skorgu

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by skorgu 4y ago
Since you don't seem to have commented on the article without reading it, my comment was not addressed to you. I'm not the article police; if you find something too long to read, decide not to read it, and move on with your life,
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by skorgu 4y ago
This comment section is the most absolute proof I've ever seen that absolutely nobody reads the article before commenting. Hint: it's not about integer types at all
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by skorgu 5y ago
I'm curious how this can both avoid the average-of-averages problem (presumably by using the original full-rate data to compute multiple aggregates) and also supports backfilling. Is there a danger of the full-rate data expiring and ha
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by skorgu 9y ago
The flipside: you can also be lucky enough to have borrowed a ton of money just in time for the crash to drive everyone else out of business: https://www.vox.com/new-money/2017/4/5/15190650/
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by skorgu 9y ago
I'm ... shockingly interested in this bank letter ghostwriting thing. Could you say more?
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by skorgu 10y ago
Congrats on the launch!
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by skorgu 10y ago
Yep and yep. Not basic at all, this stuff is only simple once you already know how it works.
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by skorgu 10y ago
AIUI, RSUs are treated as normal W-2 income when they vest.
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by skorgu 10y ago
About 18 years assuming I'm using the right formula: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=acceleration+formula&ra...
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by skorgu 10y ago
What about ion engines? I'm extremely not sure I have this math right but NEXT claims 4190 second ISP [0]. Plugging that into the rocket equation I get: iss_mass = 419600 sep_isp = 4190 delta_v = 5748 htv_payload = 3310 fal
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by skorgu 10y ago
It's not a direct oil subsidy but roads are ~50% subsidized: http://usa.streetsblog.org/2013/01/23/drivers-cover-just-51-...
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by skorgu 10y ago
I don't know why they sell the 3mgs either because nothing less than three of them has any effect on me. Thank god for 10mg tablets.
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by skorgu 11y ago
Hey, that's a really useful reference, thanks. I actually learned something about OCaml from it!
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by skorgu 11y ago
I compile some random links and send them out every week: https://www.skorgu.net/weird/
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by skorgu 11y ago
At least for the comet pusher, the tech needed to put a non-trivial number of humans on Mars has a ton of overlap with the tech needed to divert potential impacts.
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by skorgu 11y ago
I was on a sf kick this year apparently. Full list (why can't amazon show me the read dates of my kindle books?!): - Ancillary Sword - The Magician's Land - The Three Body Problem (incomplete) - Libriomancer, Codex Born, Unbound -
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by skorgu 11y ago
Well, yes but I don't think either of those things are really addressed by "care about data IFF backups exist". I guess I either don't get what point you're making or we're just getting distracted by phrasing.
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by skorgu 11y ago
"They seem to care about their data somewhat, which of course means they have off-site backups." I don't think a reply of "there are classes of data that one can care about and still not have backups of" is unreason
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by skorgu 11y ago
There are lots of areas in which the data is reproducible but local continuity (and checksumming!) are still extremely valuable. Think things like large iso files, dvd rips or even intermediate stages of data analysis. Since I can reproduc
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by skorgu 11y ago
If only the nginx-provided rpm build was built --with-threads.
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by skorgu 11y ago
What would you use?
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by skorgu 11y ago
Yeah, people do weird things in unexpected high-stress situations. Not everyone is an action hero it turns out.
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by skorgu 11y ago
It would be interesting to occasionally train the generated C against a compiler.
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by skorgu 11y ago
Cool, thanks!
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by skorgu 11y ago
Are there any guidelines/docs on running Nix in an existing distro? I'd love to play around with it without having to switch the whole world.
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by skorgu 11y ago
See also the similarly-configured LEAPTech model: http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/aviation/nasas-... That one doesn't do VTOL but there are apparently nontrivial efficiency gains from that c
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by skorgu 11y ago
I take a fair amount of pleasure in banning the domains of anyone who tries to recruit me at my company email
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by skorgu 12y ago
Personally I think smartphones will never be good at known-goal interaction. They're general-purpose devices with a hilariously low-throughput interface that need to accommodate low-tech users. You're always going to have to nav
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by skorgu 12y ago
I'd bet you'd just get a whole new button in the mail when the battery is close to dying.
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by skorgu 12y ago
I'm at the grocery store approximately zero times a year. For me a "summon cat litter" button would be a marked improvement in my life.

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