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by jbms 4y ago
If the debug code with no optimisations is the one trusted most, that's what ships. If the optimiser drops off some code as it thinks it has no effect, I'd guess that's possible to spot, and you'd want to know to either
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by jbms 4y ago
Having gotos is a big no no. Put the rest of the function in an else case if need be. https://www.perforce.com/blog/kw/NASA-rules-for-developing-s... .
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by jbms 4y ago
Useful resources: colleagues, professional training, case studies of errors. If your job is safety critical software I guess they'd pay for relevant training. If not, looking at the course outlines at least lets you know what trainers
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by jbms 5y ago
This is now complex as there's two parties. Maybe the company would pay you more but the recruiter either: - told them you're cheap, mistakenly or not - wants to get you in cheap so they get follow on work - doesn't know you
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by jbms 6y ago
Thanks for letting me know about Kialo. It takes a pro-cons approach breaking things down into modular claims. What's not enough? A claim could be A->C Supported by separate claims: Since A; A->B; B->C, etc?
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by jbms 6y ago
In countries where big industry is gone the main demands become consumers, and so it becomes consumer loads on the grid that need to change to adapt to supply. That's more complicated than a few big industrial users being paid to turn
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by jbms 6y ago
It's not 10-11MW heat out for 1MW electricity in. It's "500 MW plasma from 50 MW of injected thermal power" which would need 300 MW electrical input. After conversion back to electricity, it might give as much electricit
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by jbms 6y ago
This link let's you dive into many many sources of finance, some of which may be suitable: https://www.mygov.scot/funding-advice-search/
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by jbms 6y ago
Scotland: https://archangelsonline.com/ UK: Give Beauhurst a call: https://www.beauhurst.com/ Another source might be to talk to people at accelerators/incubators. Scotland: https://www.this
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by jbms 6y ago
I personally got a lot of benefit from singing teachers who posted daily vocal warm-ups on Youtube that you can try and sing along to, and they tell you what to do and what not to do. Exercises to separately work on and develop your posture
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by jbms 6y ago
I've heard folks saying something along the lines of: "People don't leave a company, they leave their direct manager". i.e. a sideways move into a different team in the company or asking for a mentor (e.g. 10 years ahead
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by jbms 6y ago
There's sure to be people who are now aware of this as an important area and are learning about it, who will now go into this for their entire careers. "Glasgow's first Intensive Therapy Unit was developed, consequent to a la
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Ask HN: Does having some stress make jokes funnier?
1 points by jbms 7y ago|0 comments
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by jbms 7y ago
Title is a misquote, propagating a conspiracy theory.
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by jbms 7y ago
The video is impressive. I liked seeing the speed it spins at, and I liked the demo of how an AGV can explore and build a map of its surroundings.
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by jbms 7y ago
Fundamental stuff that can go wrong with ventilator patients who don't have ventilation: Death.
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Ask HN: Is anyone working on open source DIY artificial ventilators/respirators?
10 points by jbms 7y ago|5 comments
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by jbms 7y ago
How much of that 20% goes to pay malpractice insurance and lawsuits?
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by jbms 7y ago
With a plugin, people could bookmark/label/index videos themselves within YouTube in a way that is more powerful than what the playlists allow and without needing to resort to browser bookmarks. Being able to distinguish between &
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by jbms 7y ago
Some ideas: Hire people (on good money) with the personality type that likes to find problems. If the team is all composed of "Mr Right-Now" and no "Mr Right" personality types then it will move very fast and have lots o
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by jbms 7y ago
Automakers don't like gas/electric hybrids as they are more complex to design and manufacture than either gas or electric vehicles. Fuel-cell/electric hybrids are a different value proposition and will keep going. But they&#x
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by jbms 7y ago
It's an extraordinary difference when you look at what proportion of engineers (outside of London/Finance) earn £80k in the UK vs $105k in Denver.
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by jbms 7y ago
Turn it sideways 90 degrees.
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by jbms 7y ago
YouTube is part of the Google division of Alphabet as it makes money primarily from advertising.
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by jbms 7y ago
Move to Glasgow (like Spire did). It's got a bunch of companies making cube sats & cube sat software & satellite data analysis. Clyde Space will sell the bits to make a cubesat or even build it for you. https://www.a
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by jbms 7y ago
Talking about them may be to see which ones resonate with people and are perhaps more valuable to do. Ideas people can be full of ideas and so they don't hold them too dearly because they'll have more ideas tomorrow. Sharing them&
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by jbms 7y ago
My team's got OneNote notebooks stored on shared network drives, which works very well with same the benefits you list. To open the notebook and be able to start typing (or pasting in from email etc) is a very low barrier of entry, com
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by jbms 7y ago
There is permanent damage if you rewire your kids brain chemistry to get addicted to the near-miss of getting something good. Logical explanations don't undo that. I understand from a Louis Theroux documentary on gambling addicts that
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by jbms 7y ago
Honest feedback. Say when it isn't good enough. Point it out. I've never tried this, but as an idea: can you redirect their questions to a full team chat and get their own team members to solve them? Saying "ABC asked XYZ&quo
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Ask HN: What is the state of open source hardware?
2 points by jbms 7y ago|0 comments

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