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by sq_ 6y ago
Nano definitely seems like a good choice if they're looking at it from the perspective of a less experienced user who just needs to modify a few lines in a config file. As you said, anyone who needs a more advanced editor probably know
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by sq_ 6y ago
For sure. I was mostly referring to online "deals" with my comment, but it definitely applies to phone solicitation, too. I personally ignore almost any phone call from unknown numbers these days because so many are scammy or robo
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by sq_ 6y ago
At this point I just assume that any deal that looks too good to be true probably is. There's been a few times where I've found out after the fact that the deal really was real, but I'd rather miss out on a good deal than get
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by sq_ 6y ago
Well, at least they're getting out, even if it's not driven by true environmental concern. BlackRock taking that step seems like it has/will set the stage for other, smaller organizations to follow.
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by sq_ 6y ago
According to the uLisp site [0], there are actually already implementations for both the ESP32 and 8266 (linked to the 8266 page). It’s definitely awesome how cheap such powerful stuff is these days. [0] http://www.ulisp.com&#x2F
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by sq_ 6y ago
I found the site for the brewery that's making it, and they don't have any links to buy it yet, sadly. They'd make a killing if they figured out a way to ship it to people.
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by sq_ 6y ago
It's at least interesting that it's close-ish to current entry-level MacBook Air performance, even with Geekbench running under Rosetta. Seems like that would indicate that the real chips they'll be using in laptops and deskt
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by sq_ 6y ago
Yeah, this is really cool. WiFi hardware is one of those things that I find even a lot of more "techy" people like you'll find on HN view as a black box. It's awesome when someone aggregates a bunch of information and th
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by sq_ 6y ago
Same here. Must be getting the HN hug of death.
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by sq_ 6y ago
I love that we've reached the point now where you can just book a flight on a rocket for your payload. Can't wait to see what the next decade or so brings, as more new launch vehicles are developed.
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by sq_ 6y ago
Projects like this always excite me, both because of their immediate impact on the people and nations affected and because they feel like a good reminder of what humanity can do when we collectively put our minds to something. If humans can
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by sq_ 6y ago
That's what I thought, too. Hopefully the team that was working on Atom has gotten/will get a chance to bring some of its components/features to VS Code if it doesn't already have them.
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by sq_ 6y ago
It's definitely worse than H2's ISP in an NTR, but ~600s is still a solid boost over the ~450s that's about the best a practical LOX/LH2 chemical engine can do. My curiosity is essentially just whether the performance lo
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by sq_ 6y ago
Atom already seems to have gone somewhat towards maintenance mode since Microsoft bought Github. Feels like there's a lot less by way of features being released and a lot more just keeping up with ecosystem/OS changes. I could cer
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by sq_ 6y ago
I'm just an armchair space enthusiast, but both of those problems seem like they have possible workarounds or solutions. Using methane instead of hydrogen could significantly reduce the required tank volume since CH4 is denser, and you
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by sq_ 6y ago
> genuinely feels like some of the criticism from the peanut gallery is unfair I agree with this for sure. Yeah, what SpaceX and, to a lesser extent, Boeing, are doing is cool, but there's something to be said for being the "ol
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by sq_ 6y ago
Barring slippage, they're supposed to have three more launches before the end of June, which would put them on track for 24 this year. They seem to be well on their way to matching 173, based on their current record and high flight rat
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by sq_ 6y ago
Wow. Didn't know that existed. Hard to see what legitimate, user-serving purpose that would serve. Or at least how the good of it's inclusion would outweigh possible harms.
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by sq_ 6y ago
I think it's one of those things where it sounds good as an idea but breaks down in implementation. "Let's design a port/interconnect standard that does everything " is great in concept, but one manufacturer or ano
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by sq_ 6y ago
I feel like the only good option at this point when purchasing a prebuilt desktop or a laptop is to nuke the drive and do a clean install of Windows. Seems like the only way to ensure that you've killed the crapware and any partitions
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by sq_ 6y ago
Assuming SpaceX actually manages to build a sustainable business with Starlink, it will be interesting to see if anyone else is able to overcome the cost of launch services to build up their own. SpaceX seems to have a huge competitive moat
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by sq_ 6y ago
That, "ha ha", and "?" are probably about tied for my most used. I find that they are all useful ways to acknowledge or question something without cluttering chats.
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by sq_ 6y ago
I've found that, in my social groups, "Liked" gets used as an acknowledgement for anything that doesn't require further discussion. Seems to clear up group chats of endless OKs back and forth, so I'm all for it.
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by sq_ 6y ago
I was under the impression that cross-satellite laser links would be coming with second-generation version of the satellites, as opposed to the first operational batches that've been launching. Has that changed?
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by sq_ 6y ago
With the way we’re going, maybe not. But maybe we’ll shape up and some version of humanity will make it.
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by sq_ 6y ago
Either I'm just lazy, or all file management/organization converges on this method. Probably I'm just lazy.
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by sq_ 6y ago
Not sure how you'd do it, but it would be really interesting to see an analysis of how the $3.50 going to the Against Malaria Foundation affects people's choice about whether to pay more. The idea of someone looking at it and thin
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by sq_ 6y ago
Case in point: the USPS. It's the Republican "starve the beast" strategy [0] (of course, not limited to the US, just commonly seen here). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast
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by sq_ 6y ago
This Show HN from earlier today [0] seems like it might end up with that type of functionality, assuming I'm understanding what you wrote correctly. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23405722
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by sq_ 6y ago
If I were an energy investor, I would be extremely wary of anything Enron's former CEO touches. I'm honestly surprised he's trying to stay in that part of the market or even in finance at all.

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