helf's comments

On: Shaving is too expensive

[helf]

I cant use disposable multi-blade razors for this exact reason.

On: Microsoft formally deprecates the Windows Control ...

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And replaced it with utter bullshit.

I HATE the "Settings" crap. It's horrible. Fucking mess find anything. Half the functionality of the control panel applets are still not implemented. You essentially can't do more than one settings task at a time.

I seriously want to stab whoever thought this was a good idea on the face.

[Aleklart → helf]

Everyone in MS consider it a amazing, awesome innovation that makes most popular OS in the world even more intuitive and user friendly. If someone (non-FTE) suddenly not thinking this obvious way, he is better to shut up, or he is not going to work in MS starting next financial quarter.

On: GTA 3 is being ported to the Sega Dreamcast

[helf]

This is so awesome! I cannot wait for it to be finished. The DC is still my all time favorite console and having all these projects pop up the past few years has been great.

Now we need someone to cross compile all the N64 games for the DC :D

On: A brief history of Dell Unix (2008)

[helf]

Man you weren't kidding. EVERYTHING stops in 2014. And I've dug through London and UK death records etc. can't find anything.

Everything is 2014 or earlier

https://mightyframe.blogspot.com/p/history.html?m=1

On: Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally; w...

[helf]

The parent poster isn't trying to subvert the entire governmental make up of this country.

On: Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banni...

[helf]

Oh, a Texas judge. I'm shocked. Fucking shithole

On: What Happened to Perl 7? (2022)

[helf]

And you can tell based off all the other comments on here that you and I are in the minority on liking that it's stable. Even with all its faults.

I, too, have 20 year old perl scripts that still run fine.

I randomly have to bang my head on my desk over bs with python and php incompatibilities between versions.

Pets perl

[hpcjoe → helf]

I have perl code I wrote in 1992 that still works properly, without changes. The binary executables have changed ISA from MIPS 4 to x86_64, and are compiled fortran (gfortran). There's even a switch I use to be able to read the large endian binary files in gfortran.

My c code from 1996 requires rework. My C++ code from 2014 requires rework (I had to do this with others code as well to use a std capability). Python code rarely survives 3.6 -> 3.12 never mind 2.7 to 3.x. I worked at a company that had (very unwisely) written a massive part of its infrastructure in Py2.7, and was using it a decade past its expiration date.

Perl just works.

[nocman → helf]

No, you are not alone.

Over 25 years of Perl experience. Still writing new stuff daily, both for work and personal use.

On: When RAND made magic in Santa Monica

[helf]

Thanks for the tidbits! I'm a huge fan of electronics and computer and related history. Id be interested in any stories you have about your time there :)

On: Intel's anti-upgrade tricks defeated with Kapton t...

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I still have a system running a modded xeon in a 775 board lol

On: First Bioprocessor Powered by Human Brain Organoid...

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This arguably has more functioning neurons than he does.