namark @namark@qoto.org
Joined Jan 2020
I see, they got offended that I considered libstdc++ standard library mailing list before them
https://codereview.stackexchange.com/posts/252686/revisions
probably the main reason they closed it
They say divide and conquer, as if division is not the most difficult operation.
guess I got what I deserved for this sin -_-
https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/252686/whats-wrong-with-my-midpoint
@dankmaximus Yeah, I'm sure there are better games out there, this one is more like "get scarred at as a little kid, and then come back for revenge as an adult". Or maybe I just suck.
@dankmaximus well, as a kid I didn't like it much, the stress of the monster chasing you or the bridge collapsing was too high, a brutal game x_x
@iron_bug
@Demosthenes
Coincidentally I also got a couple of sticky keys on my previous rubber one after year of use, though for me that was the first time I broke a keyoard without pouring liquids on it :D
The mechanical one should be much more repairable too, since the switches are standard, and overall the thing is built to be assembled by hand (they even sell DIY kits for a lower price). Hoping it'll last me a lifetime.
@feld @mangeurdenuage @robby Got to love how advocacy for permissive licenses inevitably turns into advocacy for proprietary software. That is all that is being pointed out. You support proprietary software, and you can't take it, so you try to ridicule people to somehow discredit them.
Bringing up projects that openly admitted to have had no clue what free software or GPL was about doesn't help your case. This having no clue what you are doing is an industry standard by the way. Oh this glorious industry that has done so much good to the humanity! Sorry to burst your bubble, but everything from our beloved web, to desktop, to mobile, to embedded, to firmware, to hardware is absolutely pathetic from engineering point of view. Where are the quality standards? Where are the warranties? Even in poorer countries, most people consider warranty essential on certain types of engineering products. Nobody will buy a fridge or an oven or a washing machine without a warranty, unless you half the price or something. There are also repair services that in one way or the other also provide warranty. Nowadays people's livelihoods depend on software, and many public services demand use of software, all without any kind quality standards or warranty, and we, the professionals who are supposed to service and advice them, have made this ok. Software just breaks, and nobody can fix it, "works on my machine", this is a law of nature, proven by scientists(tm).
I'm sure slavery has also done a lot of "good" back in the day, and that many people where perfectly happy with it, doesn't mean we couldn't do better, or that we shouldn't fight it in every way we can.
smell some chocolate
@amerika
I do find it subtly easier to type on by feel, though that could also be the shape of the key caps, too many variables!
In general can't say it's objectively worth the price difference, might be a bit of a luxury.
@Demosthenes Hmm, the required distance is very short on this one too, but the allowed distance is longer. I think, this makes it easier to press the key without bottoming it out, so less impact on fingers? They also require less force to press, than my rubber ones, which would resist hard firts, and then just snap down, basically guaranteeing impact (it's a trap!), while the springs resist continuously and lightly.
@Demosthenes Wouldn't that ergonomic keyboard have mechanical switches too? I don't really know why, it's just more pleasant to type on compared to the rubber keyboards I was using up until now. I never before wanted to play a typing game, and I really like buttons in general.
In terms of clickity-clackiness, as far as I understand, I got a middle of the road version, I guess even toward the silent. Nobody told me though, that there is also spring ringing upon release, which I find the most pleasant, very musical.
mechanical keyboard are indeed more fun... have an urge to play a typing game
@phoe @holger Twitter and Github are more of a public forums than specific communities. If there is a specific community that has rules, then people who are trusted to enforce them can enforce them. Otherwise one should be working towards establishing such a community with specific rules that apply to all and are clear to all, or, if that is already the case, maybe working towards changing these rules that apply to all and are clear to all, but in no circumstance does it make sense for one (or even many) to work against a specific individual, I presume by tarnishing their reputation.
Apologies for pedantry without context, but just some food for thought, one must be careful to not fight fire with more fire, even if it's of slightly different kind.
@Sphinx an elegant weapon for a more civilized age, tex shinobi
@phoe @holger As a bystander the main selling point of lisp is that it is a "language without syntax", so the sentiment is unsurprising to me.
Also as a bystander, admitting to, in all seriousness, "actively working on showing this ... person the door" is more toxic than any name calling or banter can ever be.
(smart)?phones
@amiloradovsky@functional.cafe this guy is still alive and kicking
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-Photon-Q-4G-LTE-Use-your-own-NANO-Sim-card/174449236285?hash=item289dfc193d:g:zo4AAOSw9bRfbBxn
works pretty well with OSMAND offline maps, and pure GPS navigation. The apps are obviously not optimized for keyboard input, but some of them recognized some basic desktop-GUI-esque commands, so if you don't mind digging deep you might get things to work for you. You can also chroot into a proper linux environment for the note taking and stuff, and even run an x server and vnc into it, but it's slow and the kernel is ancient. Battery life is the biggest issue as per usual, low capacity, not easily replaceable, but there are mods (involving cutting some plastic away) that make it swappable.
It also has an expensive, bulky and beefy spiritual successor that should be capable of all that and more:
https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro1/
@georgia they are busy making morrowind cause it's objectively better
https://openmw.org
@emilis
