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makotoNagano··on Show HN: I wrote a book about UI [pdf]
"If the user wants to do this, they will do this" - perfectly acceptable. "They" and "them", can be plural and singular.
makotoNagano··on SolarBatteryBitcoin
You can make that argument for any piece of entertainment. why live? let's all kill ourselves, that way we won't use any energy anymore.
makotoNagano··on “They introduce kernel bugs on purpose”
Absolutely incredible
makotoNagano··on 'Whitest ever' paint reflects 98% of sunlight
you can consider it the same as solar panels, which need periodic cleaning to maintain high performance
makotoNagano··on How often should I rotate my SSH keys?
But then you're forcing an organisation style/hierarchy because of a tech problem. If I want all my developers to be able to access production directly for quick development, then that should be possible
makotoNagano··on This Website Will Self Destruct
going through the responses, i've yet to hit a spam response which is pretty incredible
makotoNagano··on I wrote a SaaS product because the internet made me believe it'd make me rich
Yes, heard this theory before, think this makes the most sense
makotoNagano··on 0.999...= 1
We haven't even started the Pi Tau argument yet
makotoNagano··on 0.999...= 1
Firm believer that adopting base 12 would have had a ripple affect on society, preventing many trials tribulations and wars. Pity we only have base 10 and donald trump
makotoNagano··on Let’s Build a Compiler (1995)
Agreed for very specific applications. General purpose stuff, C is more than sufficient imo
makotoNagano··on Let’s Build a Compiler (1995)
Sometimes learning on older technologies is very helpful to learning more of the fundamentals than learning practical skills directly.

For example I studied how to program assembly code for an STM32F0 microprocessor. Would never do that in practice. but worked wonders in teaching me the intricacies of a processor at a very low level.

makotoNagano··on City Roads – Draw all roads in a city at once
Really awesome! some weird quirks with the City search though. Couldn't find Cape Town, South Africa
makotoNagano··on Asciinema – Record and share terminal sessions
that works
makotoNagano··on Asciinema – Record and share terminal sessions
There are only 2 ways of pronouncing that, "Ascii enema" or "Ass cinema", both butt related... bit unfortunate.
makotoNagano··on BrachioGraph – a cheap, simple pen plotter
Nice stuff. Raspberry Pis are generally pretty terrible at running servo's though. Adding an intermediate Arduino would work wonders (I appreciate the complexity would jump significantly though)
makotoNagano··on Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa
I'm pretty sure they're importing the semiconductors, but manufacturing the PCBs
makotoNagano··on Where you are born is more predictive of your future than any other factor
Even so, people are allowed to grow and change their ideas.