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  1. Comment on What are your "must-read" books? in ~books

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    The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield

    The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield

  2. Comment on Tylenol: Six more years of failure in ~health

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    In 2017 I did an extensive search of Cochrane Reviews that addressed the efficacy (lack, really) of Tylenol (acetaminophen) in controlling pain. With few exceptions, it did little or nothing. In...

    In 2017 I did an extensive search of Cochrane Reviews that addressed the efficacy (lack, really) of Tylenol (acetaminophen) in controlling pain. With few exceptions, it did little or nothing. In the six ensuing years, there have been more published on the efficacy of the drug. And the message is the same.

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  5. Comment on Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread in ~comp

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    "Object Modeling for Designers: An Introduction" by Heidi Adkisson on Medium: This article provides an introduction to object modeling, explaining how it is a visual representation of a system's...

    1. "Object Modeling for Designers: An Introduction" by Heidi Adkisson on Medium: This article provides an introduction to object modeling, explaining how it is a visual representation of a system's objects, actions, and associated attributes. It also discusses how object models can be used in conjunction with design systems to create a consistent user experience (https://hpadkisson.medium.com/object-modeling-for-designers-an-introduction-7871bdcf8baf).

    2. "The Basics of the Object Model" on the Engineering Education (EngEd) Program - Section.io: This resource provides a comprehensive understanding of the object model, viewing an information system as a set of objects and classes. It covers the fundamentals of the object model and its significance in software development (https://www.section.io/engineering-education/basics-of-the-object-model/).

    3. "Object model" on Wikipedia: This Wikipedia article explains the concept of object modeling as a collection of objects or classes that a program can examine and manipulate to represent specific parts of its world. It provides an overview of the object-oriented approach and its application in software engineering (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_model).

    You can explore these sources to gain a better understanding of object modeling and its various aspects.

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  6. Comment on Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread in ~comp

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    CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER unique not null , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ;
    CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse (
  article_id   INTEGER unique not null
, warehouse_id INTEGER
)
;

  7. Comment on Interview of Samuel Colvin, founder and lead maintainer of Pydantic in ~comp

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    Pydantic is a Python library for typed validation of external data that has experienced exponential growth since 2020. We’ll hear the story of what motivated Samuel to create Pydantic, the most...

    Pydantic is a Python library for typed validation of external data that has experienced exponential growth since 2020. We’ll hear the story of what motivated Samuel to create Pydantic, the most common ways people use it, and the success and growth of FastAPI with Pydantic. Also, Pydantic V2 has not been released yet, but we’ll learn what motivated Samuel to rewrite it in Rust, besides being faster and some other things happening with it. And if you’re interested, Samuel is always looking for contributors to Pydantic!

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  9. Comment on Sign up to get Cody for free in ~comp

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    From sourcegraph "Search & refactor code across any size codebase, plus write & fix code fast with Cody, the AI that uses your code graph as context." This is a beta version. I wonder how long...

    From sourcegraph "Search & refactor code across any size codebase, plus write & fix code fast with Cody, the AI that uses your code graph as context."

    This is a beta version. I wonder how long until they start to charge for it like Microsoft's copilot.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What are the greatest TV intro songs of all time? in ~tv

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    I'll probably get a lot of opposition as I've already heard most people didn't like much but my all time favorite is the theme song to the Star Trek Enterprise series. "Where My Heart Will Take...

    I'll probably get a lot of opposition as I've already heard most people didn't like much but my all time favorite is the theme song to the Star Trek Enterprise series. "Where My Heart Will Take Me", as sung by Russell Watson, alongside instrumental compositions by Dennis McCarthy.

  12. Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech

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    I completely disagree with all of your remarks about VB6. My company wrote and maintained many applications for large government agencies in Canada. Ontario legal aid, Canada Immigration, Ontario...

    I completely disagree with all of your remarks about VB6. My company wrote and maintained many applications for large government agencies in Canada. Ontario legal aid, Canada Immigration, Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) and many others. Many of them were successfully migrated to VB.NET and eventually C#.NET.

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  13. Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech

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    I really miss the simplicity of Microsoft VB6.

    I really miss the simplicity of Microsoft VB6.

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  14. Comment on What do you drive? in ~hobbies

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    I could never afford a car but an ebike is perfect.

    I could never afford a car but an ebike is perfect.

  15. Comment on Small kitchen appliances; does quality exist? in ~food

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    I would not purchase anything other than Breville. I have their toaster hot air frier, coffee maker with grinder and food processor.

    I would not purchase anything other than Breville. I have their toaster hot air frier, coffee maker with grinder and food processor.

  16. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    The Amazing Journey of Reason: from DNA to Artificial Intelligence Bayes Theorem: Easy To Understand Visual Guide For Beginners

    The Amazing Journey of Reason: from DNA to Artificial Intelligence

    Bayes Theorem: Easy To Understand Visual Guide For Beginners

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  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    "Just learn how to get stuff done. I’ve seen at every level people who are very good at describing problems, people who are very sophisticated in explaining why something went wrong or why...

    "Just learn how to get stuff done. I’ve seen at every level people who are very good at describing problems, people who are very sophisticated in explaining why something went wrong or why something can’t get fixed.

    But what I’m always looking for is, no matter how small the problem or how big it is, somebody who says, 'Let me take care of that.’

    If you project an attitude of whatever it is that's needed, I can handle it and I can do it., whoever is running that organisation will notice, I promise.

    And which is why I think with young people, you don't always need to be so impatient asking for the plum assignment. A lot of times the best way to get attention is whatever is assigned to you, you are just nailing. You’re killing it. Because people will notice, 'Oh, that's somebody who can get something done.'"

    Obama

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    Theses are some interesting sites. I'll use some of them for sure.

    Theses are some interesting sites. I'll use some of them for sure.

  19. Comment on What is Flowpilot? in ~comp

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    Flowpilot is an open source driver assistance system built on top of openpilot, that can run on most windows/linux and android powered machines. It performs the functions of Adaptive Cruise...

    Flowpilot is an open source driver assistance system built on top of openpilot, that can run on most windows/linux and android powered machines. It performs the functions of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Automated Lane Centering (ALC), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Driver Monitoring (DM) for a growing variety of supported car makes, models, and model years maintened by the community.

    1 vote