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901.
by ptero 7y ago
> Configuration files tell a program what to do. Configuration may be an overloaded term, but in my terminology telling machinery what to do is the function of the code . Configuration gives users , who in general have neither interest
902.
by ptero 7y ago
> This is like the 9/11 and the Patriot Act all over again. I would say it is worse; it is the Patriot Act on steroids. Because this will be "to keep your children safe from epidemics" there will be even less public scruti
903.
by ptero 7y ago
This does indicate market inefficiencies, but such tactics -- flooding the market with cheap products to kill competition, then raising prices back -- is pretty common. I have seen it everywhere from cell phone marketing to grocery stores.
904.
by ptero 7y ago
I am pretty sure H1N1 (aka swine flu) was declared a worldwide pandemic by the WHO.
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by ptero 7y ago
There is a big system-level difference: with 50% false positive, half of the population goes back to living regular lives. False positives stay home, and go to a hospital only if they need a ventialtor (which very few will need since they a
906.
by ptero 7y ago
More frequently though the effect is that people think "our politicians do not know what are they doing; I will do what I think is reasonable" and do what they want.
907.
by ptero 7y ago
This. Also, I would not worry about making your site high-tech. Plain HTML is fine. A wall of text is fine. But I would focus more on explaining what you can do ("build a website supporting X", "integrate Facebook, cell pho
908.
by ptero 7y ago
> surely even a rudimentary ventilator is better than no ventilator This is not a given. Ventilators damage alveoli, which (I am not a doctor, so not 100% sure) I think is not recoverable. Thus increasing air flow with a basic ventilator
909.
by ptero 7y ago
And somehow there is a very aggressive group trying to stifle any debate on the topic. Making a similar case in a friendly gathering early this week got me labeled as an anti-vaxer and trump fan (I am neither). It is "with us or agains
910.
by ptero 7y ago
Anything is possible, but unless this batch has been scientifically engineered for maximum impact, killing 3 times more people than the spanish flu seems unlikely. My 2c.
911.
by ptero 7y ago
Agreed, which is why I do not want futures contracts, or any options with a set time horizon. I consider the current price to be a fluke, I am willing to make a significant bet that the prices will recover, but I do not know whether it will
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Ask HN: Crude oil price-linked ETF?
7 points by ptero 7y ago|7 comments
913.
by ptero 7y ago
The old version language was bad to the extent that after playing with the tool for a few hours my thought was "why did you cripple such a good idea with such a bad language"??? I seriously considered digging out the Dragon Book
914.
by ptero 7y ago
I used OpenScad a few years ago and was also initially horrified by the language until someone pointed to me the "nightly build" versions which supported the functional feel and compositions that I think you are describing. Those
915.
by ptero 7y ago
I am not a doctor but I honestly do not see why the current state warrants such drastic actions. Is it, objectively, so much worse than usual seasonal flu epidemics? An honest question, any scientific/quantitative pointers appreciated!
916.
by ptero 7y ago
The question is not whether it elevates the conversation, but whether this is a sufficient reason for a ban.
917.
by ptero 7y ago
I do not see it that way. In years past if one did something he thought government might find offensive he could hide the evidence. Which was perfectly fine -- one would not be jailed for refusing to provide self incrimination. "Go sea
918.
by ptero 7y ago
> A lot of people will give in just to keep the peace. IME it works only if the party is the only way in town and negotiation is only on scope and price (i.e., the other party cannot take their business elsewhere). Otherwise they get kno
919.
by ptero 7y ago
> It'll enable people to be more authentic, transparent, and casual. Which will, I suspect, drive analytics enhancements to help get under one's skin and/or sell users more junk. The tweet disappearing from the user-facing
920.
by ptero 7y ago
> Pretty sure your makeshift gauze mask would be largely useless at stopping anything. That's a pretty bold statement. As someone who grew up in a less-well-off part of the world where medical supplies were not always available I ha
921.
by ptero 7y ago
To add to your point, if one is worried and wants a face mask, in the US, right now, they can make effective masks in a few minutes using some gauze (cheap and plentiful in pretty much any US pharmacy), tape, a stapler and a few ribbons. Wh
922.
by ptero 7y ago
It is an option (full pay, no black marks at work) for a lot of people. That was the setup for professionals in all large companies that I worked for and people would still come to work really sick and spread the good stuff around. Gr
923.
by ptero 7y ago
In a perfect world, yes. But in a hard real time system (and much of missile control will likely be designed as such), timing may be the #1 focus. That is, making sure that events are handled in at most X microseconds or N CPU cycles. In su
924.
by ptero 7y ago
This is fun to look at and brings back the fond memories of compiler construction and grad school. But the project could use a better overview page. It is not clear from the description if this is a plastic explosives building guide, a C co
925.
by ptero 7y ago
This! I was surprised that Graham was not mentioned.
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by ptero 7y ago
This might not be a fair comparison. One of the risks of moving during vulnerable age is being seen as an outsider and excluded from groups at every new place. But army brats tend to cluster as parents get deployed to a large base, and havi
927.
by ptero 7y ago
I think you are giving it bigger weight than it deserves. Writing Python code I would not want to depend on internal order of dict elements without a very good reason. If I am writing some low level code that could benefit from it, mayb
928.
by ptero 7y ago
I think much of this is person-specific. Try different things and see if you find a few. For example, for me a change of scenery often works well: go to a new place within a few hours' drive, spend a night at a hotel near nice trails,
929.
by ptero 7y ago
Interpersonal skills. Those are usually in very short supply at tech companies. This wide spectrum with many sweet spots. For example, if you can learn what a developer is doing without pissing them off or boring them out of their minds an
930.
by ptero 7y ago
Thank you for the link, very cool video! I do get the theory part -- I know how quaternions and rotors work (and have a PhD in "pure" math). My objection (and a pretty firm one) is with the "if a phenomenon has more than thre

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