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by jotux 9y ago
I suspect most newbies to building a PC wouldn't just go to the individual part list and start picking a processor. They'd go to the build guides( https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/ ) and look at builds in their p
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There are sites now [1] that let you select components and will tell you if your CPU/motherboard/RAM are compatible. It will even tell you if your power supply can handle the amount of power of all the components. When you select
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by jotux 9y ago
I remapped my caps key to control on every machine I use. I find it much more ergonomic than the standard left-control location.
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>which have purposes from engineering to jewellery Isn't using crypto as a currency equivalent to using precious metals as jewellery? Something like <10% of gold is used for industrial purposes and the rest is jewellery (superflu
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Previous discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14708350 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2767433
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I think one way to help prevent echo chambers is to have term limits on moderators. So many moderators become sour towards their own communities but feel an obligation to stay involved. Term limits might help with that and encourage new use
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Until now, I always thought this: int array[5] = {X}; Could be be used to set all values of the array to X, but have never used it for anything other than 0. That's somewhat surprising behavior.
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Why doesn't the {1} in this case initialize the array to all 1s?
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I think it's better to compare whole labor subgroups: [1] Computer and mathematical occupations (engineers, programmers, etc): > 4,804k jobs, $78k median, 25.5% women, 7% projected growth [2] Healthcare practitioners and technical o
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Registered nurses: 90% women, median $68k Nurse Practitioners: 92% women, median $107k Veterinarians: 83% women, median $88k All data from BLS.
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I do embedded C++ work on (almost-exclusively) ARM cortex microcontrollers and have switched all of my development to Visual Studio + VisualGDB. It's super nice.
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Here's the law for CA: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection... . "Shall be provided with respect to any voter, subject to the provisions of Sections 2166, 2166.5, 2166.7, and 2188, to a
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by jotux 9y ago
OpenThread is an open source implementation of Thread, which is an open standard based on 6LoWPAN with 802.15.4 for mesh networking.
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Many professional tournaments have everyone playing on the exact same hardware for this reason. You bring your keyboard/mouse and everything else is identical between competitors.
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by jotux 9y ago
There are a lot of companies already doing this: Shapeways, Ponoko, Stratasys direct, 3dhubs, proto labs, etc. Most have a 2-5 day turnaround but you can pay to expedite and get parts next day. I have two 3D printers in-house at my job (Pro
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It's very similar to the Projet x60 (formerly ZPrinters) or projet 4500 series printers from 3D systems. The printer lays down thin layers of powder material then goes by with a bonding agent and color as it prints. The prints are rela
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by jotux 9y ago
Macrofab(macrofab.com) is pretty close to this, as is SeeedStudio (SeeedStudio.io).
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Papers describing each attack: https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf https://spectreattack.com/spectre.pdf From the spectre paper: >As a proof-of-concept, JavaScript code was written that, when
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by jotux 9y ago
If you want to do the same thing the sensor is ~$250. You can get one on a devboard from sparkfun for $260: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13233 Adafruit has a low-resolution thermal sensor (8x8 pixel) for $40: htt
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It's just someone's notes from reading a book.
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In the last ~five years I've converted all my embedded software development to C++11, even projects on small microcontrollers (32kb flash, 8kb RAM). There are features I don't use but it's hard to imagine going back to C at t
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by jotux 9y ago
This is one of the best books I've found on parenting that actually supports claims with evidence: http://www.parentingwithreason.com/ There's a chapter on media consumption and "Baby Einstein" type medi
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The mice traverse the maze, find the optimized path, then return to the start to do the fast run from start to finish. It's not the speed of the first run, but the overall fastest.
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The micro:bit.
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Additionally: >Cornell Police Deputy Chief David Honan said CUPD had received no reports regarding the devices.
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Google maps has the name of the street I live near spelled incorrectly (O'Neil vs O'Neill). They're the only mapping service that has it wrong and I've tried to submit the error through google maps multiple times to get
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>Demonstrated that Mozilla has the ability to silently push addons without any kind of notification to the user that their browser behavior has been patched. If you allow firefox updates they can silently push any code on to your machi
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>Add-on was also closed source. What made you think it was closed source? The source for the add-on: https://github.com/mozilla/addon-wr
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Motion detectors with microwave, especially residential sensors, don't use it as the sole detection method. It's always paired with passive infrared. Microwave interference doesn't really make any sense because he'd have
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I'm worried my work Security/IT department will see it, freak out, and blanket ban Firefox on all machines for 6 months.

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