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notfed··on Pony: An actor-model, capabilities-secure, high-performance programming language
> people reading code examples will nitpick minor pet peeves in the syntax and completely detract from the actual news ideas and concepts

Err, ok, so? Don't be so afraid of criticism, I guess? Yeah, some people will nitpick. I don't see the problem.

notfed··on Pony: An actor-model, capabilities-secure, high-performance programming language
Even caling this an example is a stretch... it's a hello world...that's it. I mean, at least show some conditionals, or something. We get it, your language is amazing, ok, so...can we see it now?
notfed··on BlueOS Kernel – Written in Rust, compatible with POSIX
It appears there's a book? How can I see it without compiling it?
notfed··on Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean
Yes
notfed··on Opening up ‘Zero-Knowledge Proof’ technology
Intuition of what it is (ie interface) or how it works (implementation)?
notfed··on Scientists Retrace 30k-Year-Old Sea Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log
From where to where exactly did this experimental voyage take place?

> Dr. Kaifu noted that the islands could be spied from the top of one of Taiwan’s coastal mountains, indicating intentional travel

Image?

notfed··on Scientists genetically engineer a lethal mosquito STD to combat malaria
Why did they kill it? Were risks identified independent of eliminating mosquitoes, or was it killed due to perceived causal effects of eliminating mosquitoes?
notfed··on Social anxiety disorder-associated gut microbiota increases social fear
Eat more poop?
notfed··on Frequent reauth doesn't make you more secure
Here's 2 or 3 cents:

- Websites should (in agreement with TFA) just remain logged in (at least for 24 hours). Let the OS handle it.

- Public computers should only ever provide ephemeral login sessions. Everything cleared upon each login. Never persist anything to disk.

- Personal computers should reauth frequently, but should use adaptive authentication: i.e., password sometimes, and pin/fingerprint other times, where reasonable. Since "reasonable" is debatable, this should be configurable by the user at the OS level.

notfed··on Frequent reauth doesn't make you more secure
Well, for phones: phones can be lost or stolen. For desktops: an uncomfortable number tend to log in to public computers (eg libraries) without logging out and without understanding the implications.
notfed··on Frequent reauth doesn't make you more secure
I'm confused by this comment. Can you clarify exactly which poor design flow you're talking about?
notfed··on Research suggests Big Bang may have taken place inside a black hole
I fail to see how this doesn't lead to "every possible world". Maybe some edge cases are ruled out, but it seems to imply every possible world as far as what that means to the imagination.
notfed··on Congratulations on creating the one billionth repository on GitHub
Your comment is funny but also not a joke. I think it's true. Some people seem to think this was a staged prank. I think the reality is that a lot of repos are just kids (or adults!) learning git with a friend and typing silly things in to keep things fun.
notfed··on Congratulations on creating the one billionth repository on GitHub
It's a new repo. What do you expect? I expect a new repo to be empty or nearly empty.
notfed··on Congratulations on creating the one billionth repository on GitHub
Or...not. Why are you assuming this guy purposely grabbed the repo?
notfed··on Congratulations on creating the one billionth repository on GitHub
I find a bit of humor in the fact that this is completely unrequited attention. There's even a chance the guy is oblivious.
notfed··on Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns new skills
...then why is this titled "that learns new skills"?
notfed··on I do not remember my life and it's fine
When describing qualia, all words are metaphors. This subject is an unscientific minefield.
notfed··on Merlin Bird ID
That's a really funny sounding bug. I'm curious what's causing that!
notfed··on Square Theory
Is it a coincidence though? You could have started with the phrase "outstanding in his field", recognize the double entendre, and simply consider whether it's anyone's actual job to "stand in a field". Scarecrow is one of many possibilities.
notfed··on Denmark to raise retirement age to 70
How did you get from Denmark to Australia?
notfed··on Plain Vanilla Web
Side note but as a buyer looking to buy used tools from locals, Craigslist's UX could not be better. I just started using it recently (after forgetting about it for a decade). Absolutely the opposite of shit.

Though I think maybe if one is using it for a different purpose, like looking for apartments or roommates then that's probably shit.

notfed··on ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC
Aaaaaaaaand it's gone.
notfed··on Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polk
Great...Samsung buying the competition. Denon makes great audio receivers. I expect them to turn to junk soon.
notfed··on What went wrong with wireless USB
Bluetooth's latency is just too slow for a mouse. Heck, Bluetooth is too slow for audio, too, but most people seem to be complacent to latency.
notfed··on Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule
Turing's law?
notfed··on Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule
Poe's law of LLMs
notfed··on Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25
Yeah, personally I love the Nest for its UX/UI for just basic functionality.

I don't use any advanced features, don't connect it to the network, and frankly don't need any updates.

notfed··on What If We Could Rebuild Kafka from Scratch?
The website seems very vapid. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Personally I see a lack of evidence here (that this vendor-locked product is better than existing freeware) and I'm going to move on.
notfed··on Manufactured consensus on x.com
"Manufacturing consensus" is, at least, the title of a separate book more appropriately fitting the theme of the article.
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