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Comment on Koka - A Functional Language with Effect Types and Handlers in ~comp
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Comment on How Putin fooled the Western left in ~society
treed Link ParentI know some tankies who aren't necessarily pro-Russia, but they are pro-anti-America and assume that almost anything negative about e.g. Russia and China is fake or at least not any worse than the...I know some tankies who aren't necessarily pro-Russia, but they are pro-anti-America and assume that almost anything negative about e.g. Russia and China is fake or at least not any worse than the US. In this specific situation (invading Ukraine), they tend to be on the Russian side of the conflict: buying into the Russian narrative about protecting Russians and stopping Nazis.
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Comment on Commercial uses of bendalloy and cadmium mistings (inspired by Brandon Sanderson's 'The Lost Metal') in ~books
treed LinkRelated to the fast food thing: Potentially anything where you have to wait for long periods of time, as with brewing or aging distilled spirits. "He's so wealthy he can have 21 year scotch from...Related to the fast food thing: Potentially anything where you have to wait for long periods of time, as with brewing or aging distilled spirits.
"He's so wealthy he can have 21 year scotch from last year's batch!"
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Comment on Apple Arcade is actually pretty awesome in ~games
treed Link ParentYeah, I've held off getting the current 4k one because I figure they have to be releasing a new one at some point. I thought it'd be last year but somehow no.Yeah, I've held off getting the current 4k one because I figure they have to be releasing a new one at some point. I thought it'd be last year but somehow no.
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Comment on A story about losing $10M on a to-do list startup in ~tech
treed LinkThe funny thing to me is how he looks down on the original release of Asana and how his product looked so much better. Maybe it's just that the picture they show looked data, but I really liked...The funny thing to me is how he looks down on the original release of Asana and how his product looked so much better. Maybe it's just that the picture they show looked data, but I really liked original Asana, and slowly stopped using it after the redesign. The original one was fast and easy to use.
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Comment on Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $10 billion in ~tech
treed Link ParentI've seen a lot of people make the comparison to the Skype acquisition, which is both a more direct comparison but also much further in the past, so less direct in some ways.I've seen a lot of people make the comparison to the Skype acquisition, which is both a more direct comparison but also much further in the past, so less direct in some ways.
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Comment on The Falcon and The Winter Soldier | Episode 1 discussion thread in ~tv
treed Link ParentOne thing I appreciate about the timing of these new MCU shows is that it gives us not just the minor characters but also the space to have them react to the high profile deaths but also to Earth...One thing I appreciate about the timing of these new MCU shows is that it gives us not just the minor characters but also the space to have them react to the high profile deaths but also to Earth after the blip. Having this happen in the long-form media really gives that trauma room to breath.
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Comment on Fry’s Electronics is shutting its doors for good in ~tech
treed Link ParentThat really is like a post-apocalyptic video game. "Environmental storytelling"For instance, my nearest Fry's just gave up and left the Halloween decorations they put up in like 2014...giving the store a further strange and old look year-round. Fake cobwebs, faux-stone gargoyles and all.
That really is like a post-apocalyptic video game. "Environmental storytelling"
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Comment on Fry’s Electronics is shutting its doors for good in ~tech
treed Link ParentFascinating. The themes were one of the charms of it. Ones I remember: Palo Alto was western/cowboy themed Vegas was, well, Vegas-themed. The front was a big slot machine and the pylons that...Fascinating. The themes were one of the charms of it. Ones I remember:
- Palo Alto was western/cowboy themed
- Vegas was, well, Vegas-themed. The front was a big slot machine and the pylons that prevented people from driving into the store were stacks of coins.
- One in or near San Diego was ocean themed. They had a huge overhead aquarium as you walked in.
- Sunnyvale seemed to be about old tech? They had a bunch of like oscilloscopes and stuff.
- Another one in the bay area was like a Mayan pyramid or something like that
- One near LA had a crashed UFO and seemed to be like old sci-fi themed
The one I used to make the trek to go to as a late teen/early 20s in Orange County (City of Industry I think?) I can't actually remember having a theme, though. The front had like a blue grid or something. It's been a while.
I know I've seen others but I can't remember what they were.
ETA: Found a listing. The one near San Diego was San Marcos and is "Atlantis". Sunnyvale was apparently "History of Silicon Valley" and City of Industry was "Industrial Revolution", which I guess makes sense but I don't remember any of the decorations.
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Comment on Fry’s Electronics is shutting its doors for good in ~tech
treed Link ParentUntil the end of that sentence, I assumed you were talking about the old small one in Palo Alto. But I guess the store motifs aren't as unique as I thought. I'd seen probably at least 10 Fry's and...Fitting as my local Fry's was western themed with longhorns, stagecoaches, and the like. I'll give them credit for that though, it's nice seeing some unique design instead of the same box store everywhere else, even if it was a little on the nose for a store in Texas.
Until the end of that sentence, I assumed you were talking about the old small one in Palo Alto. But I guess the store motifs aren't as unique as I thought. I'd seen probably at least 10 Fry's and they all had their own motif.
