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Comment · 5 years ago
I don't understand this. 1080p on 15 screen is still pretty decent, I think Windows by default set scaling on such ppi.
Comment · 6 years ago
> "Under Linux, setting multi-monitor configurations especially using multiple GPUs running binary NVIDIA drivers can be a major PITA" - Bollox. Not Bollox, multimonitor setup and hdpi scaling is in a sad state in Linux

- "Applications development is a major PITA" - this is ridiculous. Yea, that is the major framework should I use to desktop app that will be supported in 10 years? Compared to Windows compatibility, it is a joke.

I use Linux for more than 10 years, but let's not pretend that it is in the same league as Win/Mac as Desktop OS. It is great if you use it for dev work, but for general Desktop use, usability, security, compatability is trerrible.

Comment · 7 years ago
Of course it can, but by default it does not look good, and it is not trivial to change things, hence you see documents which look straight out of 90s.
Comment · 7 years ago
I hate LaTeX typesetting, it looks very archaic and reeks of academism (is that a word?). Unless document require lot of formulas, LaTeX is not a right tool in 2019.
Comment · 7 years ago
What a nice example of subtle aboutism.
Comment · 8 years ago
Maybe I am missing something, but trolleybuses do not have tracks, they get power from overhead wires.
Comment · 8 years ago
There is nothing shocking here, parent implements strictly regular expressions and compile them to DFA, so of course it will be fast, especially using only ASCII characters and hand chosen regular expressions. Russ Cox articles covers this very well.
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
I think we should just use term regex and leave term regular expressions for, you know, actual regular expressions.
Comment · 8 years ago
Well, most commonly used features like back-references allow to define not-regular language, so there is nothing funny that most regular expression engines are not "regular".

I like to use term regex for "regular" expressions implemented in most languages, by PCRE engine or in Perl and term regular expressions for actual regular expressions as defined in theoretical computer science, that is expressions which can be recognised by finite (either deterministic or non-deterministic) automata.

Comment · 8 years ago
But what is their reasoning for this?
Comment · 8 years ago
>or at least against HOA rules

WTF!? I am from Europe, is this really a thing? Although,it wouldn't surprise me, watching American Movies, lawn and suburbia seems inseparable.

Comment · 8 years ago
>reek of Microsoft.

What does this even mean?

Comment · 8 years ago
>and it's hard to burst. Like, super hard to burst

What exactly does 'burst' mean in this context?

Comment · 8 years ago
What major issues you encountered on 18.04?

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