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by bdavis__ 5y ago
In 1982, FORTRAN use was widespread. The limitations of the language were well known, and it was "obvious to all" that the languages of the future would be more sophisticated and overall "better" than FORTRAN. It was no
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
I was also a customer. I hated the "web2.0" look. Information was pretty, but it was on different pages and loaded slow.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
New F16's have new CPU's and millions of lines of new code. The mission processors have been updated many times over the years. And new radars and sensors and weapons. And data link. The airframe is old and non-stealthy. It also
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
griddy customer here. I entered into the contract of my own free will. $1/KW was in my mind as the highest it could go, and for me that was acceptable. So, about $100 a day is what I thought my downside was. Saved a lot over the last
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
Update. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday electric bill was right at $600. I changed providers Sunday night, so Monday was a reasonable $0.15 a kWh Buying electricity on the spot market is like betting on GameStop !
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
most days are $0.40 to $2.00, depending on air conditioning use. supposed to end Tuesday night.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
Over the past 3 years, my monthly electrical bill has been 1/3 to 1/2 what it costs on a "regular" contract.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
I purchase my electricity for my apartment from the spot market in texas. (Griddy is the SF company). Yesterday, cost was $240. For 1 day. Most days cost $2 to $4. Griddy actual sent out an e-mail and a text that said, "go to another
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
In the early 1990's a hardware vendor demo'ed an ada compiler at a customer site. Fortran compile of a subroutine was about 30 seconds, link of an executable was about 5 minutes. We booted the ada disk first thing in the morning,
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
In Texas, they check nothing. You decide yourself if you meet the criteria. I have no problem with this. Each of us knows our circumstances best. (not saying jumping the line is acceptable..)
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
you are correct. very good advice. thank you.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
i was one of those that was just certain trump was going to tank the economy. my thinking was "he has no clue, and his bumbling around will ruin it". very wrong, and missed out on a lot of gains. and not too sure of when to star
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
not to mention the fact that by definition the software developers know very little about the domain (given that 1/2 of them have less than 5 years of experience)
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
they will say "agile", but will mean , "all requirements up front with an increment delivered every sprint". which works very well if the developers and the customer really know what they want when the project starts.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
Yes. Both for pilots and the airplane.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
rewrite your scripts or use CMake.... right...
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
Kind of depends on "eternal". I propose 10 years is possible, and realistic. 5 years should not be rare. 20 years is probably a fantasy.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
I would counter that the launch process is inefficient and designed to ensure positive control. Many people have to concur and validate the orders are legitimate. The president doesn't call the sub captain on his iphone. In addition,
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
nah. mainframe apps are very snappy with that text only interface.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
When you put in trim with this switch, there is a wheel, about 18 inches across, right next to the pilot that starts to turn. As long as you give input, the wheel turns. It is not quiet. It is a mechanical device. Push trim for a 1/2
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
These are "memory items" on a checklist. The only tasks you allow pilots to execute from memory without getting out the checklist and following it.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
Boeing defense could be broken off and sold to others, in pieces, without impacting the defense of the US. There are not any "pure" military air vehicles being made by Boeing right now (T-X trainer). F15 and F18 used to be owned
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
A big advantage to paper tape is it could be edited. With scissors and tape. You could do an 'optical search' to find a pattern. Punch the characters you are looking for on a short strip. Overlay the search tape on top of the
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
hmm. my reading suggests you need to go a little south to Ystad for crime.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
Is software really so shallow? Does it wash away so quickly as fads change? How do you get really, really deep knowledge? A person that works at the same company for 25 years should show a progression of titles and work assignments, ending
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
suggested title change: "How I Think I Outperformed More Experienced Developers as a Junior Developer" look deeper. there is a lot more to learn than Uncle Bob's book. search for it, seek out the wisdom of your co-workers.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
i tend to agree with you. maybe more than just agree. if any of these "IDE's", or "tools", or whatever they are called actually provided a universal improvement in software quality and development time, then i woul
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
The problem is what do you do when you change the code? System state is different; how do you know it is correct? Also, un-tenable with any code that is non-deterministic, like multiple threads or external I/O.
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
Real Time plotting?
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by bdavis__ 6y ago
s/expanded into software engineering/replaced software engineering/

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