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New comment by cardinalfang in "DOS game “F-15 Strike Eagle II” reverse engineering/reconstruction war stories"

cardinalfang — Tue, 14 May 2024 09:53:28 +0000

The gradient might have been created using copper palette switching, which would cost no CPU time but only work with horizontal lines.

New comment by cardinalfang in "E-Bikes Overtake Buggies for Some Amish (2021)"

cardinalfang — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:04:41 +0000

An airbag helmet full of electronics would allow traditional dress, but I don't know enough theology to make the decision.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British accents?"

cardinalfang — Mon, 15 May 2023 14:12:54 +0000

Statistics -> stats, calculus -> calc, logic -> null

New comment by cardinalfang in "Retiring a favourite C++ joke"

cardinalfang — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:28:55 +0000

Sportier drivers may wish to brake and accelerate simultaneously (rev matching, weight transfer tricks). Normal cars just cut fuel when braking to avoid two-foot drivers burning their brakes.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Dropping support for old C++ standards"

cardinalfang — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:47:19 +0000

We have used two boost versions built in different namespaces. Most of it works but there can be Fun if two now-independent versions of the same funtion use the same resource.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who got laid off?"

cardinalfang — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:36:51 +0000

Must have been before rvalue references.

New comment by cardinalfang in "1960s Bike Buses Used to Transport Cyclists Under the Thames"

cardinalfang — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 12:50:37 +0000

They use the same drivers that are on standby to escort fuel tankers and hazardous goods through the tunnel.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Why there's no 'Dijon' in Dijon mustard"

cardinalfang — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:20:05 +0000

Not too much, don't want to overpower the ammonium chloride.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Lenovo shipping new laptops that only boot Windows by default"

cardinalfang — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:26:37 +0000

It's full of fructose, which is slightly less viscous than sucrose and therefore healthier for the laptop.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Mechanical Watch"

cardinalfang — Thu, 05 May 2022 06:11:52 +0000

The end was the best bit. I have seen good explanations of the escapement and timing gears before, but not of the crown adjuster mechanisms.

New comment by cardinalfang in "European wind-energy sector hit in wave of hacks"

cardinalfang — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:17:18 +0000

There seems to be a correlation between the political demographic in Germany that hates wind turbines and the one that supports Putin. Maybe someone thinks creating more wind turbine haters will increase support for Russia.

New comment by cardinalfang in "There’s No Such Thing as Clean Code"

cardinalfang — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:59:28 +0000

That can probably be automated. clang-tidy has some opinionated linting rules that contradict each other, just enabled these and choose to auto-fix.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Museum of Plugs and Sockets"

cardinalfang — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:43:10 +0000

Similarly you can fit a UK shaver into a Europlug socket, but may not be able to get it out again.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Variable tyre pressure wheelset is a mountain biking breakthrough"

cardinalfang — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:39:36 +0000

You normally want to use different force front and back. But there are brakes designed for bike polo and the single-handed: https://bikerumor.com/2019/11/15/paul-pulls-both-brakes-with...

New comment by cardinalfang in "AstraZeneca/EU contract"

cardinalfang — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:11:59 +0000

Too late, this affair has already been used as artillery by the pro-brexit press.

New comment by cardinalfang in "EA to buy Dirt Rally-maker Codemasters for £1B"

cardinalfang — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:03:41 +0000

Aged 17½ * 2

New comment by cardinalfang in "Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record"

cardinalfang — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 09:01:01 +0000

Is that a euphemism for unemployed?

New comment by cardinalfang in "KDE Slimbook: Linux Laptop with Ryzen 4000"

cardinalfang — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 07:20:17 +0000

That speed is slower than magnetic memory; it could be delay-line memory, which would be even earlier.

New comment by cardinalfang in "Britain has gone two months without burning coal to generate power"

cardinalfang — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:26:50 +0000

Britain's energy mix for 2019 had more wind than nuclear+hydro

56 TWh nuclear, 6 hydro, 132 gas, 64 wind, 12 solar, 36 bio

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

New comment by cardinalfang in "Apple adds 192-room hotel to plans of Northwest Austin campus"

cardinalfang — Sun, 24 May 2020 20:23:31 +0000

It would be a Doss-house.