday October 19, 2026 @05:47PM (#50158523)
Genuinely asking: what are some of the not-bad ones?
Re:Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins on Friday October 16, 2026 @03:28PM (#50123291)
Would it have been feasible for a FOIA to reveal the origin from the primary source?

EDIT: ah, one of the linked authors tried that. They had no documentation on it. https://saweis.net/posts/nist-curve-seed-origins.html

Re:NAND-16: a computer built from 277,248 NAND gates on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:57PM (#49899430)
First thing I tried was "double-click: fly to this latch". Didn't work. AI slop?

edit: press tab first.

Didn't they craft themselves a nice golden parachute if fired? Then proceeded to kick off events that would guarantee their dismissal?

That's less fiduciary duty and more hacking a payday.

Re:Windows 95 released August 24, 1995 on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @12:42PM (#49436896)
Why does the URL say 20th
I mean, it's just the same problem. The machine still has Internet access. It doesn't need to.

The entire package manager repository could just be in an offline cache. They don't need Internet to give their agents access to tons of software.

That's how I interpreted it, but now I'm wondering if they mean "this model gives up far less often"..
Re:Elevators on Saturday August 01, 2026 @12:54AM (#49131161)
Elevatorpedia is a fun read. I particularly enjoy reading about service modes, such as the Sabbath service (hands-free operation).

https://elevation.fandom.com/wiki/Sabbath_service_(SHO)

Re:Half-Life ported to Mac OS 9 on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @10:16PM (#49092688)
"unsustainable" is an odd word to use for a hobby. They aren't trying to hit productivity goals. Maybe they just still like programming.
(that's 1 John 2:15 - John 2:15 is the one where Jesus attacks the money changers)

The next line is critical for context, as it defines what "things in the world" means.

> [...] For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

Seems clear to me this isn't about creation (ie not saying don't cherish nature / animals).

Re:Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20% on Thursday June 25, 2026 @01:39PM (#48676810)
Thank you!
Because Anthropic's subscriptions come with X amount of tokens / week, and divided by the subscription cost it is WAY less than what they charge per-token (the "API price") beyond that.

So these resellers get a ton of accounts on subscriptions and sell the cheaper tokens.

claude has auto mode. do shift+tab a few times. it uses a classifier to ask for permission far less often

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/auto-mode-config

I think they are open about it. John Oliver did a piece on it last month and I recall an interview where the founder of one of these prediction markets shared this as a beneficial effect of the product.
Re:Ruby for Good on Sunday May 24, 2026 @01:31PM (#48259263)
They started that migration years ago. I don't remember them citing agentic coding as a reason. Do you have a source?
Re:Cartoon Network Flash Games on Friday May 08, 2026 @02:42PM (#48067087)
That's the one, thanks!
Re:Cartoon Network Flash Games on Friday May 08, 2026 @01:13PM (#48066025)
The Halloween trick-or-treating maze-type game was my favorite from CN.

The summer resort games (iirc one big trade quest) were nice too.

Re:I Ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @04:49PM (#47696066)
Wonderful write up, thank you for sharing!

> In the end, I learned (and accomplished) far more than I ever expected - and perhaps more importantly, I was reminded that the projects that seem just out of reach are exactly the ones worth pursuing.

Couldn't agree more. I've had my own experience porting something that seemed like an intractable problem (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31251004), and when it finally comes together the feeling of accomplishment (and relief!) is great.

Re:Updates to GitHub Copilot interaction data usage policy on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @03:47PM (#47522256)
Why is there no cancel copilot subscription option here?. Docs say there should be...

Mobile

https://github.com/settings/billing/licensing

Re:ZJIT removes redundant object loads and stores on Sunday March 22, 2026 @01:28AM (#47474751)
I used asmjit to implement JIT compilation. Highly recommend it.

Maybe you'll find the resources I link to in the documentation for my project helpful.

https://github.com/ZQuestClassic/ZQuestClassic/blob/main/doc...

Or perhaps you'd find reviewing my usage of asmjit helpful:

https://github.com/ZQuestClassic/ZQuestClassic/blob/main/src...

My main high-level advice would be to have an extensive set of behavioral tests (lots of scripts with assertions on the output). This helps ensure correctness when you flip on your JIT compilation.

You'll eventually run into hard to diagnose bugs - so be able to conditionally JIT parts of your code (per-function control - or even better, per-basic block) to help narrow down problem areas.

The other debugging trick I did was spit out the full state of the runtime after every instruction, and ensure that the same state is seen after every instruction even w/ JIT enabled.

Good luck!

Re:Time Is Different on Thursday February 26, 2026 @02:52PM (#47171144)
this just looks like someone hearing about tons of hyped things from people across the internet (which almost by definition, is full of false signals and grifters), imagining they are coming from the same person, then arguing with how wrong that person always is. how is that interesting?
Re:Nearby Glasses on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @05:38PM (#47144344)
Right. God help you in such a society if the power goes out.
One area of focus missing here is game streaming / remote play (Steam Link, Moonlight, etc. over a local network).

I've come to accept input lag, but mostly play games where it doesn't matter (simple platformers, turn-based games, etc). I know steam link from my home desktop to my ~5 year smart TV is adding latency to my inputs – though I can't tell if it's from my router, desktop, or TV – but I've come to accept it for the convenience of playing on the couch (usually with someone watching next to me).

I know some blame is on the TV, as often if I just hard-reset the worst of the lag spikes go away (clearly some background task is hogging CPU). And sometimes the sound system glitches and repeats the same tone until I reset that. Still worth putting up with for the couch.

I see the utility in this as an extension to git / source control. But how do VCs make money of it?
Re:Discord Alternatives, Ranked on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @01:44PM (#46964800)
Do any of these support migrating the content of a Discord server (from some 3p archive tool)?

Can anyone suggest a good archive tool? The open source project I help run has ~10 years of conversations, bug reports, feature requests, etc. sunk into Discord, and obviously I want to preserve all that (not sure we'll end up leaving the platform, but it's good to have backups anyhow).

Our bug reports / FRs are in forum channels, and I've written a script to extract those and potentially import them into some bug-tracker. But I'd like something good that can archive the entire thing in a reasonable format.

You're right, there was a grand jury. Thanks for the correction. I hadn't seen the unsealed indictment.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/don-lemon-appears-i...

Yes.

Note, I'm not using my own judgement. I'm no lawyer. But the judge refused Don's arrest on grounds of no probable cause [1][2].

I agree it seems the protestors may have violated that law by forcibly stopping the service (though I think the judge only found cause for 18 USC section 241: conspiracy against rights), but it seems the judge applied some reasonable discretion to exclude a reporter only there to document it and interview those willing to speak to him. I'd be interested in reading his exact reasoning, but I'm not sure he's shared it.

> than a pastor suspected by the left of being involved with ICE

This is besides the point, but: it's not some secret, it's a fact. He works for ICE, and is a pastor.

[1] https://x.com/JonahPKaplan/status/2014435110209122785/photo/...

[2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/248

That's still no more than a state-level misdemeanor trespass. The federal charges are insane.

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