Food
Last line is wrong
Author: Paolo Redaelli
Fun
The biggest PDF sheet
Well, according to https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/14op0qq/maximum_pdf_document_size_supported_by_adobe/ and https://alexwlchan.net/2024/big-pdf/ that cites the Wikipedia article for PDF tells us that it’s a wopping square of 145,161 km2
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Schenker shows off a Linux laptop prototype with Snapdragon X Elite at Computex 2024
Most of the first computers powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite chips are expected to be Windows PCs. But Qualcomm has also indicated that it’s working to ensure that support for its chips makes it to the mainline Linux kernel as well. And now it looks like at least one…
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How to use your programming environment from ANY computer – YouTube
Mood
Parf Edhellen: an elvish dictionary
Yesterday I mistranslated “mellon” as “sick” (well, actually “malaticcio” in italian) instead as “friend”. I was so ashamed I had to find it, so I found this:
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CasaOS – A simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source personal cloud system
CasaOS is a simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source personal cloud system Source: CasaOS – A simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source personal cloud system
Catholicism
W San Carlo!
Viva San Carlo! Ma non questo Carlo. E nemmeno quest’altro Carlo (che al momento è “solo” Beato). No, no…. questo Carlo Ossia San Carlo Lwanga, catechista e martire. Un santo giovane, un santo “recente”. Anzi, di più. Un santo moderno. Modernissimo, anzi attualissimo. Domani, 3 giugno ricorre la sua memoria liturgica. Credo valga la pena…
Mood
Wetware programmer
I’ve been assistant lecturer for courses Structural Design at Politecnico di Milano since 2004. Therefore I often used to pun that I’m actually a wetware programmer. In fact I do really help students learn something, that is, “programming” their brain. Now reading «World’s First Bioprocessor Uses 16 Human Brain Organoids, Consumes Less Power» I learn…
Tricks
Never* use git pull – YouTube
Just a quick summary mostly for myself:
How to use git pull --rebase to keep your team’s commit history clean.
Command for creating the ‘git pr‘ alias (so you can copy-paste): git config --global alias.pr "pull --rebase"
- Always try
git pull --rebasefirst. It if works, you’re done! - If you get a merge conflix, you can undo everything with
git rebase --abort - Then just pull “normally” using
git pull, or do an interactive rebase (advanced)