Meta is probably the only large tech company where we would be better off if they had never existed. Or, at the very least, it nothing of value would be lost.
FB Marketplace, but that's about it. Even that is a hot bed for people like bike thieves.
Readit Newsdenvaar commented on How 'Careless People' is becoming a bigger problem for Meta theverge.com/command-line... · Posted by u/CrypticShift
denvaar commented on Succinct data structures blog.startifact.com/posts... · Posted by u/pavel_lishin
are succinct data structures good for "dynamic" applications? ie modifying the data often, last time i looked into this field it seems that all the popular structures were very static in nature and had costly updates
Maybe there are more modern, advanced data structures / techniques, but yes, my understanding is that this is a common trade off (having your data structure be more static, with offline updates).
denvaar commented on Succinct data structures blog.startifact.com/posts... · Posted by u/pavel_lishin
I also find Succinct Data Structures fascinating. I own Navarro's text book, and it's one of my favorite books to take to the coffee shop and try to understand.
I also have a copy of Jacobson's Thesis.
Since information is rather scarce, here's my shameless plug for a related blog post I made, which includes a few links at the end to more resources https://denvaar.dev/posts/jacobsons_rank.html
denvaar commented on Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/star... · Posted by u/jger15
One thing that helps me write is to picture someone I know who I'm talking to. This helps me to include the appropriate level of context, and it also impacts the "voice" I will use. I think the author basically mentions this as one of the their list items.
denvaar commented on Every board game rulebook is awful [pdf] drive.google.com/file/d/1... · Posted by u/sgbeal
I have noticed that when people are explaining the rules of a game, they tend leave out the goal of the game, or wait to mention it toward the end of the explanation. You gotta lead with what the goal of the game is.
denvaar commented on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid theatlantic.com/health/ar... · Posted by u/Jimmc414
I just went through a whole thing trying to get rid of plastic from my coffee setup, since I make coffee almost every day (sometimes twice). I couldn't find any plastic-free drip coffee makers, other than maybe the Ratio 8. In the end, I settled for a Chemex and doing pour over, which I've actually really enjoyed. So I recommend that if the plastics are giving you pause, although I can imagine giving up your Moccamaster is a hard sell! How do you like it, by the way?
Yeah, I probably should just get good at pour-over. The Moccamaster is great, but I have a pretty low bar coming from a MrCoffee.
denvaar commented on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid theatlantic.com/health/ar... · Posted by u/Jimmc414
I would like to know if the plastic used in my Moccamaster is subject to these hazards. I bought it specifically because they claim to use food-grade quality plastic that is supposed to be safe.
denvaar commented on 18,000 Miles Later, an American Woman Has Cycled the World nytimes.com/2024/09/12/sp... · Posted by u/Fricken
One other thing about Lael that I don't think the article mentioned is that on top of being an amazing ultra-endurance cyclist, she also has had to deal with lots of respiratory problems. I don't remember if it's Asthma or what, but her lungs literally shut down at times. This makes it even more impressive to me.
EDIT: It's Asthma - https://youtu.be/h0hkoee6sI8?si=NaR4GZjUppQE78xm
I'd add that if you're going to use color, then you should do the appropriate checks for determining if STDOUT isatty