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by penglish1 10y ago
Here's hoping they all last longer than 18 months.
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by penglish1 10y ago
Worth a read: "Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks" by Arthur Benjamin, one of my wife's college professors.
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by penglish1 10y ago
In which the Uber stockholders discover that extremely aggressive, sometimes illegal behavior is no substitute for a proper economic moat, and that "an app that calls a nearby taxi" is not too hard for someone else to do. And that
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by penglish1 10y ago
Please change "password reuse is bad okay" to "password reuse is bad mmmmkay" Thank you.
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by penglish1 10y ago
Just one more reason to get a motorcycle. Or two. Maybe three. Did you know you can fit several motorcycles in the same space as just one car in your garage? Also, I feel compelled to point out that you can get a Porsche, or Lotus or whatev
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by penglish1 10y ago
It seems like it would be worth shopping with whoever has a "normal" CNC machine nearby, and seeing if you can get your stack of plywood machined for less for a given project. If you make a mistake with DIY, you're potentiall
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by penglish1 10y ago
I agree - the predictive power of social sciences (including economics) is pretty terrible. But as you point out - computer scientists don't know what people want _either_, so.. predictive power itself is not necessary for a thing to w
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by penglish1 10y ago
It is the hubris of computer scientists to think that if we can just build it (again!) that THIS time people will surely use it, pay for it etc. If we just make a better algorithm, people won't find our UI design intolerable. If we jus
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by penglish1 10y ago
Best of luck! Sage is fantastic, and the world needs it.
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by penglish1 11y ago
I just know there is a "There Will be Blood" joke in here somewhere..
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by penglish1 12y ago
https://xkcd.com/353/
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by penglish1 12y ago
AMD has the size such that making it happen may be easier for them. But they are also hungry for something, anything to give them an edge against Intel. Fingers crossed.
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by penglish1 12y ago
That may be correct, but I chose the word "platform" very carefully. Most ARM platforms to date, whether dev kits or final product have been aimed at smartphones, tablets, consumer devices (wireless routes, NAS etc) or fully embed
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by penglish1 12y ago
Finally, an ARM platform with ECC support. Well, and reasonable performance networking one presumes. And PCI-Express! I think ARM has a lot of potential in the "smartphone priced" server market, particularly in an age where physic
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by penglish1 13y ago
Wow - that really is quite impressive. And I think it is "plenty technical" for Hacker News. After all - hacking isn't just about computers per se. This is some pretty solid hardware hacking. Your "story" is so amazing - half the price of C
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Cascadia IT Conference Call for Proposals(casitconf.org)
1 points by penglish1 14y ago|0 comments
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Cascadia IT Conference 2012 Early Bird Discount Extended to Weds March 14(casitconf.org)
1 points by penglish1 15y ago|0 comments
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Cascadia IT Conference 2012, Seattle March 23 & 24. Early bird ends 3/7(casitconf.org)
1 points by penglish1 15y ago|0 comments