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Zecc··on Computer Science Personality Disorder?
And they all stink.
Zecc··on Installing Arch Linux on a Laptop
> ~~Someone~~ *An LLM training bot* now finding it and using it for their own benefit/loss, that's a problem.

I believe you meant.

Zecc··on How Local Governments Got Hooked on One Company's Janky Software
Somehow this is not about Microsoft.
Zecc··on Show HN: Retronews – TUI for HN and Lobsters emulating classical Usenet readers
> Can you give some examples of the sort of harmful and dangerous untruths you're referring to?

I second this sentiment. I don't remember seeing any content (positive or negative) about AI in Lobsters; which might be indicative of something.

Zecc··on About the IMGUI Paradigm
For some reason your comment shows as having been posted 6 days ago (or 8 days ago when editing my reply) even though this thread was created only 3 hours ago. What is happening here?
Zecc··on VanillaJSX.com
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    class Item extends EventTarget {

        #checkbox = <input type='checkbox' /> as HTMLInputElement;
        li;

        constructor(private list: List, text: string) {
            super();
            this.li = (
              <li class='item'>
                {this.#checkbox}
                <span onclick={() => this.toggle()}>{text}</span>
                <button class='close' onclick={() => this.remove()}></button>
              </li> as HTMLLIElement
            );
            this.#checkbox.onclick = () => this.toggle();
        }
    }
    
with

    class Item extends EventTarget {

        #checkbox;
        li;
        
        constructor(private list: List, text: string) {
            this.#checkbox = createElement('input');
            this.#checkbox.setAttribute('type', 'checkbox');
            
            this.li = document.createElement('li');
            this.li.className = 'item';
            this.li.appendChild(this.#checkbox);

            const span = document.createElement('span');
            span.onclick = (() => this.toggle());
            span.textContent = text;
            this.li.appendChild(span);

            const button = document.createElement('button');
            button.className = 'close';
            button.onclick = (() => this.remove());
            this.li.appendChild(button);
        }
    }
    
Of course you can create helper functions to avoid all the `createElement`s followed by `setAttribute`s. As mentioned elsewhere you can even used tagged strings. But doing things "manually" is painful.
Zecc··on Microsoft is killing the Windows Paint 3D app after 8 years
TFA says:

> If you remove the app, you can reinstall it from the Microsoft Store until November 4, 2024. After that date, Paint 3D will no longer be available for download

Zecc··on How WASD became the standard PC control scheme (2016)
I know it as QAOP, and it feels strange to see it written as OPQA.

Also, HJKL for all you vim users out there.

Zecc··on Can reading make you happier? (2015)
I didn't know that. You've just increased my suffering.
Zecc··on Glacier is an open-source web browser with extensive customization capabilities
Naming it after something known for its slow speed is an odd choice.
Zecc··on I Want My Scrollbar Back
Ugh. I'd like to meet whoever implemented GitHub's left side file tree and shake them by the collar while asking "ever heard of the 'a' element in HTML"?
Zecc··on A brief introduction to interval arithmetic
I'd rather see an interval written as (6.9, 7.1) than (6.916(6), 7.083(3))
Zecc··on 3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development (2011)
The image itself links to https://gamemath.com/book/intro.html by the way.
Zecc··on 3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development (2011)
If you understand 3D you understand 2D, and in fact explanations for 3D usually start by explaining the equivalent in 2D first.
Zecc··on What We're Working on in Firefox
I don't know if you know this, but you can still get the traditional kind of menu if you tap the Alt key. It won't stay permanently visible if you change focus back to the content page though.
Zecc··on Should I use JWTs for authentication tokens?
My interpretation has always been the same as mceachen's, but other comments in this sub-thread have thought me I am wrong and your understanding is correct. Today I learned.

For what it's worth[0]:

> If you do something in anger, you do it in a real or important situation as it is intended to be done, rather than just learning or hearing about it

[0] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-anger

Zecc··on So many feed readers, so many behaviors
The irony of the situation is this post might incentivize new people to subscribe to her feed. I know I'm one of them.
Zecc··on the US's first hydrogen-fueled ship is officially ready to set sail
> the US's first hydrogen-fueled ship is officially ready to set sail

Has the person who wrote this title paused to consider it makes it sound like the ship won't be able to be propelled by hydrogen fuel alone?

Zecc··on Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)
I don't know about you, but more often than not I have maximized windows covering the background image. The thing which reminds me I'm using Windows is the start button. Not to mention.. everything else.
Zecc··on "No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens
Why did you jump from 'cartoon characters having Socratic conversations' to 'sex life'? Good grief.
Zecc··on Enlightenmentware
I mostly agree. But Windows 10 added virtual desktops[0]. Took them long enough!

Its dialog when copying files in nicer as well IMO.

[0] Windows 7 supported up to 4 virtual desktops, but not out-of-the-box: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/des...

Zecc··on What’s the difference between an -ectomy, an -ostomy, and an -otomy? (1986)
I have to ask: is there a Greek equivalent for "it's all Greek to me"?

Edit: I just did an internet search and found you use Chinese or Turkish instead. Never mind me.

Zecc··on Brain Uses Quantum Effects, New Study Finds [video]
I equate it with saying water doesn't exist because it's all just hydrogen and oxygen. Wait, I meant sub-atomic particles.
Zecc··on Dymaxion Car
Video title: "Dan Neil: Dymaxion Car-Cool, How Does It Drive?"

Duration: 3:24

Description: "Buckminster Fuller's 1933 foray into automobiles gave us the Dymaxion Car, and enthusiast Jeff Lane has one of the only working replicas in the world. WSJ's Rumble Seat columnist Dan Neil takes the road zeppelin for a spin...or should we say wobble?"

Zecc··on Popover API
Why "can't" (won't) screen readers pick up the title attribute?
Zecc··on Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traffic [video]
I'm not American, but I would have understood what you meant had you written sq yd instead.
Zecc··on Textual Healing: iOS Text Editing Minutiae
I'm going to have the Ben Harper song stuck in my head now.
Zecc··on D2 Playground
While you're here: while skimming I noticed under the headline Connections one of the samples has the wrong label. Instead of `Gordon <-> Mia: ->` it should be `Gordon <-> Mia: <->`
Zecc··on Natron: Open-source alternative to Adobe After Effects
Blender wants to eat everyone's lunch, and it's getting there I.
Zecc··on Things unexpectedly named after people (2020)
Sounds to me like a joke. As in: bulls eat grass.
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