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by jpollock 11y ago
Yeah, but the side-effects can be unpleasant (explosive diarrhea)
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by jpollock 11y ago
Watch out for carriers in low tax EU environments poaching subscribers and then allowing them to roam. Particularly if there is any sort of discrepancy between what the carrier pays to terminate a call elsewhere in Europe and what they pay
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by jpollock 11y ago
You can't, any more than you can get accurate data about a person by talking to them. They both select for different groups. I understand that the research shows that the only truly accurate measure is working with someone for a week
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by jpollock 11y ago
Being a mid-40's dev, here's my view... It's as much a test to see if you'd like to work for that company as it is a fizzbuzz. You know going in what the process is, are you willing to prepare for it? Are you willing t
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by jpollock 11y ago
I look for test data. Up front. Particularly from developers with 3+ years of experience. It demonstrates you understand the problem and are thinking about the cases that you will have to solve. It also acts as a good safety net for your
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by jpollock 11y ago
Broadcast TV doesn't place any more restrictions or limitations on linearity of watching than any other transmission medium. If anything, broadcast TV places fewer restrictions since it's open access - anyone can connect and rece
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by jpollock 11y ago
Part of the purpose of the test is for a consumer to be able to compare models. If the test isn't repeatable, it can't perform that job. Same goes for regulatory testing. It's kind of hard to judge people against a measurin
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by jpollock 11y ago
Every day we're hearing about another country attempting to apply it's laws on people not in the country. I've seen Canada, France, Germany. The US is huge in this, but they're hardly alone. [1] Canada: http:/&#x
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by jpollock 11y ago
Found the article discussing a simulation: http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/science/rpn/biblio/ddj/Web...
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by jpollock 11y ago
This type of system would seem to have the same failure modes that complex baggage handling systems have. [1] They are both moving baggage (passengers) on demand between two points. I seem to remember seeing an article indicating that the
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by jpollock 11y ago
When I was at Nortel, they sent everyone on the "Seven Habits" course. The instructors led everyone through an analysis of what was truly important to them. They also bragged that something like 25% of attendees changed careers w
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by jpollock 11y ago
Ah, but they do, as long as it's for "demonstrations, racing, training and investigations"... :) http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/06/17/indy-councilor...
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by jpollock 11y ago
From a quick google search: > We are currently making the modifications necessary to meet the Department of Transportation (DoT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requirements. Fully compliant Bluecars will be produc
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by jpollock 11y ago
As several people keep hammering into my head, inflation is not the same thing as what people would consider "growth". Depending on your school of economic thought, inflation represents the increase in money supply. So, if I took
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by jpollock 11y ago
There's typically a subdirectory called third_party, with subdirectories for each vendor, product and version. If the team is smart, they will also enact a rule saying "only one version". If you're really, really smart
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by jpollock 11y ago
They do that with their own stack too (or at least they did). To avoid costs, you have to set up the VM such that it is locked to certain cores, and then that avoids the virtualisation portion of the license issues. Oracle's always ha
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by jpollock 11y ago
Actually, no they're not. Oracle has a per-core license for Enterprise. Even on their own hardware (my knowledge is a couple of years old, so it may have changed), you either had to license the entire machine or link the database to
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by jpollock 11y ago
Key quote: "threatening customers with big bills for software they’re using but haven’t paid for" The _really_ key bit: "haven't paid for". The customer is not in compliance with their software license. At that poi
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by jpollock 11y ago
There is no substantial difference in performance on mine (within 2%), although the OR was always a little bit faster. Chrome 45 on Linux It's odd that a bitwise operator should have the effect of truncating the float (since X|0 == X)?
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by jpollock 11y ago
Interest rates are determined as the inverse of the bond rate. I have no idea how accurate this is, but here's my thinking... So: 1 selling bonds (treasuries) will lower the price of the bond (supply/demand). 2 This will increase
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by jpollock 11y ago
Myself, I've got a choice. Either I'm at a constant weight and I'm stupid due to low blood sugar, or I end up gaining weight. It's incredibly hard for me to find the right balance, I haven't managed it yet.
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by jpollock 11y ago
In New Zealand, the Southern Institute of Technology [1], one of the universities runs a zero-fees program [2]. This, I believe, is funded from local businesses who see substantial benefits from having students around with money to spend.
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by jpollock 11y ago
Well, airports charge carriers a lot of money to have a cell site at the airport. Roaming customers are very, very profitable and devices will frequently connect to the first, strongest signal they see.
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by jpollock 11y ago
Residential wind has some issues: 1) Performance - best performance is when the wind blows in a straight line, houses and other features will deflect it making it turbulent. 2) Noise - turbines are noisy, you're not likely to have neig
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by jpollock 11y ago
Citizens (and occasionally residents) have ultimate control over the land, through control of taxation and regulation.
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by jpollock 11y ago
Last I looked, Oracle was free for development and test use. Is that no longer the case?
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by jpollock 11y ago
I understand that 4G devices don't always use the 4G network for voice, they may either use 2 radios, or drop the 4G connection. The 4G network is used for data, and a 2G network for voice/SMS. Eventually they will all start send
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by jpollock 11y ago
Copyright section: It seems to be giving everyone in the TPP area "Fair Use" rights. This is a HUGE positive change to Canada, NZ and Australia which haven't had that previously. [1] However, the TPM section will make every
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by jpollock 11y ago
Actually, CALEA [2] is a requirement for all US carriers (ISPs/telcos), it's just an extra requirement on anyone peering with a US firm. It's also been around since 1994. CALEA intercepts are implemented through automated sy
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by jpollock 11y ago
How about the requirement that foreign carriers have US citizens in US offices at the point of interconnect with the US. I also believe there are reporting oddities in the role too, but I can't find the reference to it anymore. The res

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