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It is machine code in the end, right?

We all have optimizing compilers in 21st century, right?

So, "yes, compilers can have different speeds. No matter the language."

And "no, C and rust are both fast" unless compiler limitations kick in.


Half done job or just a starting point! We need also:

* tea strains

* bread crumbles (squashed among paper leaves)

* tomato sauce drops

* hair

> A lot of time can be saved by printing [extra stuff] directly on the page rather than adding them manually!


And a squashed fly every thousand pages or so


I long to see an sq-rust project!

Like this? https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso

Disclaimer: Credit goes to whoever mentioned this in this discussion before me.


Let me put gaming aside for a minute.

Linux is not good. Some hardware support is still reverse-engineering-based, or based on a few individuals best effort activity. Linux needs manufacturers' first hand commitment to quality opensource to be truly good.

Linux is not good. Some software is not on feature-parity among operating systems. With Linux being the software kingdom poor Cinderella. Linux needs software feature parity to be truly good.

Linux is not good. Because too much mainstream new PCs comes with some other operating system pre-installed (and paid for) even if you won't need it. Linux needs freedom of choice sing first PC power on, like a stub to download whatever OS you want (to pay for) or to boot from removable media for Linux to become truly good.

Linux is not good. Because there is still "stuff" that require some specific non-linux software running under some specific non-linux operating system to be made useful things. We need manufacturers to ditch this for linux to become truly good.

I am a happy user of Linux on my primary PC since 20+ years now. But I still have to fight for my freedom every now and again because of one or more of the above points.

Now let's jump back to gaming.

Linux is not good because game industry thinks proprietary platforms and operating systems are better for their business. There is only 1 platform fully supporting Linux and too few titles. Gaming Linux hardly hits 5% of the market share, basically the same as Desktop Linux. While Server Linux is beyond 75%.

I think reasons could be two-fold.

On one hand, Linux is not perceived by industry as attractive as other proprietary platforms. Maybe industry can squeeze much more money from the latter.

On the other hand, it could be that most of the development resources are NOT ORIENTED towards gaming and desktop, so these markets simply lag behind.

Of course, I could be totally wrong: these are my humble opinions with some facts backing them.

Live Long, Linux!


> I am a happy user of Linux on my primary PC since 20+ years now. But I still have to fight for my freedom every now and again

And this is a problem with Linux ?


Yes it is. Linux is one of my main means to fight or my freedom. Anytime I need to cope with those things, I feel less free.

Repsy


It depends on what do you mean "hack". Redacting important documents can qualify as a heck of a hack.


This guy is incredible. Lzexe, Qemu, TinyCC to name just a few gems.


I switched to Linux (Slackware, Gentoo, Kubuntu, Arch Linux) some 22 years ago. It has been a pain and sometimes I still get issues.

But I am grateful my PC basically does whatever I ask it to.

A desktop PC lasted 10 years before dying. A laptop another 6 years. No NAGs, no service subscription.

And no ads from software (browser sometimes excluded), no nothing.

I could still install it on a very old machine, with some extra work needed, I could still use less than 1GB RAM.

So I am grateful, despite some extra work is sometimes needed. Nothing is really free. It's a matter of tradeoffs.


Like wolves that evolved into dogs. Interesting.


HN effect:

Error establishing a database connection


Rewind the tape, give the head adjustment screw a tiny turn anticlockwise, and hit play again. It'll load fine this time.


Or load it over gopher:// with a Spectranet or similar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTvrIPzGAFQ

gopher://gopherddit.com


Also maybe sit the database server on something hard like a book or a tray, to allow better airflow underneath it.


Just don’t jostle it when it’s powered on.


Hey hey 16k, what does that get you these days?


Great point!


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