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541.
by staunch 8y ago
The USB trojan connects back to the command and control server and waits to be instructed to spray VX nerve gas into the fan. A refreshing cool breeze of remote death.
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by staunch 8y ago
> I don't think anybody's said this before... Except the movie is literally named after The Odyssey and Kubrick himself explained why. These invented analogies are just as likely to be right as wrong. Kubrick and Clarke priv
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by staunch 8y ago
The US nuclear triad currently rests dangerously on the US Ohio-class submarines. If the Chinese military develops technology that can eliminate these subs in a surprise attack, they would potentially have the ability to take over the world
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by staunch 8y ago
> I honestly don't have any numbers to backup my feelings... Then you don't know what's true and you should want to find out. Otherwise you risk spreading very harmful anti-intellectual and anti-science misinformation. &
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by staunch 8y ago
I've read his Wikipedia page. I see work at Microsoft, Novell, an open source version of Microsoft .NET that had little to no adoption, a Microsoft acquisition, and more Microsoft employment. What's there to be excited about there
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by staunch 8y ago
"Developers are independent thinkers..." He seems to be playing the typical corporate lackey role. His comments are all full of condescension, platitudes, and corpspeak. He sounds more like a PR person than a principled leader. He
547.
by staunch 8y ago
You can talk to your managers about how you're doing any time you want. Almost any manager will give you feedback if you ask for it. But you won't know what they really think until you see your raise/bonus allocation. A sim
548.
by staunch 8y ago
I've sent emails anonymously but I'm not sure I would do it in the future. It doesn't seem like it's worth the risk. You might wait 30 days or more in hopes their logs don't have your previous requests in them which
549.
by staunch 8y ago
I actually mean something more like "plausible" here. If primary means of protection for these subs is stealth, and that stealth is no longer in effect, then it's logical to assume that they're vulnerable. The fact that
550.
by staunch 8y ago
What about massive nuclear mines laid in front of their routes? Or long range nuclear missiles fired from ships? Long range torpedoes? Kamikaze-style mini subs? A sneak attack would probably be creative. The Ohio subs are supposed to be har
551.
by staunch 8y ago
Have they been upgraded? Yes. Have they replaced those 1970s era engines with subs that have quieter electric drives as planned? Nope. From the open letter (linked above) by the experts: "The last concentrated investment to modernize t
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by staunch 8y ago
1. The US claims to have 14 active but that doesn't account for maintenance problems and the times when they're going in and out of port, something enemies track very closely. The real number is likely even lower than this already
553.
by staunch 8y ago
There's just a handful of Ohio class subs and all of them should have been replaced by more modern and stealthier designs by now. It's conceivable that an enemy could locate most of them and hit them with nuclear torpedos or simil
554.
by staunch 8y ago
The US has had the opportunity to take over the world multiple times and did not avail itself. Dictatorships are much riskier because of how centralized power is. But the genius of MAD is that it doesn't rely on trust.
555.
by staunch 8y ago
Detecting launch prep might be useful but it's ultimately just too easy to conceal a launch site to be the complete solution. It doesn't really help with a sneak attack from a major power and US missile defense isn't even goo
556.
by staunch 8y ago
The most likely explanation is that Nat Friedman lied. At the very least, we know that he exaggerated the definition of "developer" in attempt to gain credibility.
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by staunch 8y ago
Here's some that I like and don't see mentioned yet: Gopher Academy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx9QVEApa5BKLw9r8cnOFEA/vid... The Go Programming Language - https://www.youtube.com&#x2F
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by staunch 8y ago
My guess is that most everyone at Apple has Airpods and that's why they think it's an improvement worth pushing people towards. I stuck with my wired earbuds for quite a while because I didn't imagine the Airpods were much be
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by staunch 8y ago
It helped me a lot to fully internalize the reality that every person is truly doing the best they can, given the genetics and environment they were dealt by the universe. There's no reason to feel hatred towards any person for being f
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by staunch 8y ago
I claimed that his rant explains why they failed, not that the rant itself is why they failed. I think his rant says a lot about how he views his role, company, and product. He seems conflicted about starting the company at all, dismissive
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by staunch 8y ago
Living very frugally, and driving an old car, wouldn't bother me but living in a Soviet-style flat would seriously depress me. Maybe it's having an effect on your own psychology? Human beings are by nature outdoor animals and livi
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Ask HN: Are thousands of Bay Area workers going to die in a big earthquake?
54 points by staunch 8y ago|17 comments
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by staunch 8y ago
Tesla does that as well but it's a poor proxy for determing if the user is paying attention. It would be much better to check if the driver is actually watching the road. The user that crashed into this firetruck was not watching the
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by staunch 8y ago
> "Eyetracking rejected for being ineffective, not for cost." Simply saying that it is ineffective is not an answer at all. Anyone with access to YouTube can see eye trackers working remarkably well. Maybe he simply wasn&#x27
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by staunch 8y ago
Yup. SoundJam MP was basically a Winamp clone and it became iTunes. The above comment is also ignoring the entire iTunes store was arguably the only hard part about creating iTunes.
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by staunch 8y ago
That's solvable: if it can't see your eyes, then you can't use Autopilot. That should still let the majority of people use Autopilot the majority of the time.
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by staunch 8y ago
I think it's more accurate to say the Mac was inspired by Xerox PARC's work and Windows was an attempt at cloning the Mac. There's a significant difference between creating a next-generation version of something and attemptin
568.
by staunch 8y ago
Why doesn't Tesla have an eye tracking camera that ensures the driver is watching the road? It would cost hundreds of dollars at most. Basic eye tracking is a solved problem and would ensure drivers are actually paying attention.
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by staunch 8y ago
Steve Jobs' friend Bill Gates cloned the Macintosh with Windows and his other friend Eric Schmidt cloned the iPhone with Android. I'm sure that felt bad but his primary feeling should have been pity. He created a company so much b
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by staunch 8y ago
No one has said it better than Steve Jobs himself: "We did iTunes because we all love music. We made what we thought was the best jukebox in iTunes. Then we all wanted to carry our whole music libraries around with us. The team worked

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