dietlbomb

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by dietlbomb 9mo ago
Location: Moving to Hannover, Germany in March, 2026 to resolve 2-body problem. Remote: Preferred. Willing to relocate: See above. Technologies: Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Control systems, Kalman Filtering, GNC, satellite and def
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by dietlbomb 1y ago
The OP should have mentioned Osweald Bera. He's the author! Always be promoting!
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by dietlbomb 2y ago
This reminds me of "Don't Shoot the Puppy". https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/dont-shoot-the-puppy
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by dietlbomb 2y ago
Is it worth learning JavaScript before learning Elm?
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by dietlbomb 3y ago
X1 Carbon running Arch and DWM. Works great, except I haven't configured it to suspend without draining the battery yet. Love the computer. Can't stand a laptop without a pointing stick. :)
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by dietlbomb 3y ago
I used an iPod nano 6g for years. I loved the tiny size, the clip, and the fact that it didn't have speakers (no accidental noise in the office). I use my phone for mp3s and podcasts now, but I'd prefer the iPod if it weren't
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by dietlbomb 6y ago
I've tinkered with CL for numerical analysis, but always have had trouble picking good libraries to help. Do you have any recommendations for good libraries for scientific computing (especially some that will run in Windows)?
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by dietlbomb 6y ago
Do you know if Lush is still usable? I wonder what's stopping people from developing in it.
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by dietlbomb 7y ago
That's not the Great Pyramid; it's the Pyramid of Khafre. Neat rendering though.
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by dietlbomb 7y ago
If we were to eliminate the biannual clock changes, why would it matter which time base we switch to? Organizations would surely set their business hours appropriately for either choice. Does it matter what the number on the clock is durin
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by dietlbomb 9y ago
I see stories promoting kite energy harvesting every couple years. They never address (one of) the primary obstacles to a functional unit: transmitting the energy to the ground. They usually hand wave the problem by saying there will be a c
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by dietlbomb 10y ago
I agree with PG that Mississippi probably isn't the right place for a startup hub, but it is disappointing that he contributes to the spin that Mississippi's religious liberty bill represents intolerance. It's these sort of r
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by dietlbomb 11y ago
Because clean energy and fossil fuels fill entirely different demands. Fossil fuels (and nuclear and hydro) supply useful energy. Clean energy (apart from small niche uses) does not. The demand for fossil fuels is driven by the demand for e
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by dietlbomb 11y ago
This reminds me of college professors calling homework assignments "homeworks". Initially, these professors were all immigrants from India, but the usage spread during my years in grad school. I wonder if this is evidence of a cul
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by dietlbomb 11y ago
The new favicon resembles some sort of gay pride logo. It's a bit off-putting.
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Classic Google Maps is gone(maps.google.com)
9 points by dietlbomb 11y ago|14 comments
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Announcing the full roll-out of the updated Google Maps for desktop(productforums.google.com)
22 points by dietlbomb 11y ago|22 comments
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by dietlbomb 12y ago
That only 10% of the energy used by a lightbulb is converted to light does not mean that the bulb is wasting energy.
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by dietlbomb 12y ago
The US already uses the metric system. It is taught to every child in school. Engineers and scientists use it as their default. What the soi-disant pro-metric faction really wants is to stamp out the English system from the culture. Why can
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by dietlbomb 13y ago
Librarian activists use the word 'ban' differently than everyone else. To most people, to ban something is to prohibit it. To librarians, to ban a book is to keep it out of stock. This may still be morally wrong in some situations
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by dietlbomb 13y ago
Does it strike anyone else as odd that everyone in the Silicon Valley software industry has nearly unanimous views on social policy? I've never been to Silicon Valley, but I have spent my entire life and career among engineers, and I have
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by dietlbomb 14y ago
8. "The Valar would prohibit the eagles from such a direct intervention against Sauron." I am surprised that this argument comes up as often as it does, because I am aware of no textual support for this idea. The eagles quite frequently in