dbyte

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Comment · 1 year ago
Why?
Comment · 1 year ago
The grandfather of protobuf. Lost in the tales of time.
Comment · 3 years ago
I understand the overall feeling but I’m not sure I understand the specific reason why you say this is making code bases more terse. Are you comparing this with the alternative of using GCC specific extensions or no definition of likely/unlikely code paths at all?
Comment · 3 years ago
Congrats
Comment · 9 years ago
Raymond, thank you for your great work. All your contributions and talks have been inspiration for many.

I am sure Python community has much to gain having this arguments then just blindly follow any trend.

Comment · 9 years ago
Massimo this is great. LoRa client support and maybe also an Arduino LoRa Gateway it will be amazing for rolling out nodes in agriculture. These areas are often not served by existing networks so a DIY-solution will always have its spot.
Comment · 9 years ago
Amazing work. If you take a look at latex please consider also XeTeX for its beautiful font support. It can give a lot of satisfaction when packaging good content. Microtype is also nice if one sticks to pdflatex.
Comment · 10 years ago
Great work. Thanks. Do you have a roadmap for the future?
Comment · 10 years ago
Really an amazing job. Keep feeding your curiosity, it is really worth it and try to travel a bit while explaining your project. Array processing is something that deserves a better look. Many SDR solutions still lack a bit under this point of view. Yet that will be quite useful to have. :)
Comment · 10 years ago
Even this paragraph is just a general description of what could potentially be a FEM analysis and some optimisation algorithm associated with that. Interesting result on the other hand.
Comment · 10 years ago
Yes I agree with you but you are point out the existance of low weight packages while I would say that cost is a more important constraint for drones. I guess users can argue with the idea of equipping their low-cost drone with an expensive certified ADS-B receiver. It won't be as cost effective as one may think.

Also one has to consider that the mode S transponder is using a 24bit identifier. While this has a lot of sense for modern civil aviation (there are not as many planes) the same cannot be guaranteed as soon as you have many more temporary users of your airspace (e.g. swarms of Amazon delivery drones). IMHO regulators should aim first to create an effective solution that works well for drones (e.g. allowing ATC to broadcast digital commands to guide drones if necessary, btw there is a similar effort already for commercial planes) and then find a smart way to integrate commercial and drone aviation systems.

Btw really nice product!

Comment · 10 years ago
What we really miss is an ADS-B low-cost variant for drones. Safety requirements are different if ones takes into account the unmanned characteristic of drones. Furthermore it will be a great exercise in solving the known problems with the existing version. The main idea of broadcasting navigation data is worth the shot to optimise even more the use of airspace. Without lives at risk technical iteration can be, at least in theory, faster. We need more IETF-style drafts and RFCs rather than classic standards (i.e that require often more than 10 years to reach the market) to see a clever use of such a technology in our daily-routine.
Comment · 10 years ago
This is pure marketing-driven engineering. Not a bad thing per-se but they should start considering also a more pragmatic approach. They should pick a form-factor that can be future-proofed and avoid changing their mind every iteration. Current NUC form factor is too small for high TDP cpu, because of cooling, and instead of adjusting the current form-factor (e.g. expanding its width) they created another (maybe pointless) design. Advice to management start considering also the medium-term landscape. I will be more than happy to replace my NUCs is you give me consistency. If in doubt ask Apple.
Comment · 10 years ago
Yes, this is a must. I wonder if industrial greenhouses could benefit from some sort of induced day-night cycles and thermal gradients to cuddle the little plants. Maybe it will allow them to grow better and to develop a better taste. Once you have LEDs possibilities are many.
Comment · 10 years ago
Thanks for working on this. Really a great effort. Hope your guys can get good inspiration from projects like h5df, bcolz, pytables having the option of incrementally adding features and maintaining an open spec.

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