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by scrlk 4y ago
The HP brand should have stayed with their test and measurement division (now Keysight), rather than being diluted by slapping it on crappy printers and PCs.
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by scrlk 4y ago
> In the UK the 60mph country roads in particular shouldn't be trusted to provide a safe speed at all times. Especially on country roads, you shouldn't view the 60 mph speed limit as a speed target - drive at the speed appropri
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by scrlk 4y ago
I've found SuperFastPython to be helpful for understanding Python concurrency: https://superfastpython.com/python-concurrency-choose-api/
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by scrlk 4y ago
I assume it's gaming the Google performance review system in order for promotion. That's why you see new Google products/features launched, then left to wither in the sun - ongoing maintenance/support doesn't do any
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How Glasgow’s tiny, muckraking crime mag stays afloat(ft.com)
3 points by scrlk 4y ago|2 comments
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Arthur Hayes, the Original King of Crypto, Is Back(nymag.com)
2 points by scrlk 4y ago|1 comments
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by scrlk 4y ago
This is the country where the health service, transport department, fire brigade (amongst a whole host of other government departments and public bodies) are allowed to access your complete internet history *without a warrant*. See: https:
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by scrlk 4y ago
Are you using Windows or Linux on your P14s? Lenovo relies a lot on software processing to make ThinkPad speakers sound reasonable; without the drivers + configuration UI installed, they sound tinny and horrible. On Windows, the EQ settings
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by scrlk 4y ago
> How did the older games actually accomplish this? Using Counter-Strike as an example: no matchmaking system - relied upon community hosted servers offering a wide range of game modes (official and community created). More competitive m
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by scrlk 4y ago
> he made the fucking Zen architecture From Jim himself: > IC: A few people consider you 'The Father of Zen', do you think you’d scribe to that position? Or should that go to somebody else? > JK: Perhaps one of the uncles
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by scrlk 4y ago
To quote "Yes Minister" (British political satire from the 1980s): "You know what they say about the average Common Market official. He has the organising ability of the Italians, the flexibility of the Germans, and the modes
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by scrlk 4y ago
Is that really that different to the "open office door" policy that Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard espoused in "The HP Way" for decades?
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by scrlk 4y ago
How would you deal with the heat generated by the power electronics if everything is sealed in polymer resin?
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by scrlk 4y ago
> hilariously awful moderation > (USER WAS WARNED FOR THIS POST) > Thread locked: use the search function next time followed by... > (USER WAS WARNED FOR THIS POST) > Thread locked: don't necropost :^)
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by scrlk 4y ago
It's easy for bean counters to measure the cost savings of open plan layouts (e.g. higher utilization of office space). I wonder if anyone has tried to measure the productivity loss of open plan vs private offices, which might tilt it
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Why numbering should start at zero (1982)(cs.utexas.edu)
2 points by scrlk 4y ago|0 comments
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by scrlk 4y ago
Email jeff@amazon.com pleading your case.
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by scrlk 4y ago
> I know it's a premium model, but my 2010 Macbook Pro is still going strong with zero repairs other than two battery replacements that took about 5 minutes each, after over a decade of regular hard travel use. I think I'd be l
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by scrlk 4y ago
The Century is such a wonderfully understated car. The European equivalent would probably be something like a VW Phaeton with the W12 engine. This marketing video from Toyota on the 2nd gen Century is a good summary: https://www.
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by scrlk 4y ago
Unrelated to SC2k, but I hope someone decides to kick off an "OpenSimCity4" project in the future, in a similar vein to OpenTTD or OpenRCT2. IMO SC4 is still the peak of the genre, good depth to the simulation and a pleasing style
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by scrlk 4y ago
I wouldn't call China and Vietnam pals. If you look at history, the suspicion/animosity between the two goes back thousands of years.
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How does overhead line electrification for railways work? [pdf](ocs4rail.com)
3 points by scrlk 4y ago|0 comments
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by scrlk 4y ago
For those wondering, the units on the dosimeter might be milliroentgen/h. One of the replies mentions that it's a RKS 20.03 "Pripyat" dosimeter. 11.37 mR/h? Not great, not terrible.
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Kernel Density Estimation explained visually(mathisonian.github.io)
3 points by scrlk 4y ago|0 comments
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by scrlk 4y ago
Janitors (shortened to "janny") are a part of 4chan's moderation team. Seems like the slang has bled out to incorporate all types of volunteer moderators.
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Learn Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) [video](youtube.com)
2 points by scrlk 4y ago|0 comments
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by scrlk 4y ago
Re: Alpha team - as a side note, two ex-Alpha engineers played a pretty pivotal role in the processor landscape we have today: Dan Dobberpuhl - founded PA Semi, acquired by Apple in 2008 and kicked off Apple's custom processor strategy
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by scrlk 4y ago
I use service name + 4 random alphanumeric characters. Seems to strike a reasonable balance between just using the service name vs. completely random characters.
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by scrlk 4y ago
Two things to fear: the criminalization of mathematics; secondly, the enforcement of the new regulations being in the hands of the UK's weather service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met_Office
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by scrlk 4y ago
Just wanted to say thanks for your work on SuperFastPython - it helped me out a bunch at work recently (new to Python concurrency) - and also for your previous work at MachineLearningMastery (helped me out with a university project a few ye

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