derekp7

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by derekp7 7y ago
I really wish the full potential of compositing window managers could have been fulfilled, instead of the tech behind them being used for mostly eye candy. Here are two items that should be doable with compositing. First, when giving a pre
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by derekp7 7y ago
Not to mention, that cell towers may be a lot cheaper to operate over Starlink.
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Another way to think about it, is practicing at the edge of your skill / knowledge. If you can already do x, then you are at a good position to learn to do x + i (where i is an incremental improvement over x), by practicing x + i unti
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by derekp7 7y ago
But you are giving them access to that specific build user, not "ALL" followed by "!root".
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by derekp7 7y ago
Wikipedia has a list of chip foundry plants, along with process size and production capacity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_semiconductor_fabricat... In addition to the US, there are and several throughout Euro
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by derekp7 7y ago
I have a couple primary services (Netflix, Hulu), then I will cycle through something else to binge-watch a season, cancel it and sign on to another service for other content one month at a time).
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by derekp7 7y ago
We just need to get past the mindset that e-bikes are cheating. This is one of the big impediments for anyone that I've talked to about e-bikes, they say they would feel embarrassed riding them (since the main purpose of a bicycle tha
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by derekp7 7y ago
What about unions that are more like a trade guild, which sets standards for its members which make dealing with a union member more of a known quantity than hiring a random person off the street? I'm thinking of things like a union e
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There's also using chemical rockets for the first stage, then switching to nuclear for the second stage once clear enough of the ground to minimize fallout. Radiation pollution wouldn't be pleasant, but future advances could pote
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by derekp7 7y ago
That really makes a lot of sense. Because planets smaller than Earth cool a lot faster, so they lose their molten core and plate tectonics (which keeps land mass rising and out of the water), and also a magnetic shield that keeps the atmos
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by derekp7 7y ago
Once you are in orbit, anything else is possible. Because if you can get something small to orbit, you can get a lot of small things (such as additional fuel) to orbit, to reach escape velocity. That is because once in orbit you no longer
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by derekp7 7y ago
I would be happy if I could find an appropriate way to get more visibility for one of my open source projects (a snapshot backup system, called Snebu). My problem is that I don't want to feel spammy by throwing out references whenever
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by derekp7 7y ago
Do you have a list of issues with various masking techniques, and / or sample input actions? For example, something wanting a North American telephone number in the format (999) 999-9999 often has issues if the user tries to enter par
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by derekp7 7y ago
Depends on the nature of the work and variability of worker skills, along with the union structure. For work where the skills of the workers are mostly consistent, or where skills can be easily grouped into buckets based on training and se
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by derekp7 7y ago
Not only that, but even for those checking while driving, how many people now put the phone down below the dash, where they really can't see traffic when looking at it, vs. holding it up in the air where they can glance back an forth (
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by derekp7 7y ago
For one of my college trig class, there was at least one test that was "no calculator allowed". In this case, all the answers were symbolic, or used specific angles that had results that you can write out using whole numbers (or
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by derekp7 7y ago
If what you are saying is true, then there is no way that TI would be able to maintain a $100+ price point on a $25 calculator. So that itself is evidence that the TI-84 is a requirement in many student situations. Even if something else
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by derekp7 7y ago
That's why standards shouldn't focus on the device and model number, but on minimum capabilities and user interface. So even if a given calculator supports various other functionality and advanced programmability, as long as you
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by derekp7 7y ago
How much of computer manufacturing happens by hand, vs. loading the component reels on the pick and place machine and hitting the run button?
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How would increasing the delivery time reduce the amount of gas it takes to get an item to my doorstep? Considering that the items ship from a warehouse about 15 miles from my house. I suppose that if an occasional item ships from across t
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The cheapest plan (essentials) is $60 for the first line. The second line is $30.
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Just put out a new release, which adds the ability to limit users to specific actions such as backup but not delete, or restore only. I'm looking for some feedback on this project, as it provides features not found in rsync snapshots,
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Show HN: Snebu, a fast snapshot compressing deduplicating backup for Linux(github.com)
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It has to do with anti collusion laws. Companies are not allowed to all agree to raise prices together, for example. And tougher pollution standards is more expensive to manufacture. So if any one company decided on their own to raise th
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A big part of it is not needing to work. There is a lot of security in knowing that you can just walk away from a bad situation, and take your time getting another job. Also, people who retire early don't just sit around watching TV
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This is a sore spot for me, someone sending an IM with a quick "Got a minute?", which pulls me out of my thought zone. And once I answer back, I have no idea how long it is going to take for them to tell me what their issue is (c
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What about ones like the RSA patent? From what I understand, the requirements were laid out ages ago, but it wasn't known if any algorithm could meet those requirements until the RSA algorithm was developed. Of course, RSA is just mat
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by derekp7 7y ago
I'd be happy with and end to low quality patents (i.e., doing "X" but on the internet). Basically, any patent that an average software developer would violate just in their normal course of work (without prior knowledge of t
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by derekp7 7y ago
Pick another area to live. For example, where I'm at there are plenty of tech jobs (many in the financial, insurance, or older industry sectors, not many web companies though) which can pay 80k to 130k once you've established you
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I'm thinking that these things would be great for when the teenagers need a car (I'm referring to those of us in suburban / rural areas). They need a car to get to their mcjob, but with the limited range they won't be c

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