- Yup.
On startup, it runs cpuid and assigns each operation the most optimal function pointer for that architecture.
In addition to things like ‘supports avx’ or ‘supports sse4’ some operations even have more explicit checks like ‘is a fifth generation celeron’. The level of optimization in that case was optimizing around the cache architecture on the cpu iirc.
Source: I did some dirty things with chromes native client and ffmpeg 10 years ago.
- I like the way you think. As a Canadian, I’m disgusted that we educate our youth and then send them to the US to take jobs from Americans and pay taxes to the Americans. We should be putting them to work in Canada instead so we can build companies and industries in Canada instead of America.
/s, but not really.
- Every once in a while I try to become an Amazon seller through FBA. I sell quality goods without a huge markup.
My latest attempt resulted in 1/3 of the goods being returned because they could be sourced cheaper elsewhere (eg AliExpress) after they were tested, or they were swapped by the buyer with defective goods purchase elsewhere returned (they had heavy wear). In the case where the goods were still functional, the packaging was damaged and I had to pay for the returns.
My conclusion is that amazons liberal return policies only allow something to be sold profitably at a 2-3x markup. Hence everything being garbage.
I won’t attempt it again.
- Assuming these mortgages are insured through CMHC, would HSBC be on the hook or the insurance system when some of these mortgages fail?
Canadians are certainly paying for social services used by folks who earn income abroad and pay little to no income tax in Canada, and folks who want to buy their first house are harmed by inflated housing prices.
My currently overseas landlord for some reason needed to travel to Canada to give birth, and was very eager to get their health card / banking documents sent to our rental despite it being rented out for several years prior to us arriving...
- Yes, but you've got to be careful as there's plenty of fake NMN out there, and it's also not shelf stable according to David Sinclair (in a tweet).
The stuff I got was from Alive By Science, now Renue, and they claim theirs is shelf stable. https://renuebyscience.com/how-long-does-our-nmn-retain-its-...
- Your NAD levels decrease as you age. Returning NAD+ levels to a more youthful state is one of the things researchers are experimenting with to reduce the effects of aging.
Quoted from https://www.nmn.com/precursors/what-is-nad
"NAD+ works as a shuttle bus, transferring electrons from one molecule to another within cells to carry out all sorts of reactions and processes. With its molecular counterpart, NADH, this vital molecule participates in various metabolic reactions that generate our cell’s energy."
- You’re assuming the status quo will continue. How will a small group in the Supreme Court maintain power if there’s enough of a willing population to oust them?
Your example of King Jong Un doesn’t work either, because it’s still a dictatorship, and father and grandfather were both dictators, and they both died, so why does it matter?
The world is overflowing with detritus because the incentive structures are not there. If people lived much longer they might be more willing to spend the time to clean up.
First, we had ICON computers in my elementary school, we'd all try to spin the trackball as quickly as it would go. Not sure if we ever broke one.
The second is when I worked at BlackBerry. I was building a feature that allowed you to use your QNX BlackBerry as a Bluetooth HID device. You could connect it to any device and use the trackpad + physical keyboard to remotely control a computer. It was fantastic. You could hook your laptop up to a project and control slides from your BlackBerry.
Then some product manager with questionable decision making told me to lock it down so it would only work with Blackberry Playbooks for "business purposes", rendering it effectively useless (since Playbooks are all ewaste). I distinctly remember that meeting where Dan Dodge argued that since it's a standard, it should not be locked down.
I respect Dan Dodge for that, I don't think I'd work with that PM again.