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robertfw
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robertfw
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we use nginx - uwsgi - django and are quite pleased with the combination. between nginx/uwsgi, there are plenty of configuration options to let you optimize for your particular use case, and don't see any potential issues in terms of adding
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You should have a look at some of the preliminary work being looked at for exploration of Europa, http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_stone_explores_the_earth_and_s... is one starting point though there is plenty if you browse the googles
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I remember a car trick (do a barrel roll) in GTA San Andreas that for the life of me I could not accomplish. I found out that this variable physics was likely the problem - I dropped the graphics settings to minimum, and I was able to do th
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I would recommend the above, along with chapters from http://www.aosabook.org/en/pypy.html as a guide
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One approach is to use multiple local databases, one for each schema in use. When you switch branches, update your app config to point at the appropriate database. It's not perfect and we still have to do work keeping in sync within our tea
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I agree completely; we are looking at tech choices for a new project and Datomic is an excellent fit for the way we want our systems to work, but we're just not comfortable with the closed/paid model, especially for such a young product. Fo
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From the article, it appears that they are the sole resident in the data center; "[Cloudflare] owned every router and every server in their racks".
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I'd suggest looking for a local hackerspace. You can find a fairly comprehensive list here: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces There you'll likely find the tools, space, and most importantly a community of people willing t
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14y ago
TorStatusNet: http://lotjbov3gzzf23hc.onion.to/
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A few years ago, Bombardier showed off a concept that's very similar, but with a small retracting pair front wheel used at low speed. http://www.gizmag.com/embrio-one-wheel-concept/2350/
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My gut tells me that the underlying reasons are elegantly simple; it is our imperfect understanding - and a long chain of knock on effects - that leads to complication
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In a production version the noise is largely caused by the air flow, whereas the motor noise would be cut down/eliminated by casing which is not present in the development version
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14y ago
Ive recently been working with SublimeText2. Yesterday I wanted to give Clojure another try, so I had a look and found the SublimeREPL plugin. It provides REPLs for several languages, Clojure included. It was very quick and easy to setup, I
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15y ago
Why do you think they will not be the future? I'm not saying they will, but I'm getting very tired of people shooting ideas down without giving a reason why. Follow the lean, rational approach that we preach for our businesses - replace you
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The sad thing is that it's not just one typo, it's used throughout. Great job!
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Just out of curiosity ... why a windows server?
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If it's fast enough to make the user feel like they are interacting with the system in real time, I think it's a fair label. At the end of the day, what is real time anyway? The sounds I hear and the light I see have taken time to get to me
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Really excited to start playing with this. I've been hoping for a more socket focused framework that meshes well with the node style