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by jfoutz 9y ago
At least the client is lightweight, using hardly any memory, disk, or CPU.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
I think you're looking for the phrase `probable cause`. If the officer has probable cause to think you crossed the border, they can search you. I'm not a lawyer, but i think they can search you anyway. It just won't be admiss
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Also, the border is 100 miles from the Mexico/Canada borders and 100 miles from the shore. So, if you're concerned it's not when you're entering or leaving the country. It's any time you're in LA, NY, DC, SF, H
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by jfoutz 9y ago
I'd extend parsing to any part of a compiler. Or a whole compiler. It's really nice for managing that complexity.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
It's almost obligatory. "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." [1] [1] https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-i...
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by jfoutz 9y ago
> If you have given them a salary figure previously and they do this check and find you have lied then they can withdraw their offer. this line should just read, > they can withdraw their offer. I'm pretty sure they can withdraw
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by jfoutz 9y ago
i'm not a lawyer and not interested in becoming a lawyer. Ok, i see your point. I'll go ahead and stipulate that the reporter was a super villain, and google was lilly white in their intentions. Google was very lucky their lawyers
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Effective democracy requires Byzantine fault tolerance. 2/3 majority seems impossible though.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Two phases. One system to print, a separate system to submit. A manual recount looks at the printed ballots which are inspected by the voter for correctness.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Google PR confirmed, to a reporter, on record. Not covered by nda. Once you publicly disclose, the nda makes no sense.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
They will be amoral. Or at least moral in a way we can't understand. They (probably) won't be evil super villains. Think about your interactions when you're way way better at a skill, and your interactions when you're wa
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by jfoutz 9y ago
I have no problem with a computer printing out a paper ballot, that the voter can inspect. I have no problem with automated counting of paper ballots. Totally auditable system. All digital makes me nervous.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
I'm a coder. I have only the vaguest claim to knowing any physics thanks to graduation requirements. It's just a fun book. Maybe having had a job where you're asked to do something crazy helps, but I have no problems recommen
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by jfoutz 9y ago
So much nicer to change than the type and chase compiler errors though. Reading the code and just being real smart is tough to get right.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
I worked at a small business that made working from home mandatory one day a month for all employees (whatever day was convenient for each employee, not all at the same time). On multiple occasions they'd tell people to just stay home
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by jfoutz 9y ago
NTSB, i think, no one takes the blame. For example, if the error is something like "Mechanic didn't tighten bolt to appropriate torque." So, what's wrong? maybe they forgot and need a checklist item? Maybe the reading on
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Love the comment. "In Chrome and Firefox your IP should display automatically, by the power of WebRTCskull."
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by jfoutz 9y ago
> This question is what made me doubt the rest of the article, which is ostensibly written by somebody with some level of naval expertise. It's possibly a naive statement. I think it's a trap. Fundamentally, the ship isn't
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by jfoutz 9y ago
One of the classes late in my undergrad program was computer engineering for comp-sci. Took us through basic combinatoric circuits, mux/demux, 7 segment display decoding, all that classic ttl stuff. final project was a 4 bit computer w
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by jfoutz 9y ago
move the board, or sweep your eyes from left to right across the table it's on. You'll detect the individual events, with a sense of order. your eyes are edge triggered with a relatively slow reset. I think you'll find you ca
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by jfoutz 9y ago
There's also the associated tall tale, best told by people in broadcasting. Of course, i'm going to butcher it. The poor editor is sitting with their finger on the beep button, but a segment surprises them. "Those fuckers &lt
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by jfoutz 9y ago
> Do you have evidence that animals can reason? there is some evidence. [1] depends on what exactly you mean by reason. This demonstrates planning via self control. [1] http://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/pub
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by jfoutz 9y ago
A marketing person would say you like simplicity and reliability. You'll probably pay more for something if it has perceived quality above it's peers. Being slightly overbuilt leads to reliability. For example, you have a good c
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Perl 5 was my first love as a programming language. I rarely use it now, but it will always have a special place in my heart. I learned so much with that language. Blessing a regex for example. That was the first time I felt like I had a su
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Culture relishes how much stress one can handle. Not humans. It's a learned behavior.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
I love @ buffer. A long time ago that was my first exposure to a kind of programmable editor. I loath the manipulation of the back button.
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Oh, that's way more interesting. So they have standing? I can see the argument that altering the execution of the program sent to the users computer is a DMCA violation (i vehemently disagree, but i can see it). But i don't think
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by jfoutz 9y ago
The claim is about copyrighted material thus DMCA, right? the only reason that string appears is for matching. The intent is for identification, not stealing someone else's copyrighted material. If there's a better way to match th
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by jfoutz 9y ago
Although i'm probably guilty of that as well, that's not quite the point i'm trying to make. The first example about _Ages of Chaos_ is a good one. I've never read the book. I've never read the crackpot theories on
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by jfoutz 9y ago
My only complaint is the 'truths everyone knows' but doesn't say. Most people just don't care. there are a few thousand people that think deeply about worldview A, and a handful of others that think deeply about worldvie

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