rbourke

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by rbourke 13y ago
You mean you don't 'consciously' think about work... your brain is actually still joining dots in the background 24/7... unless you stop it by using drugs!
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by rbourke 13y ago
Software engineers (and many other information workers) are lying to themselves if they think this is even possible (to segment). Proof: a large number of breakthrough designs / problem solving occurs when I am in the shower, on the to
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by rbourke 13y ago
sockjs is better than socket.io if you're into WebSocket (streaming support etc).
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by rbourke 13y ago
Jpap invented a new more efficient JPEG codec - even faster than hardware encoders that use less efficient codecs. Also I think you can optimize hardware usage of iOS devices at the assembler level - it is not as locked down as Android.
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by rbourke 13y ago
The effectiveness of vaccines rely on 'herd immunity', that is: you need more than 90% of a population immunised to stop a disease spreading (as vaccines are never 100% effective)(also varies according to vaccine types/adjuv
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by rbourke 13y ago
I.e. even within North America there are many different accents that would be foreign to others living elsewhere in North America. Back in Australia there are many distinguishable accents - many I detest; yet just because I find them foreig
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by rbourke 13y ago
The author fails to interpret the word 'foreign' correctly and thereby fails in building a convincing main argument. In this case, 'foreign' is not synonymous with overseas. A foreign accent is any accent that is foreign
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by rbourke 13y ago
100% agree with pg on this (and no I don't always agree with everything)... Most problems in life are as a result of miscommunications and associated false assumptions, whether they be in business, marriages, or friendships. Anything y
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by rbourke 13y ago
...probably some bot-net-master out there rubbing his hands together going 'ok, well that proves the cyber-weapon works... now time to find some paying customers :)'
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by rbourke 13y ago
I vaguely remember reading that they (the Ericsson patents) were included in the latest VSDL2 specs. Could be rolled out as part of the NBN pending Australia's election result.