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  1. Comment on Remnants of a legendary typeface have been rescued from the River Thames in ~design

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    It sounds like he was simply very persistent and made regular trips over multiple days.

    It sounds like he was simply very persistent and made regular trips over multiple days.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on It's time for operating systems to rediscover hardware (1hr 6mins) in ~comp

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    I forgot I had something to say until you commented. We see a similar trend in high performance flash storage controllers, which are present perhaps only on modern game console SoCs and more...

    I forgot I had something to say until you commented.

    We see a similar trend in high performance flash storage controllers, which are present perhaps only on modern game console SoCs and more esoteric accelerator card SoCs.

    Which is especially interesting as in Linux, F2FS is a great example of leveraging the increasing complexity of flash storage controllers. I don't know if this is a failing of Linux, however. Flash is a commodity and high performance controllers, in addition to their specialized nature, give the manufacturers a way to compete.

    This also conflicts with the video, as unlike OS R&D, filesystems are both a historical staple of operating systems and are still an area of red-hot Linux development (and industry too).

    Finally, seeing as the video mostly seems to give a call to action but provides few concrete starting points, I'd point out that DPUs are probably the perfect place to experiment with OS R&D for SoCs.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on In Berlin, I experience icks I never thought possible in ~travel

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    Had me until the currywurst ngl.

    Had me until the currywurst ngl.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Kobold letters. Why HTML emails are a risk to your organization. in ~tech

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    Rich email has had problems but this is considerably more fun than the dead horse that is remote asset loading. In the end it will betray you.

    Rich email has had problems but this is considerably more fun than the dead horse that is remote asset loading.

    In the end it will betray you.

    13 votes

  5. Comment on It annoys me that so many PC games feel like they're intended for consoles in ~games

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    I'm not interested in wasting my time moving the mouse cursor over a prompt and clicking it every time I use a door in a game. Much better to press a key. Requiring the mouse is a genuine...

    I'm not interested in wasting my time moving the mouse cursor over a prompt and clicking it every time I use a door in a game. Much better to press a key. Requiring the mouse is a genuine usability issue as well. It could have been an extra way to interact, but it sure isn't my ideal way.

    35 votes

  6. Comment on Rumor: Insider claims Xbox handheld under development in ~games

  7. Comment on Sweden has vast old growth forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon in ~enviro

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    I think the concern is also demonstrated well with and And this cleared land not previously clearcut is converted to non-forestry land use. This was a really well linked article, with a lot of...

    I think the concern is also demonstrated well with

    Primary forests are rare in Sweden, the mapped forests represent only 2% of Sweden’s forest land, and only a portion of this 2% are primary forests of the highest naturalness. They are, however, highly valuable for research. They inform us on how ecosystems would have looked without direct human impact, and they can therefore be seen as a part in a long-standing experiment, where they act as a control or baseline to an experiment of land use that may have been ongoing for centuries.

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    We show [with Swedish data] that at least 19% of all clear-cuts since 2003 have occurred in old forests that were most likely not previously cut and planted or seeded. Old forests have been cut and lost at a steady rate of ∼1.4% per year for the same period, and at this rate they will disappear by the 2070s. There is further evidence that this type of unreported forest conversion is occurring across much of the world's boreal forest.

    And this cleared land not previously clearcut is converted to non-forestry land use.

    This was a really well linked article, with a lot of interesting associated material!

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Mexico aims to compete with Panama Canal by using cargo trains in ~transport

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    Not quite what I was getting at. I am under the impression - perhaps incorrect - that the Panama Canal cannot be expanded without service interruption. If the overland route is cost effective...

    Not quite what I was getting at. I am under the impression - perhaps incorrect - that the Panama Canal cannot be expanded without service interruption.

    If the overland route is cost effective enough to implement at all, I imagine it would expand until expansion is no longer cost effective.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Mexico aims to compete with Panama Canal by using cargo trains in ~transport

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    This is really interesting. Track length doesn't seem like a cause for concern. Ports can load and unload multiple vessels. I can't think of any hard limiters on throughput. I imagine potential...

