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811.
by _moof 5y ago
Good lord, it's like they're trying to ruin it.
812.
by _moof 5y ago
Too little, too late. I used 1Password for ten years, but I've switched to a different password manager and I'm happy with it.
813.
by _moof 5y ago
Over thirty years of programming I've slowly become convinced that implicit conversions are the devil.
814.
by _moof 5y ago
SSNs can also change. Never, ever, ever try to use SSN as a primary key or anything even remotely like a primary key.
815.
by _moof 5y ago
You must also pass the medical screening, which prohibits a laundry list of common medications: - blood pressure medications - blood thinners - seizure medications - daily allergy medications - diabetic insulin daily - sleeping aids - ADHD&
816.
by _moof 5y ago
Pretty common, I think. I've made clamps and rove punches for instance, and I've been tempted to make drill bits. (But this is for wooden boatbuilding, which is its own uniquely crotchety corner of carpentry. Not unlike emacs...)
817.
by _moof 5y ago
The FAA rule you're referring to, 14 CFR 91.21, has no relation to the FCC rule. The FAA cannot authorize the use of cell phones aboard aircraft as long as the FCC forbids it. It's not the FAA's jurisdiction.
818.
by _moof 5y ago
(I'm a CFI.) 91.21 is irrelevant. The FCC specifically forbids the use of cell phones aboard aircraft, and the FAA doesn't have the power to overrule the FCC in matters of radio interference. The FAA has no rule, and cannot make a
819.
by _moof 5y ago
So far every comment here is talking about safety of flight, which is not the issue. It's not about safety. The FAA didn't make this rule. The FCC did, because the cell networks weren't designed for thousands of airborne ha
820.
by _moof 5y ago
Offered for perspective/interestingness, not as an argument: For anyone wondering why it matters so much that time be precisely linked to the rotation of Earth, I'll note that time is a fundamental component of navigation. When yo
821.
by _moof 5y ago
Exactly. They deliberately chose not to do anything about it.
822.
by _moof 5y ago
Discrimination absolutely does not require an active effort. Neglect is just as effective at keeping people out. In any case Cloudflare's inaccessibility is a direct result of choices they "actively" made. Technical decisions
823.
by _moof 5y ago
> I like to see people working hard, I work hard myself Yeah, see, this right here is the problem. There's this belief that people objecting to current norms and standards around work constitutes "not working hard," which
824.
by _moof 5y ago
Indeed. It’s amazing to me that in all the conversations about work/life balance, employers never consider the mind-blowingly innovative option of working less. Instead we all get free subscriptions to meditation apps now. Thanks for
825.
by _moof 5y ago
Fighting discrimination is difficult and can be exhausting. As someone in a (different) protected class I just want to say kudos for doing this work.
826.
by _moof 5y ago
CMYK processes can also do “rich” black, which uses some or all of the other inks in addition to black. The result is darker than black ink alone.
827.
by _moof 5y ago
Saturn has completed slightly more than an entire orbit in the time I’ve been theoretically designing a video game. Someday/maybe indeed!
828.
by _moof 5y ago
My first stab at prototyping was with an STM32 discovery kit, a couple of breadboards, and a bag of random parts. The best advice I can you give you though is start with an idea. Do you want to do sensing, audio, LED art, a tiny game consol
829.
by _moof 5y ago
Would this be a good font to use on a small (2.8 inch) screen? I’ve got a little hobby hardware project I’m working on and am a total typography dunce.
830.
by _moof 5y ago
Very odd choice. If I had to guess I’d say they wanted to make that block of text rectangular, had to add one more letter to do so, and picked one at random without understanding what it is. EDIT: And now I learn that the designer is Swedis
831.
by _moof 5y ago
Shh, don’t tell people this - we’re trying to keep the other programmers out. ;) In all seriousness embedded feels like the last safe place for a programmer like me, who grew up in the [redacted ancient decade] and has watched with befuddle
832.
by _moof 5y ago
When you profile code, do you spend your time fixing the most resource-intensive function or the function whose name you don’t like? Maybe you disagree with the suggestion that there are way, way bigger fish to fry, and we should prioriti
833.
by _moof 5y ago
> varicella virus (i think this is the translation?) chickenpox. :)
834.
by _moof 5y ago
If someone wrote this novel I would devour it.
835.
by _moof 5y ago
It’s just a copy of the info printed on the card, in a standard barcode format.
836.
by _moof 5y ago
This is a misleading headline that is implying way more controversy than actually exists. The headline should be “FAA updates commercial astronaut criteria.” This is a very reasonable update to a specific FAA program using industry-standard
837.
by _moof 5y ago
Seriously. When I think of the hundreds if not thousands of people who had to say, “yes, let’s build it this way,” the mind boggles.
838.
by _moof 5y ago
There’s no buoyancy without weight so it wouldn’t feel like anything until you moved. Then you’d have the same drag forces you would on Earth. It’s unlikely the sphere would stay together very long with nothing to hold it together.
839.
by _moof 5y ago
This is a bit like asking your fellow patrons at the bar how to cure alcoholism, isn’t it mate? ;)
840.
by _moof 5y ago
Indeed - and if people are quitting at record rates, that potentially exposes the image of willfully unemployed restaurant workers lazing about on piles of unemployment cash as a myth.

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