Simon_O_Rourke

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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
I don't get it - why do you need to spoof having a monitor connected for a Raspberry Pi? Surely they boot up fine regardless?
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Maybe it's my rampant misanthrope leanings, but even in more trivial things like choosing automated kiosks other staffed in CVS, I'm just more comfortable not having to make small talk with a person, worry if they're having a
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
That's good money, and better yet if you don't need to blow it on rent.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Like the ancient Romans I couldn't care less about the authenticity of any wine so long as it tasted reasonably well. Anyone making a fuss over provence outside of whether or not it's safe to drink, tastes good and a few basic cri
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Surely the incentives that makes a tech exec capable are wildly different from the sort of capabilities expected from any military innovation context? Regardless of rank or an easy track to a commission, there's no "increasing sha
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Counterproductive towards what end? It's not as if anyone on here is going to be invited to present before the air accident board?
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
I'm assuming the Ram Air Turbine gives extra evidence of a dual engine failure (or at least the engine that generated power). Engine spools down, power is lost, air turbine needs to be deployed.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Dual engine failure with a stall right at the end as it's going in. Guessing it's either a foreign object ingested into both engines, probably a bird strike, or fuel starvation.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Yes exactly this... Queues of cheapos outside the lowest price gas station in town to save a pittance in dollar terms but not realize the lost opportunity cost striving to save a buck.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
This is such a typical American sneer at public transport. It's tiny, how it possibly carry all those 2x4s, powertools and sheets of plywood when I'm out doing manly things. I'd better go buy that monster truck so I can look
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Whether or not this guy is actually homeless is up for debate. What's not debatable is the pervading level of stingy "I spend hours and hours to save a few bucks" mentality that runs through this piece.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Yes but once the guy is sacked for cause, or trumped up poor performance, bad attitude etc. the remaining narrative is crafted by the layer of management that remains.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Yes he did, I think he saw the weakness in the org and exploited it properly.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
I know of a guy, but his scenario was quite unique. I was working for an energy company who shall remain nameless, but who's internal IT was a tangle of external consultants milking the place for millions, and ineffective/underser
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Those are downsides?
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
While the writing seems to be on the wall for entry level developer positions, there's going to have to be a pathway for Amazon and others to have junior devs become senior devs, and be able up fill in whenever the machines fail.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
This piece seems to suggest Napoleon was a bad thing for France, when he gave them the civil code and the grand architecture. In contrast to "democratic" Britain, where Wellington's legacy was the poor law and the workhouse.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Simple, by being much better and well written perhaps?
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
This really does make you further loathe the types of exasperating clowns working for big G.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
This is total self-help drivel, engineering management is 1. Focus on and understand the details. 2. Compromise in the right way. The rest is just some art of the deal crap about empire building and getting headcount so you feel safe becaus
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
This post has all the hallmarks of some therapist's suggestion to focus on the external. Bit too much projection going on here, with a very definite "correctness" to the characterizations.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Like the quip about public transport, particularly busses. Decades go by without a lander, then a lot of them turn up at once.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Very cool, what type of parameters are within your control if detected early?
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
Pedant (noun) - a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 1y ago
And still there's uncertainty about intelligent life existing in Jersey City.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 2y ago
Had one apply to my team last week, they had on their resume they worked with a tech company from 2019 to 2022 in a very specific role which would have been managed by my brother in law. Checked with him and he called BS on it. Wanted to dr
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by Simon_O_Rourke 2y ago
> Our multidimensional beings are being assailed by at least three or four other intelligent agents that are able to pose as our own thoughts and feelings. Contrary opinion - no they're not, get a hold of yourself.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 2y ago
Funnily enough, this comes via HN which is a beacon of non-advertizing. Would like to hear the admins tales of the various commercial approaches they've had over the years.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 2y ago
I'm a big fan of all the builds and videos Ben Eater puts together, I've learned more watching his demos than a couple of years doing hardware design in college.
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by Simon_O_Rourke 2y ago
Simple ethical filter - were you or any of your descendants ever a full time resident of Jersey City. If yes, then please don't step onto the spaceship.

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