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by testbro 13y ago
Aren't all 2a,2b,2c all applicable to other machines though?
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by testbro 13y ago
> HN is definitely the latter since comments in this community are largely reserved for criticism while the appreciation is (usually) limited to upvotes. I think this reasoning is fairly sound and possibly hints that HN may be less unfr
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by testbro 13y ago
Matt Might's illustrated guide to the PhD sort of shows this quite succinctly [1]. I don't think there are any memorable PhD theses that significantly changed anything, save for Shannon's. World-changing researchers do exist, but I think th
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by testbro 13y ago
As an alternative RStudio [1] offers a decent GUI on top of R, which can load data via SQL. It doesn't give you WYSIWYG editing of data, but you can manipulate data frames as if they were SQL with the sqldf package [2]. The learning curve i
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by testbro 13y ago
I think Xbox compatibility was achieved using an emulator; Wikipedia seems to suggest this is the case [1]. It seems like this would be an ideal opportunity for the QuickTransit [2] stuff Apple used in Rosetta to see some more use, assuming
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by testbro 13y ago
I suppose neither are ideal, really. With an invite only model you run the risk of biasing your feedback. The advantage of a random rollout would be the marketing sleight of hand: "gradual rollout" might be more defensible than "by invitati
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by testbro 13y ago
Google has been using A/B testing for quite some time I think; they even do it with Chrome nowadays. Wouldn't that work to manage load?
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by testbro 13y ago
Given that all a 3D printer will produce is plastic (ignoring SLS as it's much further away on the radar), the number of shots is limited before it fails. That's in addition to the requirement to buy ammunition first. Something from Home De
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by testbro 13y ago
A similar tool exists for Java, although it doesn't rely on symbolic execution (but IIRC it is able to use it for integer constraints) but evolutionary test data generation [1]. There's a plugin for Eclipse too. [1] : http://www.evosuite.o
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by testbro 13y ago
This behaviour was common in the last Facebook Hacker Cup too. Most of the announcements of rounds starting included discussion of (and in some cases links to) solutions. I guess it's part and parcel - I think Facebook did take action again
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by testbro 13y ago
Kurzweil is awkwardly reminiscent of the connectionists of yore. I'm surprised nobody's taken a similarly hostile attitude towards his (as yet unsubstantiable) predictions.
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by testbro 13y ago
Are you sure it's not because the default branch is empty? It's a design choice [1] for all the other Android kernel images. [1] : https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/android-bu...
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by testbro 13y ago
The problem, as with any DRM scheme is that the plaintext is available somewhere. Figure out where the buffer is, read it via the JS console (or Pin if the browser won't cooperate) and you're done. Asm.js probably offers as much protection
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by testbro 14y ago
Certainly - the comments on the original article are eye-opening to say the least. Having never been to a tech conference I haven't experienced the type of atmosphere. To restate my comment with that in mind; I don't think banning innuendo
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by testbro 14y ago
As a normal male I find it perplexing how anyone could find the majority of these things appropriate. I can't speak for women, but it seems a little extreme to assert that women should be shielded from innuendo in case it reduces the males
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by testbro 14y ago
I wouldn't be supplied if they used MISRA [1]. It can be enforced just using static analysis too, and IIRC it's good enough for avionics used elsewhere. [1] : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MISRA_C
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by testbro 14y ago
The documentation is beautifully written and perfect for learning, but it doesn't support the quick-fire referencing I, and I presume the other detractors, have grown to expect. Contrast the first Google result for "python dictionary" [1] a
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by testbro 14y ago
This sucky design is further-reaching - it's part of all Blogger sites. There's no way to drop to a sensible version either IIRC.
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by testbro 14y ago
If you allow the candidate to do what they'd do at their desk you can ask more than trivial questions. Certainly, if they have to ping google to figure out how to write fizzbuzz, that's a red flag, but it depends what the person spec is. Ho
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by testbro 14y ago
>I favor open devices without those hastles. Surely an Android device would have been a better choice? Jailbreaking is a kludge, it doesn't make the iPhone less encumbered from the average user's perspective.