[–] 12 points 2 months ago

We actually do. Libraries are traditionally named something like libfoo1.2.3.so. Then there are symlinks from libfoo1.so and libfoo1.2.so. This way you can depend on libfoo1.2.so and it works fine even if the user has libfoo 1.2.6.

Now there are lots of problems here.

  1. It would require distros to ship multiple versions. This is a lot of maintenance work so it typically only done for very core libraries.
  2. It requires applications to accurately express their dependencies.
  3. It doesn't work very well for version ranges beyond patches (I need at least version 1.2, but version 1.3 is also fine).
  4. It requires the library maintain binary compatibility which is difficult to do in C and C++.

So yes, shared libraries and careful management is more elegant and efficient. But like so many things worse is better so "It works on your machine? We're shipping your machine".

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I really don't care what you use but I highly recommend picking something extensible or fully featured. No need to cut yourself off of valuable tools.

    (Also I use Neovim BTW)

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  • [–] 25 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    My first thought: If it isn't always running it honestly not a major concern how much memory the weather app uses.

    My second thought: 1.2GB WTF? Ok, that is way over the top. The executive in charge should be fired.

    My third thought: 250MB? That is still a little unnecessary, even if it probably does fall under the "doesn't matter" threshold.

    My fourth thought: gnome-weather uses 180MB, not great, not bad.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (14 children)

    Me neither. I heard the hype so I went, I love me a good chicken sandwich. It was fine. But I don't think I've gone again. Might if I was hungry and it was nearby. But it always has a line up the door and was packed. These people must see something that I don't in it.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    If you only take the bottom (lowest) 1% of all frame rate measurements (and average them)

    I don't think that is the methodology. I think it is taking the 99th percentile frame time. So basically if took the time it took to generate every single frame this is the time that 99% of frames were faster than and 1% were slower than.

    If this number goes down it means that the worst frames are less bad. This is a pretty important part of the experience as even if you have good average frame time (and decent FPS) having a few slow frames really makes the game feel choppy and can make precise inputs difficult.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Honestly AI has been used for moderation for decades. The newer models will be quite effective. It could be very useful for limiting lower effort spam. Sure dedicated spammers will figure it out and get by it but as the models get better that will get harder.

    Of course like every use of probabilistic technology like AI it should still go to human review. We shouldn't be shadowbanning people because computer said no. But holding suspicious posts in a review queue for the moderators seems quite reasonable (much like they already do with their current systems).

    Honestly this sounds more like an investor update showing how innovative we are using modern technology and how it is going to really improve the platform and stonks will go up up up than any meaningful change to their current moderation systems.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I also used to read a lot as a kid then stopped for a long while. I have gotten back into it by reading before bed. I try to get to bed at least 30min early on most days—sometimes much earlier if I am having a lazy day or otherwise feeling like I don't want to stay up—then I get a bunch of reading before bed. As a bonus reading makes me sleepy so I always nod right off when I put the book down (or sometimes have to put the book down because I am falling asleep and can't keep my eyes open) I've managed to finish a good number of books already this year.

    But I think the moral of the story is just find some time that works for you, reserve a bit of time in your day and try to make a bit of a habit out of it.

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