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nicoty
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  1. Like how capsaicin makes food feel hot even when it isn't?
  2. Thanks for the spoilers
  3. I implemented an iterative, stack-based DFS iterator in JS last year for a project that I didn't end up using it on. Maybe someone else can find some use of it: https://gist.github.com/nothingnesses/5f974a43a2da5d1d8a6b9c...
  4. Is it possible to press multiple keys on opposite axes at the same time? E.g. q and z or w and x on the qwerty layout.
  5. What's wrong with static type systems?
  6. Still somewhat janky. I use it on my work machine (since it at least seems a bit faster than using VirtualBox) and regularly run into issues where npm won't build my project due to the existence of symlinks [1,2]. wslg windows also don't yet have first-party support from the windowing system [3]. I also remember having trouble setting up self-signed certs and getting SSL working.

    1. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57580420/wsl-using-a-wsl... 2. https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/5118 3. https://github.com/microsoft/wslg/issues/22

  7. > First tier, high cost of living should be for high earners, singles or childless people, they should pay more taxes while second tier areas should offer UBI, and should generally subsidise people having children

    That seems unfair to me. Why should singles and childless people subsidise people with children?

  8. Copied verbatim from the AI generated summary:

    To choose the best rice cooker, consider these factors:

    Top Brands: Zojirushi is often considered the best brand, with Cuckoo and Tiger as close contenders. Aroma is considered a good budget brand 1. Types: Basic on/off rice cookers: These are good for simple white or brown rice cooking and are usually affordable and easy to use 2. Considerations: When buying a rice cooker, also consider noise levels, especially from beeping alerts and fan operation 3. Specific Recommendations: Yum Asia Panda Mini Advanced Fuzzy Logic Ceramic Rice Cooker is recommended for versatility 4. Yum Asia Bamboo rice cooker is considered the best overall 5. Russell Hobbs large rice cooker is a good budget option 5. For one to two people, you don't need a large rice cooker unless cost and space aren't a concern 6. Basic one-button models can be found for under $50, mid-range options around $100-$200, and high-end cookers for hundreds of dollars 6. References What is the best rice cooker brand ? : r/Cooking - Reddit www.reddit.com The Ultimate Rice Cooker Guide: How to Choose the Right One for Your Needs www.expertreviewsbestricecooker.com Best Rice Cooker UK | Posh Living Magazine posh.co.uk Best rice cookers for making perfectly fluffy grains - BBC Good Food www.bbcgoodfood.com The best rice cookers for gloriously fluffy grains at home www.theguardian.com Do You Really Need A Rice Cooker? (The Answer Is Yes.) - HuffPost www.huffpost.com

  9. If the author/someone with knowledge of the language lurks here, there's these unanswered questions from the previous discussions that I'd interested about: https://www.hackerneue.com/item?id=34205220
  10. In case you didn't know, Arc isn't being developed since 5 months now. The company has moved on to another project called Dia.
  11. The article says the birds make different nest configurations, with one incorporating a softer cup layer on top of the spiky layer made with the spikes and another configuration using the spikes as part of a dome on top of the nest.
  12. Fumny you mention that, guess what the article is about.
  13. I'm not familiar with Java. Does it have no notion of structural types at all? If it does, maybe you could wrap those fields in `Car` with `Maybe`/`Option` (I’m not sure what the equivalent is in Java) so you get something like `Car(Maybe Make, Maybe Model, Maybe Year, Maybe Colour)`?
  14. Do they also automatically correct for for muscle weakness? Some people's (my) prescription involves the use of prism lenses to correct for this and would otherwise get double-vision without them.
  15. Could the compression efficiency you're seeing somehow be related to 3 being the closest natural number to the number e, which also happens to be the optimal radix choice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimal_radix_choice) for storage efficiency?
  16. I asked a similar question to stack overflow some time ago (to calculate the number of digits in a range) and received a performant solution using only integer arithmetic https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68908632/is-there-a-comp...
  17. It sounds similar to that antithesis testing service that was on front page recently as well. That also claimed to be able to run programs deterministically as well. I wonder if the two projects are related at all.
  18. #ShikakuOfTheDay #EASY240413 02:39.21 #MEDIUM240413 04:40.83 #HARD240413 12:20.11 #EXPERT240413 58:44.96 https://shikakuofthe.day

    I imagine master will take a couple of hours to complete, so I didn’t even attempt it.

  19. Would've been nicer if they made the batteries hot-swappable like on these: https://pqearbuds.com/products/longest-lasting-interchangeab...
  20. I haven't kept up to date with ExFAT in a while. Is it still impossible to resize ExFAT partitions?
  21. I’m not convinced you need objects to enforce invariants on your data. Why wouldn't you just use a good type system and type-checker to enforce those invariants? They could check if you're using data in places where they're meant to be, without having to bundle data with procedures.
  22. Nice. At some point I got " Crypto-gangbangasm + Cthulhu Lilith Porn".
  23. There's also Consent-O-Matic https://consentomatic.au.dk/ for other browsers/platforms.
  24. There's also [Consent-O-Matic](https://consentomatic.au.dk/) for other browers.
  25. > Standard protocols now exist for just about everything anyone needs.

    I have been OOTL with the Wayland ecosystem for a few years. Does it provide a way for users to create and use input macros (similar to Autohotkey and xdotool) yet? That (in addition to remote desktop and screen casting) was one of the main blockers for me in daily-driving it.

  26. Personally prefer Void's runit and xbps to Arch's systemd and pacman. Although I mostly use packages from Nix too. Reckon my dream distro would be something barebones that uses s6 and Nix.
  27. Oh interesting. I've recently tried learning JSCAD as I'm trying to model my freeline skates [(current progress here)](https://gist.github.com/nothingnesses/dc1171c2e20f7a6d9a1cb9...). I like it as I'm already familiar with JS (one reason I opted for it instead of OpenSCAD) and I don't have to compile/install anything but my browser. However, I'm running into a limitation with it as it doesn't have a native function that allows me to bend models, so I'm currently trying to write one.

    Is it possible to bend models easily in DSLCAD? What would you say are some reasons why someone might use DSLCAD instead of JSCAD?

  28. I watched a video[0] about the Roc language recently, and they do something interesting to address this: they have a layer in their language called "platforms" and the idea behind these are that there are many different platforms that you can choose between to run code with and each one has different permissions. So one platform might be sandboxed and disallow the use of certain unsafe APIs whereas another might be less sandboxed.

    [0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cpQwtwVKAfU

  29. Void Linux is both minimal and quick. The base live image is <700MB. I've been using the same installation I've had for >5 years with no hiccups so it seem pretty stable for my use case too, although I only really use it for basic stuff like programming, browsing, reading books so ymmv.
  30. The app doesn't work on my Android device (it's stuck on the "Welcome to Lumenate" screen after signing in). I'm not sure exactly how this app is supposed to function, but assuming it's just similar to something like a stroboscope, it's a bit ridiculous that I have to sign up for an account to use it, when free and open-source alternatives like https://f-droid.org/packages/co.garmax.materialflashlight/ already exist.

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