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by aiscott 14y ago
I've done much the same with my 2009 MBP. I love that laptop. However, something to keep in mind here is that the upgrades we have performed are built in to the retina MBP (SSD/Ram anyway). The drive will be upgradable by third parties bef
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by aiscott 14y ago
The meme should specify the headline is a statement with a question mark, rather than a proper question. I.e. THIS POST TO BE DOWNVOTED? Vs SHOULD THIS POST BE DOWNVOTED?
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by aiscott 14y ago
Well, you did come across as a dick. Go read the whole article this time, and look at the picture of their kid at the end. I think your post was longer than the article. That makes you a dick and an imbecile.
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by aiscott 14y ago
Read up on the heroku architecture. These are the terms used. The manual garbage collection wasn't the problem. An unexpected data structure created by garbage collection wasn't handled in a fault tolerant manner.
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by aiscott 14y ago
Yeah, flash is still super pricey. I run a pair as well in my mbp. The ability to configure lesser options to make it cheaper counts for something as well. With Apple you are stuck with very few yet pricey base configurations to start fro
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by aiscott 14y ago
They come in a lot cheaper than those new MBPs, too That is simply not true. Configured approximately the same as the cheaper Retina MBP, the verix cost $200 more than the retina macbook pros. I say approximately because the mbp has
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by aiscott 14y ago
I realize this is anecdotal, but my 2009 macbook pro 13 is in great shape. Screen, battery, and keyboard are all great. I've watched the new macbook pros come out for 3 years now, and I have felt no serious desire to upgrade. The only thi
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by aiscott 14y ago
It's flash based, up to 768GB.
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by aiscott 14y ago
massage beef Concords recliners Damn you.
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by aiscott 14y ago
That is an awesome idea. I imagine the drug atenolol would become popular among politicians.
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by aiscott 14y ago
Are you kidding? Have you seen a macbook logic board?
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by aiscott 14y ago
I switched a couple years ago. I started my switch with hackintoshing my vostro laptop. I did buy a copy of snow-leopard, but even so, it was probably not strictly legal. Being relatively early in the hackintosh scene, a few things didn't
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by aiscott 14y ago
Hard-copies endure. Digital, not so much. Checkout Jordan Mechner's recent archaeological expedition to retrieve some source code of his from 25 years ago (Prince of Persia). It was nearly lost, and that is only 25 years! The digital wor
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by aiscott 14y ago
Pretty much any time I've become aware in a dream that I am dreaming, I wake up immediately. The one dream that I remember where I suddenly realized I was dreaming but didn't wake up went pretty awry. I became very confused in the dream t
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by aiscott 14y ago
Personally I don't like the idea of "image" based computing very much. I mean, it's fine in a lot of circumstances, but the file system provides a nice broadly compatible database that is consistent across programs. I think the need for suc
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by aiscott 14y ago
His OP did specify surface area.
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by aiscott 14y ago
Was there a specific book you had in mind? There are 8 at the link.
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by aiscott 14y ago
Flame is not remotely in the same category as stuxnet. The news agencies are confusing capability with complexity. Stuxnet was very targeted with insider information on esoteric industrial systems. It was designed to fly under the radar,
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by aiscott 14y ago
I believe the intended meaning of compromise with regards to marriage is about not always getting "your way."
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by aiscott 14y ago
The ProAsic3 is a commercial FPGA. So no, it's not military. The military may use it, but that doesn't change that it is a commercial part built to commercial specifications. To call it a military chip is inaccurate.
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by aiscott 14y ago
I do think it is unreasonable. With a SEM you only get to look at the surface of things, which is going to be either glass or metal or polysilicon. The only way to see a transistor in a sem is if you chemically remove all the top layers (
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by aiscott 14y ago
I simply do not believe one could find a "back door" looking at a chip in a SEM. It sounds to me like you are describing destructive physical analysis whose purpose is to make sure requisite manufacturing practices are being followed.
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by aiscott 14y ago
I just downloaded. It seems nice I guess. The search is neat, but not a killer feature for me. I still prefer Atomic Browser, mainly for the full screen capability. That is not so important on the iPad, but it makes for a nicer experience
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by aiscott 14y ago
While the fragmentation such as it is really sucks for developers, I do see an upside. It's a grand experiment with many competing designs, all striving to become the best and biggest (sounds like Osmos ;). iPhone iterates down a closeted p
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by aiscott 14y ago
I believe this was the first deployment of solar arrays for spacex. The previous orbit was internal power only.
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by aiscott 14y ago
Yes, I agree, physical dexterity is a large task to surmount when learning. Possibly the largest, although this will vary from person to person. I can see some neat applications for GTar, like illuminating different modes for a key. As it
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by aiscott 14y ago
I tried to listen to one once. Just to see what it was about... It started out with Gruber cursing because Dan wasn't on yet or some reason. I gave it a few more minutes; it was like listening in on somebody's private conversation. I did
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by aiscott 14y ago
Elon Musk tweeted that joke too. I find it pretty annoying, he's a senior staff engineer, and that is pretty rude to denigrate him in public like that. Hopefully they know each other well and it's a running joke or something.
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by aiscott 14y ago
I found the first demo inspiring, and I'm very much looking forward to where things will go.
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by aiscott 14y ago
Linus rubs people the wrong way all the time. It's just the way he is wired. He enjoys arguments and hyperbole. Once you understand that, you can choose to accept that and interact with him without undue suffering, or not.

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