SeanDav

46 ms·

421.
by SeanDav 11y ago
It is not the loss for 1 game that is important here, but the decision making and approach that Atari took for this game and probably elsewhere as well. If Atari were making strange decisions here, they were likely doing it elsewhere, ultim
422.
by SeanDav 11y ago
Talk about screwed up priorities. Atari spent $21 million on ET video game rights, $5 million on an advertising campaign and gave 1 programmer, 5 weeks to deliver something that would justify that cost. No wonder they went bankrupt!
423.
by SeanDav 11y ago
While I applaud any effort to create a better work and living environment, I am not sure that the article is that accurate in one of its premises that the software industry has a high or even higher suicide rate then any other industry, for
424.
by SeanDav 11y ago
From the Chinese government point of view they have several good reasons (for them) for doing this, chief among them (in my opinion) saving face and controlling mass opinion. When China was the huge success story it was, until recently, the
425.
by SeanDav 11y ago
> "It is no more abrasive, than to dismiss someone's concerns as "protecting a sacred cow". " Since that comment is aimed at me I should probably chime in now and say that my comment about "sacred cows&quo
426.
by SeanDav 11y ago
I am only a casual user of Linux and have no axe to grind or sacred cows to protect. From my point of view, one of the biggest issues with Linux is fragmentation - which of the 2000 flavours of Linux do I choose for my home use and why. My
427.
by SeanDav 11y ago
I highly doubt they just drew C out of a hat and decided to make it work for their multi million dollar, "absolutely-cannot-fail-software". They would have considered other languages out there. C was the winner.
428.
by SeanDav 11y ago
C can be very safe or very unsafe, it just depends on how you use it. As a counter point: critical code for missions to Mars are written in C. http://www.verticalsysadmin.com/making_robust_software/
429.
Apple vs. the FBI. A plain English guide(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by SeanDav 11y ago|0 comments
430.
Apple vs. the FBI – a plain English guide(bbc.com)
1 points by SeanDav 11y ago|0 comments
431.
by SeanDav 11y ago
Driving around Africa should be considered carefully and researched even more carefully. There are very real dangers and complete no-go areas. Good luck out there!
432.
by SeanDav 11y ago
Is there a Windows equivalent process?
433.
by SeanDav 11y ago
You may of course be right, I would find it surprising in the extreme if people were killed based purely on output of an algorithm. However we have no assurance that this tool was not used to generate kill targets without any human input.
434.
by SeanDav 11y ago
10 seconds on a search engine will supply 1000's of links to issues with Thorium and LFTR, some of which are high quality and some of which are garbage. Note that the OP did not provide links in support of their position.
435.
by SeanDav 11y ago
The idea of Thorium reactors as a better nuclear fuel option, gets proposed frequently on HN. There are real issues with it though. There are reasons why it is not a fuel of choice today, that have nothing to do with conspiracy theories. A
436.
by SeanDav 11y ago
Not only are laser pointers potentially dangerous to pilots in aircraft, they can, and do, cause retina damage - often between school kids playing around. They should be licensed, with heavy fines for carrying an unlicensed laser pointer an
437.
The UK is still printing its laws on vellum(bbc.com)
2 points by SeanDav 11y ago|0 comments
438.
by SeanDav 11y ago
Having recognized the fact that scarcity and value of diamonds are almost completely company made constructs, I did not get my wife an engagement ring, but I did get her a beautiful wedding ring (non-diamond of course). Having a close mecha
439.
by SeanDav 11y ago
Imagine the pain a modern day McCarthy, with Government sanctioned access to your data, could cause. Your lifestyle choices and everything you have ever read, posted or even been associated with, could be used to decide if you were a "
440.
by SeanDav 11y ago
> "The color coding green/yellow/red had a psychological effect. The software developers worked really hard to make all the buttons go green." There is a possible risk element of Cargo Cult'ing here. I would ho
441.
by SeanDav 11y ago
This seems like an excellent opportunity for SourceForge to become a better GitHub. GitHub, as good as it is, has quite a few weaknesses which they are in no hurry to address. SourceForge could change all that by going after GitHub's c
442.
by SeanDav 11y ago
I tend to disagree with you. This looks shady, unless they declared the fact that they were trimming their listings prior to presenting the data. The report is supposed to present the business as it is and has been over recent time. It is v
443.
by SeanDav 11y ago
I can't help thinking that there really is a large element of adults applying adult values to children here. > "...research suggests that most gender-dysphoric kids will, in the long run, end up identifying as cisgender."
444.
You Don't Need JQuery (anymore)(blog.garstasio.com)
4 points by SeanDav 11y ago|0 comments
445.
by SeanDav 11y ago
It is unfair, but you are still liable for child support. The argument is that the child is your responsibility - if you don't want to risk having a child, don't have sex. Women have been known to take sperm from a used condom and
446.
by SeanDav 11y ago
There are many good reasons to rent a house, just as there are many good reasons to own a house. However, there is no God-given right to own a house. If you want to own your own house, work hard, save for it, make a plan, have patience.
447.
by SeanDav 11y ago
From the abstract: > "Dietary deficiencies of magnesium, coupled with excess calcium and stress may..." Looks like Calcium may be part of the problem, not the solution. Although it is perfectly possible that in your case you
448.
by SeanDav 11y ago
> "helped boost retention rates for female engineering students by 20 to 30 percent." Actually they do themselves a disservice with these numbers. while it is true that out of 100 students, 20-30 more will graduate, the pass
449.
by SeanDav 11y ago
Top professional cyclists can maintain a power output of around 400-450 Watts for short durations of a few minutes (5 minutes). 300 Watt levels can be maintained for time periods of a couple of hours (approximately). It appears this type of
450.
by SeanDav 11y ago
OT: Interesting how submission sometimes works. I submitted a link to this from Wired: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10994795 more than a day ago which got just about no interest and here it is now trending on the f

More ›