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by ajford 9y ago
I never quite understood why the division of integers resulting in integers was a problem. I get that for people with no knowledge of programming whatsoever it can be confusing, but it's standard behavior in nearly every typed language
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by ajford 9y ago
Funny thing, learning programming (and in particular, learning vim) taught me touch typing. I was a 80WPM hunt-n-peck typist, and my typing/"business computing" teacher in High School was a 25WPM touch typist. She couldn&#x27
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by ajford 9y ago
I concur. I was expecting way more that a paltry few paragraphs barely talking about the chip's impact.
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by ajford 9y ago
Because for the average user, the features and power of a "Good" IDE are at best a nuisance and at worst a barrier to entry. I've tried using some, such as a brief stint with Atmel Studio some years ago, Eclipse, and a couple
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by ajford 9y ago
It's in like the first sentence of the Readme. > Nulis is an open source tree editor for writers, inspired by Gingko. I will say that it's not mentioned anywhere on nulis.io however.
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by ajford 9y ago
Current Python dev here. I've found the same thing. I really didn't like Javascript prior to using ES6. Now it's fairly tolerable. I'm currently building an app with a React based front end and a Flask-based API for data
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by ajford 9y ago
That's my pet peeve with my current (1st gen) X1 Carbon. I hate having to carry at least 3 dongles with me nearly everywhere. I usually travel with an mDP to VGA, mDP to HDMI, and a USB3 Ethernet adapter. I'd much rather have some
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by ajford 9y ago
Original link down. Looks like more info can also be found here: http://arcade.academy/
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by ajford 9y ago
Um.... reread that comment. He's saying that VBIEDs are totally possible, and that this example of CAN Bus control isn't going to cause a new era of terrorist actions, because it's just as easy to do it with servos and/o
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by ajford 9y ago
Yeah, I wish the advanced time was configurable. It was more of an issue when I was living in Puerto Rico, but getting through security at that airport would often take much longer than is normal. So I usually left about an hour before Goog
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by ajford 9y ago
This sounds like the lead in to a fantastic spy movie. The rag-tag team of ex-spies have to band together with the younger techy team to hijack a Snowmobile and modify data on the fly, barreling down the highway.
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by ajford 10y ago
Partly, that's because the x201 is so old. It's had about 7 years to mature support. I had an x201 new, and I ran into all those problems listed above for the first two years. Hell, I had to use a USB WIFI dongle for the first yea
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by ajford 10y ago
The thing with current bionics is that they are not... mindful in the way they are in GitS. Today's bionic limbs are pale imitations of our natural ones, though they are leaps and bounds over the stationary or slightly mechanical limbs
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by ajford 10y ago
Doesn't mean they can't file the issue. Then the team just checks the box on their ticket solution that says "WONT FIX" or "NOT SUPPORTED" and moves on with their lives. Customers would feel respected, the work
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by ajford 10y ago
That's one of my pet peeves... There's an official phonetic letter system, why don't they train these people in call centers to use them? My last job used radios for site communication, and everyone had to use the NATO phonet
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by ajford 10y ago
My uncle had an old construction truck that was so jerry-rigged it was hilarious. It was a diesel truck, but the glow plug igniter (or heater, whatever you call it) had gone out, so it was wired to a couple of toggle switches, so you had to
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by ajford 10y ago
The ultimate form of Rubber Duck debugging is trying to explain what you're doing to a 5 year old in real life.
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by ajford 10y ago
Those DLC packs are actually more like Kickstarter rewards. The text of the Pirate King DLC is this: > This DLC gives you the right to enter a name and character backstory into the game, with skills, appearance, and special work requirem
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by ajford 10y ago
You did catch that the DLC is more like Kickstarter rewards right? The $300 DLC is getting your name and a backstory you create into the game.
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by ajford 10y ago
Simple (though maybe more costly) solution is to send a bunch of boxes. Send only $2-2.5K worth of cartidges per box. Might double or triple your shipping cost, but would be cheaper than paying out of pocket for the value of lost package.
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by ajford 10y ago
Adaptive windshield wiping? Shit, I'm just hoping automatic headlights become standard. I had two Camaros, one from the late 90s and one from 2002. They both had auto lights. My 2008 Prius? Nope. My sister has a 2007 Honda Odyssey, no
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by ajford 10y ago
Looking for any Jack-of-all-trades? I've got some background in digital electronics and RF, and about 7 years of Python experience (across web backend, data processing, automation, and desktop applications). No Android experience, but
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by ajford 10y ago
They also put the legwork into getting their drivers into nearly everything, which makes them great to use in a custom or small batch product that has users that aren't technically oriented or wont be installed by a knowledgeable insta
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by ajford 10y ago
I remember those damn Prescott cores. I had one on a custom build I did for myself back in High School. After setting that bad boy up, it ran so hot that my room was about 5 degrees hotter than the rest of the house. I finally started putti
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by ajford 10y ago
Isn't it just as bad to keep versions locked for months and years so we don't upset the delicate balance of versions on the production env? I've worked at a place where they were running PHP 4.4.9 until about 8 months ago. An
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by ajford 10y ago
My two killer "apps" are a google authenticator like app (OATH OTP token generator) and notifications. Being able to glance at my wrist and see if I need to get my phone out is pretty nice. I don't try to be inconspicuous in
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by ajford 10y ago
Check out the Withings Steel HR. No ticker tap display, but it does have a small inset LCD to give you connectivity, but with style/class of analog. https://www.withings.com/eu/en/products/steel-hr
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by ajford 10y ago
That sounds.... painful... Totally does seem like something that can be nicely automated to some level. Even document tracking and associated metadata (like a list of participants and status of signatures per page, approval of document, etc
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by ajford 10y ago
I'm SO glad NIST put out that new recommendation. I really hate the whole 90 day thing. Argued for days (friendly argument) with one of my co-workers who was partly responsible for our implementation of the 90 day rule on how it wasn&#
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by ajford 10y ago
So what's the benefit of VMs? I mean, I understand the underlying benefits of isolation and such, but for things that easily fit on small servers (i.e. single/double core small procs with <4GB RAM), why is it better to virtuali

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