darrenf

5 dagen geledendiscuss

> parallel: Warning: Finding the maximal command line length. This may take up to 1 minute.

> So I wait a few seconds [snip]

This warning is only ever printed if running in Cygwin, not Linux or macOS or elsewhere. Cygwin is notoriously slow.

    # This is slow on Cygwin, so give Cygwin users a warning
    if($^O eq "cygwin" or $^O eq "msys") {
    ::warning("Finding the maximal command line length. ".
          "This may take up to 1 minute.")
    }

Also note that it only figures this out first time, after which it’s cached on disk.

darrenf

14 dagen geledendiscuss

Fair. I was solo :) got plenty of hiking done too and can’t wait to go back

darrenf

14 dagen geledendiscuss

Or do as I did and just use the buses. Highly reliable IME.

darrenf

14 dagen geledendiscuss

In fairness, it’s literally called the jellyfish roundabout on the local bus timetables (as I know from having visited and caught the 450)

https://www.ssl.fo/en/timetable/bus/450-torshavn-eysturoy-je...

darrenf

2 maanden geledendiscuss

DuckDuckGo.

darrenf

2 maanden geledendiscuss

Disappointed it isn’t to do with Robert Rankin. Oh well.

darrenf

3 maanden geledendiscuss

I’d be surprised, given how outspoken Sawe is about doping. He invited the AIU to test him before Berlin and Adidas also paid.

> Determined to prove he is competing clean, Adidas provided $50,000 (£36,900) to the Athletics Integrity Unit, the sport's anti-doping body, to frequently test Sawe over a 12-month period.

> That began with a reported 25 out-of-competition tests in the lead-up to Berlin in September, continuing at a similar rate as he prepared for London.

> Sawe said on Monday: "It's very important to me because it gets out the doubt in my career of athletics and yesterday's performance.

> "It shows Sabastian Sawe is clean. It shows running clean is good, and we can run clean and we can run faster.

darrenf

3 maanden geledendiscuss

Knowledge Fight podcast already took the “synonym name” route. https://knowledgefight.com/

darrenf

3 maanden geledendiscuss

> > The performance/intelligence is said to be about the same as the geometric mean of the total and active parameter counts. So, this model should be equivalent to a dense model with about 10.25 billion parameters.

> Sorry, how did you calculate the 10.25B?

The geometric mean of two numbers is the square root of their product. Square root of 105 (35*3) is ~10.25.

darrenf

3 maanden geledendiscuss

In Firebase world API keys are for identification, not authorisation.

https://firebase.google.com/docs/projects/api-keys

Public by design: API keys for Firebase services only identify your Firebase project and app to those services. Authorization is handled through Google Cloud IAM permissions, Firebase Security Rules, and Firebase App Check.

darrenf

4 maanden geledendiscuss

Godalming, UK (where I live) stakes a claim for having the world's first public electricity supply in 1881. I walk past the commemorative plaque on almost a daily basis. https://www.godalmingmuseum.co.uk/articles/electricity

darrenf

5 maanden geledendiscuss

Ah. I’ve always used the subclass 651 eVisitor, without realising it was only for some European countries (or that it was different to the ETA).

darrenf

5 maanden geledendiscuss

That link clearly says you don't have to use an app.

If you are unable to use the app, you can apply online through ImmiAccount for another visa that suits your needs.

This triggered me because I've been to Australia tens of times (albeit not since 2023) and have always used my Immi account. I just logged in to check and sure enough I can still lodge an application there, no app required. Ironically I would prefer an app and will use it for my next visits because I've always found the Immi site cumbersome. But the site is still there.

darrenf

6 maanden geledendiscuss

There is legislation in the EU, and BirdyChat announced compatibility.

https://www.birdy.chat/blog/first-to-interoperate-with-whats...

darrenf

6 maanden geledendiscuss

The BBC have been covering it in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cjnwl8q4ggwt

darrenf

6 maanden geledendiscuss

People have been protesting in the UK.

Fourteen arrested after protest at Iranian embassy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3g8glgxvo

Protester climbs on to balcony of Iranian embassy in London: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy09yvd57x2o

Silent protestors gather in solidarity with Iran: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4g1me23x7o

darrenf

6 maanden geledendiscuss

> What data centers? Does Apple even have data centers?

Apple absolutely has data centres. Where do you think Apple TV, Apple Music, iCloud, Maps, etc compute happens?

Here's a press release straight from the horse's mouth about one in Denmark, in late 2020: https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/09/apple-expands-rene...

> Can people purchase compute on Apple's data centers?

Not to my knowledge, but that's not saying much.

darrenf

6 maanden geledendiscuss

Manx is the demonym for people from the Isle of Man. It's odd to see it written "Isle of Manx" in a list of other demonyms, but the word Manx itself is far from modern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_people

darrenf

7 maanden geledendiscuss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5K_run

darrenf

7 maanden geledendiscuss

I’m advocating not advertising.

I capitalise it out of muscle memory. That’s all. FWIW Wikipedia capitalises it as well.

I called it out with a link because I expect many folk to be unfamiliar with it, but the nature of parkrun itself — rather than simply going for a 5k[m] run — is intrinsic to the point I was trying to make.

5k is perfectly well understood to be a distance, especially in context, in British English and I’m a Brit. My bad I guess for not adding “m” for (some of) the HN readership. [EDIT: actually, I said 5km! Not my fault if parkrun says 5k, but they are a British organisation)

Regardless of that, you were correct that parkrun is indeed a run around a park. I won’t explain any further nor link anywhere lest it be misconstrued as advertising (something that’s proudly free, mind you). Besides which I need to get to and get my running kit on.

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