maxioatic

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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   I haven't done much in Dask and never heard of Ray, so might not be applicable directly. But a general book about distributed systems that I highly recommend and one you'll see often referred to on HN is Designing Data-Intensive A
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   Thanks! I definitely like messing around with sensors so I'll check some of these out.
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   Thanks for the recommendations! That's how I like to learn as well, and kind of why I started learning C in the first place. Tinkering with electronics is super fun (I think). I actually have built the clock module from Ben Eater with
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   I started learning C at the start of this year by going through K&R and Understanding and Using C Pointers. I will likely pick this is up, it looks good and I really like No Starch Press books. Does anyone have pointers on where to star
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   Reminds me of the book The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. He describes the start of the US space program, being a test pilot, public reaction to being a astronaut... Astronauts were treated like gods back then, or as Wolfe called them "sing
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   Rubber o-rings, or as a generalization, rubber gaskets. They allow the use of fluids in an extremely wide range of applications. Also, unfortunately they led to the Challenger explosion in 1986.
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   I can confirm they will blow up your phone. I went through with their sales pitch once (didn't buy) and afterwards they stopped calling. I use it in addition to Mint actually. Mint for tracking spending and PC for macro view, like net
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   I'm curious what you mean by philosophical stance. Could you expand a little?
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   by maxioatic 7y ago

   I got to #4 and wondered if this was propaganda. Seems too ridiculous
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    by maxioatic 8y ago

    Agreed. However, the NIH, as mentioned in the article, is trying to accomplish similar goals. I would think though, that the private corporation compared to a non-profit government agency is going to be faster at finding a solution given th