Readit Newsjfk13 commented on Can Software Be Durable? · Posted by u/maraoz
An example worth considering is TeX, which is now 43 years old (considering only TeX82; the earlier TeX78 was a substantially different piece of software). There has been some maintenance over the years, it's true, including a few feature additions in 1990 (TeX 3.0), but I would suggest it has shown itself to be extremely durable.
jfk13 commented on How a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfully frontiersin.org/news/2025... · Posted by u/layer8
Except for the part where pigeon racing is an entire sport that relies on both their speed and intelligence
Except that it's not clear whether the intelligence† that underlies their homing ability is equally effective in helping them evade predators.
†Is "intelligence" even the right word here? I don't know. Much depends on how you define it, I guess, combined with the unknowability of the pigeon's own mental processes.
"Plagiarize, let no one else's work evade your eyes. Remember why the good lord made your eyes, so don't shade your eyes but plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize !" ~ Me
Glad to see you didn't acknowledge your source! :-)
(It's Tom Lehrer, for any who don't recognize it.)
Does the article's "Example 31" look correct to anyone? I see no "small space between the two boxes" (as claimed) in any of the browsers I tried.
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jfk13 commented on The engineering behind the San Antonio River Walk practical.engineering/blo... · Posted by u/impish9208
Having grown up in San Antonio, I have many memories of spending time as a teenager downtown and around the river walk.
The best time to visit is during the riverboat parade after Thanksgiving. Everything is lit up and many restaurants along the route offer dinner and nice views. Going during the summer can be incredibly hot and uncomfortable.
Yes, agreed! The first time I visited San Antonio (as a Brit who was based in Dallas for some months) happened to be at exactly that time. We didn't know anything about it, but found ourselves on the river walk in the evening, and along came the parade of boats bringing Pancho Claus & co... it was a lovely surprise and a beautiful evening.
jfk13 commented on A messy experiment that changed how I think about AI code analysis nmn.gl/blog/ai-senior-dev... · Posted by u/namanyayg