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QuackyTheDuck

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QuackyTheDuck··on Ntsc-rs – open-source video emulation of analog TV and VHS artifacts
I wouldn't call it a voice break, more an intentional melodic variation by singing a perfect fourth higher than the expected note in falsetto. But I agree: it sounds marvelous.
QuackyTheDuck··on A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee
Since he wrote that Coke doesn't create this effect, I guess caffeine can be ruled out?
QuackyTheDuck··on The C++ Iceberg
Just click on a term to be redirected to an explanation.
QuackyTheDuck··on Wintergatan Marble Machine (2016) [video]
Could you please explain?
QuackyTheDuck··on IRC is the only viable chat protocol (2022)
How did we solve email?
QuackyTheDuck··on IRC is the only viable chat protocol (2022)
Unfortunately, this only works unless you have a textfield focused or something similar that "consumes" your keyboard input. At least in my experience, it's quite unreliable.
QuackyTheDuck··on Rust-EZ: Easy Rust for Everyone
Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately, the url doesn't work?!
QuackyTheDuck··on The limits of "computational photography"
This.

Even when you stabilize the footage afterwards (digitally, not by stabilizing the sensor), there will be motion blur due to the lower shutter speed.

QuackyTheDuck··on Boston Dynamics’ bipedal robot Atlas can now grab and toss
This is not how unemployment works.
QuackyTheDuck··on Briar: Peer-to-Peer Encrypted Messaging
nicely said
QuackyTheDuck··on Audio CD ripping – optical drive accuracy listing
I think iTunes Match still offers this, too.
QuackyTheDuck··on SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri
Sigh … I so much want Apple to get their shit together. To me it feels like software quality reached a new low.
QuackyTheDuck··on Darling: The macOS virtual emulation layer for Linux
> Please note that most GUI applications will not run at the moment.

I really appreciate the effort that already went I to this, but I also find it hard to see the usefulness of such a tool if the core functionality just isn’t there yet.

QuackyTheDuck··on The 4th Year of SerenityOS
Thank you for writing this, I can heavily relate.
QuackyTheDuck··on My Surreal Experience with COBOL
This, cygwin can easily be installed without admin rights.
QuackyTheDuck··on Applying a rule from Pixar with a camera from 1961
> While watching her, he realised the pictures would be out of focus because of the settings. He then decided to design a camera that won't let you make a mistake. This camera is the Olympus Pen ee series.

I’m a bit surprised that the author doesn’t explain how the camera prevents out of focus photos (but mentions the auto exposure feature instead).

QuackyTheDuck··on Ilias: Readable aliases for core Ruby methods
Why do you have to memorize both?
QuackyTheDuck··on The use of ‘class’ for things that should be simple free functions (2020)
I’m confused, since you mentioned a two-line-solution. Was it a library then?
QuackyTheDuck··on The use of ‘class’ for things that should be simple free functions (2020)
> I asked them to create a library for solving quadratic equations.

To me, this reads like a requirement, can you really blame them for respecting what you asked for?

QuackyTheDuck··on Tqdm (Python)
Good stuff, thank you!
QuackyTheDuck··on Nushell – a new type of shell written in Rust
Holy cow! I didn't know that such a thing exists. This is amazing, thanks!
QuackyTheDuck··on I am creating a better FreeCodeCamp
Shouldn't it say "a better FreeCodeCamp"?
QuackyTheDuck··on Is Gmail scanning your emails? Let's find out
I just skipped through the video and find that just because the hyperlinks in his mails weren't visited by Google, it is plain wrong to derive that "Google is not scanning your mails" …
QuackyTheDuck··on why you visit Hacker News
I'm interested in IT news and love to read the comments to get a feeling for the many different perspectives, pro and cons and experiences from insiders who worked with certain technologies. It feels genuine.
QuackyTheDuck··on I've been programming since I was 10, but I don't feel like a 'hacker'
Well, I guess there is more to being a hacker than just having programming experience.

I understand that the post is more than its title, but I couldn’t resist and got triggered by it.

For me, it’s about being curious, not taking any technical solution for granted and having the inner need and energy to explore, to experiment, to be skeptical and feeling the drive to improve things …