fisherwithac

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by fisherwithac 3y ago
Just picked up a copy of this, and have had the hands-on course book on my shelf for a little while now. Really started to start digging into the former! Any tips for getting through such a massive tome, or is it really something you can ju
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
Rotunda Solutions Inc. | Alexandria, VA | ONSITE | Full-Time | http://www.rotundasolutions.com/ About Us: Rotunda Solutions is a data analytics, systems engineering and software engineering firm located in the DC-Metro area
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YouTube’s arbitrary standards: Stars keep making money even after breaking rules(washingtonpost.com)
3 points by fisherwithac 7y ago|0 comments
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
From what I can tell, yes. According to their about page [0], they're a licensing/localization company for Japanese animation. Looking at their catalog [1], they've localized various Kyoto Animation productions. As other comm
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
For those who are able to and want to help, there's a GoFundMe campaign right now to help the studio recover [0]. There isn't much of an explanation of what the money will go towards, but it's better than doing nothing IMO. I
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Super Mario 64 was fully decompiled(reddit.com)
2 points by fisherwithac 7y ago|0 comments
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
I'm still very much on the fence when it comes to cloud gaming/game streaming/games-as-a-service/etc. On one hand, I appreciate having older games be avilable for download after the companies decide to cease physical pro
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
> “There is an element of trust that we are relying on Uber to set the market clearing price, and to the extent Uber and Lyft have market power, that can be distorted,” said Stucke. “They can create the rules of the game, they can desig
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
My skepticism comes from this particular line in the article: > The new device could be integrated into solar panels to provide a continuous power supply when it snows, [El-Cady] said. The abstract of the researh paper itself[0] also ref
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
Tis a shame I started to go to bed earlier during the weekdays recently. Otherwise I may have been able to see this outside my apartment window. Personal grumpiness aside though, I'm relieved that it didn't end up making landfall
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
The previous HN discussion on this article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10487680
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
I'm glad this article touched on 2 good reasons why people are quitting social media nowadays: data privacy concerns and public health risks. But I think there's a third, equally important reason why people should consider quittin
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
Despite my strong skepticism of this technology being used as a replacement or even supplement for solar panels anytime in the near future, I really admire the creative thought process that led them to get even the miniscule results they di
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
Fair enough. My concerns were more rooted in performance than the cost of the console itself. But the performance gains they reported by switching to an SSD would more than likely trump anything lost by supporting higher resolutions.
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
Another possible reason, now that I think about it more, is future proofing. If that's the case, then props for forward thinking on their part. Recently on a whim I decided to plug in my N64 to a 1080p TV, and I was surprised how terri
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
After reading the more detailed Wired article, I can assuredly place myself in the "cautiously optimistic" car of the hype train for the PS5 (I myself own a PS4 Pro that I've been happy with). There are a lot of solid boxes t
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
As someone who knows very little about the Internet backbone and networking in general, would this even be technically feasible to do? We know that in certain countries there exist "single points" where a majority of internet traf
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by fisherwithac 7y ago
Security has been the red-headed stepchild of software and, in some cases, hardware innovation for a long time. And I agree that it's important to take steps to ensure that changes. I think two simple principles should be remembered to