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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
Looks like I great article. I'll have to defer reading it. During a quick scan I saw a mention of the SMA technology that allows for dedicated outlets to be powered-up in case of grid failure. I built a 13 kW ground-mount system feed
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
A shift from logic to ad hominem is always an indication that there's nothing further to discuss. Live long and prosper.
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
Nice try at a weak ad hominem. Your parent comment is utterly irrelevant. The conversation is about the C language and the perception some seem to have that it has problems. My only argument here is that a capable software engineer knows
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
Nowhere did I say that modern languages don't have their place and advantages. I use them all the time. In fact, I prefer them when they make sense for precisely the reasons you point out. You might be reading far more into my commen
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
That's a great story, thanks! I once worked with on a project that needed specialized timing in relation to high speed (well, 38.4k) RS422 communications. I don't remember all of the details, it's been decades. I remember o
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
So you claim an array actually exists in a computer? OK. Prove it. And you have to do it without laying out a set of rules and conventions that might allow us to interpret a list of bytes as an array. An array is a fabrication by conventi
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
> BTW, even physical machines have undefined behavior, when values exceed the specs and there's no telling what might happen And if you (plural) are an ENGINEER, it is your JOB to KNOW these things and prevent them from happening. I
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
> all you have to do is change some code generation option on the compiler command line and millions of lines of code now produce different instructions. It is the responsibility of a capable software engineer to KNOW these things and NO
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
You just proved my point. A programmer who truly knows (a) the machine they are working with and (b) the language they are using will know exactly how to use both in order to deliver intended results. For example, reading the processor dat
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
This is a typical misinterpretation of the reality of programming. There is no such thing as undefined behavior. Once you get down to bits and bytes in memory and instructions the processor does EXACTLY what it is designed to do and told
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
My guess is this won't be a popular post given the average age of HN participants. There's nothing whatsoever wrong with C. The problem are programmers who grew up completely and utterly disconnected from the machine. I am from t
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
Try this: http://www.nars2000.org/
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
One of the most powerful aspects of APL is its notation. Ken Iverson himself wrote a paper titled "Notation as a Tool For Thought". Here it is: http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/~jzhu/csc326/readings/ive
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
> It's circular reasoning. Languages get those things by being popular. Maybe it is but it's reality. Also, there's the other kind of reality: Languages don't matter. Solving problems is what matters. I've pro
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
Yes, APL and Forth are excellent in this regard. They give you a very different set of mental tools with which to solve problems computationally.
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by rebootthesystem 8y ago
No, it does not. I used APL professioally for about ten years back in the 80's. I love the language. It is incredibly powerful. Once you internalize it's like playing the piano, you don't think about the mechanics you pla
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
I have been in physical product development and manufacturing for three decades. Doing business with US manufacturers has become more and more difficult over time. What you describe here is very true and only the tip of the iceberg. I ha
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
That's not quite right. You can hold a short position for as long as you want. There is no contract saying you have to close the transaction in 30 days. In that sense the otherwise excellent analogy provided isn't accurate (whi
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
I have to say, I've been running my own mail server without a single problem for years. OK, the way I do it is a stretch of the definition of "running my own web server" but I have full control. What do I do? Get a nice VPS
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
Amazon has the power to fix this. They don't seem to care. Simple logic and heuristics would be enough. Amazon allows anyone to post a review. You don't even have to buy the product. That is fundamentally wrong. That's the
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
The part you guys are missing in my comment is that I said this is the problem "I" have with this woman. I am not trying to pass judgement for all of humanity here. If you are OK watching videos of a nearly naked woman playing wi
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
The problem I have with this woman is that she actually demeans women. There is no way I would have my little girl watch her videos as a role model. The entire thing is plain stupid. I would have exactly the same reaction if we were talki
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
> Wow, I had no idea this was happening! This is, by far, my primary complaint about Kickstarter. They insist on sending me emails with "Things we like on Kickstarter". It is, generally speaking, full of absolutely irrelevant
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
Having worked in aerospace I find it very interesting that a nation like North Korea can manage to launch such rockets with regularity. There is no way they are able to do this on their own. That much might be obvious. The real question
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
You are absolutely correct. Here's a data point: If we shoved the entire United States into the ocean and ended this nation as we know it, the reduction in GHG's (greenhouse gases) would be less than 15%, maybe half, if that much
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
$50K for six years = You walk away with a $300K Masters which entitles you to a median salary of somewhere around $80K a year. Even if you go for a Bachelors (a mistake if you ask me) you'd walk away with $200K in debt, which is just
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
A number of years ago I read a very interesting book titled "Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition". Despite the title this is a forward looking book exploring ideas surrounding applications of nanotechnology. The aut
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
Yes, the hassle element is definitely there. The printers that simplify or eliminate some of these issues are not cheap at all. I think there's a huge distinction between the occasional consumer-level user of this technology and profe
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by rebootthesystem 9y ago
Thanks for your insight on this. Yes, I understand there are a lot of risks in 3D printing and lots of people chasing after unicorns. Yet, within certain constraints the technology is very useful. I'd say this might be particularly
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Ask HN: What's the reality of 3D printers?
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