alex4nder

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by alex4nder 9y ago
> [...] the only community of machinists nimble enough [...] Which happens to be the Suame Magazine workshop district in Ghana. Could you please expand on this statement? Why do you think this that only this community could rebuild them
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by alex4nder 10y ago
I went to a signing of his a couple of years ago. You'll be happy to know it's still the same process.
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by alex4nder 12y ago
Out of the corner of my eye, I read that as: Safari is sending every search query to an Apple //c. Everything started making sense.
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by alex4nder 12y ago
This is the automatic transmission defense. Some people don't know any better, or are too lazy/scared/inept to learn anything else. Others just enjoy putting it in Drive, and hitting the gas. It's all about priorities.
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by alex4nder 12y ago
I've found that forth works best when you use it to create a DSL for your problem domain, and you write your application code in that DSL. That DSL becomes the critical abstraction that helps prevent your codebase from becoming an unu
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by alex4nder 12y ago
To add 'color' to the comments: I've got strong positive opinions about forth, when used properly. I've helped save several embedded/early-stage board bring-up projects with it. More than one person has called fort
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by alex4nder 12y ago
Wiring isn't under control of the home/business owner until it hits their NID, which is already on-prem. Getting the connection to the NID is where the expense is, and it's why AL is putting money into the process. Without
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by alex4nder 12y ago
Day #3: The database is down. I don't know how much longer I can hold out. If anyone reads this, please tell my family that I love them.
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by alex4nder 12y ago
Granted, it's more work for you, but this is pretty straight-forward to do with with access_by_lua (and the associated nginx APIs).
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by alex4nder 12y ago
You know, except for the 'openssl' executable that builds, and a lot of people use.
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by alex4nder 13y ago
Thanks LXC maintainers! When Docker goes public, they'll send you each a free t-shirt.
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by alex4nder 13y ago
I too have worked with major automotive OEMs, and all the 'security' I've seen is nothing but lip service. The quality of embedded software in the automotive world is laughable. Forget anything advanced, they're just g
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by alex4nder 13y ago
In this case, I don't think that's it: this package wasn't due for delivery until the following Monday. I was pleasantly surprised when I got the text saying it had been delivered.
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by alex4nder 13y ago
If how it's deployed doesn't influence the way you write software, you're either: a) developing something trivial, or b) deploying something that's not going to work well in the long run.
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by alex4nder 13y ago
Oddly enough, I got my first Sunday delivery today from Amazon via USPS, and I don't live in either of the referenced cities.
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by alex4nder 13y ago
Those titles were easily available, and better supported, on other platforms. Why would anyone switch to Linux to play them? I bought my first Macintosh just to be able to play Q3Test, before it was released for Linux or Windows.
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by alex4nder 13y ago
Hopefully the community will continue moving forward by getting actual work done. These technologies are all cute, but nothing here, except the scale of marketing, is groundbreaking.
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by alex4nder 13y ago
I've seen these types of customizations worked out with /some/ rental property owners, depending on lease terms. Akin to commercial 'tenant improvements'.
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by alex4nder 15y ago
The new hires will just need 'no takebacks' written into their contracts.
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by alex4nder 15y ago
You mean River Rouge. It was an amazing plant.