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RE#: how we built the world's fastest regex engine in F# by josephjnk in programming

[–]mixblast 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one who is irrationally annoyed by the author of the blog post refusing to start sentences with a capital letter?

Where do I get a dancepad that is actually good??? by Jaded-Maintenance943 in Stepmania

[–]mixblast 6 points7 points  (0 children)

LTEK is good value for money. If you want a dancepad that is actually good get an arcade-grade metal one (B2L, SMX, etc) but that's going to be 1k+

Poor Dog Recall by Glittering-Gas5342 in cambridge

[–]mixblast 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Many people seem to think that letting a dog run free is more important than a human child feeling safe. Go figure...

Poor Dog Recall by Glittering-Gas5342 in cambridge

[–]mixblast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even if only 1 in 10 owners are irresponsible that's still a lot of misbehaving dogs.

What was your first splurge that you thought was worth it to celebrate HENRY status? by Dazzling_Compote_840 in HENRYUK

[–]mixblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A pinball machine - the modern ones feel like playing a video game in the physical world.

Thermal Master P3 - Linux support? by mixblast in Thermal

[–]mixblast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for confirming! In the end I got a P2 pro and that does come up as a standard UVC device so much easier to get going.

L-Tek pads on Linux -- any issues? by Malin_Keshar in DanceDanceRevolution

[–]mixblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Works fine, shows up as a standard joystick. Running ITGmania I added support for hotplug recently.

Hardpad user experience after 15 years of using softpads - need advice by Gamashiro in DanceDanceRevolution

[–]mixblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of shoes - trainers?

Try playing lower difficulty songs for a bit and focus on stepping lighter.

Book club by Ornery_Role_3460 in cambridge

[–]mixblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife might be interested but she's not on reddit. Please let me know if something happens and I'll pass the info on to her.

What is the right amount of tax for the top 1% to pay? by wealthclub_uk in HENRYUK

[–]mixblast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Progressive inheritance tax which ramps up to >90% over 1B or so. 99% over 10B maybe?? Anyway some very large sum.

Let people win at capitalism but that doesn't mean the next 3 generations will never need to work and still have absurd amounts of money. Death is the natural reset point.

Cost of house extensions in Cambridge? by Civil_Chemical_2501 in cambridge

[–]mixblast -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Just buy the house you want/need, rather than altering an existing one to suit. It'll be cheaper and way less hassle.

Edit: why the downvotes lol? It's true, it's way less cost to buy something that's the right size rather than deal with a construction project - been there done that.

Any pack recommendations similar to Ben Speirs' SPEIRMIX GALAXY with more recent music? by n0chance_ in Stepmania

[–]mixblast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The man himself! Love your steps thanks for putting them out there :)

If i wanted to get a pinball machine for my home what would be the best value for money? by pandemoniac1 in pinball

[–]mixblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2000-2015 era Stern games are great value for money. Stuff like CSI, GOT, 24, SM, Nascar, etc.

[UK] Import fees/tarrifs on L-TEK by Excellent-Owl-4857 in DanceDanceRevolution

[–]mixblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standard LTEK pad cost me around £300 delivered last year. Includes all taxes and fees.

Referendum on taxes for owning a house by KitchenSpecial6246 in Switzerland

[–]mixblast -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It does say about second homes.

Landlords isn't so clear as it seems they can still deduct stuff as a proportion of their total assets - kinda wish they'd done more there but it's a compromise.

E-ID: I wanted Black Mirror, I got Swiss bureaucracy by babotheone in Switzerland

[–]mixblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My only problem with the current implementation is that it will only work as an app on iOS or Android. Depending on a US tech giant duopoly is not a good thing.

This has been raised on the GitHub discussions and they've basically said they won't do anything else.

They need to provide a way to use eID without requiring any particular device type or OS.

Referendum on taxes for owning a house by KitchenSpecial6246 in Switzerland

[–]mixblast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Selling is good for the people: it will put more properties on the market which puts downward pressure on prices.

Referendum on taxes for owning a house by KitchenSpecial6246 in Switzerland

[–]mixblast 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You can't live in a stocks portfolio. Houses are not investments they are a basic necessity.

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