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by crocal 8y ago
One of the limit is reliability. Robot don’t self maintain... The more elaborate the task, the more complicated the maintenance to ensure acceptable failure rate. At some point you spend as much time fixing as doing the job. Especially in c
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by crocal 8y ago
I thought I was original then I read "Cathedral and the Bazaar". Anyway: martial arts and playing music are two common activities for hackers in needs of disengaging. These activities offer a complete range of possibilities, so wh
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by crocal 8y ago
Me too. I worked on some good projects there a few years ago and now this. Is there somewhere a “for dummies” analysis / explanation of the chain of events and decisions that led to the current situation in Venezuela? I can’t fathom ho
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by crocal 8y ago
A reason why HN rocks is that you can learn things like this. I will follow your advice!
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by crocal 8y ago
I believe this technology should be put under control because it is not only a tool of mass control, but also a discriminatory tool. I gave example of this trend taking a personal example. Having to choose to go to a different theater becau
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by crocal 8y ago
I understand your curiosity and I gave an attempt at answer above. Your idea is intriguing. I will think about it...
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by crocal 8y ago
I will try to convey what only disabled people can convey to the best of my abilities. First, with one image you lose a lot of luminosity with the glasses on. Without the glasses, off course, it is unwatchable. Furthermore, and more subtle,
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by crocal 8y ago
I understand what you mean. I should have explained that my temper flares when 3D is the only option offered, or when the 2D option is given at impossible hours.
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by crocal 8y ago
There is another problem with such technology that is missing from this long article. Facial recognition et al. also excludes those with physical disabilities. For example, some people have facial injuries that make it impossible and/o
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by crocal 8y ago
Thanks for the link! Based on your experience, would it be a good fit for hacking? How does a Emacs/Vi session comes across?
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by crocal 8y ago
This reasonates with me so much. Thanks for the tip.
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by crocal 8y ago
- What is your message? You do this talk for a reason, it must be extremely clear to you what it is, in a short sentence or two. - Storytelling. Humans engage in stories. Prepare yours. - Rehearse. Rehearse. Rehearse. And when you are done,
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by crocal 8y ago
Err... What’s exciting about this? I probably missed something.
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by crocal 8y ago
Except you can’t add so many features because you have sucked up all resources already ^^
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by crocal 8y ago
Too much CPU and too much available memory will get you there. When in time of abundance, we humans are not good at optimizing.
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by crocal 8y ago
... Which begs the question: what good is an ORM if it does not prevent by design such issues? Here, we are essentially saying users of ORM must also have in their mind the SQL version. Or call an expert after the mess is done :/...
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by crocal 8y ago
This, maybe: https://github.com/avast-tl/retdec/blob/master/README.md There is a talk presentation linked in there that gives nice explanations and examples. I used to do a lot of decompilation of Java a
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by crocal 8y ago
I don’t think it is vastly different in terms of program structure. They lost variable names and maybe some optimized intermediary calculations, but functional calls and branches are usually preserved through decomp (unless some compiler op
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by crocal 8y ago
What I like about this code is how much direct it is. No fancy abstraction. Brutally to the point with switch() and if() and that’s it!
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by crocal 8y ago
Yes. I am involved in one privately funded metro project where the civil work contractor in charge of building the stations just went under. So, they rebid, and in the meantime other part of the project like mine have to standby :b
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by crocal 8y ago
This is not as unusual as you may think. Examples abound in such mega projects where a major civil works contractor default and another one walks in to pick up the mess. In addition, the path of the tunnel will be decided in details and sub
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by crocal 8y ago
For those wondering « WTF », the project is fully financed by the contractor. The risk taken by the City is zero. Worst case scenario they rebid after the Boring company crashes and burns. For Musk, the business equation thus relies on the
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by crocal 8y ago
Not all old games had horrendous gameplay nor control... For example, on an Amstrad CPC, Gryzor or Titan schools most games released these days ;).
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by crocal 8y ago
I thought the remade graphics were as insulting as the Indiana Jones 4 movie, and thus decided they never existed. EDIT: Typo
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by crocal 8y ago
Thanks for the link, though depressing to read. (1) So much for driverless cars, I guess. (2) I guess a study is needed when aerospace and rail has, oh, 50+ years or so of cumulated data about the problem. MIT or not, these people seem pret
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by crocal 8y ago
Far fetched? My jaw drops. It's a moving block signalling system with 1 car trains. This stuff has been in service for decades pretty much all around the world. As for the very concept of the boring company, Elon Musk has it completely
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by crocal 8y ago
You are not conscious of this, but your car certifications, the driving rules and the road design constraints precisely achieved that, after now nearly 100 years of continuous trial and error. And it will not stop.
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by crocal 8y ago
I am with you in this general rant. However, in this particular case, the delay was a consequence of the introduction of computers and asynchronous telecommunications. I was not around at that time but it seems nobody anticipated that putti
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by crocal 8y ago
And ‘tis why it’s super dangerous...
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by crocal 8y ago
Further to your point, missing a few seconds due to this will reduce capacity but will not create delays, since this time will be factored in the timetables with a margin. Disclaimer: I realize such studies :O)

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