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by ElectronCharge 3y ago
You don’t have to, “.mojo” is equivalent.
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by ElectronCharge 3y ago
> 35Kx speed up is not scaled speed up. Right. However, this is a comparison versus Python and the GIL, which can’t do that at all. > While i think there are tons of optimizations to be done for python (looking at you GIL) giving acce
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by ElectronCharge 3y ago
Our radar/radio/TV emissions and nuclear blasts have already provided MUCH bigger “we are here” signs… ;-)
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by ElectronCharge 3y ago
The UCLA study definitively showed that cannabis use isn’t associated with increased risk of cancer: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/large-study-finds... It’s hard to say exactly why, but it is reality.
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by ElectronCharge 3y ago
Yes. There are already efforts in that direction, such as Julia Robotics (juliarobotics.org). With Julia, there is work to be done to get to small, optimized, static binaries - which it sounds like Mojo will provide out of the box, given it
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by ElectronCharge 3y ago
I have wanted deterministic timing in Julia for years. It's come up periodically in the forums. That, and optimized static binaries, would make Julia truly general purpose. I don't mind Python syntax, I hope Mojo lives up to all t
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by ElectronCharge 4y ago
I’ve read most responses to this, here’s my take: 1) The overall concept would be a lot clearer if it were called Earth2 instead of “Planet B”. I agree it’s unlikely we’ll find something suitable “nearby” without terraforming. 2) We know th
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by ElectronCharge 4y ago
Solar and wind have many issues. Intermittency, the need for rare earths, and low energy density leading to ecological impact are some. It’s also under-recognized that as those technologies are built out beyond a few percent of global power
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by ElectronCharge 4y ago
The best way forward is to reject parts of the consensus Green approach. In particular, investment in nuclear, and a plan to augment wind+solar expansion with a large nuclear (and later fusion) buildout is the way to go. The rationale for t
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by ElectronCharge 4y ago
Given that the existence of the lab is public knowledge, the paper could have at least acknowledged that the market was also a perfect site to distribute the virus intentionally. This paper proves nothing beyond that there was a spatial rel
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by ElectronCharge 4y ago
Interesting stuff! I hadn’t run across Carp before, so thanks for that too. I thought “Guile Steel” was obviously partly a play on the fact that steel doesn’t rust as easily. :-)
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by ElectronCharge 4y ago
It’s worse than that. Storage can, at best, provide for some interval of backup while wind/solar aren’t providing enough power. The problem is that “100 year”, “1,000 year” or worse events will require more than currently stored. Then,
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by ElectronCharge 4y ago
The problem with a cost comparison is that currently renewables account for less than ten percent of global energy generation. What do you think will happen to the cost there as available resources dwindle, and demand for equipment increase
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by ElectronCharge 5y ago
You’re talking about fuel cells, which are only used with the smallest (prop) design. The two larger jets are intended to have hydrogen turbines, burning hydrogen and producing water. I love the idea of small modular reactors (SMRs) being u
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by ElectronCharge 5y ago
Testing…
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by ElectronCharge 5y ago
Must…check…avatar!
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by ElectronCharge 5y ago
> I expect the civil war will end with a whimper and reunification. Why do you suppose China hasn’t already prevailed? Taiwan is a hard target. China’s ships crossing the strait will be highly vulnerable, as will aircraft. What Taiwan ne
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by ElectronCharge 5y ago
This is total misinformation, sorry. Julia may, depending on your setup, be slow to initially load, but the compiler is quite fast generally. Also, there's a solution to precompile binaries with no JIT penalty... https://git
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by ElectronCharge 6y ago
The F-35 is a combined development and low rate production program. Whether that was wise is a discussion, but it’s unsurprising that the current plane isn’t perfect. It is a LOT more perfect than the first versions though! That accounts fo
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by ElectronCharge 9y ago
Thank you, I was going to make the same point. Another point worth considering is that if the biology of the aliens were Earthlike, it would be nice to have the "native" intensity of sunlight (or close to it) available everywhere
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by ElectronCharge 9y ago
Not always, and that is exactly the point.
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by ElectronCharge 9y ago
+1000
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
Most of what you wrote is wrong. There are three versions, the F-35A, F-35B and F-35C for the AF, Marines and Navy respectively. The three split a long time ago, so no version is holding any other back. Where things aren't so good is t
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
"Nope, it's shortcomings are publicly documented. It can't dogfight, maneuver, has terrible visibility, bad systems," None of that is actually true, especially the "terrible visibility" part. In fact, it's
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
That is a better wishlist for System76. I really like the Oryx Pro idea, but it would be better with several of your items, starting with thinner bezels. https://system76.com/laptops/oryx My number one mod for a new Or
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
The thing is on a MBP I can run a Linux VM, which is good enough for almost everything. The reverse is not true. There is a ton of good software for macOS that isn't available on Linux.
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
It seems an implementation using the pypy runtime might be a better idea. All that said, with Vulkan here and parallelism in general being the way of the future, Python with its GIL limitation seems an odd choice.
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
"Play with mobile development, either native or Xamarin." Another very interesting development in the mobile space is Exponent, based on React Native...
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
My first suggestion would be Swift, which I think will enjoy an exponential use curve going forward. That will also give you exposure to a highly efficient native language, in fact one that's quite a bit more efficient than Go. It&#x27
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by ElectronCharge 10y ago
The main change I'd like at this point would be to transition from an "employee" job to a "founder" job. That is in the works, we'll see how the next 6-12 months go... :-)

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