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by dinom 4y ago
TPM chips are specifically designed so that what you're suggesting won't work. Their PCR registers (Platform Configuration Registers) act as sort of tripwires so that the boot chain isn't "locked down" but "mea
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by dinom 4y ago
I've been meaning to try Ubuntu's overlayroot package but since I tend to stick with Debian I haven't gotten around to it. Sounds interesting though... https://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2012/08/introdu
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by dinom 4y ago
At this point it's pretty safe to say that behavior has a big influence. I've never seen a whale smoke a cigarette, drink alcohol, or inhale exhaust fumes while sitting in traffic.
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by dinom 4y ago
Of course you can. That said, there is a higher goal. You should work towards building software services that contain fewer bugs and are more reliable than the market based alternatives. Fixing other peoples stuff severely limits your poten
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by dinom 4y ago
The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. --- Thomas Sowell
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by dinom 4y ago
How I miss my galaxy S3! I'd hook it up to a proper display using an MHL cable then connect a Bluetooth keyboard. It was a sweet setup and the assorted tools (plus root shell) actually came in very handy. It could fill in for a laptop
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by dinom 4y ago
Add their robots.txt to the list :-/
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Ask HN: Can any Interactive Brokers API developers reproduce this issue?
1 points by dinom 4y ago|0 comments
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by dinom 4y ago
All that said, I think one of the issues is that the idea of a full self-driving vehicle is put front and center. It's a double-edged sword because working towards that goal may be admirable but thinking it's attainable is foolhar
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by dinom 4y ago
I tend to agree. There's a certain type of hubris humanity must have to think we can improve on our natural design. And even if we can... then all we've accomplished is making ourselves obsolete.
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Truly autonomous cars may be impossible without helpful human touch(reuters.com)
1 points by dinom 4y ago|4 comments
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by dinom 4y ago
Domain name[s] and a decent/minimal host that doesn't blackhole port 25 egress.
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by dinom 4y ago
Yeah, definitely having some problems.
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by dinom 4y ago
You left out a few of my favorites... C/C++ and Perl. Just kidding ;-) they are my favorites but it's a bit crazy to expect an exhaustive list. Of course, sometimes it's just easier to use a chainsaw instead of a scalpel, so
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by dinom 4y ago
I would only trust an application like this with "real" money if A) it was provided directly by my broker/dealer/exchange or B) it was open source. Since A is not an option I'd suggest open-sourcing the code.
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by dinom 4y ago
Seems like a good example of why interview quizzes aren't a panacea.
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by dinom 4y ago
Consumption, or however you want to connote it, is easy... production is difficult. That's what needs to be incentivized.
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by dinom 4y ago
Yes it's normal and, dare I say, a bit of an exaggeration. Academia and industry are different environments.
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by dinom 4y ago
It's always a gamble to some degree.
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by dinom 4y ago
It's a bit of an apples vs. oranges comparison though. AFAIK Virtualbox is a hypervisor for x86-64 only. Qemu, otoh, can emulate a number of different hw platforms.
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by dinom 4y ago
It's truly awesome and has nearly become synonymous with emulation on Linux. Of course without things like KVM, and assorted accelerators, etc. it would lose a fair bit of luster. We all stand on the shoulders of giants to some degree.
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by dinom 4y ago
So many people seem to disagree with the conclusion here that I wonder if the article's title isn't bordering on click-bait.
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by dinom 4y ago
True, I suppose it's the types of injuries that will differ most between bicycling and motorcycling. You won't see many flesh burns from touching hot bicycle parts either. Nonetheless, severity can get a lot closer. Shiny side up!
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by dinom 4y ago
I have to guess that in some forms of cycling you can still get motorcyclist style injuries... downhill racing and slopestyle come to mind.
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by dinom 4y ago
> every major release tends to force the user to relearn As in the sense of re-education? Or brainwashing? Or maybe just outright monetization of the user (as start menu adverts would indicate)? Genuine upgrades (esp. security, bugfixes)
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by dinom 4y ago
I'm not sure why you think item #1 is relevant. Especially since you seem to be referring to modern economies. That said, there is certainly historic evidence that currency debasement has caused economies to fail, right? As far as #2 i
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by dinom 4y ago
This may sound pedantic but the cause is so simple it should be obvious: paper doesn't weigh as much. Therefore it's easier to push and so you get more "paper pushers" or "bullshit" jobs. I guess the crazy part
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by dinom 4y ago
Lol, it's a sliding scale. More seriously though... there is clearly some truth to this kind of thing. Not to mention, fiat currency doesn't help since much of your worth is no longer measured by how competent you are but how much
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by dinom 4y ago
Lol, yeah... back in the day a snide remark like that would have ruffled my feathers too. Lots of people told me "you get more flies with honey" but it can take a while for that to become a reflex. I'll probably never really
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by dinom 4y ago
I feel obligated to point out that the comment you replied to never said anything about brightness control being built into any OS. They only found it humorous that someone would pay extra for it (presumably because it's free). Then...

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