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by bytecodes 2y ago
1. Pretty neat to switch encoding in the middle of the URL. It does look like it works and it does look like a better encoding. This is cool. 2. I'd have called this base-1000. It's using 3-digit numbers encoded into 10 bits. Base
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by bytecodes 7y ago
Check out Shor's algorithm for finding factors of a number. And yes, a low number of qubits can factor small numbers. https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.6758
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by bytecodes 9y ago
I use it, and it's really clear you're sharing your location, speed, and heartrate data with Strava and other users. There is a Facebook-like newsfeed that shows where your friends have been working out. You can see who else runs
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by bytecodes 9y ago
The parent post actually mentions this happening on the 5S, a phone which did not get a software update choosing stability over performance. The 6 can slow down and run with a 20% battery while the 5S runs fast and must shut down due to the
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by bytecodes 9y ago
Well, there is a button that turns the phone off. The angry users could use that and experience the same thing.
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by bytecodes 9y ago
Clutch, mentioned in the article as the company behind the subscription, is interesting in their own right. http://www.clutchatlanta.com/ It's a car subscription where you can trade your car out for another type. Insur
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by bytecodes 9y ago
If you haven't seen the 2006 Gainesville, FL DVD, I think you should. Obviously can't pull a limo into an arena, but I experienced a similar moment and couldn't figure out how right before an introduction they snuck a microph
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by bytecodes 9y ago
Kafka does this as part of its design. A topic has a declared number of partitions (which can't really be changed on the fly, you choose a theoretical high number and hope it's enough), and an agreed upon hash algorithm chooses be
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by bytecodes 9y ago
I think it's all of those.
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by bytecodes 10y ago
I used a System76 Gazelle for work and getting a master's degree in CS. Wonderful machine for those purposes. Ubuntu on a laptop, with actual supported drivers, made working in python, java, and scala quick and easy (apt is still bette
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by bytecodes 10y ago
If you've found the next Uber, that's exactly when it matters.
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by bytecodes 10y ago
GA Tech's CS program did not require the GRE, partly for the reason you state. There is still the usual admissions process with old GPAs and reference letters. Instead of GRE scores and very tough standards, students are conditionally
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by bytecodes 10y ago
It's another department jumping into the online delivery space. Looks like they're reusing a lot of the same policies that worked for the CS program. They are partnering with edX as Udacity's focus as a company has gone from
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by bytecodes 10y ago
Which gives you what? Unless you release the raw file it could be a hash of anything.