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Is it a sweatshirt or a jacket?
  • Sweatshirts are double-layered pullovers, typically non-woven. Sweaters are single-layer pullovers, typically knit. Jackets have buttons or zippers. Hoodies have hoods and are made of fabric (e.g. raincoats are not hoodies).

    You can have hoodies that are also sweatshirts, or hoodies that are also jackets.

    This garment pictured in your post is a jacket. It is also a hoodie. It is neither a sweatshirt nor a sweater.

    This is just my interpretation of the situation. I don't know of any formal classification system for outerwear.

  • Question about 'Design Concepts in Programming Languages' -- 3 Types of Semantics, what do the mean?
  • You have both operational and denotaional semantics in all languages.

    Operational semantics are "what does this code do," and denotaional semantics are "what does this code mean" in a more abstract sense.

    In an imperative language, what a given piece of code means is "execute these instructions," so the denotaional semantics are basically equivalent to the operational semantics.

    But for higher level languages, these kinds of semantics can differ. For example, in Prolog, the denotaional semantics of a given clause boils down to some formula of predicate logic, while the operational semantics is that a Prolog interpreter will perform a depth first search through the formulas to find acceptable bindings to the variables.

    You can imagine another language using the same syntax as Prolog where the denotaional semantics still boils down to formulas of logic, but the operational semantics might be a breath first search through those formulas.

    In other words, the denotaional semantics are the more abstract meaning of the code (like, does this code represent data, or formulas, or instructions, or something else) and the operational semantics are the more concrete meaning of the code, i.e. what should happen when the code is executed.

    Generally, the denotaional semantics are what you are using in the higher level optimizers, and the operational semantics are what you are using in the lower level optimizers.

  • Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese electric cars
  • Yeah, I know what a hydrogen fuel cell is.

    What I'm saying is that the cost to develop hydrogen infrastructure, the complexity of it's distribution, the risk due to its high volatility, and the uncertainty of a relatively underdeveloped technology all seem to be losing to batteries, which are very mature tech and are already in the supply chain and for which we already have a well developed electricity distribution grid.

    I just don't see what investing in fuel cells will do other than slow the adoption of zero emission vehicles by another decade.

  • Philosophy is just applied existential crisis
  • In addition to questions of end-of-life, Existentialism also deals with questions of purpose-of-life. Which can be mind racking even if you're not afraid of death.

    Still not super interesting questions to me though.

  • Congress replaces statue of white supremacist with statue of anti-LGBTQ+ zealot
  • Now I'm curious.

    Are you saying that there are more LGBTQ+ people than there are non-white people?

    I'm curious because I would have expected the opposite, but I don't actually have any numbers to back that up. What percent of people identify as LGBTQ+? And is it uniform across races?

  • If you rearrange 2 letters in Queen Latifah's name, it becomes Queef Latinah
  • Queen Latifah (Dana Elaine Owens) got her start as a rapper in the 1980s and began acting in the 1990s.

    She is probably most known for her roles in Chicago, Hairspray, Bessie, and the Ice Age series.

    These days, she stars on the CBS drama The Equalizer.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah

  • Trump campaign considering Nikki Haley for VP
  • That's moot. His supporters aren't going to switch their vote to Biden over this.

    What this may do, however, is prevent some moderate Republicans from switching their vote to Biden.

    This is a smart move. Smart enough that I doubt the Clown Prince of Diapers came up with it himself.

  • Outdoor plants are no joke
  • TL;DR

    The two most popular insect specialists used to control spider mites are a ladybug named Stethorus punctum and a predatory mite named T. pyri.

    And later they say that the ladybug was the go-to. But new EPA regulations prompted some farms to use pesticides that kill the ladybugs. So the predatory mites are better if you are using those kinds of pesticides.

  • What is the point of Xbox?
  • Nintendo has shown they have no interest in making real console hardware

    Ah yes, the no true Scotsman argument.

    Nintendo doesn't make hardware to compete with Sony and Microsoft, despite having the best selling console hardware all-time, among the current generation, and among several previous generations.

    You don't have to be a graphical powerhouse to compete with PlayStation and Xbox...

  • Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online
  • Obergefell is a 14th Amendment ruling, which is "equal protection under the law." So if straight couples are allowed to marry, then gay couples must be allowed to marry.

    But with at-will employment, everyone is equally unprotected under the law. So no 14th Amendment violation.

    The non-discrimination stuff in employment law comes from the Civil Rights act.

  • [BUG] Sync Crashing after lemmy.world 0.19 update

    On my "subscribed" page, if I scroll down, the app crashes. Not sure of anything more than that. But it's definitely repeatable for me.

    Device information

    Sync version: v23.11.29-22:27 Sync flavor: googlePlay

    View type: Smaller cards

    Device: ASUS_AI2302 Model: asus ASUS_AI2302 Android: 14

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    General Programming Discussion @lemmy.ml cbarrick @lemmy.world
    Encoding tic-tac-toe in 15 bits
    cbarrick.dev Encoding tic-tac-toe in 15 bits

    I recently stumbled upon a blog post by Alejandra González (a.k.a @blyxyas) that seeks to compress a tic-tac-toe game state into as few bits as possible. She arrived at a solution in 18 bits. This got me thinking, can we do better?

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    Los Angeles, Seattle selected as USMNT match cities for 2026 World Cup

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11618012

    TL;DR

    • Canada plays in Toronto on June 12 and Vancouver on June 18 and June 24.

    • USA plays in LA on June 12 and June 25 and Seattle on June 19.

    • Mexico plays in Mexico City on June 11 and June 24 and Guadalajara on June 18.

    • Semifinals in Dallas and Atlanta. Bronze Final in Miami. Final in NYC.

    The article has a nice graphic schedule you can download if you want to plan travel to specific cities. Groups have not been drawn yet, so we only know USA, CAN, and MEX.

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    GIFs uploaded from GBoard don't work

    GBoard (Google's keyboard for Android) has a GIF entry feature.

    Sync properly uploads the GIF from GBoard to my Lemmy instance, but the GIF does not play in the comments, and clicking on it returns an error "image was actually a web page!"

    For the record, they're not technically GIFs. GBoard uploads the image as WebM.

    This seems like a user journey that should be supported. Android users who use Google's keyboard to input a GIF comment would expect it to work or throw an error at upload time. Instead, Sync allows us to submit such comments, but they are broken upon viewing.

    Device information

    Sync version: v23.11.29-22:27 Sync flavor: googlePlay

    Ultra user: true View type: Smaller cards

    Device: ASUS_AI2302 Model: asus ASUS_AI2302 Android: 14

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    Pittsburgh, PA @lemmy.world cbarrick @lemmy.world
    When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged
    insideclimatenews.org When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged - Inside Climate News

    A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.

    When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged - Inside Climate News

    cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/news@lemmy.world/t/370751

    > A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.

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    Pittsburgh, PA @lemmy.world cbarrick @lemmy.world
    Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial-Jury Votes for Death Penalty in Antisemitic Attack
    www.nytimes.com Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial: Jury Votes for Death Penalty in Antisemitic Attack

    The jurors had found the gunman guilty of federal hate crimes for killing 11 worshipers in October 2018.

    Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial: Jury Votes for Death Penalty in Antisemitic Attack

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2548457

    > The judge is required to follow the jury’s decision. Here’s what to know. > > A federal jury on Wednesday condemned to death the gunman who killed 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018, in what is considered the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. > > The jury’s decision, which is binding on the judge, was announced Wednesday in the same federal courtroom where the jurors in June convicted the gunman, Robert Bowers, 50, of carrying out the massacre during sabbath services nearly five years ago. The judge will formally impose the sentence at a hearing on Thursday morning, when families of some victims are expected to address the court. > > In a statement, the family of two victims — Rose Mallinger, a 97-year-old member of the Tree of Life congregation who was killed in the attack, and Andrea Wedner, her daughter, who was wounded — thanked the jury. “Although we will never attain closure from the loss of our beloved Rose Mallinger, we now feel a measure of justice has been served,” the statement read. > > Jurors deliberated for just under 10 hours before reaching the verdict.

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    Designing error types in Rust
    mmapped.blog Designing error types in Rust

    An optinionated guide to designing humane error types in Rust.

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    cbarrick @lemmy.world
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