x86 and other CPUs with segments were at odds with Cβs pointers
26.10.2025 14:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@cjwl.bsky.social
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x86 and other CPUs with segments were at odds with Cβs pointers
26.10.2025 14:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hrm, is this just an availability problem? First C compiler I used was Mark William C for CPM-86, 64k memory model.
26.10.2025 01:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Less than 2hrs! lol
23.10.2025 22:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was thinking about this the other day, GOP today makes Quayle and Bob Dole look like fβing saints.
23.10.2025 16:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I think vehicles are contributing to this as well, being more buffered from your environment through height, sound insulation, size makes you less connected to the environment around you. It *feels* more annoying to drive a large vehicle because there is more in the way.
23.10.2025 16:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0WTF
23.10.2025 16:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Adding machine
23.10.2025 15:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If a device can communicate with AWS itβs got enough transistors in it to work offline reliably. Itβs just ridiculous this is a thing.
23.10.2025 02:43 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βwhat if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.β lol, perfect references.
23.10.2025 02:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Beautiful
22.10.2025 17:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There is a good B1M episode covering the Eglinton light rail system project delays, nothing is going to mitigate this soon.
22.10.2025 16:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Dealers export trade-ins heavily to keep the used car market in worse condition, but I agree far more people should be in old Hondas and Toyotas.
21.10.2025 21:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0youβd need to know if they were an HP permit holder or not.
21.10.2025 19:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Weird, no handicap permit parking spots?
21.10.2025 02:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I worked at a large grocery store as a teen in the 80s and did this. I also brought in carts.
20.10.2025 23:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Iβm a little curious how structural integrity is maintained when you just rip off walls like that
20.10.2025 19:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yes
20.10.2025 17:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My adult son has been in a walker or wheelchair his entire life, Iβve been directly familiar with accessibility issues for 20 years and shopping carts arenβt even on my list.
20.10.2025 17:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0There was a time these didn't exist (not too long ago really), but yes, they became popular due to the high moral standards of customers! lol.
20.10.2025 16:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0New passenger routes can be built but there is little political ability to do this.
20.10.2025 15:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thatβs not the point, there were simply a lot more routes both freight and passenger. We shut them down in favor of trucking and cars. Yes, the major routes have been taken over by freight.
20.10.2025 15:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0small dents in cars vs lives. Hrmmmm
20.10.2025 03:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0We should not use helium frivolously for balloons, it has serious uses, the supply is limited and it escapes the atmosphere.
20.10.2025 02:50 β π 19 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Shopping cart return is trained behavior by companies on their customers to reduce their insurance costs.
20.10.2025 02:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Amazing weather and awesome crowd. Our daughter competed in a youth four and placed well, very fun watching all the teams!
20.10.2025 01:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Serious temporary cell phone towers
20.10.2025 01:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Eliot Bridge #HeadOfTheCharles
18.10.2025 18:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Bank vault
17.10.2025 22:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh yea, this is a good one and goes way back before JS. A lot of OSS is a tragic shitpile.
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