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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Good for everybody when knowledge to produce high end electronics at scale is not exclusive to China.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Lack of server side modularization of HTML strikes again. It makes no sense that we still have no declarative way of modularizing content apart from using IFRAME. Why can I dynamically load parts and merge it in the DOM via JS but not via a
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
AUDI chief has been in investigative custody.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
But Google will roll out Fiber nationwide in the US and via balloons in Africa!
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
The meta programming approach is pretty unique.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
What rubs me the wrong way is that a lot of build systems have a fatal combination of unfamiliar syntax and complete lack of debuggability. Conan and Meson seem so much better in that regard.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
> and people at a higher level thinking "well we're doing this in a secure way" I have never had a higher level person worrying at all about security except as a nuisance when prodded.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
It's not a huge problem if you consider the Mac an expendable part of the eco system, as Apple does.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
> The combination of C++ and OpenGL is really the ultimate in portability. Wouldn't the credit belong to Magnum rather that C++ plus OpenGL, given the tremendous amount of work that goes into making things seem portable to the end u
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
I don't get what's unfortunate about it. Cloudflare is probably being upfront about their implementation suiting their needs; I think it's laudable and avoids bad blood in the future, should the goals diverge. Given that Wire
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Very well put.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
> “Generate a react app without scaffolding” instructed the Master. > The student could not. He could, how ever, BCC his team lead's boss that he's being put on useless tasks that only serve to give the team lead a sense of
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
I wish we could standardize on using Redis as general interprocess transactional memory. I could drop 95% of our application code for our Embedded Linux platform by using stock Redis and stock SQLite, but of course there are political obsta
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
> people are oblivious as to why this may not be the best idea/ alignment of interests Or they perceive it to be better than blanket profiling by race, gender and age.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
The guy in my favorite wasabi documentary tries it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XTncCmFabM
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
It's a sign from above that you should respect the valid vote for "leave".
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Name reminds of https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksempf%C3%A4nger Probably intentional.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Slightly off topic: did you do any projects using Eiffel, and if yes, what were the benefits / unique features?
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
"Bro, just write the app, let me worry about the rest!"
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
I think the "you don't get it" refers to the knee jerk reaction of trying to map methods to messages.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
> There must be deeper, more subtle factors that explain why Toyota's particular combination of techniques yields such superior results. Why? That's how engineering works; small improvements aggregated over time.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Yeah, it's almost as if it makes sense to copyright the API to prevent unlicensed usage of decade long investments. But apparently, Oracle is a bad guy for doing this, and Google is applauded for stealing Java. Can't have it both
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
I first thought it would be the response to Cloudflare's Workers KV (which I find an interesting concept).
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
It also has a factory automation strategy that other companies abandoned decades ago.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
> Working emergency braking should be the first thing perfected, before the computer gets to control the car. Agreed, but that makes it the lawmaker's criminal negligence, not Tesla's.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Then I'll be that guy that tells you that including side channels after side channels (WebGL, WebUSB, FileStream), each with byzantine security features haphazardly tacked on, is the actual problem.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
Father of two small children: no
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
The decision to hire a (non-Japanese) moving company for moving our 4 person household has been the best service investment I ever did. Included tearing down and rebuilding every piece of large furniture and the kitchen including appliances
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
> Over the next few months, we will be winding down many of our stores Who needs repairs? Just buy a new one; it's cheap and easy.
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by _pmf_ 8y ago
What would be really great if Alloy (or any spec language) allowed for code generation (even if inefficient code).

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