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Salyut 7 space station salvage mission(en.wikipedia.org)
11 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 6y ago|0 comments
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Scaleway disarms its ARM64 cloud, cites unreliable hardware as the reason(theregister.co.uk)
1 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 6y ago|0 comments
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 6y ago
By default it's not. However, if you join FAANG, chances are that you'll be required to sign a contract that basically says "I waive my rights of doing side-projects to to the greatest possible extents under the laws of Calif
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 6y ago
DAB+ was meant to deliver high-quality AAC above 128 Kbps, preferably 192 Kbps or higher, unfortunately it ended up being broadcasted using the lowest bitrate to squeeze as many stations as possible, usually at 64 Kbps, it's a total di
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The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills(theatlantic.com)
6 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 6y ago|2 comments
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 6y ago
And practically, all the data collected by private corporations can be obtained by governments via a subpoena. Until it could be changed, all corporate surveillance is ultimately government surveillance. And there's strong evidence sug
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 6y ago
> I don't use an add blocker, because I have a very strong mental add blocker not to buy anything I see on the internet. Ad blocker is never about blocking the ads themselves since five years ago or so. Since then, the point is al
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I just sequenced my whole genome, what are these different file formats?(biology.stackexchange.com)
2 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
It's also why a software algorithm that controls CPU frequency scaling is called a "CPU governor" [0] in Linux kernel. Although the mechanism is completely different, but the analogy is used here since it controls the speed.
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
The title is highly misleading. First, it's the ancient GCC 4.2.1 from 2007. Next, it's removed from the FreeBSD build system, which means it's no longer used in the internal development of FreeBSD and you can no longer build
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
> This leads to a fracturing of consensus. But is it necessarily a bad thing? I think whether the outcomes are good or bad is going to be highly subjective and debated ad infinitum. I, for one, welcome our new Internet overlord. There
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
For those who are not aware of the issue, the Smithsonian Magazine has a comprehensive introduction of this issue, I recommend to read it. * There Are Still Thousands of Tons of Unexploded Bombs in Germany, Left Over From World War II http
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Technology Readiness Level(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments
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Non-Rocket Spacelaunch(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
> China will have huge social reform in favor of citizens What is your rational? All the current signs showed the opposite tendency. On my first thought, I'd say it's the Cold War that is coming, not any social reform. But on
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
> JulianMorrison on Jan 1, 2010: Ubiquitous mobile/wireless internet integrated into even very trivial consumer goods, with close to 100% coverage across the civilized world. A significant fraction of ordinary consumer goods simply
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Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes(venturebeat.com)
1 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
I've heard this argument often, but I don't buy it. 1. The environmental cost of ineffective software is negligible, when compared to Bitcoin mining or other forms of hardware planned obsolescence. 2. By using more efficient softw
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Oil Theft in Nigeria(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
A radioactive-based random number generator surely is fun. But a friendly reminder to those readers who want a quantum device but prefer a low-power, solid-state implementation: A "quantum" random number generator doesn't alw
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
If someone is building this device to protect one's private keys from the three-letter agencies, one may want to completely shield the Geiger counter and its radiation source with thick lead. Otherwise, the NSA may decide to remotely i
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RFC 1313 – Today's Programming for KRFC AM 1313 Internet Talk Radio(tools.ietf.org)
1 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments
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SpiNNaker – A Massively Parallel, Manycore Supercomputer(en.wikipedia.org)
6 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments
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Reviewing Bad Schematics as EE Interview Tactic(cushychicken.github.io)
104 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|107 comments
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
If Snowden has no chance of getting any income from his book, let's boycott the official book and download unauthorized copies from Library Genesis instead. And perhaps, donate to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. But at least, don&
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
I noticed it as well. I first thought it was a result of using CDN services or recycled IP addresses, but gnu.org doesn't use a CDN, and its IPv4 and IPv6 are both served by Hurricane Electric, which never did any business in mainland
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by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
Note to readers: This is not civil forfeiture. > There are two avenues available to the government for seizing items that were used to commit a crime, or cash that was made unlawfully. If a person is convicted of a crime, the governmen
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Police Can Use a Legal Gray Area to Rob Anyone of Their Belongings (2016)(theatlantic.com)
88 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|13 comments
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A Man Who Tricked Chemtrails Conspiracy Theorists(vice.com)
3 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|1 comments
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I/Q Data for Dummies(whiteboard.ping.se)
1 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago|0 comments

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