georgeoliver

Yep, I think Boeing still has a paid break.

It would be interesting to take the same model but use known inputs for different eras, i.e. 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, and see when it would then predict collapse.

It doesn't seem to reduce the supply of labor in Canada, since the author of the article is self-taught.

However it's likely to increase the overall level of training, which is good for someone who needs their broken trim board replaced.

I'm definitely for more guided resources on making Linux apps from idea -> release, which I wish TFA was more of.

I think there's a common misconception that if the developers of ten similar apps would just pool their resources, then one great app would result. Fragmentation certainly can be a problem but I feel like this is some kind of corollary to the mythical man-month.

That the author describes himself as a self-taught handyman may not sound like much to USA readers like myself, but it's my understanding that Canada has a much more widespread formal trade apprentice program than what's available in the states (through unions). I've always wished something like that was developed here, since it doesn't seem like union labor will ever make inroads on the USA residential market.

That's a great book, and (speaking as a carpenter, though in the USA) accurate and well observed.

Sometimes I feel like Google bends the laws of physics by shutting down more products than they launch.

> Again, these are not the densities that actually prevail in Middle Earth

Obviously the author of TFA knows LoTR is a fantasy novel but I still find this comment hilarious for some reason.

If someone with a non-related degree and profession was interested in a career change to mechatronics/industrial automation and controls, what would people recommend? An engineering degree? Would a one or two year certificate course be enough training to find a good position? Any particular schools that are worth looking at?

I would like to listen to audiobooks at work, but often there's too much background noise to hear it properly (while not wearing headphones); it makes me wonder if there are audio player apps that will pause and rewind when the mic detects db over a certain threshold.

> A better solution would be for nobody to tip

Would you rather not tip or not use the service?

> (The majority of the rurals are considered urban by the US census, btw.)

I wonder if there's some administrative reason the census considers huge cities and little villages both 'urban'?

Certainly many books today are over-written, but I also wonder if the general reader today is less adept at reading. Skills like memorization and a person's depth and breadth of knowledge all play a part in what you get out of reading and I feel like one could make the case that the average educated reader 100 years ago was better at these things than people today.