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Comment Re:Sad (Score 1) 15

Knowing the Rules of C is one part, the other is the discipline in coding to avoid the pitfalls that many complain of. Don't let AI/LLM code, since they will be using possibly bugged examples in their training. `C` can continue to out do `Rust` with sufficient discipline - but companies pay for fast, not correct, which is another problem.

Submission + - IOCCC29 Winners annouced

achowe writes: The IOCCC being the oldest running Internet contest continues to show its resilience with yesterday's [live stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoWCwZx1Swc) presenting [22 winners for IOCCC29](https://www.ioccc.org/2025/).

Another bumper year with 3 hat tricks from Yusuke Endoh,
Nick Craig-Wood, and Don Yang.

Comment Evil will always triumph because good is dumb. (Score 1) 99

A 50% stake is arbitrary, indefensible, and dumb.

How about a non-voting stake commensurate with the revenue linked to job loss?

If the AI models are trained on/made from the illegally hoovered intellectual property of countless American (or global) intellectual property owners, then distribute the ill-gotten gains among the original rights-owners. The AI companies can take their middle-man share.

Comment Re:Pseudoscience. The "probability" is meaningless (Score 1) 176

I agree. Putting a hard estimate of 2% (or whatever) on a single event just serves to make one seem less credible to people who understand probability and statistics. It's a manipulation tactic to make one seem like a credible expert to people who don't.

Even if the estimate seems reasonable, it's absurd to claim a specific probability for complicated future outcomes like "nuclear war".

Comment Books good, no batteries required (Score 2) 68

When it comes to computer topics, I seek out good book, like `The C Programming` language when I was 14 or research papers for a coding project. PDFs ok in a pinch, but being able to sit in a cafe, a waiting room, airplane, etc. and read without issue is nice. They go any where and don't need a power outlet. For my own books, I pencil notes in the margins. And not just tech. books, but fiction too. A good'ol paperback tuck in my wait band behind my back or in a large coat pocket. Books work. They exercise memory, improve reading and writing skills (more you read, the better your writing becomes by example), and a new book smells nice, like a new car but cheaper.

We had a six day blackout a few years ago in Ottawa after a hurricane. My to-read pile staved off boredom and filled a void. Analogue tech has a place.

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