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1051.
by sigstoat 9y ago
ugh, the only thing javascript has in common with scheme is first class functions. http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2013/07/18/javascript-isnt... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6068360
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> Instead of getting second hand stuff, it's easier for me to just get new stuff from Ikea. But what's happening to all the second hand stuff that I would've bought? Does it all just go into the landfill? Because that&#x27
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> It's the spin up and spin down that actually make the orientation changes, though. You can't spin up infinitely, so once a reaction wheel is spinning as fast as it can, you can't accelerate it further, and you can't
1054.
by sigstoat 9y ago
you still get to display an advertisement. so it isn't "mined BTC > $1 --> success"; it is "mined BTC + expected value of running scam ad > $1 --> success"
1055.
by sigstoat 9y ago
> there's no law to prevent me from drinking bleach if I want to, but that doesn't make it a good idea you sure? https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2005/05/20/why-i-cant-tinker-m...
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> Normal email users expect emails to be delivered in seconds, not hours. their expectations are unreasonable. gmail, etc don't even manage that much of the time, let alone guarantee it.
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> Maybe you could program the software to notice that it hasn't gotten commands for a while and deliberately rotate itself into an orientation that causes a power loss and reset? heh, some spacecraft buses are designed to do the opp
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by sigstoat 9y ago
with a bit of setup you could remove the lens (while keeping it electrically connected for EXIG purposes) and then project whatever image you want on to the sensor.
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by sigstoat 9y ago
maybe they had some more radical project, and this was the only commercializable thing to come out of it?
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by sigstoat 9y ago
how would it make sense to boost more mass all the way to the moon to save on electronics cost? you can get rad hardened FPGAs, custom ICs aren't necessary.
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StateBox(statebox.org)
3 points by sigstoat 9y ago|0 comments
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> So will stealing regular explosive shells, and setting them off. For some reason, though, nobody's eager to outlaw bombs. what's the difference between a bomb, and a big pile of demolition explosives?
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> Using electric car batteries to smooth out load on the grid is a good idea, but there’s no need for the car to be physically proximate to electricity sources transmission losses are non-zero. so there is at least _some_ value in having
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> My whole attitude towards cryptocurrencies changed when I realized that intrinsic value literally didn't matter to the global rich, they're not interested in growth or value at all, only in security, and they'd be willin
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by sigstoat 9y ago
i'm long on semiconductors for this reason. there's a lot more that can be done with them than grinding out increasing dense general purpose CPUs and DDR memory. we saw a tiny bit of it with the introduction of MEMS IMUs, and we&#
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> Not to pick on you specifically, but I've really grown to hate this type of response to this very common question. what question? this isn't an Ask HN, and partycoder didn't ask a question.
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> > I will quit from any employer that forces all programmers to negotiate as a unit > You realise that unions are something imposed on employers, right? They don't like them. and a common first thing for the union to do is to
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> I wish so much that normal US citizens would tour a prison and see what this does to people, because maybe then this would be outlawed. it didn't even occur to me that you could tour a prison and see much of anything. how would yo
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by sigstoat 9y ago
this does not reflect the situation in the US, where krebby appears to be located. (i checked first.) here's a little page from washington state on it, which matches my understanding of the situation in most other states: https:/
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> No but I also don't set up a pretend subsidiary... do you pay your state government the sales tax you owe it for all of your online purchases?
1071.
by sigstoat 9y ago
i expect intel gets a little bit of apple money. couple of bucks surely go micron's direction.
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by sigstoat 9y ago
office workers still have computing devices on their desks, keyboards monitors, mice, printers, label printers, scanners, voip phones, switches, routers, access points, sip callboxes on the doors, projectors, access control systems, etc. ma
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> they can insert any demand they wish and you have no ability to negotiate or power in the discussion you have no ability to negotiate because they have something you want, and you're unwilling to give them anything they might want
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> Seems absurd to me. i'm really interested; what do you think the alternative is? would you be happier if you had to mail in a signed copy of the contract?
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by sigstoat 9y ago
do you think their lawyers and lobbyists would somehow forget, and miss the opportunities to get in some billable hours?
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by sigstoat 9y ago
carjacking vehicles with constant internet connections and GPS's doesn't strike me as an extremely profitable maneuver. the whole "car detects obstacle in an untrafficed area, stops, door is opened, passenger gets out, passen
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by sigstoat 9y ago
> People are completely ignoring the existence of pedestrians and cyclists. just because the lights for cars are gone doesn't necessitate that the pedestrian crosswalks and buttons be removed. they might even work more effectively,
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by sigstoat 9y ago
i don't understand; it is already a violation of traffic law to jump in front of cars. if you survive the punishment meted out by physics, the cops can fine you. what change do you think would be made if folks started doing it more oft
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by sigstoat 9y ago
"abuses of power and nasty behavior" ... "produce things like"... how is this "question" supposed to be addressable? how would you defend the historical abuses of power and nasty behavior by government? there&#
1080.
by sigstoat 9y ago
> I think when most people say "hard disk", they usually mean rotating discs that use magnetism to store data. while i would personally avoid referring to an SSD as a "hard disk", i was attempting to interpret the ori

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