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stplsd··on Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
I don't understand this. 1080p on 15 screen is still pretty decent, I think Windows by default set scaling on such ppi.
stplsd··on Major Linux Problems on the Desktop, 2020 edition
> "Under Linux, setting multi-monitor configurations especially using multiple GPUs running binary NVIDIA drivers can be a major PITA" - Bollox. Not Bollox, multimonitor setup and hdpi scaling is in a sad state in Linux

- "Applications development is a major PITA" - this is ridiculous. Yea, that is the major framework should I use to desktop app that will be supported in 10 years? Compared to Windows compatibility, it is a joke.

I use Linux for more than 10 years, but let's not pretend that it is in the same league as Win/Mac as Desktop OS. It is great if you use it for dev work, but for general Desktop use, usability, security, compatability is trerrible.

stplsd··on Modern C, Second Edition
Of course it can, but by default it does not look good, and it is not trivial to change things, hence you see documents which look straight out of 90s.
stplsd··on Modern C, Second Edition
I hate LaTeX typesetting, it looks very archaic and reeks of academism (is that a word?). Unless document require lot of formulas, LaTeX is not a right tool in 2019.
stplsd··on Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts
What a nice example of subtle aboutism.
stplsd··on China ‘Is the Only One in the Race’ to Make Electric Buses, Taxis and Trucks
Maybe I am missing something, but trolleybuses do not have tracks, they get power from overhead wires.
stplsd··on ECMAScript regular expressions are getting better (2017)
There is nothing shocking here, parent implements strictly regular expressions and compile them to DFA, so of course it will be fast, especially using only ASCII characters and hand chosen regular expressions. Russ Cox articles covers this very well.
stplsd··on ECMAScript regular expressions are getting better (2017)
Yes, there is a very specific definition:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_language

stplsd··on ECMAScript regular expressions are getting better (2017)
I think we should just use term regex and leave term regular expressions for, you know, actual regular expressions.
stplsd··on ECMAScript regular expressions are getting better (2017)
Well, most commonly used features like back-references allow to define not-regular language, so there is nothing funny that most regular expression engines are not "regular".

I like to use term regex for "regular" expressions implemented in most languages, by PCRE engine or in Perl and term regular expressions for actual regular expressions as defined in theoretical computer science, that is expressions which can be recognised by finite (either deterministic or non-deterministic) automata.

stplsd··on The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
But what is their reasoning for this?
stplsd··on The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
>or at least against HOA rules

WTF!? I am from Europe, is this really a thing? Although,it wouldn't surprise me, watching American Movies, lawn and suburbia seems inseparable.

stplsd··on Why I wrote 33 VSCode extensions and how I manage them
>reek of Microsoft.

What does this even mean?

stplsd··on Erlang/OTP by Example
>and it's hard to burst. Like, super hard to burst

What exactly does 'burst' mean in this context?

stplsd··on Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish Released
What major issues you encountered on 18.04?
stplsd··on [dead]
What difference does it make if link from 2015? It shows modus operandi just fine.
stplsd··on Try OCaml
F# is as close you get to OCaml world without writing a "ml".

Typescript is unrelated to OCaml in any way.

stplsd··on Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve
I have exactly the same thought, I remember then I was a kid blood was taken by fingerstick and it hurt so much, I have bad memories even now. It might look less scary for children, but it hurts much more.
stplsd··on What else is in Go 1.11?
It is not covered here:

- WebAssembly and Modules have already been covered.

https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules

stplsd··on What else is in Go 1.11?
Ech, I like to submit to GOPATH. One less thing to think about.
stplsd··on MySQL High Availability at GitHub
From this article I cannot parse if they use simple Mysql replication with GTID or MySQL cluster/Galera/similar solution.
stplsd··on We saved $50k/year with a Go microservice coded in a hackathon
>Instead of migrating from Mysql to something serious (Postgres)

This is just trolling

stplsd··on OPPO Digital will gradually stop manufacturing new products
In fact it is possible to rip SACD using some OPPO models, so no need for hard to get PS3 version [1]

[1] https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/28569-sacd-r...

stplsd··on 24/192 Music Downloads Are Very Silly Indeed (2012)
Vinyl DR values are not accurate, vinyl made from the same digital master as CD usually will have DR value higher by 3 or more points.
stplsd··on Five arrests in 'fully loaded' Kodi streaming box raids
Yes, it does. Most popular bit-torrent p2p streaming solution now is Acestream. You can check it yourself.

http://arenavision.in/ http://torrent-tv.ru/channels.php

However, I doubt that 'fully loaded' Kodi boxes uses it, most likely it use simple m3u streams harvested from internets.

stplsd··on A Deep Dive into HandBrake and Video Transcoding
Also this guide looks good for some general advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/trackers/comments/wevh2/good_beginn...
stplsd··on 'Tooth repair drug' may replace fillings
I think genetics have a part too. My grandmother was deported to Siberia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_deportations_from_Lithu...) for 20 years where they have 200 grams of bread a day at best and never brushed her teeth in her life and never had a tooth filling or missing tooth before her retirement, and I have half my teeth missing and I am only 30 years old. Fuck my life.
stplsd··on 'Tooth repair drug' may replace fillings
I am only 30 years old and have shitty job, and half of my teeth are missing. Implants are my only hope so far. But compared to natural tooth, implants are so crude replacement. Fuck my life.
stplsd··on Chernobyl’s new sarcophagus
There is a great documentary from BBC Horizon series made in 1991 called "Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus", it won a Emmy. It shows scientists working inside chernobyl's sarcophagus, in 1996 BBC did a follow-up, and almost all scientists form original program were already dead, mostly from heart attacks.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x223h9r_bbc-horizon-1996-in...

stplsd··on SpaceVim – Like Spacemacs, but for Vim
> ~/.vimrc works on bash, but it hangs on zsh because it treats it like cat > ~/.vimrc (> without any command in front of it is not well defined in POSIX) So portable way to do this is like this:

:> ~/.vimrc

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