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by shin_lao 14y ago
It's much easier to crash a plane than a train, with much bigger consequences.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Thanks for taking the time to write an answer. Generally speaking futures and promises are new labeled "as is" but asynchronous I/O really isn't and is actually a requirement if you want to write something efficient. I understand that slide
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Scala is interesting but as others have pointed out, I think it gives a disservice to the presentation to call it "Systems programming at Twitter" . To me it shows two things: * The author doesn't know what system programming is; * Future,
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Are there a lot of sexual innuendos in this video or is this just me?
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Interesting speculation by Jacques, but I think the combination of rail run and Concorde is a rail gun that fires hypersonic motor-less capsules that glide to destination. Smaller landing zones, no air pollution, much less noise... It's als
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Show HN: Our work: industrial-strength NoSQL(quasardb.net)
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Except there is a limit to how much you can reduce costs, not to how much you can increase revenue.
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Function composition in C++11(blogea.bureau14.fr)
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by shin_lao 14y ago
If you have an intelligence agency from the first world at your back, you're in a world of pain and there's not much you can do. However keeping your mail secrets from your girlfriend and/or your boss is relatively easy. Secure passwords, t
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by shin_lao 14y ago
CMake for example, is IHMO, a better choice.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
The title is misleading. The OP tests the browser in three benchmarks, two of them are performance related , one being written by Google, and Chrome beats IE10 in that one (IE10 being the fastest in the other). Additionally the conclusion m
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by shin_lao 14y ago
How do you do #4 and #6?
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by shin_lao 14y ago
His lover has been found with confidential information. It is possible he may have leaked sensitive information.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
This is hearsay. Poisoning is way too slow. If you need to neutralize animals, just shoot them! "Special operations" always go for the most simple and efficient path.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Internet Explorer, since version 8, has one process per tab.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Congratulations! How do you plan on making money?
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by shin_lao 14y ago
The asymmetry always existed. Weapons, education, means of transportation...
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Right. Because no country ever had a revolution before Twitter and Facebook existed.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Also, I think Windows 8 - not WP8 or Windows 8 RT necessarily, but the whole family, including the desktop/laptop market - will end up having a significant user base. I agree. You can design one app for three major platforms.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
On Windows Phone 7, the Facebook app is made by Microsoft. It will probably be the same for Windows 8... Facebook probably requires a larger user base before investing on a platform.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
You have tools to help you find mismatches in Python. I agree that maintaining a large code base in Python (or Ruby) is harder, but it's possible and is mainly a question of discipline and process. If a strong language can be used to elimi
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Although I'm mainly a C++ developer, I'm a big fan of functional programming languages. Haskell is more difficult, it requires to really grasp some computer science principles whereas you can start hacking php/python/ruby right away. It req
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Anal retentive came to my mind.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Could someone give more context?
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Without public availability of the source code and an auditable trail from source to build, there is really no way to trust it. This is where I feel you might be a little bit dogmatic. You don't need the source code to audit software. Sof
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by shin_lao 14y ago
You overestimate the importance of source code availability for security. Counter-example: http://digitaloffense.net/tools/debian-openssl/ What matters is who writes the software, how experienced they are and what the validation process i
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by shin_lao 14y ago
It's illegal and has been removed.
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by shin_lao 14y ago
I think it comes down to "what is distasteful?".
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by shin_lao 14y ago
It's also illegal: they're using the resources of a competitor for their own promotion. I'm pretty sure it's a case of unfair competition (IANAL). It's self-destructive in the long term, for two reasons: You won't attract the best customers
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by shin_lao 14y ago
Actually, I think today's procedure is that a pilot is retired after two ejections because of the induced trauma.

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