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It’s a fun coincidence that this is named “Glider”, since a fair number of glider (sailplane) pilots use e-ink displays (rooted kobo/kindle readers usually) due
by birdlogic 2y ago
It’s a fun coincidence that this is named “Glider”, since a fair number of glider (sailplane) pilots use e-ink displays (rooted kobo/kindle readers usually) due to great sunlight readability, commonly running something like XCSoar: https://www.xcsoar.org/hardware/ https://www.xcsoar.org/hardware/
- 4ggr0 2y agoSo submarines are controlled with logitech controllers, gliders use e-ink readers as displays. Wonder what other tech is being reused inside of niche transportation methods :)
- lionkor 2y agocode I wrote as a 12 year old beginner in python is running all of the Deutsche Bahn, I think. I suspect it anyways, it has the same performance characteristics.
- 4ggr0 2y agoI think python would be too usable for DB :D Probably still on COBOL. Beginning of this year, they were apparently looking for a Windows 3.11 Administrator [0] [0] https://www.heise.de/news/Deutsche-Bahn-sucht-Admin-fuer-Windows-3-11-for-Workgroups-9611543.html https://www.heise.de/news/Deutsche-Bahn-sucht-Admin-fuer-Win...
- b3orn 2y agoInterestingly they're also looking from Smalltalk developers, didn't expect that.
- Alex-Programs 2y agoYou can't just say that without context! What does the code do? How did it end up in DB? I'm really curious now.
- bemmu 2y agoOne of my tasks at my first job at 17 was writing some visual basic involving train track tilt formulas for a national railway. I dearly hope no-one is actually using it anywhere, and has never used it anywhere.
- boobsbr 2y agoPerhaps you wrote the trip routing algo as well?
- bestouff 2y agoParaglider pilots also use the exact same combo.