walto2

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by walto2 5y ago
These folks [0] have a discord and a number of other resources. [0]: https://electionscience.org/
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by walto2 5y ago
> What kind of shitty train does only 50mph? In the US, Amtrak shares rails controlled by the freight operators. Amtrak trains can be delayed indefinitely, as the freight trains always get priority, even when they are off schedule. These
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by walto2 5y ago
In software you do this every time you change jobs, and the randomness of the process ends up dictating which company you work at. As an attorney, when you change jobs you've already passed the bar.
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by walto2 6y ago
In a very literal sense, that's exactly what's broken about the interview process in the software industry. The philosophy is to avoid false positives at all costs, so a high rate of false negatives is seen as OK. The prevailing a
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by walto2 6y ago
Right. My point was, digital filters won't sound good with those constraints, so people weren't using them yet. Not to overshadow the main idea. The DX7 was a heck of a milestone.
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by walto2 6y ago
> A second-order digital filter requires what, about 4 stores, recalls, and multiplies per sample? This is true today using something like the Chamberlin form for a state variable filter. I don't think that level of optimization had
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by walto2 6y ago
Can you elaborate on the deadlock risk, or link to further reading?
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by walto2 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity
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by walto2 6y ago
Sadly though, capitalism has a way of turning everything into a perverse incentive.
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by walto2 6y ago
Besides being a quine, it's also a nice literate programming example.
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by walto2 6y ago
Google Drive down. 502
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by walto2 6y ago
From the article: "The MORE Act would actually erase past convictions for marijuana offenses..."