StefanWestfal

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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
Don’t you think that web3 would also end up centralized? The underlying technology might be decentralized but the ownership is not. For web2 we have more or less working mechanisms like antitrust offices, on the blockchain we do not. In a
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
And improvement for existing ones like query optimizers and schedulers for SQL.
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
It is so good to see progress in these areas. They are so fundamental that we do not think about them (fundamental in the sense that we just assume they are there) a lot. I have some infos on heat-pumps but do you have a good source about t
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
A lot of companies build web api's around their ML/AI code and data pipelines in Python, is Mojo suited for these task as well or is it specialized for numerical/AI/ML tasked?
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
They put some work into the Python adoption and it is enough for smaller projects but I did not try it for to complex use cases. You can see it under examples. What is nice is that you can set the option to parse into PyDantic rather the d
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
Nice to see ongoing development and a view ahead. For work I would need a good interface for SQL. In pet projects I am using sqlx for Rust and sqlc for Python. In both you can write SQL directly and get query validation and parsing into str
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by StefanWestfal 3y ago
From what I understand geothermal itself refers to heat of the earth (crust) while geothermal energy refers to energy generated within the earth mainly but not exclusive, nuclear decay. Calling ground heat geothermal is therefore correct, c
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Ask HN: Book / resource about numerical computing
1 points by StefanWestfal 3y ago|0 comments
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
I am not in the loop on the tech but how secure are eyeball scans? I remember seeing the CCC breaking "facial" recognition to unlock a phone by just taking a picture of the owner on a park bench.
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Did you consider that you might not have the right contract for this type of situation? There a lot of jobs (hospitals, consultancy, ...) that do not fit the standard work agreement (08:00-17:00, 1h lunch, 40h/week). The law is strict
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
I tried it for some time but felt cranky in the morning until I ate at lunch time. How was your experience regarding cravings, hunger and mood changes over time when starting your fasting?
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Another aspect is the timing, almost the same day when Russia is starting its new large offensive SpaceX curbes the use of Starlink internet for Ukrain's drones. Of course, we should not assume bad intention until proven but the timing
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
I would not call it short termed but rather within the realm of possibility for BP. Oil&Gas are inelastic and with small fluctuations in supply or demand the price varies strongly. In 2020, we even saw negative prices in Ohio and last y
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
On Brave I use "StayFocused" and set a maximum time per day. For YouTube etc. there are similar tools as well. Restricting access works best for me. Also, let someone else manage your password for these tools, otherwise you just
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Open accessible lectures / knowledge like yours allowed many people, me included, to turn their life around by putting in the effort and develop themselves. Thank you.
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
I would argue that the Russian invasion proved the new NATO members right. At the end of the day Russia reserved itself the right to use brute force when it sees it's own interest threatened. For a lot of countries the only chance to d
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Did anyone use Svelte for data intensive apps i.e. Dashboards?
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Thank you for putting your time into the project! Besides this project I like sqlc a lot but in both scenarios I was wondering how one gets started in code generation tooling? So that I could contribute, extend or even create my own (I.e. I
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Ask HN: Learning material for data design/architecture
6 points by StefanWestfal 4y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: What languages are you using for ML work other then Python?
3 points by StefanWestfal 4y ago|3 comments
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Thank you for your input. I like Rust a lot but I am also aware that I might see in trough pink glasses. Could you make the case for Rust as i.e. a backend service due to increased correctness and thus saved time in debugging and maintenan
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
I am a bit sceptical when it comes to acutal adoption of Rust. On github language stats the number of PR & pushes seems to be more or less steady over time.
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Making a good business case is something I am still learning. Here we were wondering, from a pure software-dev point, if we could make a case for Rust, independent of the use case by trading ramp up time for time spent for debugging and mai
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Ask HN: Business case for Rust outside high performance or embedded devices?
5 points by StefanWestfal 4y ago|8 comments
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Ask HN: Book recommendations for data security
2 points by StefanWestfal 4y ago|0 comments
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Would you mind explain and source your claims?
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Why would you hope for suffering of millions?
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
Would you mind explaining a bit what you mean with understand Germany? I am German and my girlfriend is from Brazil. We talk a lot about cultural differences and how Germans are. So I am curious.
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Ask HN: How do you increase your range/exposure?
3 points by StefanWestfal 4y ago|1 comments
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by StefanWestfal 4y ago
I think he is generally open to different ideas and plays the devil's advocate even when he agrees to have meaningful conversation. The podcast is also pleasantly unexciting (personal taste) and informative. He goes to the deep questio

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