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by ramzyo 9y ago
Wow, admittedly my perception of these guys was totally skewed after seeing the movie The Social Network. When I read about their original investment in 2013 I totally wrote it off as being a hairbrained move. Clearly succumbed to my own bi
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Don’t forget power consumption - this is also a huge factor in the down-selection process for computing hardware. This is in addition to the others you mentioned, sometimes referred to as SWaP-C (Size, weight, power and cost).
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by ramzyo 9y ago
This is a common misconception about RTOSes, or at least needs to be further qualified with soft real time vs hard real time OSes. RTOSes provide schedulers and multitasking mechanisms for context switching between tasks. Tasks can be assig
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Valid point, but I’d have to disagree with you here. My experience as to why RTOS are chosen for small embedded micros is either a) some hard real time requirement is a must, eg motor control. You’re right that a non real time OS won’t prov
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Agreed, a market survey of some sort would be helpful.
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Not sure why you were downvoted here, but I totally agree. Nothing wrong with calling out poor writing and proofreading.
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by ramzyo 9y ago
I agree. I think universities can be both, but they should just be honest about it! There’s nothing wrong with being both a for profit institution that needs to turn a profit and a value driven organization. Be up front though, and don’t ma
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by ramzyo 9y ago
From the source looks like it just opens the browser to pizzahut.com. Would be nice if it could order too - maybe in a future release!
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Right, so what are possible explanations for interest in alternative asset classes not increasing, and why is that worrisome?
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Can anybody explain this sentence? >> More worryingly, it comes at a time of unprecedented stock market valuations worldwide. So people are putting their money into stocks because interest rates are low and there’s nowhere else to put
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Cool, thanks!
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Right - out of curiosity do you know if the Linux kernel uses the term "ring", or some other terminology to map to the underlying hardware implementation, be they rings for x86 or modes for ARM? Maybe it's just "privileg
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by ramzyo 9y ago
>> A Linux kernel module is a piece of compiled binary code that is inserted directly into the Linux kernel, running at ring 0, the lowest and least protected ring of execution in the x86–64 processor. The author seems to be implying
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Very good points, thank you for taking the time to respond so clearly and in detail!
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Very true
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Interesting, thanks for sharing!
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by ramzyo 9y ago
No existing Linux-based RTOS that I know of will run on a microcontroller. Not enough Flash for program memory or RAM for volatile storage. Can any useful Linux-based RTOS kernel fit into 1MB of non-volatile storage and use less than ~512KB
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Agreed, my primary gripe with the original comment was that the OP used the word “must.”
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Interesting, so the purpose of linking the article wasn’t to support your point? Regarding the elevator comment - what about light rail at airports? Terminal to terminal “air trains” don’t have human drivers. Also, how would you counter the
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by ramzyo 9y ago
True, those are good counter examples, thanks for sharing. Here’s a reference from the BBC (sourcing a Boeing report from 2003) that states that approximately 80% of commercial aviation accidents were caused by pilot error (when the study w
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Wait, how does the article support your statement? The article concludes with this bit from it’s quoted “expert”: “Langewiesche thinks that we are ultimately heading toward pilotless planes. And by the time that happens, the automation will
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by ramzyo 9y ago
> C has too many pitfalls that a beginner can either be discouraged by a non-working program, or not understanding the subtle gotchas. Totally agree with you - personally C would have been a very difficult first language for me. Java an
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by ramzyo 9y ago
I don’t know if it will or won’t. My intention was to point out information from the article that the OP seemingly missed. That information would have further informed their opinion, had they not read the article, but perhaps not altered it
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by ramzyo 9y ago
I'm also in the no supervision would be a disaster boat, but just to clarify the concept bus only has 6 seats. "The design was influenced by campfires and dinner tables, and it ensures there’s no one sitting behind anyone else–lik
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by ramzyo 9y ago
I generally interpret “X years experience” as a rough indicator of what responsibilities are expected of a potential hire. If a role is looking for 2 years experience or less, I’d probably expect to be an individual contributor. Approx 5 ye
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Thanks for providing your thoughts on this, much appreciated!
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Hmm, I see your point. So you don't think that reputability of the source plays into what makes it to the front page? Generally, and purely anecdotally, I find HN content to be both interesting and either a) from a reputable source, ge
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Well I guess that I implicitly expect opinionated front page HN content to come from someone whose opinion is more informed than mine. I’m not sure what to take away from this post, given the lack of supporting evidence for the assertions m
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by ramzyo 9y ago
Who is Steve Hsu, and why are his statements, opinions, and speculation about the future of America notable? Or is he just summarizing the statements, opinions, and speculation of the historian in the ~30 minute video linked on the page?
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by ramzyo 9y ago
I definitely agree with you, but have to add that my (amateur's) take is that this paper has actually contributed a lot. Not only have they shown marked improvements in detection accuracy, but also come up with a trainable model/f

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