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by me_again 14y ago
Some software systems are too large for one person, however talented, to write. There's a reason not every line in the Linux kernel is written by Mr Torvalds.
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by me_again 15y ago
Climate science isn't entirely based on simulation. For example, long-term geological records show a correlation between CO2 and global temperatures - see http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/360/1793/659.... for example.
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by me_again 15y ago
In 'consider phlebas' it mentions the Culture use "CAM" or collapsed antimatter, as a weapon. It's a ship-to-ship rather than handgun-sized deal though- probably a good thing, since 200% of the mass gets converted to energy when it hits reg
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by me_again 15y ago
Because they are not licensing a piece of software. They are promising not to sue if you implement your own compatible software. If it were software it would be licensed.
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by me_again 15y ago
This is likely most useful for remote-controlling windows boxes from some non-windows endpoint. I can see that being handy for a unix-centric admin forced to admin exchange, for example.
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by me_again 15y ago
For Windows, xperf is in the systemwide-profiler category: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/performance/cc825801.aspx
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by me_again 16y ago
I have to disagree. You think Apple polled Windows Mobile users what to call the iPhone?
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by me_again 16y ago
Interesting example. Pete was actually my step-grandfather, and I visited Glynn quite often as a kid. One thing worth bearing in mind is that he was quite wealthy, having inherited a lot of money (from the wimpey family I believe). So while
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by me_again 16y ago
Meanwhile, Microsoft donates $2million ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2011/03/14... ), and nobody notices. I don't mean "oh, poor Microsoft" - it's just interesting that certain kinds of generosity are appreciated more
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by me_again 16y ago
Clarke's law is catchy, but I don't buy it. Unfortunately, elderly scientists are unreliable in both positive and negative predictions, especially outside their specialty: for example, Luc Montagnier's recent hokum or Linus Pauling's vitami
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by me_again 16y ago
I'm confused by how far-reaching this is. Let's take Netflix: I currently subscribe to netflix via their website and consume it via multiple channels, including the iPad. What, if anything, is Apple asking netflix to do? It sounds like: pro
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by me_again 16y ago
It's kind of interesting that the review (and the other comments here so far) doesn't even mention the book's political themes - the pro-market forces vs the evil socialistic Emergency. Is that view just so ingrained that it's not even wort
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by me_again 16y ago
Just because an organization receives some tax-based revenue from the government doesn't mean their operations are or can be fully-funded by that
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by me_again 16y ago
My 401K's in a 'LifePath' fund- more-or-less an index tracker which shifts more weight from a stock index funds into bonds as your nominal retirement day approaches. It's quite possible I'll come to regret it, but I can't think of a safer a
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by me_again 16y ago
The worst case scenario according to James Hansen is a permanent phase change in the Earth's atmospheric composition to something more like that of Venus. A prospect which ought to worry even the most prosperous middle-class American.
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by me_again 17y ago
Most of the discussion seems to ignore the "in this space" (scripting existing software packages) part of your question. I submit that Python is more popular in this space because: - many end users will be users of the package first, and pr