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Comment Re:Hypothetical question (Score 1) 26

PS: Alternatively, you can imagine to unroll the time-space-curve around the Black Hole into a flat surface, and if you then plot the hyperbolic curve of your object onto that flat surface, you will notice that it winds infinitely often around the singularity before leaving the Event Horizon.

Ah, a -funroll-loops solution to a Slashdot problem.

Comment Re:Not really an Apple ][e if you're using the Z80 (Score 1) 26

It depends on the Z80 card. I used the Applicard Z80B in my Apple ][+ clone. When booting, it would download the BIOS and BDOS into the 6502 and run that portion. It also used the 6502 memory as a print buffer. I had an additional 128k as a ramdisk.

Comment Re:compression algorithm should not be reducing no (Score 1) 81

The whole point of JPEG compression is that high frequency components (grainy noise) can be discarded while maintaining the image similar for practical purposes. In a lossy compression scheme, some things must go, and this was a sensible choice at the time. These days, decent compression schemes will recognize grainy noise and regenerate it upon decoding.

Comment Having done some Excel development... (Score 1) 187

About 13 years ago, as a long-time C++ developer, I was asked to revamp a complex order form written in Excel, using VBA. It was a weird experience because it was like time-travelling back to about 1990, in terms of programming capabilities. Needless to say, after working on that for a few months, I wouldn't trust Excel for my lemonade stand, leave alone anything important. It is crazily unstable.

Comment Re:They did a great job of shitting all over the p (Score 1) 74

Hello, fellow 5-digit Slashdotter. I, too, have also not moved on.

I do participate in Reddit a lot, but I think it's an absolute garbage company. However, there are some really good communities to be found if you dig a bit.

I can't imagine how it could possibly be a good investment.

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