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by vodou 3y ago
You gotta love that Tcl/Tk node based user interface in Max/FTS - something that is still alive today in Pd (Pure Data). Sure, it is clunky, probably not in line with any modern UX design rules. But, at the same time, it is kind o
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Moonlighter – Hack-a-SAT 4(hackasat.com)
1 points by vodou 3y ago|0 comments
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by vodou 4y ago
Windows Sandbox, together with WSL, have liberated me from VirtualBox/VMware Workstation. So thankful for that. Now I only wait for native USB support in WSL.
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by vodou 4y ago
Somewhat related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automavision "Automavision is a cinematic technique invented by Danish director Lars von Trier. Developed with the intention of limiting human influence, in Automavi
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by vodou 4y ago
Just trying to get my head around SDR. What are some examples of practical use cases for a platform like this? What are the benefits of this SDR platform compared to other solutions?
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Watch how your code behaves as you write it(whitebox.systems)
1 points by vodou 4y ago|0 comments
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by vodou 4y ago
Betteridge says no. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
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by vodou 4y ago
I have been curious on CLion for some time. What holds me back is the price and the fact that it is written in Java (I know, the last one is a really bad reason). What are the main pros compared to VSCode?
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Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?
89 points by vodou 4y ago|138 comments
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by vodou 4y ago
Modified BSD License (3-Clause BSD license), so it is permissive. Not apparent from header file only.
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by vodou 4y ago
"For example, the once-popular DEC VAX, DEC Alpha, and Sun SPARC ISAs are extinct." Extinct is a bit harsh. SPARC V8 is alive and kicking in the space industry as the LEON processor models. Not the most performant CPU, but good en
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by vodou 4y ago
I've never bothered to learn Python asyncio. When Python 3.5 came out I just thought it looked overly complex. Coming from a C/C++ background on Linux I just use the select package for waiting on blocking I/O, mainly sockets.
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by vodou 4y ago
8272 lines of code in a single file. I guess you could talk about coding standards and code smells all day, but let's not. I'm impressed.
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by vodou 4y ago
Poor OpenRISC... Not even mentioned when they talk about RISC.
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by vodou 4y ago
This is so brilliant! Reminds me of William Burroughs five rules for a revolution in "The Revised Boy Scout Manual": 1. Proclaim a new era and set up a new calendar. 2. Replace alien language. 3. Destroy or neutralise alien gods.
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by vodou 4y ago
Fair point. But I think the space industry tries to communicate something other than SDR when they are talking about software-defined satellites. E.g., satellites as a service, allowing different customers time share a satellite and use it
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by vodou 4y ago
This is not about SDR, it is about "software defined satellite". It is a generalization of the SDR concept, involving the whole satellite. Basically, it is about designing a more configurable satellite, suitable for a wider variet
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by vodou 4y ago
I think it works: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:gu.com That gives me 1,150,000 hits. A search for "gu.com" on Hacker News gives just one page of results, though.
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Ask HN: Why did The Guardian let go of the gu.com domain?
6 points by vodou 4y ago|7 comments
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Ministry of Flat: Fully Automatic UV Unwrapping(quelsolaar.com)
2 points by vodou 4y ago|0 comments
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by vodou 4y ago
I am trying to understand what differs the EDISOFT and upstream versions of RTEMS. The only concrete differences I can read out from the linked webpage is basically: * SpaceWire support (LEON3) * MIL-STD-1553 support (LEON3) * kernel and ap
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by vodou 4y ago
RTEMS is fairly popular in space industry. I have been involved in two sateliite projects using RTEMS, one using the somewhat obscure OpenRISC architecture and one using LEON3/SPARC (also quite popular in space industry).
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by vodou 4y ago
Are you aware of a way to develop fault free code? Please share this knowledge then, please.
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by vodou 4y ago
C is not inherently unsafe. Sure, it hasn't "memory safety" as a feature. But there are loads of applications considered safe written in C. An experienced C programmer (with the help of tooling) can write safe C code. It is n
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by vodou 4y ago
Are Git submodules really that bad? Really? Maybe it's me that haven't yet discovered their true dark side. They're not perfect, but works well for mid-sized projects at least.
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by vodou 4y ago
For unimplemented stuff / placeholders I highly recommend exceptions instead of TODOs in any form (if suitable and your language of choice supports that). E.g. in Python: def my_fancy_function(): raise NotImplementedError
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by vodou 4y ago
>... CAN is one of the least secure BUS's imaginable. Can you elaborate on this?
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by vodou 4y ago
A very simple tool for transferring files between two computers. Linux <-> Windows should just work, uPnP handling, etc - just a crazy simple way to transfer a file without setting up Dropbox, ftp servers or whatnot!
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by vodou 5y ago
Doesn't seem to solve the current problem, but definitely looks like a useful tool since I sometimes need to do timing diagrams as well. Good recommendation!
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Ask HN: Is there a tool to generate binary protocol figures out of a spec?
51 points by vodou 5y ago|17 comments

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