bballard

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by bballard 3y ago
As a forward observer once radioed to artillery during WWII, "Stop computing and start shooting!"
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by bballard 7y ago
Hawthorne was a place.
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by bballard 7y ago
Exactly! Not just wooden boats -- cedar boats.
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by bballard 8y ago
I agree, this is a great starting point. It contains a selection of articles on such diverse subjects as hot rods, Phil Spector, insomnia-inducing Las Vegas, NASCAR (and moonshining), 60s dance crazes (the mashed potato, etc), The Beatles l
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by bballard 9y ago
I still use a wire brush sometimes, but it's a different type with longer stiffer bristles. There's no way one of these bristles is going to get accidentally lodged in your food. These bristles just don't fall out and if they
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by bballard 9y ago
So you're telling me there's a way we might demonetize "kinder playtime", "hailey's magical playhouse", "funtoys", and "toys unlimited"? THAT is a noble cause! Gimme the sixty-five. I&#
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by bballard 9y ago
Architecture is full of further examples of useless design features, from facades to fascia, to non-load bearing columns. There are entire books (even novels) on this subject.
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by bballard 9y ago
Yes, that was the reason we were told we had to do it on paper, in case the systems failed. Only we always did it on paper, not just for practice.
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by bballard 9y ago
As a former naval officer, I was shocked to hear they didn't still require conning officers to plot and track the closest point of approach of all contacts on paper. To rely on a computer or radar system to do that for you is craziness
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by bballard 9y ago
Dalton and even Lazenby actually hold up quite well. Perhaps it has more to do with the script and directing than the actor. The films of these least "successful" Bonds are among the best Bond films, and far better than the wors
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by bballard 10y ago
Another option is FJÄLKINGE ( http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60221683/ ) I recently got one of these for the kids room. It's all steel construction, the shelves actually seem pretty
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by bballard 11y ago
This should really be the default and only setting. It's very annoying and incorrect otherwise.
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by bballard 11y ago
Command logging has worked this way since VoltDB 2.0. Sync mode needs hardware that can support more frequent fsyncs, such as disk controller with BBWC (does the job and inexpensive), or a server-class SSD, and should be configured to writ
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by bballard 12y ago
(I work at VoltDB) VoltDB is easy to try. There is a free 30-day trial available on voltdb.com, and a docker-based demo ( http://voltdb.com/voltdb-demo ).
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by bballard 12y ago
Hell yeah!