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by sheer_horror 10y ago
It is a misconception that mainstay Linux distributions have any sort of hardware or software incompatibility (aside from Mac- or Windows-only targeted software). That said, you are correct that people use OSX because it's literally 0
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
I managed to break the tool by inputting some infeasible inputs and then changing them again several times, and then refreshing the page.
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
Don't bother with hybrids if all of the shortcomings are covered with gasoline. A good EV or a good gasoline car are both better than a hybrid, so what is the point? Who wants to buy a car that is heavier and slower than their full gas
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
They include scripts to check code quality. Perhaps those should be set up with a pre-commit git hook to ensure they get used.
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
This is not splitting hairs! These are basic facts. The whole idea behind Tesla and Solar City is to have solar power generation and electric cars. 100% clean and renewable, and that's the long term goal. You cannot criticize the means
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
Well, it shouldn't drive you nuts. That implies that the truth drives you nuts. WW2 didn't look great before the USA stepped in. World wide innovation has been driven by the USA in almost every frontier. And you cannot expect a CE
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
Despite your erroneous reply, you still hit 4th most upvoted comment thanks to the pro-open source sentiment here.
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
Facebook, Google, Amazon, and every other huge company are huge because of their monopolies. Tesla would be making a massive mistake to not start walling in their garden.
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
To prove that Vim is faster than a graphical editor as well, I might make a WebM where I edit two identical files, one with notepad++ and one with Vim. Would you appreciate that? I will do that if you respond to this. Because yes, Vim ult
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
I have replied to the other commenting wondering about Vim but I will say it here as well: Learning to get fast with Vim is incredibly rewarding. It is tough to memorize everything, sure. But it's all in pursuit of speed and efficiency
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
> it just doesn't make sense to me. Here's how to think of Vim that will make sense. Suppose you have two identical codebases that each need to have the same 200 lines changed. Functions need to be added, comments to be removed
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
During development, I have to check the browser's inspector periodically to see what my console.log()'s are saying. This leads to having two browser windows open: The browser and the inspector. And in the inspector, I usually only
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
> what is it that I could say that you would listen to? I am looking to build a single-page app that communicates with a server several times per second. The idea is to have some python code created interactively in the browser through s
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
For you to have such a strong opinion on so many topics, you must know the in's and out's of Systems Administration. Would you consider writing tutorials or a blog about best practices, and why we should avoid complex systems buil
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
It is important that tech growth continues for a long time. I am very concerned that ad-based revenue will not sustain forever. We need more physical goods and more faith in technology, as every other industry is stagnant. No generation wil
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
> it's sold as a camera on your face Exactly why comparisons to google glass miss the point. Totally different products and userbases
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
Yeah and you know what userbase that is? Product hungry 15 year olds whose identity is tied to superficial shit just like this. Apple should have taught us something: People do not care about what they're buying, they just care that it
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
You say 'realistically' but you're speculating that they are losing appeal and that they won't try and sell another product. The only thing to realize is they have a $100+ device that is compelling to their 150M user bas
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
If Snapchat is able to sell this product to only 5% of their 150M userbase that's 7.5M * $130 = 1B in revenue. Then they diversify their future product line somehow and keep selling to the other 95% of their users. Forget a re-monetiza
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
These glasses are going to be a huge hit thanks to their style. The main userbase of snapchat are product-hungy 12-25 year olds without much conviction; they'll jump at the chance to get a product that looks cool and represents their f
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
At this point, your baseless bias against Tesla should be clear to yourself. If you can take this revelation with humility, that you have been advocating against the exact thing that humanity truly needs, I declare you in the top 98% of p
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
That is totally a reasonable thing to suggest, and examining it brings to light the importance of Tesla. Government is like Thor's hammer. If you can wield it, you wield tremendous power. Think of mega corps as Thor, wielding the hamme
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
>"only superhumans who work 80 hour weeks can accomplish great things" is not the kind of effect I want on society. We have enough of that as it is. We need less of it, not more. I don't think you know what you're tal
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
still want to? just write something in this simple app i'm serving and I'll check it out. deppth.me/tasks afterwards, go back and check to see if I left a reply.
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
Thanks for the response. Elon definitely is not a fluke like you imply. He is not the best eng but it is his relentless work ethic (read: no other timesink in his life at all) that puts him above the others. Have you ever worked more than 1
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
In most all Tesla product unveilings, Elon will make a directed thank-you to the 'Tesla Team'. The blog posts are mostly made by the Tesla Team. In the gigafactory unveiling, some speeches in Norway and the Netherlands, and other
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
I don't understand why you would be concerned and not elated by his effect on society. Tech has been stuck for 40 years in most major industries, and in a time when it seems impossible to overcome the entrenched incumbents of those ind
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by sheer_horror 10y ago
I'm a 22 year old student and developer. I took a test that said I was gifted as a kid. Since I was very young, I've sensed 'sheer horror' constantly. It's when I see my friends and family, and they describe their a