Notices by Howard Chu @ Symas (hyc@mastodon.social)

@nixCraft this is why I wrote `make -j`...

@arstechnica almost two thirds of US consumers probably voted for trump too.

@arstechnica hmmm, so .. this DNA sequencer could have a virus?

@nixCraft 11

@nixCraft just don't forget to relearn it and rewrite all your scripts whenever a new version comes out. https://mastodon.social/@hyc/113773392521070242

@nixCraft C.

Certainly not any interpreted languages.

@arstechnica what brand of home routers *aren't* made in China?

@nixCraft that may be how they did it, but no, definitely not how I would do it

@arstechnica that's what happens to people who think bitcoin is safe and private...

@nixCraft sure, it'll let any piece of malware run

@arstechnica sure, go ahead, allow data caps. But make advertisers pay users for all of the bandwidth consumed in delivering their ads. If you're gonna turn my network access into a scarce commodity you better pay me every time you use my quota.

@arstechnica you would think, after over a hundred years, that car door handles were a solved problem by now.

But I have to say, recent model rental cars I've driven have had some atrociously awkward designs, even when working correctly.

@arstechnica Funny that this is "Intel's response" when they spent so many years leading and defining the market.

@arstechnica just bring back flip phones already https://m.gsmarena.com/motorola_krzr_k3-review-151.php

@nixCraft kinda. I'm always looking for existing code to do what I want, because usually it's only a tiny piece of what I want to do overall, and I want to get to the full solution ASAP. But I'll also read the source and profile it, and rewrite it if it's obviously sub-opimal in places.

@arstechnica 25/3 sounds about like what I got in LA. Meanwhile, out here in the wilds of rural northwest Ireland, I've got 1000/100 FTTH.

@arstechnica cool, so your $100/yr subscription puts you in their subscriber database, right?

@arstechnica forget it, just assume all porn videos are fake and they become irrelevant. https://mastodon.social/@hyc/111064161737603346

@arstechnica Is that going to impact automated voice response menu systems too?

@nixCraft what's the problem with algorithms? They're fundamental to software development.