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sBqQu3U0wH··on Show HN: GUI for editing Mermaid class diagrams
Finally. I am not fond of code-to-diagram tools and wanted to try Mermaid, as it seems like one of the better diagramming tools around. Will definitely give it a try now.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Love them or hate them, this couple reign in Russian literature
>However, after the war started, I lost all interest in reading anything Russian. I know it's irrational, but these lost their luster instantly.

Many share the same sentiment, and some do that more strongly than others. Interestingly, it never had that effect on me, however, though I cannot speak Russian, except read, but my vocabulary is extremely limited. I think it's important to distinguish between current events and the culture, literature, and art that spans centuries.

sBqQu3U0wH··on SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube
Never in my life have I been interested in any sponsor mentioned in a YouTube video. It's sad to see creators having to include these humiliation rituals in their videos just to keep their channels alive. To me, such tools are just a noise filter.
sBqQu3U0wH··on A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee
>but it never does

Depends on a producer, I guess. Where I'm from, same amount of decaffeinated coffee by the same producer is around 42% more expensive.

sBqQu3U0wH··on Liquid Layers
Cool, the performance is significantly better than the previous time. Or is it a different kind of simulation?
sBqQu3U0wH··on White House urges devs to switch to memory-safe programming languages
This seems like a meaningless trivialization, because you completely remove the meaning and purpose of the thing. All the code you write gets converted into machine code. Why not write machine code then? If you write it long enough it'll seem normal.
sBqQu3U0wH··on White House urges devs to switch to memory-safe programming languages
I have a similar opinion. What puts me off about the language is it's horrendously ugly syntax and toxic, cult-like community (maybe these types are a minority, but they are awfully loud).
sBqQu3U0wH··on How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
>which is not the default state on any OS Irrelevant. It could be intentionally or accidentally disabled by the user.

I don't know why you are so annoyed, but I know for a fact that average non-technical person is incapable of sharing files over Bluetooth on their own, and this probability of incapacity increases with age.

sBqQu3U0wH··on How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
>Bluetooth file transfer is not accessible enough for non-technical people?

It's incredibly difficult. Do you have any idea how "non-technical" these "non-technical" people are? I know people that use phone every day to make calls as send messages, take photos, browse Facebook, read emails and they could not send an email with a file attachment to save their life. Asking that kind of person to:

1. Enable Bluetooth and make device discoverable

2. Enable Bluetooth on another device.

3. Pair the devices.

4. Find an option to send the file

5. Accept the file in another device.

6. Wait for the file transfer to finish.

7 (bonus). File transfer failed for some reason and you have to start again.

It's simply impossible.

sBqQu3U0wH··on Genetic autopsies to unravel the mystery of sudden deaths
I don't consider anyone "less" for having any kind of medical intervention. If it required a pacemaker, I would agree without a second though, absolutely.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Genetic autopsies to unravel the mystery of sudden deaths
>Is the use of eyeglasses or hearing aids "fake" too?

Yes.

>Or do you have some kind of fear of contamination, being "less-than-human"?

No. In fact, I have nothing against external life enhancing tools of any kind, be it glasses, hearing aids or anything else. I do not look down on anyone for having any kind of artificial devices, either invasive or non invasive. Just for me personally, the idea of having artificial devices as a permanent part of biological flesh feels awful. I like technology, but at hand's reach.

>Your views seem quite abnormal.

Good.

