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by beezle 8y ago
I'm not aware of any significant physics code in java or c#, only Fortran and C++. There are some use cases for python as well.
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Ask HN: Adoption of 'modern' C++ in physics/astro community
4 points by beezle 8y ago|2 comments
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by beezle 8y ago
The 90s also had the Weights mailing list. It was moderated so always a pretty respectful place but the advent of web based forums ended it.
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by beezle 8y ago
Great news! Curious - are there any selfhosting Fortran compilers?
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by beezle 8y ago
Betting $1 on 26,000 races: Stated win rate betting on the post time favorite is 37% This equates to a loss of 16,380 of original 26,000. Earnings must then come from the 9,620 bet on favorites that won. Assuming the 55,000 is winnings (an
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by beezle 8y ago
Left unsaid is what the bottom line margin is. 10%? 30%? More?
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by beezle 8y ago
A good way to get me to stop reading your article is to be sloppy or confused with basic terminology. Calling revenues earnings is an immediate stop, do not continue flag.
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by beezle 8y ago
Lets be honest about fusion - Experts urge the US to continue employing them for another 20 years. And thats coming from someone with a physics background. The fusion industry (and thats what it really is) has managed to string the public
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by beezle 8y ago
Late in reply - I switched off from Slack to FreeBSD around 2006. Perhaps things have changed, but Slackware generally followed the BSD conventions of what goes where as opposed to say RedHat.
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by beezle 8y ago
I'm not a certified instructor but have taken out many a novice the past 20 years. I'm not fond of the 'lead with your arm' point as I've seen way too many beginners with arms flopping all over the place and instea
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by beezle 8y ago
Its funny but the way I tell western riders is they rarely wear helmets.
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by beezle 8y ago
Most of the boarders complaining about flats do so because they never wax their boards. If you regularly wax with the right stuff you'll be able to fly by skiers on all but the stickiest of spring crud. And when I say waxing, I mean d
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by beezle 8y ago
more specifically, from bad skiers not carving.
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by beezle 8y ago
Get or rent a copy of "Lines" It is a board flick about making board flicks but has a ton of historical footage and interviews in there. And any of the early Ticket to Ride's. Burton deserves many kudos but there are/w
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by beezle 8y ago
Boots are very important (certainly your feet must feel good in them) but they can't be viewed in isolation. While I think we are past the days of Herman Munster boots, you still need to be careful to match your boot to both the bindin
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by beezle 8y ago
If you are in the park or pipe, that is a good idea
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by beezle 8y ago
First, too many boarders do not wax their boards frequently enough, if at all. It is really easy to do and unless the snow is super sticky spring stuff you can fly by skiiers on flats and traverses (or course, know how to hold and edge befo
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by beezle 8y ago
I don't ride the fruit boots but do respect the serious lines you guys lay down! Are you on Prior? Donek? Something else? I've been riding Sean's stuff for many years, closet you'll get on a board using soft boots to th
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by beezle 8y ago
Seoond this. My first 10 years of boarding I always did a destination trip mid-season and would book at least one instructor session. If nothing else, they will let you know what bad habits you have formed since the previous year!
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by beezle 8y ago
When ever going to an unfamiliar mountain or doing the first run of the season(or after an equipment change) it is a good idea to just hit a green and then move on.
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by beezle 8y ago
2 - unless you plan to become a park rat I would suggest riding 15/0 or 20/5 3 - its not that they can't get enough speed on a green slope, it is that they panic. It is very difficult for most people to grasp that turning is
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by beezle 8y ago
Depending on the mountain and the park, you may even be able to get away with just foot power.
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by beezle 8y ago
You only need snows when driving on day of storm. Unless you are doing a destination trip. that is avoidable. Any SUV or reasonable sized car does not require a roof rack to fit a couple of boards plus boots and bindings. Pick smaller moun
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by beezle 8y ago
There are a lot of ways to greatly reduce the cost. You can buy some really great second (even third) hand gear very cheap. Lift tickets at smaller mountains or even hills that are not as challenging to advanced boarders are often very re
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by beezle 8y ago
This is true, but even going once a week works. I find also that beginners take far too many breaks during the day, claiming physical fatique when it is usually just mental. I would always rather see someone quit the day early than stop and
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by beezle 8y ago
Many people you see going fast and straight on a board are riding flat and not on edge. This is bad form and will result in some very painful wrecks. Carving is actually riding faster than riding flat and straight.
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by beezle 8y ago
Or learn instead how to fall down properly. Pain is also a great motivator to not fall down.
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by beezle 8y ago
The reason it seems harder to get up on heel rather than toe edge is the center of gravity tends to stay over the board when using toe edge. The reason why most beginners have trouble is their calves are weak (you may think they are strong,
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by beezle 8y ago
Slakware historically has been closest to a BSD feel of the Linux distros
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by beezle 8y ago
Not sure if that was directed at me but my estimate is using Lightning Source as the printer/distributor. The wholesale cut only applies to online (ie, Amazon, BN.com, etc) distribution and not bricks n mortar (as then the compensatio

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