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by jpambrun 8y ago
I have a PhD, but can't represent myself as doctor or use the Dr. Prefix as this is reserved for member of the college of doctors.
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by jpambrun 8y ago
In Quebec (not sure about the rest of Canada), you can't call yourself engineer if not a member of the ordre des ingénieurs. You can sign b.eng, but not eng. You can say you have a Batchelor of engineering, but not that you are an engi
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by jpambrun 8y ago
If you keep your Lambda warm, shouldn't you just use something like browserless ( https://github.com/joelgriffith/browserless )?
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by jpambrun 8y ago
Montreal's salaries are indeed a disgrace. I live in Montreal, but work remotely for an American company. I am paid in USD what is twice the average for the same thing here. With all of our code running in datacenters nowadays, I can o
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by jpambrun 8y ago
The authority on word definitions is a dictionary, so that we don't have to argue like that. This definition seems suitable: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-source
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by jpambrun 8y ago
It's a stochastic process and it needs many samples per bounce. Basically, unless the surfaces are perfect mirrors, each angle of reflection is a probability function. Look for Monte Carlo methods for more information.
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by jpambrun 8y ago
I don't think WAM achieve native performance yet. You need to copy data in and out of it instead of zero-copy. WASM can't link to native system libraries. WASM can't access most hardware. It's very neat, but I can't
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by jpambrun 8y ago
This argument is missing the average amount of unit sold now versus then. Without it these numbers are meaningless. Edit: As an illustrative example, if we neglect economies of scale we should be paying 5,000-10,000$ for our personal comput
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by jpambrun 8y ago
But it would be a total waste for society if they paid your education in full and you did not practice. One related challenge of inexpensive education is the 'brain drain'. I am Canadian and hold a PhD in Engineering. Tuition was
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by jpambrun 8y ago
Because you will get your investment back tenfold with imposition? This is proven to work in many counties..
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by jpambrun 8y ago
This the the parent comment argument. No unlimited credit, no unbounded high prices. Alternatively cap un-bankruptable dept to a reasonable amount, say 15k/yr or something. It's pretty much how it works here in Quebec Canada and v
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by jpambrun 8y ago
Many gouvernements tax what the it/the population deems hurtful: cigarettes, alcohol, gambling, etc.. Social media fits that list better than TV and phone IMO.
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by jpambrun 8y ago
I think the point was mostly if you are filtering to downsample, you should probably not have downloaded the bytes or have wasted the energy decoding.
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by jpambrun 8y ago
Can't we be mad at DeepMind for filing them? Even if in the end they are not granted?
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by jpambrun 8y ago
They would have to instruct all their users to start blocking qeys.io. Looks like this isn't designed to be foolproof, but to deter most from cheating.
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by jpambrun 8y ago
Well, I don't know. Not locking the door when you are away is a bit odd, and the insurance just won't pay if you are burglarized.. My understanding of the 'Canadian are not locking the door' thing was always about when y
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by jpambrun 8y ago
I live in Montreal and I only make sure the doors are locked at night. In some Montreal neighborhoods, it's common for people just leave their front door open to let the air in, even at street level.
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by jpambrun 8y ago
Pretty similar to Quebec, Canada. Lenders are typical banks, but the state pay interest while you are still in school and a bit after for you to get set. No need for collateral, but you can't get rid of it with bankruptcy. Interest is
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by jpambrun 8y ago
I was a postdoc in EE/CS trying to make my way into academia in Montreal. Now I work remotely for an American company and make more than most professors at the University I left.. It's unfortunate really..
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by jpambrun 8y ago
Rent is low because augmentations are regulated, I pay 1350 for three bedrooms, buying is very expensive.
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by jpambrun 8y ago
francesucks.com cannot be mistaken as an official France site. Americans looking for travel information won't know to type france.gov.fr
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by jpambrun 8y ago
All of those are US only, making .com the next best thing in this case I guess?
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by jpambrun 9y ago
That might be the state of the law for you, but most of us don't live in the US.
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by jpambrun 9y ago
People with moral compass (and possibility sanity) such as yours pretty much show that self regulation is poised to fail and support the need for broad legislation.
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by jpambrun 9y ago
You can already experiment with SAB in electron 1.7.9 with flags.
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by jpambrun 9y ago
To add to this, I'm a selfish guy from Canada. However, I realize it's in my selfish interest to have an healthy and well educated population in order to improve my own quality of life and those of my loved ones (to which my selfi
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by jpambrun 9y ago
Does GeekBench 4 make a lot of syscalls? My understanding is that these are the most affected by the mitigations.
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by jpambrun 9y ago
I am with you.. These almost daily redundant discussions about the resource usage of Electron Apps are truly a waste of keystrokes. The people behind Atom and VSCode are putting this out for free.. How about we each use whatever we want and
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by jpambrun 9y ago
If you need a 'trick' you are at least a bit dependent.. I don't think people realize how easy it is to become dependent.
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by jpambrun 9y ago
The PS3 was not completely bricked tho..

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