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New comment by binarycrusader in "A new C++ back end for ocamlc"

binarycrusader — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:16:59 +0000

Indeed: https://blog.janestreet.com/author/sdolan/

https://signalsandthreads.com/memory-management/#:~:text=Ste...

New comment by binarycrusader in "Something is afoot in the land of Qwen"

binarycrusader — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:47:24 +0000

You absolutely do not have to show ID to pick up every prescription; just some, which is also dependent on state law, federal law, and pharmacy.

But also, I don't care if it's a tired argument--this isn't about how things are, it's about how we want them to be. I don't want to live in a state action-coerced society.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Microgpt"

binarycrusader — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:14:01 +0000

Maybe they're talking about this version?

https://github.com/loretoparisi/microgpt.c

New comment by binarycrusader in "How to Allocate Memory"

binarycrusader — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:38:08 +0000

Can you clarify?

As far as I'm aware, dwAllocationGranularity returned via GetSystemInfo determines the MEM_RESERVE alignment and size. Yes, in practice this is always 64KiB but may not always be true in the future.

Additionally, dwPageSize returned via GetSystemInfo determines the alignment and size for MEM_COMMIT which in practice is 4KiB or 16KiB.

Put differently, while an application might be stuck with allocation-granularity reservations, the actual commit is in units of page size, right?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/memory/reser...

Page protections are also based on page size afaik, for example: https://www.softwareverify.com/blog/leaking-memory-with-virt...

Or the way I read it, you might be stuck with a dwAllocationGranularity reservation, but the actual commit increment is in units of dwPageSize.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Puget Systems Most Reliable Hardware of 2025"

binarycrusader — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:57:01 +0000

I ordered a custom Ryzen 9950X3D workstation in a full-size tower from Puget last year with 192GiB of RAM before the memory craze happened and I've been quite happy with it. Zero reliability issues and excellent performance.

Coincidentally, I also ordered a custom Tiki-based gaming system from Falcon NW for a family member and that's also been amazing.

I think I would be hard-pressed to choose between the two system builders, but Puget definitely has the edge for workstations since they offer Full-size towers and other hardware that Falcon NW does not. Conversely, Falcon NW offers custom cases and the very best of hardware for gamers with unheard of customization options like custom paint jobs.

New comment by binarycrusader in "A few random notes from Claude coding quite a bit last few weeks"

binarycrusader — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:22:12 +0000

Claude Code is a CLI tool which means it can do complete projects in a single command

https://github.com/features/copilot/cli/

New comment by binarycrusader in "The Olivetti Company"

binarycrusader — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:34:37 +0000

Somewhat apropos is this excellent video I just watched yesterday where Olivetti's graphics were touched on:

https://youtu.be/xNsK_F4JlG4?t=586

New comment by binarycrusader in "Update on age requirements for apps distributed in Texas"

binarycrusader — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:30:51 +0000

Some states such as Virginia (although with an exception if the person has a high school diploma or equivalent):

https://www.vccs.edu/application-information/

To qualify for general admission to a college, you must have a high school diploma, its equivalent, or be 18 years of age or older.

Unclear whether that is statewide or just a requirement of this state institution. I suspect many of the ones that do have this age requirement also have the diploma exception.

New comment by binarycrusader in "The Riven Diffs – Seeing Riven (1997) Differently"

binarycrusader — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:18:27 +0000

Updated today, 2026–so the 1997 title is somewhat misleading.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Quality of drinking water varies significantly by airline"

binarycrusader — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:10:17 +0000

Completely orthagonal -- I absolutely can't stand the taste of the "Boxed Water" Alaska uses. I swear I can taste the cardboard or whatever they use to package it. I always bring my own water instead.

New comment by binarycrusader in "I'm a laptop weirdo and that's why I like my new Framework 13"

binarycrusader — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:17:18 +0000

Yes, eccentric, but this thread linked from the post is the real winner:

https://community.frame.work/t/the-snack-drawer-store-now-ma...

We Saved Reboot

binarycrusader — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:41:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L00jx-GH2w8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46363275

Points: 2

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New comment by binarycrusader in "Ultrasound Cancer Treatment: Sound Waves Fight Tumors"

binarycrusader — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:20:30 +0000

...they also appear to have been acquired by an investment group this past year:

https://www.fusfoundation.org/posts/transformational-milesto...

DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's why

binarycrusader — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:12:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/dram-prices-spiking-dont-trust-industry-reasons/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46059737

Points: 270

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New comment by binarycrusader in "The Geometry of Schemes [pdf]"

binarycrusader — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:46:46 +0000

Pretty sure that's a ferret.

New comment by binarycrusader in "Server DRAM prices surge 50% as AI-induced memory shortage hits hyperscalers"

binarycrusader — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:36:38 +0000

right, which is why I said partially...

New comment by binarycrusader in "Server DRAM prices surge 50% as AI-induced memory shortage hits hyperscalers"

binarycrusader — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:49:04 +0000

It might be subjective, but doesn't this count at least partially as a currency on the gold standard?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_ZiG

New comment by binarycrusader in "Commodore 64 Ultimate"

binarycrusader — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:38:16 +0000

It’s back!

https://www.computesgazette.com/

New comment by binarycrusader in "Our Paint – A featureless but programmable painting program"

binarycrusader — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:54:56 +0000

I think it's more subtle than that:

https://web.archive.org/web/20250719210835/https://www.wello...

The project is a mix of licenses since it's a mix of components. If I had to guess, they intend source code and maybe the binaries under GPLv3 that they own, fonts under SIL Open Font, but "brushes" and "splash images" under CC_BY_NC, etc. mean they could probably constrain certain uses:

  Our Paint is a painting application.

  Copyright (C) 2022-2025 Wu Yiming

  Learn more about LaGUI: https://ChengduLittleA.com/lagui

  Support the development: https://patreon.com/ChengduLittleA

  Our Paint is licensed with GNU GPL v3, and Noto fonts are licensed with SIL Open Font license. You should be able to find details about the license in the source code directory.

  The splash screen images under Resources are licensed with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0). You can not use these images commercially, but you are free to contact the author for licensing info on other products such as prints.

  The brushe files packed with Our Paint distribustion are licensed with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0).

My personal opinion is that if that's what they intended, it seems quite reasonable.

The future of 32-bit support in the kernel

binarycrusader — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:48:22 +0000

Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1035727/4837b0d3dccf1cbb/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45095475

Points: 263

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