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by zild3d 9y ago
Why not use a relay? Less to worry about for a side project like that. If you don't need sub-millisecond switching then you gain complete isolation, constant voltage output, and AC or DC switching
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by zild3d 9y ago
Silicon Valley on HBO actually made the opposite conclusion, that tabs are better (Richard did not hire someone because they used spaces). The main point being pressing space bar 4, 8, 12 times etc is a waste of time I think it also shows w
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by zild3d 9y ago
you can swim in that water?
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by zild3d 9y ago
This is just common marketing, "new and improved" is slapped on everything
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by zild3d 9y ago
Agree, but just to throw it out there - nautical miles are actually an SI derived unit. It was originally defined as a minute (1/60 of a degree) of latitude, which doesn't convert exactly to km since it is not a constant measure.
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by zild3d 9y ago
Do you value and rely on any compilers? Operating systems?
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by zild3d 9y ago
>In those countries, the literacy rate is around 95%. Imagine 5% of people around you are illiterate. That's high! 95% literacy rate isn't really worth mentioning when many countries are in the 30-40% range https://e
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by zild3d 9y ago
Elon did mention the tunnels being used for hyper loop
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by zild3d 9y ago
That is still going 3D but without the significant speed increase. Also it is much more beautiful and less noisy to have highways out of sight so that the city is left for people and bikes, as opposed to stacked highways towering over head.
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by zild3d 9y ago
"A large network of road tunnels many levels deep" It's not just one tunnel...
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by zild3d 9y ago
why is one superior to the other in your opinion? If it solves the problem, it solves the problem
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by zild3d 9y ago
If NYC didn't have a third dimension for transportation (subway and trains), no amount of busses and bikes would fix the soul-destroying traffic. The listed alternatives are all nice, but none of them allow you to move at 125+ mph. We
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by zild3d 9y ago
Why do you claim C++ relates to poor security? OSX and iOS are primarily C, C++, and assembly, (objective C at the higher levels). And linux of course is C and assembly. Are you saying all of the major operating systems have poor security b
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by zild3d 9y ago
The method used would also end up with many of these behaviors. If it didn't crash, that behavior is enforced. So flying through smoke would not be avoided if it didn't crash
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by zild3d 9y ago
every interview with a wingsuit flyer i've seen has them mention a few friends or even a partner who died doing it
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by zild3d 9y ago
Do you think even 1% of consumers would know what that means, let alone care?
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by zild3d 9y ago
Agree completely, facebook "stories" feels cheap and forced. My anecdotal data point, is that most people I know (my age twenty somethings, younger, and even parent's age) enjoy using snapchat, partially due to the regular an
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by zild3d 9y ago
Just a note on wording - I think saying "I'm Californian" sounds weird even to someone from the US. Saying "I'm from California" or "I'm from Los Angeles" is more common / expected.
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by zild3d 9y ago
I think you are correct that most (Americans at least) don't know any cultural differences between Chinese cities unless they have a personal tie to knowing them, such as business or relationships. And yet I was still taken aback when
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by zild3d 9y ago
I didn't glean that the author is implying UML influenced language choice, just that UML vendors tried to sell to C developers. But to answer your question, C++ is gaining a larger foothold in embedded if anything. More and more libra
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by zild3d 9y ago
Never used squeak, but LabView and Simulink are actually nice to use for large and complex systems. You use sub-routines to build abstraction layers. If you want to design an entire system without any abstractions, sure that would be a pa
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by zild3d 9y ago
I agree except for Snapchat, the real time computer vision they (or at least the startup they bought) put out I would have to say was on the cutting edge. Real time facial recognition was standard, but the facial transformations and 3d mode
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by zild3d 9y ago
Bell Lab's legacy lives on in a lot more than just linux... the transistor and information theory are both the foundation for these phones we're talking about
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by zild3d 9y ago
It doesn't seem that clear cut to me, from what I see insurance liabilities in the US and throughout Europe are capped at a dollar amount or up to the corporate equity, not the full damage costs. Nuclear disasters like Fukushima or C
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by zild3d 9y ago
Some devil's advocate thoughts - Proportional to how much damage they can do doesn't seem like a possible/reasonable measure. Should every car manufacturer now be responsible for insuring the cost of every car on the road cau
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by zild3d 9y ago
Can you clarify what you mean by "type of computer"? I hope you don't mean we should see regulation that say ARM 32 bit devices are fine for IoT, but TI 8 bit devices cannot be used. This vulnerability doesn't seem depen
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by zild3d 9y ago
> The short average life expectancy of primitive humans is entirely an artifact of high childhood mortality I am aware of this, but not sure why you think this negates the fact that life expectancy has increased. I would much prefer a dr
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by zild3d 9y ago
relevant "How to Make Pittsburgh a Startup Hub" http://paulgraham.com/pgh.html
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by zild3d 9y ago
Yes I certainly do, you are better off today in almost every measurable way than any other time period. Life was really hard, and usually really short. Life expectancy is up 50 years from 1000 years ago, childhood mortality is at its lowest
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by zild3d 9y ago
this used to be true, but with the number of psychoactive research chemicals there is no way to be sure what's on the paper without testing it.

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