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  1. Comment on Learning new programming languages with limited time: Rust, golang, or otherwise? in ~comp

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    You could try Julia : ++ Somewhat different paradigm with multiple dispatch, something new to learn compared to other language ++ Package/environment manager (you can organize your code into...

    You could try Julia :

    ++ Somewhat different paradigm with multiple dispatch, something new to learn compared to other language
    ++ Package/environment manager (you can organize your code into packages and even have a local package registry)
    ++ Interactivity (REPL is super good)
    ++ Fun and easy (to some extend)

    -- Limited compilation capabilities at the moment
    -- Lack of libraries outside of scientific computing

    4 votes
  2. Comment on Generative AI - We aren’t ready in ~tech

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    I think at the end we will need some kind of "internet security number" given by a governmental agency (like a social security number) that needs to be provided to register, comment, etc. The main...

    I think at the end we will need some kind of "internet security number" given by a governmental agency (like a social security number) that needs to be provided to register, comment, etc. The main worry is privacy but I think there's ways to double blind things.

    1 vote
  3. Comment on Is there a programming language that brings you joy? in ~comp

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    Julia, people say Python is easy but I find Julia much more consistent and easy to use (looking at you conda/pip).

    Julia, people say Python is easy but I find Julia much more consistent and easy to use (looking at you conda/pip).

    1 vote
  4. Comment on AI is ruining the Internet in ~tech

  5. Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies

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    Felt like insincere purple-washing to me (the movie even tells you so at the end ; it's all about selling shit). And I found it quite boring as well. Barbie character progression didn't made much...

    Felt like insincere purple-washing to me (the movie even tells you so at the end ; it's all about selling shit). And I found it quite boring as well. Barbie character progression didn't made much sense (just sit on bench 10 seconds with your eyes closed ?), the mother-daughter relation went nowhere, and Ken was just too dumb & cliché to care about. Given the success of the operation I can't wait for an avatar style movie by ExxonMobil or a Babe sequel by the American Meat Institute.

    2 votes
  6. Comment on Share your favourite short animated films with me! in ~movies

  7. Comment on Is it possible to build a sustainable image and video hosting service? in ~comp

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    Maybe severely limiting what gets saved would help. I imagine that a large portion of these media are garbage, reposts, etc. Not too sure how that would be done technically though.

    Maybe severely limiting what gets saved would help. I imagine that a large portion of these media are garbage, reposts, etc. Not too sure how that would be done technically though.

  8. Comment on I wanna hear your music! in ~creative

  9. Comment on Apple Vision Pro – Hardware issues in ~tech

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    Yeah it's a bit expensive, although the Rokid max has OLED panels that apparently looks better than most VR googles.

    Yeah it's a bit expensive, although the Rokid max has OLED panels that apparently looks better than most VR googles.

    3 votes
  10. Comment on Apple Vision Pro – Hardware issues in ~tech

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    Has anybody tried some of these light AR glasses (Rokid, Nreal, ...) ? Seems to have much better day-to-day use cases (e.g. I could see myself take a pair while traveling) :...

    Has anybody tried some of these light AR glasses (Rokid, Nreal, ...) ? Seems to have much better day-to-day use cases (e.g. I could see myself take a pair while traveling) :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkztgptX4wE

    3 votes
  11. Comment on Considering image posts on Tildes in ~tildes

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    If experience is anything to go by, 'absorbing the culture' might mean not coming at all ; there was very little activity here before the reddit migration, and that was coming down from a...

    As a new refugee myself, I think all of us new users need to step back and 'absorb the culture' for a few months before suggesting any changes on Tildes.

    If experience is anything to go by, 'absorbing the culture' might mean not coming at all ; there was very little activity here before the reddit migration, and that was coming down from a relatively heathy community when the site started. Images might have their issues but I think they would help with that.

    2 votes
  12. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~music

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    I go down rym charts (best of all times, best of 70's, best of 2023, best of Jazz) and listen to everything : https://rateyourmusic.com

    I go down rym charts (best of all times, best of 70's, best of 2023, best of Jazz) and listen to everything :

    https://rateyourmusic.com

    2 votes
  13. Comment on Let's talk about Reddit alternatives, shilling, and Tildes bans in ~talk

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    But note that the user count went down to 100 over the last 1-2 years (not sure what the peak was at that point). I think the lack of subs identity is part of that decline, so if the same causes...

    But note that the user count went down to 100 over the last 1-2 years (not sure what the peak was at that point). I think the lack of subs identity is part of that decline, so if the same causes lead to the same effects we will be back to a lethargic forum in a couple of months. Maybe there's some threshold effect and the community will now be self-sustaining but I wouldn't bet on that.

    1 vote
  14. Comment on What does your spirituality mean to you? in ~humanities

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    As an atheist born and raised, spirituality is a sense of awe you get with art, nature, etc. a "poetic" way of being in the world, or having elevated thoughts. I consider myself more more...

    As an atheist born and raised, spirituality is a sense of awe you get with art, nature, etc. a "poetic" way of being in the world, or having elevated thoughts. I consider myself more more spiritual than your average theist.

  15. Comment on Share your favorite musicians/bands! I want to discover some new music. in ~music

  16. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    I'm fine with no images here too, but it's because I know I can go elsewhere for my images. If tildes was the only player in the space I would like it to have images. To give you an example...

    I'm fine with no images here too, but it's because I know I can go elsewhere for my images. If tildes was the only player in the space I would like it to have images. To give you an example there's some really good insects, birds or plants identification subs on reddit, which cannot work without images.

    1 vote
  17. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    I mean if you offload image hosting to another company, then this other company need to make money somehow. It just moves the issue elsewhere but doesn't resolve it.

    They didn't need to add image or video hosting or chat or whatever else they have.

    I mean if you offload image hosting to another company, then this other company need to make money somehow. It just moves the issue elsewhere but doesn't resolve it.

    2 votes
  18. Comment on Haunting covers, or something like that in ~music

  19. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    It makes some sense to be honest, they need to pay the bills somehow. The issue is that people are used to have things for free, so it's hard to make them pay and they have to resort to...

    It makes some sense to be honest, they need to pay the bills somehow. The issue is that people are used to have things for free, so it's hard to make them pay and they have to resort to bulshittery.

    I'm afraid in the current state of neo-liberal capitalism : investor money is used to give people free candies, and once it runs out things turn sour and then we go for another round with another company.

    6 votes
  20. Comment on How do you feel about the ongoing Reddit migration to Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Tildes was dying before it, so it's hard to complain.

    Tildes was dying before it, so it's hard to complain.

    9 votes