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Felix Palmen :freebsd: :c64:

I recently took a dive into #C11 #atomics to come up with alternative queue implementations not requiring locking some #mutex.

TBH, I have a hard time understanding the #memory #ordering constraints defined by C11. I mean, I code #assembler on a #mos6502 (for the #c64), so caches, pipelines and all that modern crap is kind of alien rocket science anyways 😆.

But seriously, they try to abstract from what the hardware provides (different kinds of memory barrier instructions, IMHO somewhat easier to understand), so the compiler can pick the appropriate one depending on the target CPU. But wrapping your head around their definition really hurts the brain 🙈.

Yesterday, I found a source telling me that #amd64 (or #x86 in general?) always has strong ordering for reads, so no matter which oderding constraint you put in your atomic_load and friends, the compiler will generate the same code and it will work. Oh boy, how should I ever verify my code works on e.g. aarch64 without owning such hardware?

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Friedrich Wilhelm Grafe

@philosophy
#infinite #math

nice take in 2 1/2 open acccess pages,

wrt #philosophers were well advised to not limiting the scope of their attention to #cardinal #numbers when referring to the #math #infinite. equally important [besides #ordering #structures and especially #ordinal #numbers] are e.g. #measures on #infinite #Booelan #lattices [#probability only a special case of these]

link.springer.com/article/10.1

SpringerLinkLuck and Proportions of Infinite Sets - Erkenntnis
Gregory B Sadler

There's more than one kind of fool, distinguished by the ways in which they display their foolishness. Here's a piece in my Substack unpacking the useful distinction between "winter" and "summer" fools

gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/
#Wisdom #Foolishness #Reasoning #Prudence #Ordering

Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy · Summer and Winter Fools and Their Forms of FoolishnessBy Gregory B. Sadler
Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog

Adjective ordering: Linguistics review of research on the way multiple adjectives are ordered in human language
annualreviews.org/content/jour
#linguistics #adjectives #language #ordering #+

www.annualreviews.orgAdjective Ordering Across Languages | Annual ReviewsAdjective ordering preferences stand as perhaps one of the best candidates for a true linguistic universal: When multiple adjectives are strung together in service of modifying some noun, speakers of different languages—from English to Mandarin to Hebrew—exhibit robust and reliable preferences concerning the relative order of those adjectives. More importantly, despite the diversity of the languages investigated, the very same preferences surface over and over again. This tantalizing regularity has led to decades of research pursuing the source of these preferences. This article offers an overview of the findings and proposals that have resulted.
Chuck Darwin

‘It’s legal, there’s just no precedent’: the first US town to demand a rent decrease

The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Kingston hit $1,615 this year – roughly 25% more expensive than three years ago.

In Kingston, New York, #tenants say their survival depends on the city #ordering a #rent #reduction – something that’s never been done before

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m

The Guardian‘It’s legal, there’s just no precedent’: the first US town to demand a rent decreaseBy Wilfred Chan
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