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by jonahrd 7y ago
> It could be that the scientists are simply smarter; most physicists could, if necessary, make it through a PhD program in French literature, but few professors of French literature could make it through a PhD program in physics. Well
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by jonahrd 7y ago
I worked on firmware at Tesla. My estimate is absolute maximum 10 HW engineers, 10 SW, 10 test, a handful of managers, requirements engineers, etc. That would be for an important ECU. I developed the FW for a couple ECUs singlehandedly alon
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by jonahrd 7y ago
I thought the article was pretty clear in stating that Android is going to be used only for the infotainment system
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by jonahrd 7y ago
Agreed. I would definitely purchase one if it was marketed more as a platform and less as the third iteration of a phone. If I could buy a better camera that's compatible with the FP3 in a year, then a better screen 2 years later, etc,
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by jonahrd 7y ago
I believe dotancohen is referring to other forms of colonialism that have existed since decolonization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocolonialism
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by jonahrd 7y ago
> If you’re writing code that renders things in a browser, this is your job. Nitpick: I write code that renders things in a browser. I do not touch HTML. I use GL/D3D/Vulkan and C++. I'm not really sure what point I'm
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by jonahrd 7y ago
Pay attention to the syntax, it's not an attack on all men. It's quite specifically an attack on "unreliable, selfish, and inconsiderate men." These men do exist, and these men have historically used societal norms to tr
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by jonahrd 7y ago
Feminism is not solely focused on females, it includes trying to fight the negative impact of gender roles on males as well.
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by jonahrd 7y ago
Just a piece of advice: try to take a step back and listen more carefully to the complaints you're hearing. When people talk about dismantling the patriarchy, or about racial privilege, they are not actually talking about any one par
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by jonahrd 7y ago
A watchdog timer is typically a timer that's linked to some hard reset of the CPU/system. The system must "kick" the watchdog before it times out (every single time) in order to stay running. This sounds similar to what
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by jonahrd 7y ago
But getting to the point where you can ascend El Cap in 4 hours requires modern gear. In Free Solo, most of the documentary focuses on his progress over years practicing the route. Getting to a specific point on the face of El Cap used to b
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by jonahrd 7y ago
Thank you for writing this! It meant a lot to me to read it.
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by jonahrd 8y ago
I'm in Canada and have both the Alcatel Go Flip and the CAT B35 and they both work here and in the US.
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We’re Asking the Wrong Questions of YouTube and Facebook After New Zealand(nytimes.com)
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by jonahrd 8y ago
I see a lot of HN comments on these issues treating college education as a commodity/investment, blaming students/society for making poor "choices" (I'd like to remind you of the cost and selective nature of STEM pr
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by jonahrd 8y ago
I've been writing firmware to run a DC motor controller where this efficiency/elegance tradeoff is very apparent. I can write "slower" code in a very elegant way, such as reading the throttle input. But when it comes to
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by jonahrd 8y ago
Most of these automotive chips only have timing accuracy of microseconds
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by jonahrd 8y ago
I do actually feel pretty well settled with some sense of community where I live (Montreal), but one thing I've noticed while applying to jobs is how many jobs are super aggressive about relocating me to NYC or the bay area. They almos
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by jonahrd 8y ago
Firmware! People seem to forget that firmware exists --everywhere--, even at very high-tech firms. For example, think about Tesla, there are probably millions of lines of C in the firmware repository
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by jonahrd 8y ago
The idea reminds me very much of the original Wicker Man, but I'm sure there's no cult on this island!
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by jonahrd 8y ago
I'm a year-round bike commuter in Montreal, which many assume is impossible. There's a great community of cyclists here [1] who post info about ice/snow conditions, road closures, etc. Some tips I'll add for the winter
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by jonahrd 8y ago
Is this image [1] the same bridge? It looks quite different from the other shots. [1] https://charismaticplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/253...
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by jonahrd 8y ago
Could definitely use a sharing feature to compete with friends!
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by jonahrd 8y ago
How do you know who starts as the "low" counter and who's the "high" counter?
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by jonahrd 8y ago
This is why I go to Ottawa to celebrate Canada day and have fun while everyone in Montreal deals with the nightmare
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by jonahrd 8y ago
I'm happy to see this on the front page of hacker news! It was already shared to me via my family because Donald Menzel was my great grandfather.
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by jonahrd 8y ago
This article doesn't ring true for me at all. I'm a recent (last year) university grad from a "software engineering" program that was super heavily focused on electrical engineering and low-level embedded stuff. I curren
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by jonahrd 9y ago
I'm just taking a wild guess that this person isn't being technical and talking about an index fund, but is disclaiming that he or she purposefully purchased shares of Tesla stock
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by jonahrd 9y ago
1 This article isn't talking about the environmental impact of electric cars, its talking about the collapse of the oil industry. 4 Yet again, electricity is never made from oil. The fact that it takes effort to generate electricity d
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by jonahrd 9y ago
“If I had more money,” Wilson said, “I would put it into lethality, not bureaucracy.” What a terrifying quotation

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