lbraasch

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by lbraasch 12y ago
It would have been easier to select which OS's are not a part of my computer ecosystem. Laptop is OS X(but dual-boot into Win7 as needed), work workstation is Win7, work servers are Linux, HTPC is a chomeOS (box), phone, tablet and 2nd
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Patatap-sequencer: A 26-track step sequencer to trigger Neuronal-Synchrony(github.com)
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by lbraasch 14y ago
As a senior in high school, a pair NASA mech. engineers allowed me to shadow them. I had no experience in the field, nor current acceptance into an engineering program. They took me in and let me to work with flight hardware (presently tak
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by lbraasch 14y ago
Has anyone used an Academic ticket while University Staff? I'm a development engineer at a University, with University staff ID. I imagine I prove this with a pay stub, and staff ID?
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by lbraasch 14y ago
The last 10% has little to do with the number of remaining items, and all to do with the type of tasks and mental blocks. Project fatigue sets in. Within the last 10% are small details pushed aside as the pace was chugging along for the oth
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by lbraasch 14y ago
I often hear beginner programmers state they cannot program, only write code that will work. I hear this commonly among Elec. and Mech. E fields, where coding is secondary in the education. It takes reading other peoples code to realize ple
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by lbraasch 14y ago
It's pretty well documented. The supposed firmware fix doesn't fix the issue [1] This drive came with my x220 (160gb), shipped March 2012. I have a second Intel 320 (120gb) which is older, and hasn't exhibited issue. Lenovo replaced the 160
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by lbraasch 14y ago
tl;dr I'm guilty of the SSD fear. My first Intel (320) drive was meticulously maintained in fear of shortened life span and performance losses. I went so far as to question every file copied to the drive vs. mounting an external HDD. The th
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by lbraasch 14y ago
Heh. $24 from a Washington Mutual free checking account. Surely would have paid that in fees had I agreed to become a Chase member.
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by lbraasch 14y ago
The funky Fn/Ctrl placement is a Thinkpad thing[1]. IMO, the classic thinkpad layout nailed it. Unfortunately, this has been replaced by the chicklet layout. I love the big delete button on the x220[2]. [1] http://cache.gawkerassets.com/as
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by lbraasch 14y ago
> I've just found their service on hardware to be abysmal for replacement or fix. I had a T430 that I spent over 1 month trying to RMA the box. I've owned a number of thinkpads (t41p,t61p,x220) and all have been depo repaired under warr
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by lbraasch 14y ago
Affected manufacturers listed in the first link, not present in the above link: "Attacks were conducted against seven receiver brands including Magellan, Garmin, GlobalSat, uBlox, LOCOSYS and iFly 700."
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by lbraasch 14y ago
T21 -> T41p -> T61p -> x220. I think it's safe to say I'm brand loyal. I've always felt that Thinkpads look cooler with a beat up the case. I'll never own a sleeve or protector. They don't require one. I have a hard time saying
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by lbraasch 14y ago
The writer would benefit greatly from the Ardiuno community. Most of this stuff is open-source code. Quite possibly, some of the authors solutions were learned from it. However, no credit was issued for where the author learned most of thei
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by lbraasch 14y ago
I like it when people have to repeat themselves 3-4 because they didn't notice the headphones or ear plugs. It usually sends a message: "Not now chief. I'm in the zone."
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by lbraasch 14y ago
FYI: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/recycling_batteri...
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by lbraasch 14y ago
you forgot to pot it in epoxy first.
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by lbraasch 14y ago
YES. It's a laptop. If you can't sacrifice the screen size, where else do you trim the fat? thinner = less mass = less weight = portability. A laptop is designed to be a portable machine, no? Desktops however, I do not care if there is a ma
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by lbraasch 14y ago
To quote a previous HN article: "You are the average of your 3 closest friends" Pick your friends wisely.
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by lbraasch 14y ago
It would be very interesting to cross correlate with age. Some programmers were exposed to code at a very young age. IMO, programming for 10+ yrs by age 20 is far more fascinating of a statistic than say programming for 15+ yrs by age 50. I
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by lbraasch 15y ago
Lots and lots of physical measurements. One large scale example is the Global Drifter Program. The US contribution is largely funded by NOAA. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/index.php The array is usually maintained at above 1000 discre
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by lbraasch 15y ago
In the scientific community, things are never a failure. Instead, it's something we like to call 'negative data'. You learn to embrace the negative data. At the very least, you've just ticked off one thing that assuredly does not resolve th