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by jordwest 10y ago
> trains aren't completely automated > subways aren't completely automated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_urban_metro_... > planes aren't completely automated https:/&#x2F
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by jordwest 10y ago
I'm still in the early days of learning Rust, but from what I've seen so far I agree with that feeling of having a better mental model of the program. At first the language and syntax seemed overwhelming, but slowly its all coming
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by jordwest 10y ago
What's fascinating to me about this phenomenon is that you can actually feel the 60Hz AC by running your hand across the lid. It feels as if the surface is slightly bumpy, but the width of the bumps changes as you adjust the speed yo
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by jordwest 10y ago
It's reasonable to imagine that installing 1000 windows in a building could take weeks or months. If you're writing software and follow DRY, it might take a few hours to work out how to perform some repeatable task, but then only
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by jordwest 10y ago
I had the same feeling when I first bought noise cancelling phones. From what I recall (and don't have any references on me) this is because they tend to filter out the lower frequency sounds, which your brain associates with a pressur
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by jordwest 10y ago
GoodUI has a handy list of tested design patterns and recommendations: http://www.goodui.org
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by jordwest 10y ago
We use Unison[1] to keep a local copy in sync with remote, then just pop open the local copy in any editor. It sits and watches both the local and remote filesystem for updates, it's fast and efficient, even in large projects. Downside
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by jordwest 10y ago
People really hate handling errors
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by jordwest 10y ago
Oh totally, I'm not disagreeing. I just think those regulations are there for a reason, and in our case the regulations have been wound back too far and now we have to adjust in the opposite direction.
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by jordwest 10y ago
> build higher-density housing with smaller setbacks, less required parking, smaller room and unit sizes, etc That's what we've been doing here in Australia to deal with a housing crisis; now there's a looming oversupply o
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by jordwest 10y ago
> If we had established UBI then, and people could get paid to sit around, imagine the state we'd be in today. Perhaps we'd be in a better place today. We can't know for sure, without first experimenting. Wealth inequality
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by jordwest 10y ago
Any organization that designs a system ... will inevitably produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure — M. Conway
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by jordwest 10y ago
Kind of related, there's a VR headset coming with built-in eye-tracking: http://www.getfove.com/
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by jordwest 10y ago
Agreed. For me, the cost of taking an Uber 4 or 5 times a week is already lower than the cost of owning a car, all things considered.
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by jordwest 11y ago
This is a cool potential application for FOVE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fove/fove-the-worlds-fi...
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by jordwest 11y ago
I had a similar issue, except it was my MacBook going to sleep - when I used it on the Tokyo subway. http://west.io/post/2015/05/01-the-case-of-the-sleeping-macb...
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by jordwest 12y ago
This list is missing Open Source Cafe, where I'm sitting right now! I'll be here for another few weeks if anybody is interested in dropping by. http://www.osscafe.net/en/ It's in Shimokitazawa, really co
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by jordwest 12y ago
I, for one, welcome our new algorithm overlords. Option A - Work for a system run by an algorithm that hires, fires, and judges you based purely on the work you do. Option B - Work for a system run by irrational humans that hires, fires, an
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by jordwest 12y ago
It looks like this is the function: https://github.com/ChimeraCoder/anaconda/blob/master/twitter... This looks like a good example of interface{} used correctly - the consumer of the apiGet function pass
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by jordwest 13y ago
The legalities of this are still a grey area however. Some have suggested that bypassing geo-licensing restrictions is as bad as straight out torrenting: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadg
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by jordwest 13y ago
The article seems a bit sarcastic, but let's not forget that the discount is a full 12.5% discount. You guys have it pretty damn good, $7-8 for unlimited streaming would be amazing. Here in Australia we have nothing comparable to Netfl
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by jordwest 13y ago
I combined spaced repetition with machine learning to attempt to predict memory recall for my thesis. Turned out fairly effective, correctly predicting recall up to 70% of the time. Spaced repetition is pretty amazing. Adding records feels