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Comment · 5 years ago
zmodem?
Comment · 9 years ago
Why certificate based authentication wasn't included?

The server stores the public cert from all clients and uses it to authenticate at the transport layer. No shared secrets either.

Comment · 10 years ago
No trolling, It seems to me the airplane does not have enough surface area (sail) to be pushed by the wind.

My final conclusion is relative movement, the jet stream is moving at speed X vs the ground and the airplane at speed Y vs the surrounding wind, the airplane moves then at speed X+Y vs the ground.

My question is now, a GPS based speedometer will read X+Y speed. A wind based one will read just X.

I should have asked if the airplane is moving faster vs the surrounding wind.

Comment · 10 years ago
Why is the plane going faster? Less resistance from the wind due to the smaller speed difference? I don't believe the air can push the airplane...

Any physicist care to explain?

Comment · 10 years ago
Dang! I just learned a new trick!! Being using an iPhone for four years. Thanks?
Comment · 10 years ago
Comment · 10 years ago
Its a matter of language.

Our model of representation of Go fails at expressing the game/strategies of AlphaGo is showing, we are communicating in the board in different languages, no wonder everyone looking the at games is stomped by the machine "moves".

Our brains lack the capacity of implementing such algorithms (understanding such languages), but we can still create them. We might see in the future engine A played against engine B and enjoy the matches.

No one is surprised by a machine doing a better job with integer programming/operational research/numerical solutions etc.

Comment · 10 years ago
Spanish: visteme despacio que tengo prisa

Or: visteme despacio que ando apurado

Comment · 11 years ago
Unfortunately your argument makes sense.
Comment · 11 years ago
From the press release: http://www.media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=16849&mid=1

"No defect has been found. FCA US is conducting this campaign out of an abundance of caution."

What the hell?

Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 11 years ago
You have to be born in Florence in order to play and not have a criminal record.
Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 11 years ago
In case anyone wonders, this is the "cuban" clone of craigslist. http://www.revolico.com

You cab buy/sell almost anything on the black market.

For reference, 1 CUC = 1.10 USD

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