kevdev

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by kevdev 10mo ago
As someone with a similar background to the writer of this post (I did avionics work for NASA before moving into more “traditional” software engineering), this post does a great job at summing up my thoughts on why space-based data centers
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World Airports Voronoi(jasondavies.com)
3 points by kevdev 2y ago|0 comments
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C++ Standards Contributor Expelled for 'The Undefined Behavior Question'(m.slashdot.org)
10 points by kevdev 2y ago|2 comments
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by kevdev 2y ago
I got hired at my current company back in 2022 through their post on a Who’s Hiring post here. Likely never would have heard of them otherwise, but glad I did!
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First Month on a Database Team(notes.eatonphil.com)
3 points by kevdev 3y ago|0 comments
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by kevdev 3y ago
Thanks for sharing this. I had the pleasure to work with Don Eyles in a previous job, he is a brilliant man, didn’t realize he had written a book. I actually didn’t even realize who he was initially when I first met him until another co-wor
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by kevdev 3y ago
Reminds how in one of the Bethesda Fallout games, they needed a subway train car. Solution? Make an NPC with a train car head that runs really fast.
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by kevdev 3y ago
Fun fact: when the Quindar tones were no longer needed, NASA initially removed them. However, it caused confusion in mission control since everyone was used to them, so NASA added them back.
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by kevdev 3y ago
Your argument assumes a just state that will not outlaw things like dissent against the government, being LGBTQ, etc. Plus, having something to hide does not automatically mean you are doing something criminal. I do nothing criminal, but I
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by kevdev 3y ago
For those interested in this topic, the IEEE piece by Gregory Travis linked in this article is a fantastic read.
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by kevdev 3y ago
Figure 2 is great, but I would agree the entire paper is needed if you are implementing raft. There are a few specifics in the paper that you need when implementing it. P.S. love your blog :)
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by kevdev 3y ago
I love this site. When I was learning & implementing raft in my distributed systems course, this page was invaluable. Plus the paper itself is pretty easy to read.
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by kevdev 3y ago
Raft is not byzantine fault tolerant.
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by kevdev 3y ago
Yeah medical info and HIPAA was the first thing I thought of when I saw this. My company doesn’t deal with medical data but I can’t imagine any company dealing with PII wants to use Zoom now.
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by kevdev 3y ago
And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
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by kevdev 3y ago
Funny how he keeps using the phrase “developers that want to work with us”. Clearly trying to suggest that some don’t (wonder which ones he thinks do not want to work with them /s)
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by kevdev 3y ago
In general I would agree, but the only reason the recordings were made public was because Reddit was straight up lying about the Apollo dev. So the recordings were released to prove that the Apollo dev was right.
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by kevdev 4y ago
Potentially dumb question: when astronomers see a new galaxy, how do they know it’s never been discovered before? Is there some database of known galaxies that they use? Presumably there’s something measurable that they’re using to identify
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by kevdev 4y ago
Why would you recommend 1Password over Bitwarden for less technical folks? Asking because I am about to setup a family plan on Bitwarden for me and my less-technical wife. I already use Bitwarden and have for some time, so seeing if there m
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by kevdev 4y ago
You’re correct.
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by kevdev 4y ago
FYI, your job listings page shows "Page Not Found": https://ocient.com/job-listings . Should we e-mail resumes to the recruitment e-mail address?
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by kevdev 4y ago
+1 for Endless Sky. Excellent game!
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by kevdev 4y ago
Current OMSCS student here (4 classes down, 6 to go). I'll second this comment, so far I've been impressed with the program. It's definitely rigorous, but I've already learned a lot.
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by kevdev 4y ago
I don’t think that’s an insane setup at all. Losing access to GitHub would be bad for a lot of folks on HN I suspect. My GitHub has 2FA with Yubikeys and I am planning to do something similar to yours with backing up to a personal Gitea ins
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by kevdev 5y ago
Is there a good website/subreddit/etc for the Apple IIGS dev community you’d recommend?
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by kevdev 5y ago
I’m on Verizon, and it works fine for me.
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by kevdev 6y ago
So.... can I get a Clippy pet?
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by kevdev 6y ago
This. I’m a backer for their Kickstarter but the lack of PGP is unfortunate. Yes, there are problems with it. But as you said, it’s everywhere. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon, so what’s the harm in supporting it for now?
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by kevdev 6y ago
I’ve used COSMOS with embedded systems on personal projects and it is very easy to learn and get setup. Highly recommend it to folks who are considering it. For anyone interested in using this with Arduino, you can take a look at this blog
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by kevdev 6y ago
Same for me when viewing vertically. Rotating my phone to view horizontally worked better.

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