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by simonrobb 8y ago
AFAIK they are intended to be quieter, cheaper, and safer. The same story as electric vehicles - fewer moving parts means lower maintenance costs, but particularly important when talking about air vehicles is that it also means fewer things
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Pareto Principle? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
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by simonrobb 8y ago
> If you have a single CS bone in your body, you should be able to grok at least the basics of regex. Sure, but I don't think the existence of this lib implies the author disputes that, and I can only imagine they're pretty fam
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Well no. You're assuming a lot about me. I've expressed an opinion on exactly one place which I think is wrong. You're probably right Galileo didn't have a platform, but you're the one drawing that comparison, not m
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Thank you, OED. Would you call a concession ticket a free ticket? Pretty sure one means a discount to account for other personal factors, and the other means... free.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Upsetting anyone? Probably not possible, and probably not desirable. There's always going to be people getting offended when you state a controversial opinion. But of course you can minimize the offense, and it doesn't take much i
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by simonrobb 8y ago
I can't speak for the libertarians and how they respond. I think a libertarian blog is the perfect place for it, and I'd have happily engaged in a debate, just like I am here. I was very outspoken in the wake of James Damore being
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by simonrobb 8y ago
I think the selection of studies was somewhat myopic, and I thought his reasoning was flawed, so I'd change that. But honestly I wouldn't have so much of a problem if he presented the same thing anywhere other than a conference fo
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Galileo maybe isn't the best example, since his reputation seems to (as I understand it) be massively overblown in an enduring myth. But I think the question you're asking is: am I critical of him because it's fashionable tod
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by simonrobb 8y ago
I take free pass to imply you don't have to do anything. Preferential treatment is more like - this person is good enough to do the job and do it well, and they have a background we want to support so that's an extra positive. I w
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Being a scientist doesn't preclude having empathy. Presenting data and drawing conclusions is fine. You just don't have to be a dick about it.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
I had the same experience after moving to the US for the first time. I'd never had a personal interaction with somebody of color, and all my views had been shaped by what I'd seen on American TV (typically not flattering, in the 8
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by simonrobb 8y ago
If you have a historical system of imbalance (e.g.: caste system), and today we decide we're going to get rid of it, do you think it's just going to fix itself and everybody is suddenly equal? Even though all the people in power a
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Great response. It's uncomfortable doing an honest self-evaluation.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Definitely not as overtly prohibitive as in the past, but still we have workplaces/systems/hierarchies which aren't as inclusive for men as they are for women. e.g.: you won't find many women on the trading floor, but I&
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by simonrobb 8y ago
It's not the right forum to express this evidence/conclusions. It's insensitive, and entirely without empathy. People have good reason to be upset.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Let's just ignore whether this guy's arguments are valid or not for a second, why, why would you present them in a room full of young, presumably aspirational, predominately female scientists at a conference focussed on getting mo
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by simonrobb 8y ago
> I’m sorry but it’s fundamentally irrational. Everything is chemicals. Chemophobia is by definition irrational. You might disagree, but it's not irrational at all. To follow your argument, if everything is chemicals - is it rationa
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by simonrobb 8y ago
OKLog, Humio, and Splunk are all worth checking out.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
> We can stop calling it car sharing. I was referring to Uber/Lyft pools in that paragraph: "Share a car to work with some of your colleagues, who happen to live near you, sure." Agreed, ride sharing is a much misused term
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by simonrobb 8y ago
TIL. I'm an import here so was making some assumptions. I stand corrected!
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by simonrobb 8y ago
> and they'd have a car there in 5-10 minutes max The introduction of low-cost options for Uber/Lyft were arguably as important a development as their original ride-hailing app ideas. Once the fleet was no longer constrained to
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Having used Fusion a bit now (I'm an engineer at Uber, but not on the Web Platform team that produced Fusion), I'm really enjoying the DI system. Agreed other DI mechanisms (e.g.: Angular) are too magical; Fusion uses a token syst
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Can you expand on why you think Fusion locks you in? Without a more detailed argument this sounds like you're just plugging your product.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Should be noted this is footage of the last known Thylacine, in a Tasmanian zoo.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
>Tasmania, which is sometimes said to hang beneath Australia like a green jewel Tasmanian here - I have never heard this either, and have most definitely never said it.
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Incidentally Uber (who are developing electric air taxis with Embraer, et al) are live streaming their annual summit on the topic starting tomorrow. https://www.uber.com/info/elevate/summit/
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Sonos announces AirPlay 2 support(sonos.com)
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by simonrobb 8y ago
Developing low-cost wireless soil moisture sensors for agriculture. It's old technology but the proven benefit is huge, and adoption has been really poor (mostly) because of the cost.
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by simonrobb 9y ago
I moved from Australia to NYC, the one trick I worked out was changing my location on LinkedIn prior to the move. You'll show up on all the recruiters radars then (if that's what you want). I'd be happy to talk with you, my c

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