Another big thing that doesn’t get covered by big O analysis is the potential for parallelization and multi threading, because the difference created by multi threading only amounts to one of those dropped coefficients.

And yet, especially for the workloads being run on a server with 32-128 cores, being able to run algorithms in parallel will make a huge difference to performance.

They’re all tone indicators, since you can’t communicate voice tone over text.

/s stands for sarcasm, sometimes /srs is used for serious, I’m not too sure what the others stand for but those are the most frequently used from what I’ve seen

It may not have been dark out but it was still pretty cool seeing shadows get messed up and seeing the sun get covered through eclipse glasses.

Definitely hoping to travel to one of the total eclipses in the later 20s/30s tho

I don’t actually think eclipse is completely terrible (just saw the opportunity for a meme). My main problem with it is that unlike intelliJ, the UI buttons don’t scale with the font size, making it pretty unusable on my HiDPI laptop.

For now I’ll just stick with IntelliJ/idea IDEs (I have access to an education license for ultimate) and then if/when Idea ruins it I’ll probably just try to integrate my Java workflow into either VS Code or an nvim setup

You’ve fallen into my trap card, I really just wanted everyone else’s eclipse photos here

For anyone else confused: in this case NLP stands for “Network location provider,” not “natural language processing”

Java is reasonably fast though, as the JRE is pretty well optimized at this point. Languages closer to being fully interpreted like JS and Python (technically both python and JS still get compiled to a lower target and then interpreted) are still noticeably slower.

Edit: there’s also the fact that JS/TS runs on a single thread, so it’s inherently limited for applications intended to be scaled up.

As a dev who works on both Java and C# code, modern Java (17+) and C# feel almost exactly the same (not sure if Java has extension methods though).

Bonus points for using Kotlin instead tho. I dislike both Java and C# just because they both allow any object to be null and that’s usually a headache whenever a null exception shows up.

The only thing I like better about C# is the Fixture library for testing. I haven’t found any mature libraries like it for Java yet.

I think we’re on the same page? If an attacker wanted a keylogger they wouldn’t even need to go as far as a screen, there are plenty of other ways (like a 3rd party keyboard app) that would work just as well, if not better, on an iPhone.

Hell, while we’re at it, using a phishing email to get you to enter a password in a fake site or using social engineering to reset your passwords is way more effective than reverse engineering and modding a camera/screen.

There’s no reason why Apple should get to keep exclusive rights on repairs just to profit more on parts. 3rd party screens, cameras, face id modules, etc. aren’t going to suddenly make your phone less secure.

TS and JS are completely single threaded unless you have multiple instances of node running at the same time.

The problem with chat apps is that as much as I would like to switch to other ones, I don’t really have a choice. The people I know use text, so even whatsapp is a stretch, let alone signal, xmpp, or matrix. When it isn’t text it’s normally Discord for my friend group, and I’m not going to attempt to explain Matrix to a bunch of non-technical people who just want to play games.

Unfortunately depending on the level of extremism they have a point. When you can’t even agree on what’s reality and what isn’t, it’s pretty hard to change someone’s mind.

I originally heard this quote about using the Internet but the general sentiment applies to any extremist politics as well.

Generally, people don’t log onto internet platforms to be proven wrong

Extremists don’t talk about politics to change their viewpoints, they do it to rant and convince others (IMO)

(At least this is often the case for US extremism, not sure about elsewhere)

You can have both though. Just add some random menu in the settings that turns bright red when using a non-certified component so security can be easily verified, but don’t needlessly lock people out and charge $500 to fix a $10-50 module on a $1000 phone

Edit: Adding on to this, Ifixit isn’t outlawing verification, the above example of whatever red warning is a clear way they could keep it.

If you think keyloggers require software running on your physical keyboards you’re in for a rude awakening.

Keyloggers are almost always at a pure software level and are conceptually simple to make. So simple that in fact, it’s the same thing as running a regular application with background shortcuts. The only thing that is different is that regular apps aren’t saving/recording anything, they’re just listening for you to press cmd+whatever.

It takes maybe ~10-15 minutes to make a keylogger in Python that could run on any computer, mac, windows, or Linux. Maybe a little longer if you wanted to use a compiled language and properly hide it.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

• A software developer

No, you can’t, because that isn’t a good analogy. Those two situations are not at all the same, but I’ll humor you.

The analogy you’re making is like saying only the company who makes doors is allowed to change the lock on your door, and they’re allowed to just stop offering the lock-changing service whenever they want. They also conveniently put a mechanism in so that whenever a third-party locksmith comes, your door falls apart. Your only option is to buy a new door, doorknob, frame, and hinge because your lock is worn out.

Odd examples to pick, Horizon Forbidden West and God of War Ragnarok were both delayed and the first original Mario platformer for the switch came out in 2017 (Odyssey - if you think 3d Mario games aren’t platformers you haven’t played them). Nintendo has also been releasing tons of other games as well so it’s not like they’ve been doing nothing.

Also, to be fair, When you have a platform with 10 times the total sales (Wii U sold ~14m, the switch is at ~130m right now) it makes sense to port over the good games from the console no one owned. Mario Kart 8 deluxe, a game originally from the Wii U, has sold ~55m copies, which is about 4 times what the entire Wii U console sold. There’s a reason they kept doing it, and it’s because most of the Wii U titles were good games that people will enjoy which released on a dead platform.

If you’re going to criticize Nintendo, criticize actually valid things like the scummy price increases on the ports (not just the ports’ existence), the poor online system that costs up to $50 per year per account, and a legal team who goes after anyone doing anything that isn’t directly playing the game. To be clear, a Microsoft buyout probably wouldn’t change any of those things because it’s making them money. Look no further than American companies like Disney largely using the same strategies Nintendo does. Microsoft is no different.

I may be misinterpreting their comment but I initially read elder as “elderly people” and not just “people older than them” and that the point was about how adults refer to them by first name unless it’s in a professional environment (e.g. doctor or government title)

For kids at least formality still mostly applies, I’m Gen Z in northeast US and I grew up calling every adult by Mr./Ms. X, with the only exceptions being family. This could be different in other parts of the US though, I don’t mean to generalize.

We’ve been doing something similar (assuming you meant 3 oz and not 30) with 2 meals a day 12 hours apart. Right now I think we’re using a bit more dry food, since our cats (we have 2 others as well) have only eaten dry food for their entire lives and we’re still trying to transition them to mostly wet food

My family’s cat just got diagnosed about a month ago :( He’s doing well so far with his insulin shots but it likely went unnoticed for a week or two because he’s a pretty reserved cat and normally hides from us. He’s been having trouble walking/jumping recently which is probably related, hopefully the insulin along with a changed diet (we’re mostly feeding him wet food now) will help him improve

I’m not arguing that it’s the same as a conventional wire, but it is definitely still electricity. Communicating a signal by difference in ionic charge is, by definition, an electric signal, even if it’s the movement of ions in a pump instead of electrons across a solid wire.