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Comment · 1 year ago
I really have to agree with the "easier to debug" part. I one time had to debug a particularly nasty networking issue that was causing HTTP connections to just "stop" midway through sending data. Turned out to be a confusion mismatch between routers and allowed packet sizes. It would have been so much worse with a non-plaintext protocol.
Comment · 1 year ago
That assumes that any amount of capitulation would have persuaded Trump to support Ukraine, and that any reasonable deal could have been reached. I obviously can't say what could have been, but every sign Trump (and those in his administration!) has given up to this point indicate that there's only one outcome they support, and that's Ukraine surrendering all or some of its land to Russia, along with a deal barring Ukraine from NATO.
Comment · 1 year ago
What software should be doing is using XDG_CACHE_HOME, if it is set (along with the other XDG environment variables). That way cache directories will be where the user expects.
Comment · 1 year ago
I get what a regular expression like that does, but what leads to it being executed?
Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Could anyone explain this sentence in the article?

  It will matter less once models similar to R1 are reproduced without these restrictions (which will probably be in a week or so).
Is this talking about training a completely different model, modifying the existing model, or something else?
Comment · 1 year ago
I've always wondered why the name "Direct Rendering Manager" was chosen, given the existing definition of DRM. It could have just as easily been "Direct Rendering Layer" or some other alternative.
Comment · 2 years ago
It always bugs me when I see that pattern in JavaScript, because each `map`, etc. call is an array allocation. Yeah, yeah, I know that the VM's memory allocators are likely optimized for fast allocation, but that doesn't make the allocation completely free.
Comment · 2 years ago
Oof, that does not sound like a strategy that culminates a positive work atmosphere.
Comment · 2 years ago
At least with Java you can select a GC which is more aggressive in giving memory back to the system (Shenandoah and ZGC). With Electron/Node you don't even get that (not to mention the fact Electron apps always spawn multiple processes).
Comment · 2 years ago
This matches a number of the new apartment complexes in my area - no walking trails, amenities, or anything else accessible from the complex itself. Often you can't actually go to _anywhere_ from the complex, as the roads from it don't even have sidewalks.
Comment · 2 years ago
I do agree that the hyperbole often seem in the media ("the most important decision", etc.) is quite ridiculous. That being said, keep in mind the assumptions you make when thinking long-term.

For example, I've had it argued to me that that homosexual individuals shouldn't be allowed civil unions, as doing so would lead to the bankruptcy of the federal government. The "long-term thinking" here was that allowing unions between homosexual individuals would, at some future point, lead to allowing unions between polygamous groups*, which would then lead to people joining in unions for tax purposes, which would then lead to a disruptive loss of income for the government.

Comment · 2 years ago
Does everyone in that supermajority have equal influence on their respective representatives?
Comment · 2 years ago
Which decisions have you read?
Comment · 2 years ago
My sympathies for your situation - it's difficult to have to see such terrible diseases take away those we love.

That being said, are all individuals in a position to take preventative measures against HIV? And does research of a disease (and ways to treat it) only benefit development of drugs that treat that disease?

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