sBqQu3U0wH··on Genetic autopsies to unravel the mystery of sudden deaths
That's not what I had in mind. Whatever.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Genetic autopsies to unravel the mystery of sudden deaths
Yes, but they are biological with which I was born with and not a manufactured chunk of metal with circuits.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Genetic autopsies to unravel the mystery of sudden deaths
What I meant is "being kept alive by artificial means". You can live without having a functioning hand - you can't without a functioning heart. But, to some extent yes, if it's something your body cannot recover (well enough) from, and you have to resort to external interventions by planting some kind of artificial material into you body, it's faking your body's capabilities. May be life saving or improve quality of live significantly for sure, but it's an illusion, it's not you in your biological entirety. I am not smart or eloquent enough to describe it in detail, but that's the gist of it.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Genetic autopsies to unravel the mystery of sudden deaths
Because I think that it's not a life worth living, because living like this would feel fake, artificial. I don't want it to depend entirely on some device with battery. Moreover, it brings problems and potential risks on its own and is unlikely to extend lifespan significantly.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Genetic autopsies to unravel the mystery of sudden deaths
Yeah, memento mori. Not entirely related, but I was diagnosed with a complete AV block over a year ago, but refused pacemaker implantation. Just reminds me that if even semingly healthy people can die like this, then I have no hope for the future, not at all.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Infinite Craft
Haha, I got "Trojan Cannonball", and it was marked as "First discovery.". Although it's not that rare, you can create hilarious combinations.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Paul Erdős, the most prolific mathematician
>celibate which is even harder and much more uncommon.

How is it hard? You don't have to do anything. Being the opposite is hard.

sBqQu3U0wH··on The young people sifting through the internet's worst horrors
There is no source because it's not true. People pretend they are horrified more than they really are because it's more "normal" and socially acceptable. They think more about what others will think about them than what they are actually seeing: "Will others be okay with the way I react to this?", etc.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Study: ChatGPT has 'undeniable gender bias' in its views on jobs
So, considering a job that is statistically dominated by a particular gender, ChatGPT was more likely to mention that gender in it's response. What an unexpected revelation.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Switching to Elixir
Hmm, I was dabbling with Elixir for quite some time now, but never considered myself proficient enough for applying to Elixir jobs. May be worth a try.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Switching to Elixir
>A few months ago I started a new job at a company that uses Elixir as its main language

>I've never written a line of Elixir or Erlang before in my life

How is this possible?

sBqQu3U0wH··on The Unix Game
Couldn't solve awk question. I got 'AWK' in uppercase but there is no command to select from to make the letters lower case. I cannot even write my own patterns to match and replace letters. I don't get it.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Why I eat old cheese (2020)
>a single ER visit due to food poisoning can eat up all money saved in eating aged cheese.

I am so glad I don't live in US.

sBqQu3U0wH··on Nomnoml
To each their own I guess, some people like doing it this way, so good for them. I personally wouldn't use this either, as I find GUI tools faster and easier to use.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Nomnoml
>There's an analogy to programming: sure we have visual programming tools but who uses them?

I really don't think this is a good analogy. Clearly presenting an idea / architecture / model / workflow at a high level by creating a graphical representation is quite different than making an application does a lot of things at a low level (e.g. handling user interactions, processing data, providing GUI, communicating with other systems, handling errors).

I agree there may be some benefits to that but I guess it also depends on what kind of diagrams you are making. For example, I would never ever draw UML diagrams in markup. I want to be in control how elements look, where they are placed, where and how lines are drawn and where and how they are shown. In my experience, automatic placement even on GUI diagramming tools suck 99.9% of the time.

sBqQu3U0wH··on Nomnoml
These tools show up from time to time here, and I can appreciate the technical side of things and effort put into building the tool. However, I cannot imagine using something like this in practice - either at work or for my own uses. It's so much easier just to select, drag and drop graphical elements instead of spending time learning a specific markup language and typing everything out, hoping that the elements will appear approximately where you wish they would. Maybe it's not too bad for very simple diagrams but unmanageable for anything complex. All in all, I think it does not solve any problems and merely adds an additional layer of complexity.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Valve releases Counter-Strike 2
Check audio settings. There are selection for audio output (Settings Menu -> Audio -> Audio Device). I didn't have any sound but selecting anything else than "Default Device" worked.
sBqQu3U0wH··on Live near your friends
>Deep and meaningful friendships are integral to a happy and healthy life.

Not something I can agree with.

sBqQu3U0wH··on KSP2 is spamming the Windows Registry until the game stops working
I heard from someone who actually works in the industry (as engine developer) that companies usually don't use Unity out-of-the-box and write their own tools and extensions (e.g. memory management) and change parts of the engine as the needs vary greatly depending on the game they are making. Not sure how common that really is though.
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