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by jwr 2y ago
I wrote "post-post-processor". My code comes after the Fusion post-processor.
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by jwr 2y ago
The ATC works really well, better than I expected. Although without software support it is pretty much useless — I have no idea how people can recommend that I renumber my tools to 1-6 in Fusion CAM for every job. What I did was write a pos
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by jwr 2y ago
I have the Carvera (not Air) and it's a very good machine mechanically, the software leaves a lot to be desired. It isn't even close to being the Bambu Lab of the CNC world, unfortunately, but I'd say only because of the soft
814.
by jwr 2y ago
I followed that guide (it is excellent, if a little outdated) to get really good results. I should really write up and share my experiences, there is so much to learn. In brief: * It's an excellent method of producing very precise part
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by jwr 2y ago
This. I write in Clojure and "coding" is perhaps 10% of what I do? There is very little "plumbing", or boilerplate, most of the code directly addresses the business domain. "AI" won't help me with that.
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by jwr 2y ago
As a European, I can tell you not to worry too much. The EU forecasts are mostly garbage. For some reason (possibly climate change) weather forecasting became unreliable over the last 10-15 years. I regularly check 5 different forecasting m
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by jwr 2y ago
> Spotify high quality is usually 320kbps 320kbps of what? Theoretically, if Spotify's claims are true, Ogg Vorbis at 320kbps should be indistinguishable from lossless in most listening scenarios. In practice, I found this not to be
818.
by jwr 2y ago
There are no VCs that care about customers. VCs care about their returns. They get returns by selling the company to the next entity in line — a strategic acquirer, an acqui-hire acquirer, or through an IPO. To maximize their returns, they
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by jwr 2y ago
I run a solo bootstrapped SaaS. When people sometimes ask me whether I think this is a stable business, I tell them that with a VC-funded company, it's almost certain that there will be an outcome in several years that will not be good
820.
by jwr 2y ago
Nvidia was definitely a late-comer to the game (ahem). Voodoo 3dfx was the first popular game-oriented 3d accelerator, with ATI following soon after.
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by jwr 2y ago
> OP hasn't even really used Lisp in anger, yet: "my next project is being built with it". I'd be much more interested in seeing a postmortem after that - "A Reflection of Ten Years Building a Major Piece of Soft
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by jwr 2y ago
I did not watch the network transmissions, I just noticed that the setting is ON by default.
823.
by jwr 2y ago
I didn't accept them either. That didn't prevent LG from auto-enabling the ACR.
824.
by jwr 2y ago
On an LG TV, ACR tracking is deceptively called "Live Plus", and it is on by default. I was very careful not to opt in to anything, but they it was still on when I discovered it. Also, you apparently do not own your homescreen, it
825.
by jwr 2y ago
If you have an LG TV, ACR tracking is ON BY DEFAULT and you need to turn it off manually. It is well hidden, in settings, "Additional Settings", "Live Plus" needs to be switched off. It is mind-boggling that there is no
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by jwr 2y ago
> Pair with a Chromecast with Google TV How does that square with "privacy"? Google is an adtech company that makes money on tracking our usage patterns, Chromecast requires logging in, there is no "privacy" around th
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by jwr 2y ago
Can we all agree that the next time a company announces itself (or a product) as "open", we'll just laugh out loud? I can't think of a single product or company that used the "open" word for something that was
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by jwr 2y ago
The affiliate ad for Samsung Galaxy Buds at the end of the article… chef's kiss!
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by jwr 2y ago
This isn't necessarily a language problem, though, more of a "culture" problem, I think. I write in Clojure and I take great pains to avoid introducing dependencies. Contrary to the popular mantra, I will sometimes implement
830.
by jwr 2y ago
Clojure developer here. I make a living from my SaaS, which is written in Clojure. Reasons why I don't use Datomic: * I've been burned in the past by a not-very-popular closed-source expensive database developed by a small company
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by jwr 2y ago
> It's a language aimed at experienced old school programmers, and doesn't aim to be friendly to younger less experienced programmers. I think Rich Hickey had a point when he said "[musical] instruments are made for people
832.
by jwr 2y ago
PlugShare doesn't list all stations, for one.
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by jwr 2y ago
> Subscriptions-is-the-only-sustainable-model is the narrow-minded view I mostly see on HN. Undoubtedly because the audience are developers. :-) I am a developer, but more importantly I run my own business. I honestly have no idea how I
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by jwr 2y ago
> Clojure definitely had a huge impact on how I think about software I could be called a "Clojure programmer", because I make a living from an app written Clojure and ClojureScript. While I always appreciated the incredible JVM
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by jwr 2y ago
I have a Prusa i3 MK3S+, used it for years, a recent Prusa XL, a Bambu X1C and a Bambu A1 mini. I would pick a Bambu any day, except if you need large prints and need the XL's area/volume. Otherwise the Bambu printers are quite si
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by jwr 2y ago
Meanwhile in Apple Photos, if you meticulously select 17 images and then accidentally click between photos, your selection disappears…
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by jwr 2y ago
> have to keep paying regardless of whether you want or need any of the features being introduced This here is the misunderstanding. A better way to phrase it is that you have to keep paying if you'd like the software to work. On mo
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by jwr 2y ago
Fully agree. I am a software developer myself. I can't imagine making a living by charging my customers just once, ever. It just doesn't make any business sense. Software needs to be maintained and developed, and just following th
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by jwr 2y ago
Perhaps not for a blind person, but for anyone with RSI or other hand/wrist impairments, this can make a huge difference. I speak from experience, having used dictation to work around RSI issues.
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by jwr 2y ago
Definitely. It's a great tool, especially in a small and smart team.

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