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temp51723on Stable pseudonyms create a more civil environment than real names: study (2021)

Real names seems like it'd make people - in general - feel the need to save face more than a pseudonym.

temp51723on Come downstairs or we’ll eat your order, delivery workers tell customers

So they're supposed to let themselves into your house, walk to your bedroom and hand it to you there?

temp51723on It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a job candidate

> It's because they didn't do anything. NDA = Not Doing Anything.

No, it's because it's my employers code, not mine.

God knows what trying to exfiltrate it opens me up to criminally or civilly.

temp51723on Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement

> If everyone is allowed to steal books

Nothing was stolen- just copied.

temp51723on Windows Update Restored: Fix Windows update on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, and XP

Legacy Update doesn't support Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 SP3+ Windows 98 First and Second Edition, Windows Millenium Edition.

Windows Update Restored (purportedly) does.

temp51723on Every new DMD version breaks some of my code

It doesn't. You stick to the version of those libraries at work with that version of the compiler- like every other language.

temp51723on Every new DMD version breaks some of my code

You pick a version of the compiler and stick with it until you're ready to try a newer version?

temp51723on The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product

The type of person that buys an instant pot is definitely the type of person to buy an air purifier. Probably a gamble on brand loyalty/recognition.

temp51723on Zeal is an offline documentation browser for software developers

> what benefits do people find with these viewers?

I stop and think about the issue instead of just googling for an answer.

Also, I removed the wifi card from my laptop so I can work from a room without ethernet letting myself get distracted by the internet.

temp51723on Everything you always wanted to know about mathematics (2013) [pdf]

That book was used in my "intro to higher math" class my freshman year. A very humbling experience, seeing that cover again gave me a bit of a knot in my stomach.

temp51723on Lenovo profits sink 75% as PC demand continues nosedive

typing this from my ~12 year old lenovo x201.

temp51723on Businesses are in for a mighty debt hangover

Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance