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Oh to paint her eyes so red and her lips so blue
Carve her legend on the bow - Caroline 452
When they come to call for her, I will be there to observe...

Radio Silence [1]

[1] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1ntZNpE3am8
Surely Free Pascal is the most Pascal language that exists and is actively developed today?
I would say using an engine around Earth that emits radioactive exhaust that travels at less than Earth escape velocity is the real lunacy.
Active learning and problem selection is what I came to as well going through the literature. I was thinking of teaching algorithm design by having students build their own algorithm laboratory where they create visualizations and experiments that motivate interest in problems and the design of solutions.
Bing, ddg, brave - all of them have better ui and serve same results minus obnoxious ads. Really no reason to use google search anymore.
One minor quibble: on-orbit refueling has been demonstrated, during the DARPA Orbital Express mission in 2006.

Otherwise, if NASA issued stock, you should consider shorting it.
Swift, and I imagine other modern languages, do this the right way. Their idiomatic error passing is via try/catch, which is the best error handling pattern we've figured out so far, but instead of bloating the API for every case where somebody might theoretically not care about the specific error and isn't doing multiple failable operations in close proximity, it just adds some sugar to get the result described in this article:

`let fooOrNil = try? Foo("blah")`

Edit: Updated URL to Foo, since Swift happens to use optional return for its own 'URL' type, as pointed out.
Big banks and stock traders do that. They just don't organize it like a disk, because what'd be the point?

(And, of course, you want ECC memory for that.)
It's not unusable, just as Pascal wasn't unusable.

It can be very tedious though, e.g. the way errors are handled.
All well and good until you sign away those rights in one of the many forms you fill out- see for example this excerpt from one of my local hospital websites (emphasis mine)

It’s trivial to be coerced into signing one of these agreements when you’re in a high stress high stakes environment.

> If you get other types of services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can't balance bill you, _unless you give written consent and give up your protections._
Windows XP running on a 486 CPU
While this is true for simpler games, the author mentions the possibility where we aren't able to hit the target of 60 FPS or whatever, and we get physics spikes on slower computers.
Too small to see, but too small for damage?

What’s the largest smallest object we won’t be able to see that can be devastating?
As clicks dry up for news sites, could Apple's news app be a lifeline?
This has been well known for years, it's just NASA operating for decades with it's hand tied behind it's back by neoliberal mandated public private partnerships embezzling it for tax dollars.
Blame marketing, branding and pressure for value-add. There's no reason for anyone to have a VPN client you can see. It's all IPSec, OpenVPN, or wireguard under the covers. It should be handed off to the OS, but every corp needs to be a special little snowflake and show you their logo. (Yeah, I'm bitter, I fought with way too many crappy GUI wrappers for openvpn CLI) Once the app exists, there seems to be little pressure to make it actually good - one of them updated and literally removed the necessary client but just from the MacOS releases.

(ZeroTier gets a pass though because it's an uncommon protocol and I can't remember the last time I've actually seen the app open - as it should be.)
No, invasive species are a type of weed; not all weeds are invasive (i.e. non indiginous)
EDIT: in hindsight, i shouldn’t’ve dismissed this as just “oh it hasn’t got good range” . I will try not to be so dismissive in future.

This should be good for an average commute in an urban area.

Side note tho, remember when the high end cars had below 100 mile range?
You just made my point. Thank you. Good day.
"Exception" has a meaning. Exceptions are supposed to be used for just that, unexpected situations. Not being able to parse something is not an exception. It's a normal thing. RegEx doesn't throw an exception when there's no match. Array.indexOf doesn't throw an exception when it doesn't find a something.

It's really nice to able to go into the debugger and say "stop on all exceptions" and not be spammed with the wrong use of exceptions

And so, it's nice that we'll have `URL.parse`
Are there any good Linux desktop communities y’all recommend joining?

I want to setup a passwordless workflow with a Linux desktop environment, but I’m honestly lost between “Wayland” vs “wlroots” vs “X”. I only understand that Wayland is the preferred “display server” and “X” only exists for legacy.

And this is only the display server. I have not even delved into the other components.

Right now, I have setup a basic desktop environment.

Boot up VM or PC -> presented with a terminal to ”login” -> input user -> input password -> load basic terminal (i guess this is called a “tty” (?) -> type command to load desktop environment -> do stuff

What I am looking for is:

Register yubikey with user and password as fallback. Reboot PC and leave yubikey connected.

As PC boots up, it will automatically see yubikey corresponds to user on machine, and proceeds to load in desktop environment. No more manual process as described above. Can “do stuff” much faster.

Can even use the yubikey for subsequent operations in user space (ie, sudo authentication).

Would be cool to have a security feature that will lock the session if it has been removed; or have ability to fallback to manual password entry (in case hw auth is broken).

I have been able to do this in macOS to a certain degree of success with TouchID. But every time I update the machine, Apple update process resets the pam modules.
I would be very concerned about what this is saying. I don't think it means these women experience less harassment. I suspect it means they have a higher tolerance for it from experiencing more of it. To me, this says we have a long way to go to improve workplaces for everyone.
What "Follow Your Dreams" Misses [video]
Do we have something in place to monitor the far side? We don't have a visual on it like we do the near side. Yeah, we've flown around it, imaged it in the past. Nothing ongoing though.

If you think about it in a national security sense instead of an astronomical one, the question is "what is a rival power up to", then indeed it is dark and unknown.

Mind I only watched from the timestamp, I might have missed something and this guy is a complete shit for brains.
I implemented it just now. Turns out when performing the subtraction on the raw data before applying the color space conversion LUT, it's also necessary to add the mean of the noise image's pixel values because otherwise some bias is lost and the entire image's brightness changes. With this in place, it seems to work. Interestingly enough, this even results in noticeable noise reduction when the noise image was not recorded in the same environment but only with the same camera settings!

When performing the subtraction after applying the LUT (that is, result = apply_lut(raw) - apply_lut(raw_noise) instead of result = apply_lut(raw - raw_noise + mean(raw_noise))), the result is quite different for reasons that I don't fully understand yet, but the noise is reduced in the same way. This will need some further investigation.
I think I cover this in a footnote? ISS gets refueled, and there have been satellite experiments like Orbital Express, but no one has attempted bulk rocket-to-rocket propellant transfer.
It's a nice tip (the existence of URL.parse) but doesn't scream "get shit done" like `import { parseUrl } from 'lib/url'` (or parseJson, etc)
You may want to re-write the title as "Ask HN:"
I rewrote this comment because I think the angle I had initially was wrong. While I think it will struggle in the US/Canadian market, in the EU I think it will be popular.

It also does have CarPlay, which I was incorrect about. Commenter below was kind enough to point that out.
Wow...didn't know this was a thing.

I got bit by the opposite where one of my rentals had a maximum miles limit. I use a corporate code that usually includes unlimited mileage but this location didn't offer that. They had a limit of 300km unless you paid extra and since I skip the counter and go directly to the garage to pick a car, I wasn't aware of that. It was only when they emailed me the receipt later that I saw the extra charges.
They'd end up doing something like you pay $2000 in cash upfront and then you get the unused portion back at the end, and GDP would lower significantly because most people can't afford to give businesses a line of credit like this.
> Not many people are fond of the idea of "validation by running a function and seeing if it throws an exception".

That's only because JS makes it unnecessarily verbose in the case where they don't care about the error message. It's exactly what they should want to do, rather than add another piece of the API to have to remember.
You can see just fine out of Metro North windows, which are apparently the same half-inch of polycarbonate glazing. So what’s the difference? Does Metro North replace the windows more frequently?
It's very much arguable whether Pascal was simpler than ALGOL 60 (of which it is a derivative via ALGOL-W), given that it has a much more complicated type system. I mean, A60 didn't even have pointers and records. The only thing I can think of that it did have but Pascal did not is pass-by-name and labels as values.

The wild success of Turbo Pascal was due to it adopting many concepts from Modula (units, most notably), and then the decision of Borland to stick with it rather than doing Modula-2 for brand recognition reasons.

I can't think of any particular reason why Modula-2 is worse than Pascal, though. It's pretty much Pascal with all the necessary bells and whistles to do proper systems programming like C, and a somewhat shorter syntax (thanks to dropping BEGIN).
That's not a "DB"-19. The DB shell is much wider, sized to accommodate up to 25 pins. It's more likely a DA-19, or maybe a DE-19. Or, as the author specified their own dimensions, an unofficial variant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature
You can also glob with c printf style format.

ffmpeg -framerate 30 -i image-%05d.jpg -c:v libx265 -crf 35 -pix_fmt yuv420p timelapse.mp4

Will get images of the form image-00000.jpg, image-00001.jpg, ... image-99999.jpg.
Seems more than reasonable for most people's commute
I would never have guessed this configuration was so rare. D-sub connectors seem to have more active use in aerospace and defense that you might expect (Until I started working professionally, I always associated them with "old" computers, not high end stuff).
> NASA built a working engine in the 70s.

Kind of. No NTR has ever been flown and tested in space. The program achieved many milestones and got pretty far into development, but was cancelled 50 years ago due to budget constraints. It's always the last 10% that are the hardest in engineering and while NASA (as well as the Soviet Union) got 90% there, it would still have taken a few years (maybe just two) of further development.

The real lunacy is simply not being mission-driven. A true mission driven design would have used a simple, reliable option using proven and existing technology. Like non-cryogenic fuel for example.

Hydrazin might be highly toxic, but its beneficial chemical properties make it a much better choice for moon missions. Long term storage wouldn't be a problem and reliable proven engines already exist, too. In space (LEO and beyond), the toxicity doesn't matter while its use as a monopropellant makes it ideal for the ascend stage of a lunar lander due to reliability and simplicity.

Proven technology that existed for many decades - no new engines required, no complex refuelling in orbit (just send filled tanks into LEO and keep them there for later docking), cheaper, less risk, safer...
That's arguably a poor use of exceptions. Swift has URL.init which returns nil if parsing fails. It doesn't throw.
Doesn't seem likely, given that there was unpublished work and miscellaneous work products.

> ...made clear by the discovery of a server with work corresponding to the still unpublished third season of the Amazon Prime series Invincible and the Max animation Iyanu: Child of Wonder, which is scheduled to come out this year.

> The files include comments, notes and instructions for the artists, such as “improve the shape of the character’s head.”
I just checked nvram -p

It has the SSID in plaintext in current-network and preferred-network, not the passphrase. I’m not sure how it’s obfuscated or encrypted but it is not plaintext
I just realised you’re prolly from Kolkata too, pretty cool !

Good luck with your startup !
I am guessing they are just juicing their EPA stats? That’s why one of the other small manufacturers did it. Was it smart car, fiat or someone else.

This juices their mpg to meet requirements.
The 2024 500e comes with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, as noted in this Edmunds review:
https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2024-fiat-500e-first-drive-...
You don't?

If that's the case, can you explain why?
Show HN: I spent 20 minutes using ChatGPT4o to generate an Online Tally Counter
The code was entirely generated by ChatGPT4o, using Tailwind CSS and JavaScript.

Online Tally Counter Key Features

Multi-Counter Management: Easily add and delete multiple counters to meet your diverse needs.

Custom Naming: Each counter can be uniquely named for easy identification and management.

Automatic Data Saving: Your counter tally is automatically saved to your browser on your device. Please note that clearing your cache will result in data loss.

No Installation Needed: No app installation required; simply access and use it directly through your browser without needing to register for an account.

ChatGPT4o is becoming increasingly powerful.
I believe Stellantis is adopting the NACS (aka Tesla Supercharger compatible) plug. That turns this into a more practical car in case of emergency or if you need to make an occasional longer trip.

Everyone shops for the edge case - what if I need to drive from Maine to San Diego, or what if I need to buy three rooms worth of drywall? The answer obviously is just rent an ICE for those rarer occasions. But obviously if you’re a drywaller or a courier, buy something different to begin with.
To be honest, I don't really care if I get a human brain or not as long as I stay conscious.

I – and I'd wager most people – would be fine with some level of alteration to their being if it meant they wouldn't literally die, and that they would get to spend some more time with their loved ones. Change is a part of life, and this would just be another one.
Mario Builder 64: M64 ROM hack with custom level builder/loader
Because they are one of the worst vehicles in their class.
I got to test drive one of these. It's such a fun little car to drive, albeit not that responsive or fast. If you just needed a little runabout it would be perfect for that.

In Australia these cost just under 70K AUD. The interior is very nice, and quite spacious for what it is. There is a lot of leather that looks and feels good.

If I didn't need to occasionally do long distance (150km+) it would have been a contender, but at its asking price, cheaper options like the MG-4 and GWM Ora are much better value.
Unkind quotes, but hilarious and probably well deserved:

"SLS looks like someone started building a Space Shuttle and ran out of legos for the orbiter"

"But on top of this monster sits a second stage so anemic that even its name (the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage) is a kind of apology."

"the minds behind SLS achieved a first in space flight, creating a rocket that is at the same time more powerful and less capable than the Saturn V."

"And SLS is a “one and done” rocket, artisanally hand-crafted by a workforce that likes to get home before traffic gets bad."

"The rocket can only launch once every two years at a cost of about four billion dollars—about twice what it would cost to light the rocket’s weight in dollar bills on fire."

"Early on, SLS designers made the catastrophic decision to reuse Shuttle hardware, which is like using Fabergé eggs to save money on an omelette."
Are cafes not allowed to set limits on how long people can stay at their tables? I don’t understand how this can possibly be a problem
That was on-orbit refueling of hypergolic propellants, which is already done regularly on the ISS and is conceptually straightforward since you can just use bladder tanks to do the transfer without any special considerations.

What hasn't been demonstrated is on-orbit refueling with cryogenic propellants, which involve more considerations regarding thermal and pressure management. Technically the most recent Starship flight test demonstrated on-orbit transfer of cryogenic propellants (between two internal tanks), but of course doing it with docking still needs to be done.
Digital ID laws pass Australian parliament after fresh $288M funding
I made this same argument last time the story was posted but I don't think it's really possible to answer. Even the best lawyer could only tell you something like "it's only technically legal if a judge says it is", and even then it does not automatically apply to all future instances.

Like it or not, law is all about subjective interpretation and "well ackshually" arguments.
I wept tears of happiness. Finally, a distraction-free computing environment that couldn’t run Quake even if it wanted to!

(NB - it looks like part of the trick was patching newer instructions out of system libraries and ntoskrnl, so YMMV with random programs.)
At least locally pricing errors are always decided in favor of the customer. Of course you have to notice it but you're always entitled to the lowest advertised price on any item.
> it's thoroughly dismissive of the political concerns which are the essence of the entire problem

No, it is quite correctly pointing out that political concerns are creating a lot of problems that shouldn't even exist.

> If we don't get there with a more sustainable approach, then there's no point going.

But the article's whole point is that this is not a "more sustainable approach". It's less capable than Apollo, for more money, without any compensating benefits. If that's what "political concerns...are the essence of the entire problem" looks like, then I agree that "there's no point in going"--meaning we shouldn't be doing Artemis at all if this is what it's going to look like. But of course the "political concerns" won't let that happen.
https://archive.is/H34CT
A lot of car rentals go on a corporate tab. When high-impact employees are traveling, their time is very valuable. An extra 20 minutes for the employee to spend with the customer on the last day could easily be worth $150 to their employer. Some businesses are happy to pay inflated prices for gas just in case their employee needs that extra 20 minutes onsite before returning to the airport.
How to read a book: 10 rules from a reviewer
PAM was invented for scenarios like that. AFAICT logind uses PAM no matter what graphics server are you running.

