41b696ef1113

Having run an over powered desktop to enable my gaming hobby, I have been toying with putting a "thin client" on my desk and my beefy rig in the living room.

Computer performance has felt ~stagnant for the past decade. Given the number of platforms that build to be mobile friendly, there is increasingly less need to be constantly running a power hungry rig as my main configuration when I am spending most of my time browser the internet. If I want to "desktop game" I could stream from the living room to my desk in the event it is not a controller friendly experience.

The true real win of Rust. Knowing that you are incredibly likely to be able to compile it without any hoops. Random C/C++ project can still be a roll of the dice.

It is a 12 year old legacy product. What specification exists other than, "Yesterday it did X when I clicked the button, but now it does not do that anymore."

Maybe there are some underlying architectural problems that need to be addressed, but it would be impossible make those changes from the current situation. It sounds like it is impossible to even know what code is live vs sitting on the server. How do you even know you have a firm grasp on the current architecture when it is unclear what code is even running the product?

A lot of low hanging fruit to be addressed that will likely lead to meaningful improvements. Once the code is in better shape and some unfortunate legacy pattern is identified, than it can be considered time to re-tool the architecture.

The system is an enormous black box and this at least tells you what N things were being manipulated at time in point X. Easy to setup and gives just a bit of peace and mind if the thing keels over one day.

But shouldn't the product be created for the typical end user and not the 1% of cinemaphiles with a blessed setup?

A pretty common complaint is that developers only test things on their latest generation i9, with unlimited ram, and 8k displays.

What is the basic process for even starting a business?

I have been kicking around an idea, and have thought about building a site. Strictly an off-hours, hobby amount of effort. I think I would be lucky to recoup DO hosting fees. Given that I only expect this to be a learning experience, but still want to operate as if it were a real business - how do I begin?

It did not seem like that was the message? More just identifying a point where needs are met?

My only complaint with it is this half-way json vs standard config file situation in which it finds itself. The documents push you to the json system, but most of the available documents are in the config system.

What is a y equivalent gram of sweetener?

A cursory look says a 12oz Coke Cola has 39grams of sugar while a Diet Coke has 0.2 grams of aspartame. How would you like it to be labelled?

How much generation capacity has been shutdown since then? With the seemingly endless installation of solar panels, I am surprised of the generation warnings.

The pain of getting finance to approve recurring charges is quite real.