90s_hacker

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[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 3 points 9 hours ago

I like to think that the newspaper decided to give free puppies to all their readers after breaking the news

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Have you tried using kvaesito? I have the same gripe as you about minimal launchers and I find kvaesito very aesthetically pleasing. Although, I don't think I've looked through their privacy policy

ScreenshotsScreenshot of my phone launcher 1

Screenshot of my phone launcher 2

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sorry, I'm stupid is there actually a main server? Or is that part of the joke?

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago

I absolutely love the font though

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago

I do wonder how many people got their first spark in making music through these recorder classes. I figured that'd be the main purpose, introduce kids to a form of art they might later develop a passion for, which would make it pretty much ineffective as I believe most people passionate about music didn't catch if from recorders.

But apparently, it's to teach kids how to read music which makes a lot more sense now that I think about it but still feels like something some English guy decided was part of a well-rounded education and nobody's bothered to question it since.

I'm not saying that reading music isn't important or anything just that it's use is probably much more limited to professional spaces since the advent of recording devices, music notation is still pretty kick-ass though and I see why someone would still want it as part of the curriculum.

Personally, I think it'd be really fun if music classes could use apps like GarageBand or something- that way you could use whichever instrument you prefer and also play around with things like pitch and stuff so it'd have this sense of exploration. But, even aside from cost concerns there's already issues with how digitized educations so I'm not sure taking away analog instruments is really the best idea

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This reminds of when I forgot my laptop password for like a day. I had already installed a new distro and somehow just typed in the old password on pure muscle memory

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's crazy how good these are getting. You're crushing it !!!

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

(so(its(lisp(then))))

what are your opinions on the newer lisp-like languages (clojure, janet, e.t.c)?I've heard people say they aren't real LISPs cause they don't reduce to cons cells, feels like a pontless distinction to me but I could be missing something.

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

yay, now I have another tool for my compulsive song categorisation. Am I the only who gets confused by metal genres? Feels like all the bands I listen to are either classified as: metalcore, prog metal or both. And what about alt-metal, is that like another name for prog?

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's pretty fucking neat

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Holy Shit, that must have been gnarly. What was it even used for? Did they at least allow you to define helper functions?

[–] 90s_hacker@reddthat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

The first time LinkedLists clicked for me was almost magical. I was reading Skiena's Algorithm Manual and that was honestly the best possible introduction

 

I love keeping lists about any and everthing. I have lists about: movies I want to watch, song lyrics, cool phrases or new words, e.t.c. What do your consider to be your favourite or most interesting lists

 

Usually, I prefer manually installing the packages needed for getting started with a new language or technlogy.

I avoid using distro package managers since they tend to be a bit outdated in this regard, and specialised package managers like SDKMAN! seem overkill for one or more packages. Exceptions being languages with excellent tooling and version management like Rust or Ocaml.

I've been doing this for a while and was wondering what the general consensus is

Edit: Thanks for your replies everyone! I've decided to stick with my distro package manager.

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