callmebison

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by callmebison 14y ago
> There exist plenty of genuine windows devs out there that use git, or devs that switch between OS'es for different tasks (myself included, I'd boot up windows to work on graphics/games) Yes, but you probably shouldn't be running a cod
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by callmebison 14y ago
See also RhodeCode, which is more of a BitBucket clone (supports git & mercurial). http://rhodecode.org/ If you are looking for something a bit different, there's also fossil. http://www.fossil-scm.org/
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by callmebison 14y ago
Nope. The vast majority of libraries won't work with the new Due, and some older shields (like expansion cards you put on top) won't either. The ATMega based boards are cheaper & are easier to get hold of. Additionally, the Cortex I/O i
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by callmebison 14y ago
http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/Airport2030/Airpor... reckons a ~10% efficiency increase, but the wing is twice as heavy!
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by callmebison 14y ago
Given current technology, airships are slow, and suck at handling high winds. Ballistic transport would cost a lot more fuel than current methods, as you need huge amounts of energy to escape gravity. If you are going for crazy, why not use
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by callmebison 14y ago
Reducing lift-to-drag ratio (for sailplanes for example) boils down to increasing the aspect ratio (the ratio between the width of the wing and the wingspan) and selecting an airfoil with a high coefficient of lift over coefficient of drag
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by callmebison 14y ago
> you accuse someone of being sent by the company > I work for to discredit you personally If this refers to me, I was not attempting to discredit anyone. I wanted to ensure people didn't think this was another "they store passwords
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by callmebison 14y ago
That's a value judgement you have to make, similarly to using any service hosted by someone else. 1) Is the potential loss of privacy worth the advantages of the service? 2) Do you trust the company providing the service? 3) Could you do a
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by callmebison 14y ago
> The app downloads your emails into their server. They need to do that to back up the emails. The product may not be something you are interested in, but it doesn't mean the execution is flawed. > Yes, they store that actual passwo
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by callmebison 14y ago
I don't post on HN often, and forgot the username I used last time I posted. I don't work for them. Personally, I don't see a strong use-case for the product and it wouldn't be something I'd be interested in. If I did work for them, I woul
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by callmebison 14y ago
Wow, either the author has a serious grudge against them, or isn't willing to at least fact-check their response. - The app checks your email on your behalf. - You need the actual password to log into an IMAP server (android also stores yo