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by peeters 10y ago
Falcon Heavy will use 27 Merlin engines, not Raptors. The Merlin is already being flown in Falcon 9, and they're producing dozens per year. The Heavy is basically a Falcon 9 with two more Falcon 9 first stage cores strapped on the si
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by peeters 10y ago
> I just finished reading these books for what seems like the millionth time, and Mr. Musk hasn't even begun to answer the questions they raise. What is the legal structure going to be on the 1MM person colony? Who gets to go? What
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by peeters 10y ago
> what are the advantages of a Mars colony? Survival of our species. Protection from an extinction event on Earth. Stepping stone to further expansion (interstellar).
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by peeters 10y ago
A restaurant could do exactly that. If the negative publicity for something they did only a couple of years ago is too much for them, they could change their name in a heartbeat. Instead, what they want is to selectively groom what the int
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by peeters 10y ago
Every charge ever laid by these three officers now needs to be reevaluated, with the benefit of the doubt given to the defendants. This could cost millions of taxpayer dollars, as well as have guilty people go free because of the doubt thr
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by peeters 10y ago
Altitude above sea level is absolute, whereas your altitude above ground depends on the terrain. So maybe one way to test this on a real plane would be to trick the software into thinking the terrain is 5000 feet higher than it is. Then it
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by peeters 10y ago
Relevant West Wing: https://youtu.be/Zrap9ljIVWk?t=2m3s .
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by peeters 10y ago
It's not something you'd want to be doing every day before grilling. The usual ritual for most people who grill would be to heat up the grill till it's at cooking temperature, then scrape for 20 seconds with the brush just b
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by peeters 10y ago
Could probably just throw out the grill at that point, that thing should cook steak just fine.
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by peeters 10y ago
I think that's a bit unfair. If they went to the point of two CT scans (which showed nothing), it's not like they were being dismissive. They were probably trying to give the best diagnosis they could with the evidence available
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by peeters 10y ago
I know this will seem like nitpicking, but this was not a failed launch. It was during the inspection phase, which is performed to uncover flaws in the vehicle before launch. Small consolation I know because in this case the payload was l
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by peeters 10y ago
The first time you try it, it's a mildly successful novelty. The second time you try it, 4chan causes the site to get sued by Metallica for copyright infringement.
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by peeters 10y ago
Swiss Chalet accounts for 4 of the 5 worst dining experiences I've had. The franchise quality has really gone downhill. They have serious customer service issues. That said, I can probably guess what you miss: http://www.wal
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by peeters 10y ago
Swiss Chalet and St Hubert in Canada predate 1985 by quite a bit. I guess the claim is either unfounded or talking about the American market.
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by peeters 10y ago
> linked list should be able to do inserts and removes in O(1). That assumes you have a reference to the node, which isn't true in Java's LinkedList, as the nodes are encapsulated. The remove() operation in List either takes t
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by peeters 10y ago
Honest question from a foreigner with a slightly less federal form of government: Why is the autonomy of the States so worth protecting? It seems like every time I see a state government clash with the federal government, it's always
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by peeters 10y ago
An interesting case occurred in Toronto, where Sammy Yatim was shot to death by Officer James Forcillo. Forcillo stood trial for second-degree murder AND attempted murder. In the shooting, Forcillo fired two volleys, one while Yatim was bra
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by peeters 10y ago
I'm curious about the example used. They show a fraudulent purchase of $2000. I know my MC caps the size of the purchase that can use tap for auth (somewhere under $100). Is the same challenge/response used for both tap and chi
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by peeters 10y ago
The dogfood argument is just such bullshit. Just because you make a product, doesn't mean you're the target audience for that product. It's great to dogfood where you can, but that should not get in the way of your producti
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by peeters 10y ago
The reactions in this thread are bizarre to me. Is it a new revelation that CEOs are compensated to deliver the best return for shareholders , and not the employees? Why is Mayer being singled out when this is what pretty much every CEO
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by peeters 10y ago
> Mayer being a bad hire / performing poorly AND Yahoo being at a point of no return can certainly co-exist with one another. Sure they can, but if Yahoo really was at the point of no return, then it ultimately being sold for parts
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by peeters 10y ago
I think the point is, it's only a stupid risk if you're dealing with stupid systems. When all the actors involved see his transgression for what it actually is (instead of just yelling BUT THE RULEZ) it's apparently not as b
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by peeters 10y ago
Never mind the fact that it does matter to a lot of people whether they are committing a crime. Not everyone is a capitalist sociopath. If someone without a conscience wanted to maximize their profit, they'd probably just sell to bo
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by peeters 10y ago
It's pretty trivial for providers to blacklist known proxy/VPN endpoints. Netflix started doing it this year. Does HBO not enforce it?
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by peeters 10y ago
> At the end of the day, as long as Ecuador doesn't kick him out, all he has to do is wait for the statute of limitations to expire. Don't know about Sweden, but in the U.S. the statute of limitations is not granted to those fl
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by peeters 10y ago
> Those things also all happen when a platform is no longer supported. That's not a given. Some of the features require no ongoing support, like playing media from a local server. > So, if Sony wanted to shut down their games di
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by peeters 10y ago
> The update was not forced. You got the choice to install it or not. Some choice: > However, without updating, console owners couldn't connect to the PlayStation Network, play any games online, play any games or Blu-ray movies t
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by peeters 10y ago
If we're using one-handed gestures to indicate X/Y position on a standard QWERTY layout, we're truly lost.
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by peeters 10y ago
They're not free, but they're a flat rate.
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by peeters 10y ago
> Somebody steals your debit card? Good luck, money is gone from your bank account I had $4000 stolen from my bank account via a compromised debit card. The charges were reversed the same day. The bank is still liable for fraudulent tr

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