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by davewritescode 10y ago
Not even just emissions, lots of companies play software tricks to game efficiency numbers. Chevy and Ford have both played games with the manual V8 sports cars that locks out the 1 -> 2 shift and force the driver to go 1 -> 4 to sav
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by davewritescode 10y ago
I'm not a big fan of this mentality. Writing enough tests to be bug free just isn't enough. Sure it's bug free today and that's great but will it be bug free tomorrow after a junior dev modifies it? I'm not advoca
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by davewritescode 10y ago
There's virtually zero chance we'all have level 5 autonomy within 3 years. The tech is impressive but it has to be absolutely bulletproof. I like Tesla but I find it annoying that Musk doesn't deliver anything on time and it
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by davewritescode 10y ago
They target totally different markets. Constant Contact is a superior product for the less technically literate crowd. The hacker news crowd probably isn't their target customer. I think live support is their key differentiator.
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by davewritescode 10y ago
Yes, I can't speak for MIT but where I went to school your grades basically dictated where you ended up placed in internships. Grading on a curve also fosters competition by its very nature. Doing well on a test doesn't mean mast
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by davewritescode 11y ago
I made some contributions to one of the open source java implementations( https://bitbucket.org/nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt ) and I believe the encrypted form of JWTs are referred to as JWEs. https://tools.ietf.o
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by davewritescode 12y ago
I don't think that big red thing is an exhaust it appears to be a rear light. If anything, with the new turbocharged power units, I'd guess we'd see exhaust sizes decreasing.
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by davewritescode 12y ago
I would be happy to pay more, Uber is already very cheap but I've noticed the quality of drivers and cars has gone down lately. That, or create another service tier like Uber XL but for better cars instead of bigger cars.
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by davewritescode 12y ago
Thank you for your insight into how easy it is to be a rich foreigner in a country where per capita income is roughly 10% of what it is in the US. China has very very real issues that they haven't addressed in the slightest. They&#x27