So this likely works under Wayland and X equally, provided the right yubikey: https://adl1995.github.io/passwordless-logins-with-yubikey.h...
I think Dagger is changing the foundations of this piece.

1. Dagger allows you to write your builds in a language SDK

2. Dagger runs the same everywhere, including locally, end the commit stream to :fingers_crossed: fix CI

3. Your CI in the cloud can become a minimal number of Dagger calls, will make switching much easier.

4. Dagger modules & functions will be a better form for reusable actions in GHA

GitHub CI will still be popular because most open source projects will have free CI. You can avoid most of the Yaml engineering by adopting tools like Dagger (and CUE)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/05/18/how-to-read-...
> not all weeds are invasive (i.e. non indiginous)

I believe you are mistaken or confused. You also misspelled indigenous.

Invasive typically refers to the propensity of a non indigenous species (~= "plant that comes from somewhere else") to spread and replace or out-compete for resources such as light, nutrients, water, etc. other species that are indigenous species. At least in my travels, it is exceptionally rarely used in a broader sense to mean "any non-indigenous plant" (as adopting this sense would, for example, include pretty much every single garden plant ever, every food crop ever, etc. and thus be of dubious to zero utility).

An endemic (~="was always here and here only") species is not a weed, to a botanist, by definition, because it was always there and there only.

An indigenous (~="was always there") species is not a weed, to a botanist, by definition, because it was always there.

We often substitute the word "native" for indigenous in Australia and New Zealand, but in Australia this has an alternate meaning which is "comes from anywhere in Australia (not necessarily this specific area)" and therefore in an Australian context a "native" can be non-endemic, non-indigenous, and even invasive. An example of an invasive native would be Acacia longifolia when found in its non-indigenous range in Western Australia.

A weed in common use as a botanical pronoun by the general public most usually refers to any plant which is both invasive and non-indigenous. Any plant which is non-indigenous (but not significantly invasive) may also often be referred to as a weed by environmentalists, ecologists, and botanists (or anyone else), depending upon their mood, company and character.

I hope this helps clear up any confusion.

Sincerely, card carrying member, Australian Plant Society.
Destin from Smarter Every Day gave a talk that addresses a lot of these issues that I found pretty interesting too.

https://youtu.be/OoJsPvmFixU
the treaty prohibits weapons, not reactors...
I only meant to illustrate the feature, not argue that this specific constructor should use exceptions vs optional return.

Regardless: Why would it be a bad use of exceptions? It reduces the API size and unifies flows, and gives me the option of seeing the specific error. It simply happens to be that in practice I've never needed to know the specific error in this case.
IANASpaceDoctor, but very likely you can, at the possible expense of a space-hickey.

Most of you would still be at the right pressure, and skin is pretty tough stuff.
If you refuse to pay they're probably going to send you to collections…
I don't think there is any plan for a roundtrip Starship lunar mission. I think it is too heavy to get back.
70k AUD ~= $47k
That’s true, and i’m not saying it isn’t.
Compliance car for sure.
It’s worth clarifying: LLM is a game of probability, and artificial intelligence is a big topic of discussion.
First, we need to figure out what the teacher should teach, and then figure out what content the students have already mastered.
Is it going to be California only, like the last model they had? There is clearly demand for low cost, medium range EVs for commute all over the country, yet this kind of cars are only available in California for some reason.
I think such a society would be chill about suicide. An exploration of this idea is found throughout the "Culture" novels by Banks. It's okay to decide when you want to clock out. It's certainly better than being forcibly clocked out against your wishes.

I agree it would be weird at first, but after the first thousand years or so, it would probably become common enough that people wouldn't mind, and the taboo would disappear. Weird, maybe, but at least people will get to live their lives to the fullest and at their own pace.