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ulterno

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"then" is used to depict time, sequence or a causal relationship. "than" is used with comparative adjectives, to depict comparison.

  • Software taketh away faster than hardware giveth: Why C++ programmers keep growing fast despite competition, safety, and AI

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  • Considering that I see more Java positions than C++ positions when searching, I'm not surprised at all.

  • Badum.

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  • The fenders are not specifically called defenders for a reason.The could be offenders.

  • What's the weirdest bug in a program you found in a project you didn't write?

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  • A program to make good-looking tables with images in cells?

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  • Yes, I used Writer instead because OP's image looked like it would be better suited for the table being embedded in a page layout.

  • A program to make good-looking tables with images in cells?

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  • Just tried it out (never had to put an image in a table before). It works.

    • Image in cell ✔
    • Image resize in cell ✔
    • Merge split cells ✔
    • Multiline in cell ✔
    • Bold/Italics/Underline/Strikethrough ✔
    • Full Unicode ✔
      • I used KCharSelect to insert unicode characters, but am assuming you have a specific keyboard to do the correct stuff for you.
    • Easily change cell size with merge and centred cells nearby ✔
      • I just typed multiline text and the cell resized the way I expected. I could also just drag the borders to resize.
    • Intuitivity: This was the first time I was doing these specific things in LibreOffice Writer and I didn't have to read a manual. I just looked at the icons on the bar on the top and tried right-click menus. The whole suite of above tests took <5min.

  • You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it.

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  • Maybe because the comic itself is satisfying enough to not require further comment.

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    nope nap

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  • A person only has the rights they can hold on to. — Kumo Crew

    I feel like this quote from Elite: Dangerous sums up well, the lower bound.

    In the comic, the other animals that freely decided to abide by the non-aggression principle lacked a way to ensure compliance by those, outside of the contract.

    Not amassing power is a good way to prevent internal threats, but in case of external threats, which will amass power, this makes it too weak.

  • Pix: Image-Viewer purely C

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  • embedded controllers where rust is hard to get

    Funny, considering that the embedded chaps adopted it before most of us.

    And if it's vibe coded, one probably needs to go with whatever language has more examples over the internet.

  • First code coded

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  • There is something to using the 8085 educational kit and feeding the values into RAM, via the HEX keyboard, that lets you connect the dots pretty easily.

  • Software engineers should be a little bit cynical

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  • IMO, telling the manager of their mistake is not politics.Colluding with others to make said manager lose standing in front of their superior, is politics.

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  • Perhaps we can just tape the bunch real tight, to make it act like a combined connector?

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  • Happened with 2 of my ISPs.I always started by telling them that I am calling using my registered number. They still asked me my registered number and then commented by telling me that I had called using that number.

  • AMD's legacy Ryzen 7 5800X3D chips now sell for up to $800, more than a new 9800X3D — AM4 chip costs twice as much as MSRP, as enthusiasts flock to old DDR4 memory

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  • Makes sense, considering DDR4 has only gone up 2x.Though now I need to but the motherboard sooner than later, lest there be no good stock by the time I get to it.

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    Trust Us, Bro.

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  • Reset all passwords every 3 months, I guess?

  • scx_horoscope: Astrological CPU scheduler

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  • "In space, no one can hear you schedule."

    But they can see your schedule?

  • Meta Is Using The Linux Scheduler Designed For Valve's Steam Deck On Its Servers

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  • Really interesting. Perhaps we can try running it on normal PCs too to see what it does.Oh, and on RISC V stuff.

  • Gifted A Frame Work PC, Windows Included, but Hate Windows

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  • I am assuming you are from the Apple/Android ecosystem.

    A "distro" is short for "distribution".

    Same as iOS on iPad and Android on other tablets have an App Store, Linux distributions have an App Store like thingy. It is called a repository (different name, similar job).

    The difference between an App Store and a Repository is that while app stores will only have Application Software (i.e. the stuff that you directly use), a repository will have everything that makes up the Operating System. So, System Software and Application Software.How it affects you? Well when you do a system update, all apps including Linux and every base component can updated at the same time. This makes sure that everything works with each other, properly. The problem with this is that it gives you the power to install something that doesn't work well with other things and if you don't read the prompts before pressing "Yes" or typing "Y", then you might cause some headache.

    Now, the repository lies on the servers of those who build the software from their source code and provide binaries to you.To access that, you have a program on you computer called a package manager.If you find it hard to use a terminal, I suggest going with something like Ubuntu or Linux Mint and using the GUI (Graphical User Interface) package manager, which might be named something different you can easily get used to. The experience will be kinda similar to using the app store apps on tablets/mobiles except that it won't go around giving you cash-grab notifications.You can use the GUI package managers to install and update software as and when required.

    Different Linux Distributions (distros) are geared towards different kinds of people and some of them don't even come with a GUI from the start, for which you get to decide exactly what GUI software you want to install. This is better off left for when you have gotten privy with whatever default is available on the beginner-friendly distros and have the time to research all the available options and match them with your preferences.The reason it is hard to find anyone to do this for you, is because you yourself are the best judge of what you like.

  • bumper sticker

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  • I was trying to be funny, but the 2 are related as in they are opposite cases of the same underlying phenomenon.

    The sticker itself is red, so the joke is saying you must be travelling at some fraction of the speed of light to see the sticker as red and if you were going slower it would appear blue.

    I'm not sure if you actually understand it and just did a brainfart while typing, or actually don't understand it well, so I'll just explain...

    • In both cases (redshift and blueshift), you need to be going fast enough relative to the sticker for either of them to happen in any noticeable way. Although it still happens even if you are going only 1 cm/s
    • The sticker is red and you will see it being red if you are not moving relative to the sticker. i.e. if the car is parked and you are just standing behind it, it will be red (don't take my word for it. Go stand in front of a red thing and look at it to find out that you see red colour)
    • If you are going away from the sticker, you will observe a redshift. And since the sticker is red (let's assume for simplicity that it is the reddest of red (whatever that would mean)) the redshift will make it go infrared and hence you won't be able to see it with human vision.
    • If you are going towards the sticker, you will observe a blue shift and you can use the crude, but useful VIBGYOR to deduce that if you are not fast enough to see Blue, you can expect to see either of Orange, Yellow, Green.
    • This effect is similar to the phenomenon that occurs to sound. i.e. when a car comes towards you with the horn continuously blowing, you will hear a higher pitch and when the car with the horn blowing is going away from you, you hear a lower pitched horn sound. The reason this is more easily observable with sound, is because sound in air is slow enough for us to notice this.

    Bonus: I was playing the game X4: Foundations and realised that they actually have simulated this effect in the in-game sounds, which was an impressive little detail and I loved it.

  • bumper sticker

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  • No, it has to do with blueshift.