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tedunangst

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tedunangst··on Bethesda Thinks Fan Remaster of Oblivion Is 'Very Special' and Supports It
I think people understand how metonymy works.
tedunangst··on We fell out of love with Next.js and back in love with Ruby on Rails
I would use a craigslist skinned amazon.
tedunangst··on Someone at YouTube needs glasses
I always open videos in new tabs and they start from the beginning.
tedunangst··on Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule
It's different when I like the rules.
tedunangst··on Why did Windows 7 log on slower for months if you had a solid color background?
You would set an appropriate size in .Xresources or somesuch.
tedunangst··on RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People
We were too successful in eradicating measles, so now everybody knows somebody with autism, but nobody can remember measles. or polio.
tedunangst··on People say they’ll pay more for “made in the USA” so we ran a test
It's like when people say they'll pay extra for more legroom but only book the cheapest possible tickets.
tedunangst··on PATH should be a system call
Make it happen? Doesn't sound very hard to code up. Then have bash call execsomewhere() and benchmark the results.
tedunangst··on A new form of verification on Bluesky
What happens when the government of Turkey objects to your verification?
tedunangst··on Everyone knows your location, Part 2: try it yourself and share the results
Has anyone else actually tried it themselves?
tedunangst··on I passionately hate hype, especially the AI hype
I'd say it was closer to 25 years from the invention of the personal computer to the point it made an impact on everyday life.
tedunangst··on Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional
Doesn't seem contradictory to explain you thought it was okay and had no ill intent, but now realize your mistake and won't do it again. Requiring regret is problematic when you're claiming innocence (didn't do it), but when all parties agree you did it, your concern is convincing them you won't do it again.
tedunangst··on HaxeUI
The sidebar on the doc browser (seems written in haxeui) also goes insane on desktop.
tedunangst··on The case of the UI thread that hung in a kernel call
The banker trying to close a deal isn't paid by the hour.
tedunangst··on Rebuilding Prime Video UI with Rust and WebAssembly
Perhaps we might ask not just how the new version is so fast, but why is the old version so slow.
tedunangst··on You might not need WebSockets
The client doesn't want to eat the whole file, so it uses a range request for just the beginning of the file, and then the next part as needed.
tedunangst··on Fearing paper on evolution might get them deported, scientists withdrew it
This seems like an overreaction? You don't need to lean into the chilling effect.
tedunangst··on This Bench Does Not Exist
I got a few good ones, then it went full persistence of memory.
tedunangst··on AI Coding and the Peanut Butter and Jelly Problem
Why is the peanut butter so sloppy?
tedunangst··on Education Secretary Wants 'A1' in Classrooms
Maybe try pairing it with AMD's new Al aluminum CPUs. https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/ai-3...
tedunangst··on Louisiana prison board uses algorithms to determine eligility for parole
Newton's Method?
tedunangst··on Isaac Asimov describes how AI will liberate humans and their creativity (1992)
That's certainly not the plot of Little Lost Robot.
tedunangst··on .localhost Domains
That's because your DNS server sends back 127.0.0.1. The query isn't resolved locally.
tedunangst··on Apple’s Darwin OS and XNU Kernel Deep Dive
Not quite accurate history of SMP. FreeBSD had SMP well before 5.0, but not "fine grained" which is what the 5.0 release was all about. But the conversion led to many regressions.
tedunangst··on France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking
Why do we have regulations? Who do they benefit?
tedunangst··on France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking
So the solution is Apple will be forced to trust that apps asked properly, and grant whatever permissions the app claims I agreed to? And that's going to encourage me to use more third party apps?
tedunangst··on MLB says Yankees' new "torpedo bats" are legal and likely coming
Contrary to popular belief, it requires a fair bit of practice to get right, which is why you see hater GMs saying oh, yeah, it's so simple we could do it if we wanted, but then they try it in a game after one practice and it fails. The Eagles spent several years practicing it, so now they're that far behind.
tedunangst··on France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking
I'm actually okay with the Apple Camera app asking me once and the Domino's Pizza app having to ask me twice. Who are the consumers being harmed here?
tedunangst··on ICE detains Harvard researcher from Russia who protested Ukraine war
A/B testing revealed this headline gets more clicks than "who tried to import undeclared biological samples".
tedunangst··on xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B
But lower than on 6 November 2024, less than five months ago.
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