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deadlypointer··on 1D Chess
Even in the winning line black can force stalemate in multiple ways,how is it a forced win?
deadlypointer··on Be intentional about how AI changes your codebase
site is totally broken on mobile, just because cursor can vibe code a nice rolling scrolling shithole, chances are it will break on some platform/browser
deadlypointer··on Nyxt: The Emacs-like web browser
How does it stack up in terms of security? To me the idea of hackability is a bit conflicting with all the security features of modern browsers. The web is basically the main attack surface today, so I wouldn't use a niche browser engine.
deadlypointer··on 4-7-8 Breathing
I have been holding back my breath for 2 days now, it still shows hold.
deadlypointer··on Gemini figured out my nephew’s name
The post seems to be unreadable on mobile, the sides are cut off.
deadlypointer··on The practical (Unix) problems with .cache and its friends
I really like ncdu, which helps interactively detect and delete big unused directories.
deadlypointer··on Test
My favorite is lakjsdf... Since I just press random keys on the home row.
deadlypointer··on Pirating "The Pirate Bay" TV Series Is Ironically Difficult
The TPB Afk is a really good documentary about this IMO, not sure how this series will compare to that.
deadlypointer··on What do you visualize while programming?
There is a free coursera course I am doing, where exactly this phenomenon is explained as diffuse vs focused thinking by neuroscientists.

Here is the link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn/

deadlypointer··on The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
I spent way too much time playing it and I also consider it as wasted time. I guess it's because we had an option. He didn't really have ...
deadlypointer··on Farewell Pandas, and thanks for all the fish
OTOH the list and struct types allow lots of complex operations, e.g with `.eval`, which run blazingly fast.
deadlypointer··on Leaving Neovim for Zed
"Just works" is fine... Until it does not, and you have a hard time finding the issue. I prefer more control over my editor.
deadlypointer··on Algorithms for Modern Hardware
Std::set is using red black trees, did you mean std unordered set?