Yes, although not as much. But I still keep my TI Nspire CX CAS charged for when I need it (needed it during my CS studies for adjacent topics). Specifically the CAS version is nice because it can simplify algebra for you, and even solve/rewrite an expression for a specific variable. There’s probably something I can use on my computer, I do like the ergonomics of the calculator though
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Dreami commented on Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turned on? wsj.com/articles/why-do-a... · Posted by u/malshe
I have the same issue but instead of using subtitles I've embraced not knowing what's going on with the show. If it was important that I know for my enjoyment then I'm probably not watching the show anymore. Like if what the actor said was unintelligible I'm going to go with that's part of the plot, a puzzle for me to figure out on the show subreddit or something, but I'm not going to deal with the shitty blinding subtitles some shows display on blinding white over pitch OLED black, it's impossible.
Just for reference: if you need Subtitles on an OLED, e.g. on Netflix you can set the subtitles to grey (only in the Web app, but is used on all other apps). Had that same problem with the OLED
Dreami commented on The end of the manual transmission is near? popularmechanics.com/cars... · Posted by u/Tozen
It's unlikely it took you five minutes to get the hang of clutch control and shifting gears. OK, it is possible you managed to avoid kangerooing but only for a small range of circumstances.
From rest (with a gear selected and clutch depressed), you have to unlatch the handbrake, whilst at the same time gradually engage the clutch and deploy power via the throttle pedal. You have to ensure you don't go backwards on a hill nor stall the engine and quite a few other factors. You also have to be aware of what is around you and deal with weather etc. That's the simple description with only a few complications. At home we reverse hill start onto a narrow gravel track that runs at 90 degrees from the concrete parking stand - it is quite tricky! More so in a long wheel base Transit.
I drive two manuals - a car and a large van, and one auto - car, at the moment but I've driven most vehicles from 7.5t down, with or without auto.
An auto feels torque from the engine/wheels/conditions and your fuel input. You can floor the pedal to get going and then reduce power gradually as speed is picked up and eventually you know when the auto changes gear and can influence that accordingly - hard to describe.
In a manual you can see what is ahead and take action accordingly. You don't feel the actual torque but you can tell (with experience) from the engine noise and the feeling of acceleration.
It's all about using your array of sensors - eyes, hands, bum etc. and a shed load of experience. You do not learn that in five minutes and autos are not simply stop/start either.
In Switzerland, most instructor cars are Diesels, since they have higher torque and are very hard to stall. Then you go home and drive your parent's petrol engine car and you stall it all the time
Dreami commented on The History of ‘Ampersand’ (2020) merriam-webster.com/words... · Posted by u/graderjs
In German it's called the Kaufmanns-Und (roughly merchant's/salesman's And). I think it may be related to advertising, if you advertise a product name (or a producer name) with an "and" in it, the ampersand is much shorter and more visually appealing
Dreami commented on Formula E Gen3: The world’s most efficient race car engadget.com/formula-e-ge... · Posted by u/RickJWagner
Absolutely none of the appeal is anticipating a crash. If someone claims to be a race fan and likes the crashes, they are by definition not a race fan as there is no racing in a crash.
I remember watching when Jules Bianchi had his fatal accident and I remember where I was when I read of Antoine Hubert had his fatal crash and I remember watching Romain Grosjean somehow walk away from an incredibly violent crash. Each one made me seriously consider giving up on the sport, but the racers racing and each crash has led to massive safety improvements.
I hope there is never another fatal or injury accident in motor racing. In F1 there was a long gap between Senna and Bianchi, let's hope the next gap never ends.
To be honest, when I was very young, there was always the thrill something unexpected might happen on TV, and crashes were part of that. But this has quickly faded. I only dimly remember the Bianchi incident, at the time watching I didn't think too much of it. The Grosjean incident though was really something, and I got similar vibes a few weeks ago with the Schumacher (Mick) incident where he wasn't shown for a short time
Dreami commented on Tcl the Misunderstood (2006) antirez.com/articoli/tclm... · Posted by u/goranmoomin
The thing that I most appreciate about Tcl is that it feels like Unix shell "done right". It is still a bit weird because everything is a string, but it doesn't have all those footguns around variable expansion, such as word splitting. It also has decent support for subroutines and local variables, no weirdness with subshells and so on.
Has there been an attempt at doing a shell?
For context, here's the issue report the parent's talking about: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1771
(to GP) I really have to say, this is not how you should ask someone else to fix a problem. Going at the developers on a personal level is NEVER a good thing. If it was my project, I probably would have closed the issue completely after you insulted me this personally.
Ultimately the dead cannot have a permanent resting place on this earth. There are 100 billion people who have died, if it takes 25 square feet to bury one, the space occupied by the dead will eclipse that occupied by the living.
After 100 years or so burial plots should be recycled.
I think in Switzerland it's about 25 years until your plot gets recycled
Dreami commented on The Architecture of Open Source Applications aosabook.org/en/index.htm... · Posted by u/pcr910303
Really curious why you'd want to study these unless you already had strong fundamentals in application architecture and are not afraid to expose yourself to antipatterns. GIMP/GTK in particular are a cornucopia of terrible ideas stemming from ignorance and prejudice.
Could you elaborate a bit? I don't know much of their code base (but I've used it as a user) and I'm curious as to what is done wrong.