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  1. Comment on The Beautiful Machine in ~comp

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    A nice breakdown of a passively cooled build.

    A nice breakdown of a passively cooled build.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Replacing (potentially) insensitive terminology in programming in ~comp

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    Master never made any sense for Git any ways what with there not being any inherently "blessed branches". The name is a carry over from other version control systems with a more limited paradigm....

    Master never made any sense for Git any ways what with there not being any inherently "blessed branches". The name is a carry over from other version control systems with a more limited paradigm. Main is also 2 fewer characters to type. The only change I would approve of more than calling it main, would be calling it "A" . I'm embarrassed that anyone would ever defend a longer name for the default branch.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    Its entirely possible that there are people who use Debian because of cost and ease of use on old hardware due to cost and ease of use. Unfortunately for them, they're also probably not a...

    Its entirely possible that there are people who use Debian because of cost and ease of use on old hardware due to cost and ease of use. Unfortunately for them, they're also probably not a significant enough of the userbase to warrant the maintenance overhead.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on YouTube has banned all conspiracy theory videos falsely linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks in ~tech

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    Clearly this is an example that proves they aren't capable.

    Clearly this is an example that proves they aren't capable.

    15 votes

  6. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~news

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    It's rather hard to say China is to fault when the people who could have responded to it were fired and the current US president is STILL trying to get people to go outside.

    It's rather hard to say China is to fault when the people who could have responded to it were fired and the current US president is STILL trying to get people to go outside.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Depression and my obsession with national news in ~talk

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    yeah I unplug mine which is more than enough for me, however if you deal with obsessive thoughts, simply put it away when it's not in use.

    yeah I unplug mine which is more than enough for me, however if you deal with obsessive thoughts, simply put it away when it's not in use.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Costco will not allow returns on high-demand items like toilet paper, water and more in ~finance

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    Not sure how returns would help that as you can't return half the package. If you bought too much, giving to people in need seems like the right thing to do in a pandemic. Enjoy your knowledge...

    Not sure how returns would help that as you can't return half the package. If you bought too much, giving to people in need seems like the right thing to do in a pandemic. Enjoy your knowledge that you live in a world where people help each other, because you did it.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Guidance against wearing masks for the coronavirus is wrong – you should cover your face in ~health

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    Sorry where in the article does it talk about homemade masks?

    Sorry where in the article does it talk about homemade masks?

    1 vote

  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~finance

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    "stimulus package" aka wholesale robbing of your working man's taxes by the wealthiest people in this country.

    "stimulus package" aka wholesale robbing of your working man's taxes by the wealthiest people in this country.

  11. Comment on Depression and my obsession with national news in ~talk

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    There's telehealth therapy if you're not already taking advantage of it. Schedule your news reading and limit the amount of time reading the news. Constant reading of virus concern is a good way...

    There's telehealth therapy if you're not already taking advantage of it. Schedule your news reading and limit the amount of time reading the news. Constant reading of virus concern is a good way to get hypochondria.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Guidance against wearing masks for the coronavirus is wrong – you should cover your face in ~health

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    If everyone is wearing a mask then your doctors (and those who are definitely sick) won't have any. There's a reason this guidance went around in the first place. There are not enough masks to go...

    If everyone is wearing a mask then your doctors (and those who are definitely sick) won't have any. There's a reason this guidance went around in the first place. There are not enough masks to go around. Just stay home.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Does the frequent addition of content to esport games delegitimize them? in ~games

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    I don't think there is any de-legitimization. Both sides get both the benefits and costs. If there is any way to sneak out a gain, often both sides can exploit it.

    I don't think there is any de-legitimization. Both sides get both the benefits and costs. If there is any way to sneak out a gain, often both sides can exploit it.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on "Can Biden beat Trump?" in ~news

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    The idea that the older generation can carry this through on their own, despite young people being far greater in number is something that we have yet to see in any democrat election. New events...

    The idea that the older generation can carry this through on their own, despite young people being far greater in number is something that we have yet to see in any democrat election. New events can happen, however the new surprising events that we have seen don't seem to be aiding the older generation.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on "Can Biden beat Trump?" in ~news

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    They're polling for him in the primary because they think he's "electable", however safe is usually boring, and boring loses elections. We didn't win against Bush with John Kerry, we didn't win...

    They're polling for him in the primary because they think he's "electable", however safe is usually boring, and boring loses elections. We didn't win against Bush with John Kerry, we didn't win against Trump with Hillary, and I suspect we won't win against Trump with Biden.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    One runs in the web browser I guess. Org mode is quite good. I just tend to see more jupyter in my personal experience.

    One runs in the web browser I guess. Org mode is quite good. I just tend to see more jupyter in my personal experience.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    He didn't write git as you know it in a week, he wrote the simplest possible implementation in a week. The former would be an impossible task, but the latter is quite attainable with a few years...

    He didn't write git as you know it in a week, he wrote the simplest possible implementation in a week. The former would be an impossible task, but the latter is quite attainable with a few years experience and a little bit of knowledge about version control. Keep in mind that he purposely chose to avoid some of the more challenging problems such as storing the diffs (git is snapshot based) and in doing so he made a better product. It just goes to show, sometimes trying to solve a problem in the dumbest way possible actually does a better job, so it's good to try!

    4 votes

  18. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    I kinda think that jupyter notebooks have been a pretty common successor to literate programming. We also have literate programming tools for F#, and they are used by some, however I also think...

    I kinda think that jupyter notebooks have been a pretty common successor to literate programming. We also have literate programming tools for F#, and they are used by some, however I also think the overhead is too much for some projects/tasks.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on What is a good free project management tool for a very small team? in ~tech

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    Try Trello, in my personal experience it works quite well with small teams.

    Try Trello, in my personal experience it works quite well with small teams.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on The 2020 endorsement primary in ~misc

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    Hillary was safe and it didn't pan out so great. It's hard to motivate voters to get out and vote for someone they're not excited about. Fear can be paralyzing.

    Hillary was safe and it didn't pan out so great. It's hard to motivate voters to get out and vote for someone they're not excited about. Fear can be paralyzing.

    6 votes