erobbins

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by erobbins 11y ago
Nice! No pointers to functions, I see.. not nitpicking, just playing :) I like what you've done here. I'm going to have to go through the code and hopefully learn something new.
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by erobbins 11y ago
I found this really well written.. captures the magic and puts you in the seat.
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by erobbins 11y ago
Craziest for me was that the population of the world has doubled since I was born.
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by erobbins 11y ago
and lo, there was much rejoicing throughout the land. Whiteboard coding is a terrible practice that should have died 15 years ago. 1 hour of pair programming on a real computer (even locked down with no network access) should tell you all y
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by erobbins 12y ago
some things never change!
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by erobbins 12y ago
In addition, the tanks are slightly pressurized which adds to the effect.. probably 30-50psi begging to be released :)
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by erobbins 12y ago
I thought the 2nd stage engine's nozzle extension was radiatively cooled? First stage engines are regen for sure.
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by erobbins 12y ago
I was just thinking this.. "sounds like the F-111 all over again"
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by erobbins 12y ago
Computers are terrible in situations they have not been programmed to handle. Many aviation accidents are the result of edge and corner cases, sensor failures, unknown engineering flaws, etc that would be hard to account for in software
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by erobbins 12y ago
yeah, I learned this very quickly when I started skiing.. lean back when you feel like you're going too fast and it's out of control time. I overcame that instinct very quickly!
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by erobbins 12y ago
you could also add a seat for when you get tired of standing, and maybe a steering mechanism as well, and a cowling to cut down on wind resistance. I think this idea could disrupt the powered snowboard industry.
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by erobbins 12y ago
It wouldn't, and it would suck fuel like crazy. Fans aren't optimal for low speed thrust.. turbojets even less so :) 2 fans would be much better than 1 jet.
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by erobbins 12y ago
This is nothing more or less than cruel and unusual punishment.
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by erobbins 12y ago
Not exactly. They hire the people who are best at interviewing at google, and they believe their process correlates the 2 things well. I'm not so sure it does, but I am not in HR/recruiting so I haven't studied the problem.
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by erobbins 12y ago
I actually like your list, except for 19/20 which I personally don't care about. I personally believe that benefits should be a la carte.. pick what you want, get cash for ones you don't want. The "free food" thing
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by erobbins 12y ago
30% increase can mean a lot of things.. it's almost certainly not a 30% thrust increase (helpful but not earthshaking) or 30% increase in specific impulse (nobel prize time). From the wording of the quote it sounds like it's proba
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by erobbins 12y ago
There's nothing "progressive" about eliminating nuclear energy. Especially when the goal is more electrical transportation, not less.
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by erobbins 12y ago
Sounds like it, and even worse. They'd probably pull your ticket for doing "commercial"flying with a PPL. I think we may need some case law, so hopefully some millionaire (or lawyer) who likes drone flying can push back again
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by erobbins 12y ago
The first one that comes to mind was their fraudulent reporting about the audi 5000 and "sudden acceleration" in the 80s. Their lies almost destroyed an entire company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100#Re
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by erobbins 12y ago
$250k+ in fees (and growing!) for a product by an established company, that's what. KS isn't going to turn that down.
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by erobbins 12y ago
Lack of a "green card" does not make someone illegally in the US. You can have a temporary work/student visa, etc. The green card grants PERMANENT residency to non citizens. Can't you just be happy that this guy came fro
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by erobbins 12y ago
Worries me as well. minimum viable product + real world physics + lawyers = impending disaster.
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by erobbins 12y ago
but what time do you arrive in the morning?
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by erobbins 12y ago
It won't scale because of inertia. Rapidly changing the speed/torque of a large combustion engine is nearly impossible. It's a great solution for reducing mechanical complexity in mini/micro sized UAVs, though.
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by erobbins 12y ago
all the performance of solids with all the complexities of liquids!
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by erobbins 12y ago
Sounds like a lot of research was done on the suit.. and pressure suits that provide useful movement to the wearer are hard. I'm sure NASA will be interested in investigating the suit to see if any technology can be used in other area
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by erobbins 12y ago
note to self: investigate potential opportunities at microsoft.
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by erobbins 12y ago
The "perks" exist to squeeze more out of each worker, nothing more. $10 for a 15 minute haircut onsite, vs $75 for an hour of a 150k/year person's time to run out for a haircut.
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by erobbins 12y ago
It actually weathered the bubble collapse and was sold later, in 2003, after it was profitable. I think it's hard to put a percentage on any single employee's contribution to a company's success, but I also think it's lu
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by erobbins 12y ago
I think it's far more entitled to think that because someone had a good idea and either connections, money, or a great pitch that they are entitled to 1000x more money than the people who actually turned the concept from a napkin into

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