trothamel

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   by trothamel 15y ago

   We don't need Python in the browser. We need x in the browser, where x is every language and runtime. Javascript isn't some sort of global optimum that's perfect for every possible application. The subset of Javascript that's supported by a
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   by trothamel 15y ago

   A potential problem is the resolution. If the screen is 16:9, a 40" diagonal means that that the screen is 19.6" high. At 1080, it's 55 dpi. Isn't that low for a computer screen?
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   by trothamel 15y ago

   http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/2009000... is a paper written by the engineers who designed the system, explaining these decisions. I suspect that the reason is that - in Mars's thin atmosphere - 500kph isn't as much
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   by trothamel 15y ago

   I know they did a similar tribute for Edsgar Dijkstra in 2002. Are there any other times Google has done a home page tribute for a single person, like this?