wiml

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   by wiml 14y ago

   yep. That's the magic number for "Fat" (multi-architecture) binaries. They contain a number of individual object files, which have the magic number FEEDFACE. /usr/include/mach-o/fat.h, if you're curious.
2. 962.▲
   by wiml 14y ago

   It's really easy to overestimate the efficiency of a mechanical system. Each of those swiveling joints, wheels, etc., is going to lose a few percent even if perfectly maintained. Some of the devices like the friction supports will lose more
3. 963.▲
   by wiml 14y ago

   I'm sure there are lots of buggy NTP implementations out there that "adjust the clock every hour", but the way it's supposed to work is by continuously varying the speed of the clock (for example, using adjtime()) to correct any discrepanci
4. 964.▲
   by wiml 14y ago

   The clock's probably derived from GPS or NIST or USNO anyway, so it actually is the government's clock.
5. 965.▲
   by wiml 14y ago

   You're arguing that we need Skynet in order to prevent the robots from getting out of hand?
6. 966.▲
   by wiml 14y ago

   Case in point, from five years ago: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/interpol-untwirl... This isn't a convolution, but the story's the same — the guy clearly thought that the 'swirl' was irreversible / lossy, but it isn't.
7. 967.▲
   by wiml 14y ago

   The big commercial 3d-printer companies (like Stratasys, Z-Systems, Objet) already use that model; you buy consumables from them at a rather higher than commodity price.