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Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] Gurfaild@feddit.org 6 points 5 days ago

invokeOperation(new Object[]("multiply", 2, 5))

You heard it here first: Bashar Assad might be dead in c/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works

[–] Gurfaild@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

At least the current version of the article uses past tense when referring to his presidency but doesn't claim he's dead.

why so much Star Trek? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] Gurfaild@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's the Kbin/mbin equivalent to Lemmy communities

What’s the easiest way to pull ~30mA from a USB 3 port without getting a warning from Windows? in c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

[–] Gurfaild@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

If the computer has a PS/2 port that you aren't using, you could probably power the device by plugging it into a passive USB adapter like the ones that came with older keyboards and mice.

Pay us, or let us sell your info to 1200 partners in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] Gurfaild@feddit.org 17 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It probably is illegal in the EU, but I have no idea whether it would be illegal in the UK, too.

Is this a 2230 M.2 Slot? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] Gurfaild@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There are adapters that allow you to plug an M-key SSD into that A+E-key slot, for example that one: https://www.delock.de/produkt/64137/merkmale.html?f=s

They should work on most computers, but some machines have a whitelist of supported WiFi cards and ignore anything else you plug into the slot for the WiFi module.