    This is really interesting.

    Track length doesn't seem like a cause for concern. Ports can load and unload multiple vessels. I can't think of any hard limiters on throughput.

    I imagine potential for ships at either end to make more frequent and consistent routes, which iirc is a key metric in shipping.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on On Bleem v. Sony and the legality of emulators in ~games

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    If we are dredging up old cases, I'll throw my hat in the ring and present this youtube video by LowSpecGamer which suggests that Nintendo itself has at the very least skirted around chip design...

    If we are dredging up old cases, I'll throw my hat in the ring and present this youtube video by LowSpecGamer which suggests that Nintendo itself has at the very least skirted around chip design patents and copyright infringement.

    Edit: not quite topical, but fun to think about.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Beyond the water flow rate: Water pressure and smart timers impact shower efficiency in ~enviro

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    I think this is the product mentioned later in the article. Edit: although at the "luxurious" 10 mist nozzles and a rather high price, savings might not be undeniable... Army showers are still the...

    I think this is the product mentioned later in the article.

    Edit: although at the "luxurious" 10 mist nozzles and a rather high price, savings might not be undeniable... Army showers are still the easiest way to cut shower water and heat costs, without cutting the shower.

  12. Comment on TRAPPIST-1 caught stripping atmosphere of possibly habitable exoplanet in ~space

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    ↑ Didn't read the article. It agrees with you.

    ↑ Didn't read the article. It agrees with you.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Something like anti-slapp laws, or let the plaintiff cover the defendant's legal expenses when it is so clearly asymmetrical. Oh, those emulators are really costing you, huh? Then covering the...

    Something like anti-slapp laws, or let the plaintiff cover the defendant's legal expenses when it is so clearly asymmetrical.

    Oh, those emulators are really costing you, huh? Then covering the legal fees for the defendant should pay for itself.

    I'm sure there would be problems with something like this too, but prima facie it doesn't sound so bad.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Signal messenger releases 'usernames' so you no longer need to tell someone your phone number in order for them to message you in ~tech

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    If the barrier to entry is simply the associated cost, they could let users to opt to pay a small fee instead of using a phone number.

    If the barrier to entry is simply the associated cost, they could let users to opt to pay a small fee instead of using a phone number.

    5 votes

  15. Comment on How to center a div in ~comp

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    Thank you so much! I last checked before the issue was made, and I was seriously considering making one but I also thought it might just be me lol.

    Thank you so much! I last checked before the issue was made, and I was seriously considering making one but I also thought it might just be me lol.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on How to center a div in ~comp

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    Can anyone here explain why Firefox's CSS debug overlay misaligns when using scrollbar-gutter? It drives me insane every time but I've never seen anyone mention it.

    Can anyone here explain why Firefox's CSS debug overlay misaligns when using scrollbar-gutter? It drives me insane every time but I've never seen anyone mention it.

  17. Comment on Which characters have the best bows? in ~anime

  18. Comment on Pew Research data on how many countries people have travelled to in ~travel

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    I think it is actually that there are just more people who traveled internationally, so there is a larger pool of international travelers who can become world travelers.

    I think it is actually that there are just more people who traveled internationally, so there is a larger pool of international travelers who can become world travelers.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Pew Research data on how many countries people have travelled to in ~travel

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    I'm confident more of Canada's population lives closer to an international border, so I'd guess only Australia is comparable enough to mean anything. Neat that it's higher even without a land...

    I'm confident more of Canada's population lives closer to an international border, so I'd guess only Australia is comparable enough to mean anything. Neat that it's higher even without a land border though.

    A breakdown for countries traveled to could be neat.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same in ~design

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    Not a new phenomenon, although I'll allow that social media has a more pervasive reach. Especially in large swathes of central Europe, Adolf Loos' influence is a good example of what I would...

    Not a new phenomenon, although I'll allow that social media has a more pervasive reach.

    Especially in large swathes of central Europe, Adolf Loos' influence is a good example of what I would consider the same depressing phenomenon.

    15 votes