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Comment on Nintendo Direct - February 17, 2021 in ~games
treed Link ParentHaving to actually wave your hand to swing the sword was the big reason I skipped it, but I'm honestly not sure I want to spend $60 for a decade old game.Having to actually wave your hand to swing the sword was the big reason I skipped it, but I'm honestly not sure I want to spend $60 for a decade old game.
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Comment on 20,000 honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown in ~enviro
treed Link ParentYeah, I get it. My wife has a lot of meetings in the morning so I tend to work out of the bedroom/living room in the morning reading emails and whatnot. Maybe I could experiment with using airplay...Yeah, I get it. My wife has a lot of meetings in the morning so I tend to work out of the bedroom/living room in the morning reading emails and whatnot. Maybe I could experiment with using airplay to my TV for code, although I'd probably also want to bring my nice keyboard down, and the more stuff I have to move around the more annoying it is. I finally bought a new USB-C charger to put under the coffee table so I can stop having to bring my charger down.
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Comment on 20,000 honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown in ~enviro
treed Link ParentI'm not sure what it would take to get convertible desks and the like all set up. Certainly nothing is at a great height to work on in my living room, and especially if I want to have my...I'm not sure what it would take to get convertible desks and the like all set up. Certainly nothing is at a great height to work on in my living room, and especially if I want to have my multi-monitor set up (currently 15" laptop screen and 2x24" monitors) the setup/teardown would probably be prohibitive.
But honestly, I also like having a purposeful working space. When I'm done with work, I can just leave and have a physical separation that helps enforce a mental separation. It's just unfortunate that my work space is also my hobby space, which has led to a reduction in my time spent working on hobbies. At the end of the day I just don't want to be in that room anymore. Might be I could move my (musical) keyboard downstairs instead; although I do a lot of my stuff with synthesizers on my desktop computer, so it'd probably be just for practicing songs or something.
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Comment on 20,000 honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown in ~enviro
treed Link ParentAlas, I find that having a desk with multiple monitors is rather important for serious work these days, so just taking my laptop around doesn't really work that well. I'll go sit on the couch...Alas, I find that having a desk with multiple monitors is rather important for serious work these days, so just taking my laptop around doesn't really work that well. I'll go sit on the couch sometimes if I'm just in a meeting, but most of my job involves looking at a ton of text, which is inhibited by a lack of screen real estate.
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Comment on 20,000 honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown in ~enviro
treed Link ParentThis may be something that is good in the long term, but I think a lot of things will have to change before I'd consider it actually good for us as individuals. I've been working from home for...This may be something that is good in the long term, but I think a lot of things will have to change before I'd consider it actually good for us as individuals.
I've been working from home for almost a year now, and my wife works mostly from home but has to go work in her lab a few hours a week.
When we bought our home, we did not shop for this sort of eventuality, and while we have a bedroom designated as an office, it honestly isn't big enough for two of us.
In order for this sort of thing to work out better, I think we'd need more space in homes to accommodate working space. And if you do that, what's the actual net change in actual space taken up? Home offices may end up actually taking more space due to the lack of economy of scale in designing buildings specifically for workspace.
I guess even if it's more or less a zero change in terms of space, there's at least less commuting waste.
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Comment on Who's on the fediverse? in ~tech
treed LinkI'm @treed@cybre.space although reviewing my feed, looks like it's 90%+ boosts. I guess on the rare occasion I actually post things I don't get much interaction, so I don't bother as much. But I...I'm @treed@cybre.space although reviewing my feed, looks like it's 90%+ boosts. I guess on the rare occasion I actually post things I don't get much interaction, so I don't bother as much. But I do reply to others' posts semi-regularly.
This is actually not dissimilar to my Twitter usage, so I guess there's that.
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Comment on Windscribe: We're not paying for #1 in ~tech
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Comment on What do you use for email? in ~tech
treed Link ParentIf you're trying to have a brokerless MQ system, you could look into https://zeromq.org/ I haven't myself used it, mostly because the things I use AMQP/MQTT for want some amount of "mailbox"...If you're trying to have a brokerless MQ system, you could look into https://zeromq.org/
I haven't myself used it, mostly because the things I use AMQP/MQTT for want some amount of "mailbox" featureset, and I don't think you can do that with ZMQ.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
treed Link ParentI miss what.cd so much. Losing it was like burning the digital music library of Alexandria.I miss what.cd so much. Losing it was like burning the digital music library of Alexandria.
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Comment on Linux graphical apps coming to Windows SubSystem for Linux in ~tech
treed Link ParentI have a Hyper-V VM on my Windows machine that is literally just for running emacs in a reasonable way. I use X410 and minimize the VM window once it's running.I have a Hyper-V VM on my Windows machine that is literally just for running emacs in a reasonable way. I use X410 and minimize the VM window once it's running.
I think the handlers being at the top of the method is just convention in the examples. If I read the docs right, the handlers just accept a closure. The
withkeyword makes the rest of the body a closure. You could put thewithcloser to the use site, or even fully enclose a use mid-way through a function body by not using with. (I think)