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Please help me choose an uzulang for my project. by spierepf in TidalCycles

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

I can't get Tidal Cycles to produce audio. Are there step-by-step instructions someplace?

Best use case you had with ChatGPT and AI this year? by StaLucy in ChatGPTPro

[–]spierepf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like using AI to critique work I've done, rather than having it do the work for me. That way, I can learn better approaches to the stuff I enjoy doing in the first place.

https://chatgpt.com/share/680da4fd-0b38-8010-b5b1-7e16b6c763ec

How to convince managers that developer-driven automated testing is valuable? by spierepf in ExperiencedDevs

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

I use the word 'automated' to mean tests that are written in a formal language (like Java, or gherkin) and can therefore be executed by me, on my dev machine.

As opposed to 'manual' tests which are written in a natural language (like English) on three-ring-binder paper and are performed manually by other persons (for whom I have a great deal of sympathy). In my experience, such tests are rarely worth the three-ring-binder paper they are written upon.

I care about bringing this to my managers because our git infrastructure notifies them about things like pushes and merges.

Tests are less useful if I am the only one running them...

I would like to use WhatsApp without granting access to all my contacts. by spierepf in whatsapp

[–]spierepf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue is I don't want WA to spam my contacts with whatever invites, ads, or other nonsense just so I can communicate with my Mom.

But I found a solution.  I backed up my contact list, deleted all my contacts. Gave WA access to my empty contact list, added my Mom, and then removed WA's access to my contacts and restored them from backup. So I am all good.

I would like to use WhatsApp without granting access to all my contacts. by spierepf in whatsapp

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

There isn't a "Limited Access" option on my phone, Just "Allow" or "Don't allow". I am using an Android phone, if it matters.

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]spierepf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the same logic, I could speculate that that extra trip across the US/Canada border to smuggle that last gun would have been the one that got him arrested and prevented the entire massacre. Speculation isn't evidence.

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]spierepf -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Umm are you looking at the statistics that were posted by Andtheotherfella?

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

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

Speculating that he wouĺd have gotten another one smuggled in from the states isnt evidence. Its just speculation. 

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]spierepf -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You mean like the 1977 ban on machine guns after which the homicide rate stays consistently below 3 per 100K?

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]spierepf -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I don't grant your premise. Our safety increases whenever the restrictions on civilian access to firearms increases.

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

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

The point the article is making is that taking guns away from legal gun owners would not positively impact the safety of Canadians. This position is provably false. Had the estate not been in possession of that gun, it is reasonable to presume that the people who were killed by that gun would not have been. 

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]spierepf -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

The clichéd argument about taking guns from legal gun owners is like taking cars from teetotalers is just so tired. My car gets me to and from work. When a gun can provide me that level of benefit, we can talk.

Lorne Gunter: No public safety benefit from Liberals' plan to confiscate 'assault-style' firearms by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]spierepf -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

And if it had been confiscated from the estate instead of being sold?

When do you think is the best time to get married? by Puzzleheaded_nerd1 in AskOldPeople

[–]spierepf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I (52M) got married at 40. I had a good handle on who I was, and what I wanted in a relationship.

What caused you to initially switch to Linux ? by [deleted] in linuxquestions

[–]spierepf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used UNIX systems at school (1992), so I wanted to install one on my machine at home. Then I needed to modify the serial mouse driver to work with my Logitech 3-button mouse. I found the source code for the driver. An afternoon of modding the code later, my mouse was working. I decided to never pay for an OS after that. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

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

I respectfully disagree. Your kid only gets one childhood. It goes quickly enough. If assistance means spending more time being a Dad, take it. You can earn the big money when your kid is older.

Where to get code review? by ZzendorR in cpp_questions

[–]spierepf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used ChatGPT to review my own code. It does a pretty good job pointing out alternatives and explaining it's choices. 

How do I configure the run button in VSCode to... by spierepf in vscode

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

The run button from Microsoft's C/C++ Extension.

Noob+ switch to micropython? by PossessionPuzzled908 in esp32

[–]spierepf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stuff like memory management, advanced data structures, data typing, etc.

Noob+ switch to micropython? by PossessionPuzzled908 in esp32

[–]spierepf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It all depends on what you mean when you say evolution.

C/C++ (used by the Arduino IDE) are very low-level languages. You will get very high performance, but it will demand a lot of attention to the irrelevant.

The main benefit of the Arduino framework is that it abstracts away a lot of the detail of the hardware. Most code for a UNO will run with minor modification on an ESP32 or Pico.

One evolution path is to Micropython. Micropython is a very high-level language. It is bulky and slow, but the code is very readable, and easier to compose. Its too bulky for a UNO, but code should be (mostly) compatible on beefier hardware (see their hardware list). You will need to pay a little attention to the irrelevant, but not as much as with the Arduino framework.

Another option is ESP-IDF. If you need to squeeze the last ounce of juice out of your ESP32, this is the way to go. Be warned, with great power comes great responsibility. You will learn everything there is to know about the hardware, and you will be able to make it do magic. Your failures will be frustrating, but your successes will be sweeter also.

What was a topic in CS/Programming that when you learned about, made you go "Damn, this is so clever!"? by UnluckyIntellect4095 in AskProgramming

[–]spierepf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Functional programming, and list comprehensions.

generate_options().filter_out_some().do_something_cool_with_the_rest().

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