Comment Re:Demoralization (Score 1) 59
His comment is reasonable, but I don't understand what it has to do with demoralization.
Comment Re:Yeah.... no (Score 1) 59
Greediest generation we've seen, leaving a mess for the kids to clean up.
Boomers were the "me" generation, but the kids who followed them are definitely greedier.
Comment Re:Unconstitutional (Score 1) 145
It doesn't say they got arrested, but apparently the person in question didn't turn off the Bluetooth device when asked to. Ignoring or disobeying the instructions of flight attendants is a federal offense.
Comment Re:Unconstitutional (Score 1) 145
There were movies but they weren't very good.
From the 1700s, Magic lanterns had moving parts, and there were magic lantern shows.
The Phenakistoscope was a kind of simple movie, and was projected on a stage by the mid 1800s.
The Zoopraxiscope was used with a projector from 1880 in public lectures. It is of interest because it used actual photographs.
The Kinetoscope was a little later, by 1892.
From the 1700s, Magic lanterns had moving parts, and there were magic lantern shows.
The Phenakistoscope was a kind of simple movie, and was projected on a stage by the mid 1800s.
The Zoopraxiscope was used with a projector from 1880 in public lectures. It is of interest because it used actual photographs.
The Kinetoscope was a little later, by 1892.
Comment Re:Everybody Hates Documentation (Score 1) 85
If your company relies on "oral tradition" to maintain documentation, then your company may not survive with or without AI.
"Oral tradition" is the engineering process of knowledge being lost. That is to say it's not engineering.
"Oral tradition" is the engineering process of knowledge being lost. That is to say it's not engineering.
Comment backups (Score 1) 33
In the days that followed, it became clear that Fredrik's decision to back up the site was probably the most pivotal moment in its history.
Maybe he should have made a backup earlier.
Comment Edge Cases (Score 2) 34
This is what happens when you don't consider all the edge cases.
The edge cases break the law.
The edge cases break the law.
Comment Re:What happened to "Don't break userspace" (Score 1) 54
People are using this particular feature. I don't really understand why, but reports are they do like it.
Apparently even Debian is supporting it (despite the summary): https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/a...
Apparently even Debian is supporting it (despite the summary): https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/a...
Comment Re:Fine (Score 1) 54
It turns out some people are using it. I don't know why, but from time to time they submit bug reports and patches.
So if people are using it, there's no real reason to remove it. If some people don't want it in their version of the kernel, a compile flag works fine.
So if people are using it, there's no real reason to remove it. If some people don't want it in their version of the kernel, a compile flag works fine.
Comment Re:Fine (Score 1) 54
The only thing that matters is whether people are using it.
If people are not using it, then remove it. If people are using it, leave it in. If somehow it still bothers you (I don't know why), then you can add a compile flag so it is not in your particular kernel.
If people are not using it, then remove it. If people are using it, leave it in. If somehow it still bothers you (I don't know why), then you can add a compile flag so it is not in your particular kernel.
Comment Re:The same people ... (Score 1) 127
A lot of people doubt that Iran was/is trying to make a nuclear weapon.
Comment Re:Lithium isn't rare, and it is important (Score 1) 51
"Sugar batteries" that run on maltodextrin as fuels are being developed as well. They use enzymatic catalysts and air that reduce the maltodextrin, which creates a voltage.
How do they keep the proteins from denaturing?
Comment Re:embarrassing what qualifies as a programmer (Score 1) 161
You actually have no evidence that he's never asked, "how do I avoid memory bugs in C?"
RTFA.
Rust is a demonstrably safer language in real-world use. For you to rail against it
I didn't rail against Rust. It's fine. LTR
Comment Re:embarrassing what qualifies as a programmer (Score 1) 161
C is fundamentally not designed to make avoiding them possible
A software engineer says, "Yes, I've developed techniques for avoiding entire classes of bugs in C, but there are a few types I'm still struggling with."
Someone who has not yet developed the engineering mindset immediately comes up with excuses. "We can't do that."
An engineer looks for solutions, not excuses. It's easy to tell the difference once you recognize it.
Comment Are all these data centers being used? (Score 3, Interesting) 60
Black Rock has been building data centers as an investment vehicle. It's not clear whether they are all being used or not.
That is to say, they are definitely not all being used. Whether or not a meaningful percentage of them are being left unused is still an open question.
That is to say, they are definitely not all being used. Whether or not a meaningful percentage of them are being left unused is still an open question.
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