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imp0cat··on What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals
There are downsides though, alu wiring breaks over time when exposed to any kind of stress and the connections loosen and have to be re-checked periodically.
imp0cat··on Comparison of Malloc() Algorithms
Good point. It was from the https://packages.debian.org/trixie/google-perftools Debian package, which points to the gperftools project - so it was the worse one I guess.
imp0cat··on Minimal Phone 2
Probably the physical keyboard?
imp0cat··on Comparison of Malloc() Algorithms
Interesting, is there an accompanying article?

We've tried tcmalloc, too. I don't remember the exact details, but we basically ended using jemalloc because it was using way less memory.

Same story with mimalloc - it usually provided a tiny bit more speed, but required more cpu and memory.

imp0cat··on Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain
Yes, and the difference being that they did not build a huge wall between them.
imp0cat··on Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain
Back in the day, they migrated away, only to be brought back as diesel fuel today. ;)
imp0cat··on Comparison of Malloc() Algorithms
And finally end up with either jemalloc or possibly mimalloc. ;)
imp0cat··on How GLM built its own inference infrastructure

    Several metrics are actually growing exponentially.
Power consumption and water consuption are the obvious ones. What are the others?
imp0cat··on Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries
Do you want to understand what this obsession is about? You probably need to visit Japan more.
imp0cat··on Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries
So it's something like a gym? ;)
imp0cat··on AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran
I read that as a statement that says something along the (nowadays very tired) line that the cloud is not magical, it's just other people's computers.
imp0cat··on Small programming tricks
Yes, but try rsync instead of scp. Mind the slash though!

Both rsync -avz /path/to/file user@server:/another/path/to/ or rsync -avz /path/to/file/ user@server:/another/path/to/file

Will create directory named /another/path/to/file which will contain all contents of the original directory (/path/to/file/*).

Basically, if you include the trailing slash in the source path, only contents of the directory will be copied (useful when you need to rename it).

    rsync -avz path/to/old_dir/ user@server:/path/to/new_dir
If you omit the trailing slash in the source path, rsync will create the target directory for you. See man rsync for more info.
imp0cat··on Nike exits the S&P 100 after 18 years and a $200B market-cap wipeout
Exactly. And there is a lot of other alternatives in this space, check the guides at https://runrepeat.com/
imp0cat··on Version control second coming
I find that hard to believe, but maybe it's just that the speed of the technical progress is way too fast nowadays. :)
imp0cat··on Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls
Why keep the cast iron radiators?

But if you insist, I believe there are high-temp heat pumps available that will make better use of old-style radiators.

imp0cat··on Rust is tier-1 language at Microsoft
Or maybe not, because that's where confusing 180 and 360 degrees or headwind and tailwing will REALLY bite you.
imp0cat··on Version control second coming
USB-C charger, not cable.
imp0cat··on AirPods 5
Precisely, it's a feature nowadays.
imp0cat··on AirPods 5
That's the point, isn't it? You'd have to spend a lot of money on related stuff before audio upgrades, otherwise those audio upgrades are just money wasted.
imp0cat··on The UN challenges five centuries of cartography
It's kinda obvious when you see the username, isn't it?

But still, it's not a red flag in this particular example.

imp0cat··on Artificial beaver dams saw juvenile coho salmon survival rates go from 8% to 60%
Give it a few more dry years and Europeans will learn to love their beavers, again.
imp0cat··on Exit the Cave
From within the lava cave? ;)
imp0cat··on Making the Internet Boring
I find the polar opposite works better for me. Fight, with all your might!

You have to practice taking a step back, assesing the current situation and determining what's best for you. Ideally do this every time you feel like mindlessly doomscrolling. You'll get better at it.

imp0cat··on How bicycle coaster brakes work (2018)
Really the only downside is that they're prone to overheating in hilly terrain.
imp0cat··on Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude
Yeah, it takes some getting used to (the wheel is VERY sensitive to even the smallest finger movements), but when you get used to it, it's clearly superior to a regular scrollwheel. Much less finger fatique.
imp0cat··on Migrating to HTTPX2
You probably want to use pretty much anything over requests for performance reasons.
imp0cat··on Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude
> Some believe what separates men from animals is our ability to reason. Others say it’s language or romantic love, or opposable thumbs. Living here in this lost world, I’ve come to believe it is more than our biology. What truly makes us human is our ability to hyperscroll!

> Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World

imp0cat··on Small Models Have Arrived
That plane was destroyed by Russia, wasn't it? I believe it was partially disassembled when Russia invaded Ukraine and so it wasn't possible to save it. :(
imp0cat··on Suica, Japan's First IC Transit Card
> If you bought unlimited ticket

And that's the difference. IIRC, you have to periodically top up your Suica card with money which then gets deducted from the balance each time you use it.

In Europe, there is no such thing - sure, you can buy a lot of single ride tickets and then use them when you need to, but you have to stamp the ticket when you start each ride, which does seem a little more inconvenient.

imp0cat··on Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude
On a compatible Logitech device, browsing through the word search box benefits a lot from enabling hyperscroll.
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