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Comment on Winter boot recommendations for women in ~life.style
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Comment on “Tomato” versus “#FF6347”—the tragicomic history of CSS color names in ~comp
redwall_hp Link ParentOutside of CSS, lime green is typically in the chartreuse area, a vivid yellow-green and not a dark green. Basically the green you'd expect from neon tubes. Not what the fruit looks like, but...Outside of CSS, lime green is typically in the chartreuse area, a vivid yellow-green and not a dark green. Basically the green you'd expect from neon tubes. Not what the fruit looks like, but color names have never culturally been literal in any sense.
So it's consistent with expectations.
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Comment on Big company names join US lawsuit against Donald Trump-backed tariffs including Costco and Revlon in ~finance
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentThe Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215, has some relevant bits: The US legal system descends directly from English law, and this clause establishing the concept of due process is still...The Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215, has some relevant bits:
NO Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the land. We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.
The US legal system descends directly from English law, and this clause establishing the concept of due process is still active to this day.
There were also provisions for the free movement of merchants, to enter, exit, and "tarry" in England, as well as a prohibition on "evil tolls."
Presumably, under the delegation-based structure of the feudal system, if a lord cheated you, you could also petition their baron for redress.
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Comment on Winter boot recommendations for women in ~life.style
redwall_hp LinkI recommend LL Bean for all humanoids. The duck boot has been a Maine staple for a century, and is incredibly durable. The basic ones lack insulation one might expect in modern boots, as the...I recommend LL Bean for all humanoids. The duck boot has been a Maine staple for a century, and is incredibly durable. The basic ones lack insulation one might expect in modern boots, as the historical expectation is to wear them with wool socks, but they have various newer options with more interior padding.
I own a pair of non-duck boots from them, hybrid winter/hiking boots with a more supportive interior, that got me through four years of walking 2+ miles per day in ankle deep snow regularly at the University of Maine. (Snow days are for lesser states, or if the snow is knee deep and the removal crew can't clear it fast enough.) I live in a less wintery state now, so I don't have many occasions to pull them out, but they're still in perfect condition and also great for heavy rain.
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Comment on Four proposals to improve the design of fuel economy standards in ~transport
redwall_hp Link ParentI'd argue this cart is leading the horse. US car companies were already failing at engineering competitive vehicles, both on weight and fuel economy fronts, and were having their lunch eaten by...These enormous differences in the fuel economy target create a perverse incentive for automakers, encouraging them to increase the manufacture and sales of larger vehicles in order to make the environmental regulation easier to meet.
I'd argue this cart is leading the horse. US car companies were already failing at engineering competitive vehicles, both on weight and fuel economy fronts, and were having their lunch eaten by Japanese brands for decades. So they lobbied for a standard that would reward their heavy garbage and aggressively penalize Japanese and European vehicles. Then they manufacture consent with advertising, plastering SUVs everywhere in media.
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Comment on 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars coming to theaters in 2027 in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentInterestingly, matte lines are something that drastically reduced in the two subsequent films, because they're essentially a distortion from the compositing process. ILM built a cutting edge...Interestingly, matte lines are something that drastically reduced in the two subsequent films, because they're essentially a distortion from the compositing process. ILM built a cutting edge optical printer that was designed to minimize that distortion, while also enabling more layers to be composited simultaneously. (This was covered in the Light and Magic documentary series, but I don't have a convenient online reference.)
Pretty much all of Star Wars was built with optical chroma keying...which is hilariously simple when you think about it. You just shoot the models on a blue or green screen, and when compositing the negatives in the optical printer, you just add a blue or green filter, so that background ends up being transparent when rephotographed.
By 1989, with Raiders of the Lost Ark, they had a digital compositing pipeline. Which is identical in concept, but without the risk of distortion or degradation from the photography process, and the ability to have even more layers. The scanned negatives become a matrix of (R, G, B) triplet values, you iterate over them and replace anything blue with a placeholder transparent value. Then you have the values on the upper layer overwrite the ones on the lower one, and print it all back to film.
