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by scott_s 7y ago
Lock-free data structures tend to use the compare-and-swap atomic operation as a primitive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compare-and-swap You provide three values to a CAS operation: the memory address you want to cha
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by scott_s 7y ago
I disagree with your communication course. In technical discussions, asking "why?" is one of the most important things you can do. You are ignorant. The person you are speaking to is not, and they are teaching you. But in order to
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by scott_s 7y ago
The difference, and the problem, is the word "clever." If you leave it out, and just plainly state "I can't figure out why x doesn't work," it's less likely to be misunderstood, and it's an accurate
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by scott_s 7y ago
I mildly disagree. I've been reading variants of this sentiment for over a decade, and I agree with peteforde's take: not only is it not true, it's even less true than ever before, and this statement holds as time goes on.
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by scott_s 7y ago
What do you still do manually? An important concept pointed out in these conversations before is that human-in-the-loop driving is a moving target. That is, it's possible we may never get to the point of fully automated driving because
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by scott_s 7y ago
Those modules will sometimes stop working, and then you're back to having the solve something that looks a lot like the current problem.
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by scott_s 7y ago
Assuming there will be no people walking in the roads is not realistic.
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The Service Mesh: What Engineers Need to Know(servicemesh.io)
172 points by scott_s 7y ago|64 comments
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by scott_s 7y ago
For a demo, go to https://origamei.com and scroll down to "See how it folds." Very neat idea. I wonder if something like this could work for button-up shirts?
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by scott_s 7y ago
I contend that not only was there no value, it added to the problem. Hence my suggestion.
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by scott_s 7y ago
A charitable reading would allow that if the guidelines are saying to not use all caps for emphasis, then it's guiding against all caps in general . There's a reason they are called "guidelines" and not "rules.&quo
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by scott_s 7y ago
Then just downvote, and come back later.
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by scott_s 7y ago
I don't think that's the pricing. The device itself is about $130, $10 a month for the service, and then you will likely pay $20 - $60 for each game. Yes, they will eventually have a catalogue of games like Netflix, but similar to
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by scott_s 7y ago
(If you think comments have gone off-the-rails, I find the best solution is to downvote the off-topic top level comments, and then make a substantive on-topic top level comment.)
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by scott_s 7y ago
I agree that all news outlets represent the world view of their reporting and editorial staff. I disagree that it is always accurate to call this a "false narrative."
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by scott_s 7y ago
No, it does not make your points less valid, if they are valid. But it is reasonable to assume that the arguments of this piece form the foundational assumptions of the product you are selling. People will want to take this into account w
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by scott_s 7y ago
To be clear, I believe burkaman agrees with you. The post they responded to said that FedEx "is not disputing the facts." burkaman pointed out the part of FedEx's statement where they do just that - except, as you correctly p
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by scott_s 7y ago
This statement is a farce. They claim the story is factually incorrect, but provide no corrections. They point out the NYT does the same thing, but that does not contradict anything in the NYT article, and has no bearing on what they did.
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by scott_s 7y ago
Journalists and editors should not let the business practices of the paper they work for prevent them from investigating and publishing stories. This is a feature , not a bug.
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by scott_s 7y ago
It's a form of surgery, with potential negative side-effects. You can't "undo" the surgery if you experience those negative side-effects.
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by scott_s 7y ago
Anecdotally, I know two people who had minor complications (chronic dry eye; sensitivity to light), but enough that they regretted the procedure. I also know more people who are very happy with it. But that's enough to dissuade me.
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by scott_s 7y ago
This is an important perspective. If these were the rates for a necessary medical intervention, we would be ecstatic. Because for a necessary medical intervention, the patient's baseline is not good. But wearing glasses is mostly a n
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by scott_s 7y ago
On the contrary, I think they will be less likely to be displaced by someone else who targets the corporate market.
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by scott_s 7y ago
Because I want them to continue to exist. They provide a service, not just a software product. This makes me even more confident they will be able to continue providing that service for many years.
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by scott_s 7y ago
I had the same question, and came the conclusion: that's not what they do. In the first post they claim that they used only text inputs [1], but in the post which actually explains what they do [2], they clearly use audio clips to tr
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by scott_s 7y ago
Recognizing that template resolution in C++ is basically logic programming helps when debugging type errors in templates. Merely reformatting the types and errors to look more Prolog-y helped me immensely when dealing with a heavily templ
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by scott_s 7y ago
Am I the only one who considers this a good thing? I recently started using 1Password, and I love it. I finally jumped in because a colleague gave it glowing praise and my company gave us corporate accounts. After using it for a week thro
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by scott_s 7y ago
It's not a question of is it possible . It's question of what scenario makes it most likely .
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by scott_s 7y ago
Based on the abuse she suffered, I think it's more than "lack of knowledge" and incompetence. But to the point of more women, it's easier to ignore the basic needs of one young girl, but much harder to ignore the basic n
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by scott_s 7y ago
Because women react differently to very low weights. When they're underweight for a prolonged time, they will stop having their period, which will cause a change in hormones. The hormonal change leads to weaker bones, which makes injur

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