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anon25783··on Beebo, a wave simulator written in C
I'm using a current version of VS Code with the IntelliSense mode set to `linux-gcc-x64` and it seems to work quite well actually.
anon25783··on Big GPUs don't need big PCs
Would that be worth anything, though? What about the overhead of clock cycles needed for loading from and storing to RAM? Might not amount to a net benefit for performance, and it could also potentially complicate heat management I bet.
anon25783··on Sperm are very different from all other cells
...Huh. So does this increased biodiversity mean that I have, perhaps, stronger immune defenses or quicker healing in certain oral tissues due to hybrid vigor[1] in the back of my throat?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosis

anon25783··on TypeScript types can run DOOM [video]
pretty sure the C type system is not turing complete, but that doesn't necessarily make it superior
anon25783··on Why sex with robots does not have appeal among women
Woman here. The thesis of this article is a gross overgeneralization. There is no doubt in my mind that, if sex robots became more commonplace, some women would be using them. Though we tend to be into different things, our sexual interests are every bit as diverse and salacious as men's. If men exist who are interested in some specific kink or sex toy, it's practically a certainty that there exist women who are into the same thing.
anon25783··on DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
The DOGE is mainly staffed by former employees of Elon Musk's companies, many of them being in their early twenties and one being 19 years old [1]. The presence of so many Musk associates is a conflict of interest: supposing "god mode" means that DOGE has unfiltered access to the private data of US citizens, there's not much stopping Elon Musk from exploiting that data for personal gain. And besides, would you want your private data to be in the hands of so many very young people who have little prior experience in anything?

[1] - https://www.newsweek.com/doge-list-staff-revealed-2029965

anon25783··on Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup signs major data center contract
I think you're right, and I also wonder: Considering how hard it is for us to engineer a fusion plant that merely "breaks even" in terms of energy made usable to us, will fusion plants ever be competitive with fission plants? Like, I understand that hydrogen is a lot cheaper than plutonium or enriched uranium, but iirc we never had an issue getting fission plants to break even. As far as I'm aware, the technology for exploiting fission was obvious as soon as they realized that radioactive decay could be hot enough to boil water, and at risk of sounding glib, everything else about it is just safety measures. Whereas there is no fusion equivalent of "The Pile"[1] from Fermi et al.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pile-1

anon25783··on Is Economic Deprivation the Real Cause of the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis?
And where will this person sleep? What will they eat? How will they speak all the local languages from Portuguese to Turkish? What if their bike gets stolen?
anon25783··on GitHub Disabled the Xz Repo
You could host bug tracking separately from git, with Bugzilla perhaps?
anon25783··on GitHub Disabled the Xz Repo
Yes! There are alternatives to Github, people! Diversify! Switch to Sourcehut or Gitea or Gitlab or even DIY with Gitolite. git is a decentralized peer-to-peer system, we shouldn't let Microsoft have a monopoly on its use.
anon25783··on My Clients, the Liars
Ah, so of course you yourself, or someone you care about, would never be a guilty person, right? You would never find yourself, say, breaking a law that you didn't know about, or doing something that's technically a criminal act but seemed innocent enough at the time (the classic insider trader's lament), nor would you ever have a close family member who is charged with a serious crime. Or if you did, you would bravely accept the judgement of the court without taking exception.

You know, it would be terrible if I was found guilty of willful copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which carries "A fine of not more than $500,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for the first offense"[1]. If I had committed such a terrible act as torrenting seven movies, the insult to my conscience would surely move me to accept the felony penalties with civic stoicism - after such twisted malice from myself, the additional moral consequences of pleading "Not Guilty" would be too great to bear.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_St...

anon25783··on U.S. is said to open criminal inquiry into Boeing
Some websites have a feature for that called a "block button"
anon25783··on U.S. is said to open criminal inquiry into Boeing
This is true and especially apparent to those who have suffered it.
anon25783··on Why do east Asian firms value drinking?
Taking psilocybin in a corporate setting sounds like a bad time imo, even at a low dose. Plus, there's always that one guy at the office Christmas party...
anon25783··on The Far Right's Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner
I'm never surprised when this happens. But I wish it didn't happen so frequently on this website in particular. Oh well.
anon25783··on Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again. It Works Every Time
The GDP of the USA is about 28 trillion dollars. The US military's budget alone is over eight hundred billion dollars. I think we can manage.
anon25783··on The Far Right's Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner
The systemic racism in the public and private economic sectors of American society is of a subtler character than the individual racism promoted by the kinds of people who run explicitly pro-fascist websites. Unlike those people, most US companies and government agencies are deeply concerned with appearing to not be racist, because racism is very unpopular with most American consumers and voters.
anon25783··on Write a Letter to Your Future Self
Well, if you change your email address, I guess you just don't receive the message. I don't think there's any way around that unless you maintain an unbroken chain of email forwarding from older addresses.
anon25783··on Dean of Engineering at University of Nevada wrote a paper that’s bad
> "former Republican governor without a Ph.D" - Are these traits disqualifiers for some reason?

A Ph.D. is a pretty reasonable qualification to expect of a university director.

anon25783··on Write a Letter to Your Future Self
Some people have had the same email address longer than that.
anon25783··on Why Is Game Writing So Terrible? (2021)
Ever try Disco Elysium?
anon25783··on Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Absolutely! That's how the "walled garden" business model works.
anon25783··on What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not coming back?
Is it so shocking that a government agency might take an inhumane approach to managing their public image?
anon25783··on Archaeologists find intact medieval gauntlet
You know what's funny? Those tungsten cubes that were a fad recently will be among the most enduring relics of our time, because tungsten is extremely hard and corrosion-resistant. I imagine some archaeologist digging one of those up in a thousand years' time, thinking, "What the hell did they make this thing for?"
anon25783··on Mathematical Manuscripts of Karl Marx
yeah
anon25783··on Mathematical Manuscripts of Karl Marx
Indeed. At minimum, approximately everyone in China, Russia, and other states currently or formerly governed by a self-described Communist party, i.e. at least a quarter of all people alive. Not to mention that it is becoming difficult to go online without seeing someone expressing an opinion about Marxism, pro or against.
anon25783··on Mathematical Manuscripts of Karl Marx
He was not "fond" of capitalism - he rightly considered it preferable to feudalism, but to Marx, capitalism and liberalism were two sides of the same coin: capitalism the economic side, liberalism the political side. He was a revolutionary socialist and a proponent of organized labor; the "liberalism" Marx hated was what we would now call "classical liberalism".
anon25783··on Mathematical Manuscripts of Karl Marx
I think the most famous man in history would have to be Jesus of Nazareth. Marx is definitely up there, though.
anon25783··on An influx of Chinese cars is terrifying the West
In what sense is Wikipedia "state/oligarch controlled"?
anon25783··on An influx of Chinese cars is terrifying the West
An influx of Chinese cars is terrifying The Economist
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