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Started programming at 9yo on a PDP11/70 in 1979 and just kept coding ever since.

Along the way, got to write code for some extremely cool platforms, including some Crays and Thinking Machines CM-2.

Nowadays, work is C/C++/Java/Javascript Enterprise software stack as a Sr Principle Software Eng for a major co.

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Comment · 2 months ago
I had a lot of fun with ChucK back in the day, really nice system.
Comment · 3 months ago
The buried important part:

"It’s absolutely crystal clear that there are benefits of protein to muscle growth and exercise response of active individuals," study author Dudley Lamming said in a statement. "But because most people are relatively sedentary, many people are likely consuming more protein than they actually need, which probably has negative health consequences."

[/me proceeds to have more protein and keep working out.]

Comment · 3 months ago
Yes. On Apple Silicon Macs (w/ macOS Sonoma or later), native fullscreen automatically triggers Game Mode. This feature slashes input lag by prioritizing CPU/GPU resources and doubling the Bluetooth polling rate to 240 Hz for wireless accessories. Gaming works very well in this mode, even with PC titles played thru crossover.

Conversely, using borderless windowed mode instead of native fullscreen on macOS adds rendering latency due to the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) compositor. The latter is 'doing it wrong' and has the lag people don't like.

Comment · 5 months ago
I have this problem a few times a day on my corporate M4 Pro when I lock the screen... with 60Hz set. It happens when the two security monitoring app corporate insists on are scanning harder b/c the screensaver kicked in. My personal macbook pro is fine.
Comment · 5 months ago
My employer does, and 10 digits. (very large software company)
Comment · 8 months ago
Supply chain at volume makes it hard to to little else.
Comment · 8 months ago
Uptime of 13 days. My WindowServer is at 441Mb. ??? (32Gb RAM M2Max MBPro)
Comment · 9 months ago
I first ran xneko in 1990. Was my vibe that year in uni.
Comment · 9 months ago
Have had iPhones since the 5s. On a 17pro now. Never had this happen as an apple software thing, but the new ones (I last had a 14 and didn't have this problem, not sure when the button placement changed) make it easier to accidentally place the user's thumb on the volume buttons (up -or- down) and end up cranking it or silencing it unintentionally.
Comment · 10 months ago
So _that's_ how the coyote sourced them.... ;)
Comment · 1 year ago
Since it’s Halloween I guess we had to have a terrifying post somewhere.
Comment · 1 year ago
But pitchers should still have to bat. Pinch hitters offend me.
Comment · 1 year ago
My gosh. I'm having to support some older platforms (like OS/400) who STILL don't have C++11 support. And also for now, HP-UX and Solaris, which support up to C++14 (dead platforms - hoping to drop soon). Someday maybe I'll get to move on.
Comment · 1 year ago
Still waiting for IBMi to support C++11.
Comment · 1 year ago
Then again, Harvard has a 53 billion dollar endowment so it probably wouldn't be necessary.

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