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Comment on Fizzy, a new source-available Kanban tool by 37signals in ~tech
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentI'm not sure if that applies or not, as DHH is Danish and has lived in Denmark and the US at different times. His only apparent connection to Britain is a desire to travel or move to a...I'm not sure if that applies or not, as DHH is Danish and has lived in Denmark and the US at different times. His only apparent connection to Britain is a desire to travel or move to a predominantly Anglo-Saxon enclave.
The linked critical post is what named Asian as a specific demographic, while DHH's post was more vague about the percentage of "native British" (historically...lol) with numbers that just so happened to map to white/not. Since that was drawn from a UK census, it's likely that Asian in that case does mean Indian and Pakistani.
Something tells me he doesn't care for Eastern Europeans either...
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Comment on Fizzy, a new source-available Kanban tool by 37signals in ~tech
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentYep. I was surprised that wasn't brought up sooner. He has personally endorsed Tommy Robinson in one off his racist blog posts, who is a full on neonazi pushing "remigration" (ethnic cleaning...Yep. I was surprised that wasn't brought up sooner. He has personally endorsed Tommy Robinson in one off his racist blog posts, who is a full on neonazi pushing "remigration" (ethnic cleaning through deportation of immigrants and their descendants) rhetoric.
Racism is putting it lightly, when he's actively promoting ethnic cleansing.
I used to think 37Signals has some interesting design philosophies, and have liked some of the things Rails has done, but I now consider anything he touches radioactive. Also, kind of odd he built his fortune around a Japanese programming language and is now whining about there being too many Asian people in London...
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Comment on Fizzy, a new source-available Kanban tool by 37signals in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentAutomattic, in fact, also built SaaS products on someone else's GPL project. B2 was a precursor blogging tool that WordPress started as a fork of, inheriting the license. They have no more of a...Automattic, in fact, also built SaaS products on someone else's GPL project. B2 was a precursor blogging tool that WordPress started as a fork of, inheriting the license.
They have no more of a right to exclusivity on SaaS nonsense than WP Engine does. Perhaps less, given the tax fraud that came to light during the lawsuit (nasty commingling of three distinct legal entities).
It seems to me that the GPL is working as intended there, if many individuals and companies could all independently build things and contribute in the project until Mullenweg pissed in the pool.
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Comment on Fizzy, a new source-available Kanban tool by 37signals in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentI'd rather see the AGPL used for cases like this. It's the GPL, and fully FOSS (unlike this), but with the addition that making the software accessible over a network counts as distribution. So...I'd rather see the AGPL used for cases like this. It's the GPL, and fully FOSS (unlike this), but with the addition that making the software accessible over a network counts as distribution. So you can't maintain a private fork with additional changes if you try to run a SaaS offering: any changes you make to the source must be made available.
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Comment on San Francisco sues ultra processed food producers in ~food
redwall_hp Link ParentNor are those difficult to pronounce or understand and look up. There's more of an issue with the health issues from overusing plainly named cane sugar, corn, flour, butter, etc..Nor are those difficult to pronounce or understand and look up. There's more of an issue with the health issues from overusing plainly named cane sugar, corn, flour, butter, etc..
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Comment on Netflix kills casting from phones in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentMy LPT is plugging in an iPad or phone with a USB-C to HDMI cable. It just screen mirrors, and doesn't use the AirPlay/Chromecast APIs, so it's opaque to the application. I do that when travelling...My LPT is plugging in an iPad or phone with a USB-C to HDMI cable. It just screen mirrors, and doesn't use the AirPlay/Chromecast APIs, so it's opaque to the application.
I do that when travelling sometimes, and also for things like live-streamed concerts or video from sites that don't have TV apps (e.g. Critical Role's Beacon).
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Comment on US shoppers, drawn by steep discounts, power through Black Friday in ~finance
redwall_hp (edited )LinkI bought a VST (Drumazon 2), because it was marked down by over 60%. If anyone wants Ableton, the Arturia V Collection or Native Instruments Komplete, now is the time, since they're always steeply...I bought a VST (Drumazon 2), because it was marked down by over 60%. If anyone wants Ableton, the Arturia V Collection or Native Instruments Komplete, now is the time, since they're always steeply discounted this time of year.
