aguywithamum

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by aguywithamum 12y ago
Yeah, that's in reference to the failure of Beagle 2. It's on the page that was linked by Someone1234 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#Cause_of_... ).
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
Wow, I've never used slides.com. It looks really nice.
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
Does anyone have experience with other things like Scratch? I remember using a program, which looks a lot like Scratch (but isn't), at a technical summer camp when I was younger that let one make simple games with Scratch-like rules, b
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
Oh, that's true! I hadn't even noticed the difference. I've never heard anyone use the phrase "integrated develop er environment" either.
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
"The primary cause of this discrepancy was that one piece of ground software supplied by Lockheed Martin produced results in a United States customary unit ('American'), contrary to its Software Interface Specification (SIS),
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
The point being that his particular failure could've possibly been avoided if we were not using two parallel measurement systems...
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
But if a company has a high turnover rate with domestic hires, the added cost may become marginal compared to the cost of constantly hiring.
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
I wonder what the average Android engineer makes compared to the average Java engineer.
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
I think it could also be for people that aren't programmers that may read the article. But, yeah, I've never heard anyone use the full name.
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
Yeah, what's wrong with IDE's? (Insert joke about thinking he was referring to sitting down or putting headphones on.)
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by aguywithamum 12y ago
Exactly this. I love being able to use a plug that is near a well traveled area and have no worries about my computer if people trip over it.