dan_quixote

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by dan_quixote 1y ago
As a former mechanical engineer, I visualize this phenomenon like a "tolerance stackup". Effectively meaning that for each part you add to the chain, you accumulate error. If you're not damn careful, your assembly of parts
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by dan_quixote 1y ago
Ahem... > So all that is left is ultra-high end applications and there are few of those. (and yes, I am mostly in that tiny demographic)
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by dan_quixote 1y ago
I've seen the exact same and immediately my mind thinks of IRC :)
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by dan_quixote 1y ago
> Unfortunately it is exactly what users "want" I might fine tune this to "users most likely to click ads"
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by dan_quixote 1y ago
Agreed - that's a huge indicator that they don't care about fixing the deficit. But they also don't want to be seen making it vastly worse.
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by dan_quixote 1y ago
> awkward and/or neurodivergent people are going to have to learn social skills again. Whatever future interviews look like, I sure as hell hope we don't maintain this ^ attitude.
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by dan_quixote 1y ago
It looks exactly how the aerospace automated fiber placement robot arms operated starting 10 years ago...but with a slightly smaller table. So they revolutionized the technology by slightly reducing the working volume! It's still very
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
> Similar to C, but with much more help from the compiler with all sorts of things. Is that not the problem rust was created to solve?
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
You would be an excellent author of history books!
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
My wife is Korean. The anglicized version of Korean given names always has a space in it. This makes for a few kinds of broken naming schemes - like removing the space or the second half of the given name becomes the middle name, or the s
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
Got a link handy? I'm not finding it so far.
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
I think it's a pretty safe assumption that a company paying to gain information that gives them an advantage in negotiation isn't going to freely give up that advantage.
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
I think your perception of "premium" is flawed in this case.
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
Did you ever try the previous brands available at your grocer before Boars Head cornered the market? For my local grocers it was an immediate reduction in variety, increase in price and equal-to-worse quality. Nothing about that move was
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
> our IT wizard says the fixes wont work on lathes/CNC systems Why, whY, WHY...are these things connected to the internet?!
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
Get acclimated with Maangchi and you'll be making great stuff in no time. https://www.maangchi.com/
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
It's thriving in my PNW window. Grew it from seeds and just needs water every few days.
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
No argument from me. I don't see the end of smartphones any time soon. And if pulling a smartphone out of your pocket is too inconvenient, the smartwatch almost certainly has your use-case covered.
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
> why it's not just an app If it's just an app...their hardware has no reason to exist AND they are competing directly with Google/Microsoft.
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
>I'll pay a premium for high-quality very precise and reliable consumer goods that undergo strict quality assurance processes How? Every time I find something like this, Private Equity scoops up this company and strips it for parts
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
I feel the same about sed and awk :)
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by dan_quixote 2y ago
Sigh, I miss that show.
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
> I walk into them and just see knock off snacks such as chips/poptarts, an aisle of rice and pasta, and an aisle of canned food items, and pretty much nothing else in them That's the entire point! They have the basics with fe
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
> This only makes sense if you think poor people are dumb or naive. They don't know how to compare prices? I wouldn't go so far as to say "dumb or naive" as we're all susceptible to dark patterns. But the Dollar
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
There is hardly anything more secure than writing a password on paper and storing it in a safe. Hell, a password on a post-it on your desk at home in plain view isn't all that bad in most situations. I constantly recommend the use of
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
The acceleration of the "hype cycle" has to be scary from the view of TikTok. When your hype shot upward that fast, it's liable to drop just as quickly.
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
> the joke about McDonnell Douglas buying Boeing with Boeing's money I used to work in aerospace adjacent to Boeing and their competitors and suppliers. This joke was oft repeated by everyone in the industry 10-15 years ago, maybe
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
One major difference I recall back when working in the industry is that Airbus didn't rely on contract manufacturing like Boeing adopted after the McDonnell Douglas merger. Spirit was just Boeing Wichita until they divested the operat
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
It's worth noting that the product and sales cycle for commercial aviation is measured in many years. And...2001/2002 was quite a bad time for commercial aviation as well.
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by dan_quixote 3y ago
For the last 20+ years, I've lived in states where you had to show ID at the pharmacy counter to get your hands on the real thing. So I made it my (probably annoying) mission to ask every pharmacist if phenylephrine was effective for

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