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qupada

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    Are there programmers that still don't use AI?

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  • You wrote this all a lot better than I could have, but to expand on 2) I have no desire whatsoever to have a "conversation" (nay, argument) with a machine to try and convince/coerce/deceive/brow-beat (delete as appropriate) it into maybe doing what I wanted.

    I don't want to deal with this grotesque "tee hee, oopsie" personality that every company seems to have bestowed on these awful things when things go awry, I don't want its "suggestions". I code, computer does. End of transaction.

    People can call me a luddite at this point and I'll wear that badge with pride. I'll still be here, understanding my data and processes and writing code to work with them, long after (as you say) you've been priced out of these tools.

  • A sneaky demonstration of the dangers of curl bash

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  • Not that I know of, which means I can only assume it'll be a timing-based attack.

    With strategic use of sleep statements in the script you should stand a pretty good chance of detecting the HTTP download blocking while the script execution is paused.

    If you were already shipping the kind of script that unpacks a binary payload from the tail end of the file and executes it, it's well within the realm of possibility to swap it for a different one.

  • Looking for a quality food processor

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  • Magimix are French, and may be the high-quality product you seek.

    I upgraded from a Kenwood which was good enough, but the upgrade to direct-driven and an induction motor was substantial (as is the weight of the unit).

    Their commercial products are sold under the name "Robot Coupe", I see those show up used from time to time (usually when a restaurant goes out of business) so that could also be an option.

  • Moving out so found one of my older archives. You can guess how old it is.

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  • DVDs didn't have that issue, fortunately.

    In CDs, the recorded layer is directly under the label, in DVDs it's mid-way through the thickness of the disc so there's a layer of plastic between it and the label. A function of different wavelengths of light used to read them.

    Bit rot due to degradation of the organic chemicals in the recording layer is still very much a concern though.

  • this

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  • That, or the aspiring rich arsehole.

    Not even a beneficiary, just a grossly misguided individual who hasn't yet realised that will, in fact, not be them some day.

  • Valve wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies

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  • "Method and apparatus for insufflation of oxygen into a body by means of flexible permeable membrane"

  • Tesla Sales Down 55% in UK, 58% in Spain, 59% in Germany, 81% in Netherlands, 93% in Norway vs. 2024

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  • Thoughts and prayers 🙏

  • Shell shock indeed!

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  • Frankly an average tortoise has a good chance of outliving your grandchildren.

    150 years is not an unreasonable upper bound for their lifespan, for the larger species.

  • What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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  • A Touch of Cloth.

    What if we took a British-style police procedural and made it not just a comedy, but a full-blown parody/spoof. And also it was created by Charlie Brooker, of Black Mirror fame.

    Packed with wall-to-wall sight gags, terrible puns, and blink-and-you'll-miss-it jokes.

    There are three seasons, each two 45-minute episodes.

    Links (for those outside the US or EU): Season 1, Season 2, Season 3.

  • I greased the trees

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  • Much as I don't want to disturb your shitposting, the original news article I saw about this "phenomenon" linked to an amazing video.

    https://vimeo.com/1134717703

    The meaty thud it makes as it faceplants the pavement makes it all worthwhile.

  • Canada Post lost my passport with US visa and nobody seems to care

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  • I'm from NZ, but having been through the process for a US work visa, the way it happened was after the in-person interview at the consulate you left your passport with them, and it was returned by courier a few days later with the visa document attached.

    I'm roughly assuming OP has gone through a similar process, and it is that return courier step that has gone awry.

  • Fast-paced and exciting environment

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  • Seriously.

    Open-plan office dwellers everywhere: "Tell me more about this 'cubicle'. Walls, you say?"

  • LG joins Sony and TCL in abandoning 8K TV market

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  • Presuming you mean 4x 2560x1440 there, you can have close enough to that pixel count today; one of the things Dell released at CES this year was a 52" 6144x2560 display (U5226KW).

    Since it's intended to be a monitor, you get a USB hub, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, and other things you wouldn't get on a TV, too.

    I've been looking at it longingly, but I can't quite justify that pricetag right now.

  • Just ask, "Would Kramer be convinced to get into this?"

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  • "Good" and "bad" are far more subjective than with most shows, in this case.

    The problem with being one of the shows that popularised - if not outright created - a lot of what became staple sitcom tropes is that people tend to look back with the modern lens, of those being extremely over-used and stale. Is just that they weren't, when the show was current.

    A lot of viewers also tend to get stuck on the "wow, these are some truly awful people" part, which similarly was the point. To directly quote Larry David; "No hugging, no learning".

    To dramatically over-simplify things, it is a show about three terrible people going about their lives, and failing to learn any lessons in the process; as is so famously quoted, a show about nothing.

    Whether good or bad, it was still important. Walked, so a generation of later shows could run, if you will. (Or even if you won't, I don't think anyone could deny that)

  • Danger kitty has a question

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  • If you're cold, they're cold. Bring them inside.

  • Does anyone else's cat play fetch?

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  • Caulk

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  • Honestly, I'd consider it.

    If I was in the middle of a job and was about to run out of something, I'm looking at downing tools for a minimum hour round trip to the nearest (decent) hardware store.

    There's a good chance someone starting closer to the store can get that down to 35-40 minutes, and I can carry on working in the meantime.

    Now "normal", perhaps not, but unreasonable also perhaps not?

  • He gets fed at 12:00

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  • Having had one for almost our cats' entire lives, I can confirm that they do not.

    It also creates something of a pavlovian response; it doesn't matter if there's still food in the dispenser's bowl or he's literally just eaten, the sound of more biscuits dropping is enough to make him absolutely hoof it in the direction of the feeder. Sometimes doesn't even eat anything, just has to run over to it.

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    Man uses 99 phones to trick Google Maps into thinking there’s a traffic jam to prove a big point

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  • Next time they (unnecessarily) reboot The Italian Job I can see this fitting right in.