And I went to Kohls, because Wrangler sucks and they and Lee are the only brands that make comfortable jeans. Since they were effectively buy one get one versus the usual price I'd pay, it was an easy savings. I also got a zippered Mr Rogers sweater, because we're in that period where it's colder than a hoodie is ideal but 40F is too hot for a winter jacket.
I also picked up a backup pair of the Skechers I wear, and new ones for my girlfriend, because they were again about half what I'd usually pay. It's better to be one-pair-ahead and save money.
We replaced PS5 controllers with drift, because they're $50 instead of $80. But other than that, no electronics purchases. Nothing spectacular or necessary, and I wouldn't expect there to be with the tariff situation.
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Comment on Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels in ~enviro
redwall_hp Link ParentDeath or injury to unsuspecting linemen is what happens. This is a common problem in wintery regions: people keep cheap generators and plug them in with a so-called "generator cable" (a DIY...Death or injury to unsuspecting linemen is what happens. This is a common problem in wintery regions: people keep cheap generators and plug them in with a so-called "generator cable" (a DIY male-to-male cord, much like the evil Christmas light adapters) to power random stuff in their house.
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Comment on Battlefield 6 developer issues report on kernel-level anti-cheat, citing success in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentYeah, I don't really do anything ranked anymore either. Fortnite is the most competitive game I probably play now, unranked, and I pretty much just do quests until I realize there are ten people...Yeah, I don't really do anything ranked anymore either. Fortnite is the most competitive game I probably play now, unranked, and I pretty much just do quests until I realize there are ten people left and then spend a few minutes actually trying.
Final Fantasy XIV, I still play on my computer (a Mac), but that's more of a cooperative experience than PvP, and they don't have the need for invasive anti-cheat software. It's a server-authoritative architecture, and I suspect they have some sort of statistical analysis they do to flag cheating on high end instanced content, because they've caught and revoked world-firsts in the past. (Cheating manifests more in the form of advance warning of boss moves or such, as movement an abilities require a round trip to the server.)
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Comment on Battlefield 6 developer issues report on kernel-level anti-cheat, citing success in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentAnd now you have the CrowdStrike vulnerability: someone can push a bad update to their piece of shit rootkit, and render your machine inoperable. And you just have to trust that they aren't using...And now you have the CrowdStrike vulnerability: someone can push a bad update to their piece of shit rootkit, and render your machine inoperable. And you just have to trust that they aren't using it to spy on you.
This further solidifies my done-ness with PC gaming. Consoles are isolation for game company lunacy, and generally a better experience.
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Comment on Frame of preference: a history of Mac settings, 1984–2004 in ~tech
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentThe old one was not only clearer and easier to use, but it followed the traditional Mac paradigm of windows changing size to accommodate their contents. The new one is full of multiple scrolling...The old one was not only clearer and easier to use, but it followed the traditional Mac paradigm of windows changing size to accommodate their contents.
The new one is full of multiple scrolling panes, which was never necessary before...and is very bad with the system defaults of hiding scroll bars and scrolling in the wrong direction.
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Comment on Why movies just don't feel "real" anymore in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentProducer meddling is also why things are samey and uninspired in the first place. A good movie is one where a director has a vision and orchestrates all levels of production to make them come...Producer meddling is also why things are samey and uninspired in the first place. A good movie is one where a director has a vision and orchestrates all levels of production to make them come together to realize that.
When the money people call the shots, and the director is just their figurehead on the ground, you'll never make something inspired.
For all George Lucas dabbled in fixing things in post and not being able to "speak actor," Star Wars (original trilogy and prequels) worked because they were something he had in his head and wanted to realize, even if it required inventing technologies that didn't exist. Producers in boardrooms are how we get the sequels, failing to expand the living, breathing world that Lucas created.
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Comment on Weird Al Yankovic 2026 tour of ninety cities in ~music
redwall_hp Link ParentI saw his COVID tour. He stopped by the performing arts center at my university, and students got two free tickets per semester, so of course I jumped at the chance. That was a lot of fun, and...I saw his COVID tour. He stopped by the performing arts center at my university, and students got two free tickets per semester, so of course I jumped at the chance. That was a lot of fun, and that tour was mostly original songs and no costuming or other stuff. So this will be another level.
*Fills Stein*