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Comment Eliza v2. (Score 2) 33

I tried it. Not even as smart as Alexa. It felt like the old âoeElizaâ (was it?) Eithet tried to just change the subject to something completely different when I said anything - or would try to respond with what looked like the results of a web search on a somewhat related word. Dumbest chat bot ever.

Comment ONE wish... (Score 4, Insightful) 19

Here's my ONE wish for AMD/Xilinx: Clean up your toolchain mess. The kunky and cumbersome multitude of toolchains has IMHO always been the #1 deterrent for using FPGAs more widely. Look what happened with "graphics cards" once people had the tools they needed to use them for more than just video games...

Comment Re: killed what? (Score 1) 280

I think he/she meant - the exact kernel doesnâ(TM)t really define if an OS is âoeUNIXâ or not. There is truth and fallicy to that. A POSIX kernel presents a single file tree, and plain, directory,, block and character files. Those are pretty germaine to itâ(TM)s definition. It also provides file descriptors, (pipe primitives) and a well-defined set of basic syscall interfaces. It would be hard to argue a kernel supplying all this wasnâ(TM)t âoeLinuxâ. That said - there are a ton of user-space programs which are accustomed to âoeUNIXâ systems. And they all obey a central philosophy of having many small programs which can/do communicate by standard file descriptors, etc. But in any respect - to the original point - MacOS obeys every one of the things I mention verbatim.

Comment My experience (Score 1) 138

My experience as a BOATER is that attempting to use a touchscreen (iPad) for navigation in a vehicle which is bouncing around is not only highly problematic - but Iâ(TM)ve even gone off an written my own navigation software to HELP work around this. But even still - there is no substitute for physical controls with real tactile feedback when your vehicle is bouncing around. Rookie mistake to think otherwise.

Comment The answer has ALWAYS been "yes". (Score 2) 193

Health code violations, Building code violations, Zoning violations, etc etc etc. Business have ALWAYS been held to such standards (emphasizing the HEALTH one) - and been subject to fines or closures if/when violated. Everyone is acting like this is a new and unprecedented thing. It's not.

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