stewartbutler
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Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
As a stopgap, you can use a URL redirector:
Redirect: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/*
to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$1Comment · 4 years ago
Note that each grid square is 1 mile by 1 mile. Long history of that, it is an interesting historical rabbit hole.
An interesting historical note is that across much of the west, each of those mile square sections was divided up into 16 pieces at 40-acres, which IIRC was the smallest unit of land you could purchase from the federal government.
You'll still find a lot of old homestead remnants across the west -- I used to climb through a few of them on a ranch I spent time at as a kid.
See:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_(United_States_land_su...
Comment · 4 years ago
Kinda-sorta related, you can pipe to a multivariable loop:
paste <(printf "a\nb\nc\n") <(printf "1\n2\n3\n") | while Kinda silly for this example, but very useful in things like `kubectl` pipelines -- you can do something like this:
kubectl get pods --all-namespaces | awk '{print $1 " " $2}' | grep "doesntexist" | while read x y; do kubectl delete pod $y --namespace $x --wait=false; done
Comment · 5 years ago
I've always had trouble getting `for` loops to work predictably, so my common loop pattern is this:
grep -l -r pattern /path/to/files | while read x; do echo $x; done
This uses bash read to split the input line into words, then each word can be accessed in the loop with variable `$x`. Pipe friendly and doesn't use a subshell so no unexpected scoping issues. It also doesn't require futzing around with arrays or the like.
One place I do use bash for loops is when iterating over args, e.g. if you create a bash function:
function my_func() {
for arg; do
echo $arg
done
}
Also, bash expansions (https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Shell-Par...) can save you a ton of time for various common operations on variables.
Comment · 5 years ago
This idiocy is killing people. Stop peddling it. Get the vaccine.
Comment · 6 years ago
I'm fond of "Alex Trebek" including "Did you mean: Who is Alex Trebek." Nice homage.
Comment · 8 years ago
Glass is still around and under active development, it just isn't a consumer product. It is in use by several enterprises, mostly factories and warehouses.
My read on it is that it was never intended to be a consumer project as soon as they launched it (which explains the lack of polish), but the high level of interest when it was announced convinced them to launch it as one just in case they had stumbled on the next big thing. When that failed to materialize, they dropped it back to a research and enterprise project as was initially intended.
Comment · 8 years ago
If you have access to a laser cutter you can make a pretty decent solder stencil by folding some clear package tape (so all adhesive is on the inside) and having it cut out the hole pattern. Lay it down on the PCB, squeegee some solder paste over it like you would a real solder mask, and carefully peel the tape up.
Been a few years, but IIRC a labmate of mine got a few units of .5mm highish ball count to work using that process and a toaster oven, but it is a bitch to test.
Would maybe do for a hobby project assuming you have access the equipment (e.g. a hackerspace or something) and are willing to drop a buttload of time into trying to get it to work, but if you are working for someone it is probably more cost effective to save the manhours and get it done by someone with the right equipment.
Comment · 8 years ago
> Interestingly, there doesn't appear to be evidence that the CPU includes an integrated graphics processor - something that's listed in detail on the product page of the Coffee Lake-based Core i3-8109U. This could simply be down to the fact that Intel does not wish to reveal details of the onboard graphics of Cannon Lake CPUs at this time, or it's decided to cut the feature out of certain product ranges in favor of using separate graphics cards.
I wonder if they may have cut onboard graphics to increase yield by lowering the bar for a QA pass in the lower product ranges. If they are having process difficulties at 10nm, that would allow them to push some of what would normally be rejected to market.
Comment · 8 years ago
Interesting question here: did Uber have authorization to operate automated in AZ? If not, and they had a human operator behind the wheel as a backup, is that human liable for manslaughter charges for not being in control of the vehicle?
Comment · 8 years ago
And yet another: Dimethyl Sulfoxide can be used to (cheaply) treat a ton of different things, but has been blocked by the FDA for use in all but a very small number of cases (bladder pain syndrome). Amongst other things, is extremely good at reducing swelling without the use of steroids, and is often used in gel form to treat inflammation.
If you want to use it, though, you have to leave the US or have a veterinarian as a friend. An acquaintance of mine gets DMSO gel used on horses to treat inflammation from a vet and uses it to reduce swelling in his back (has had multiple major spinal surgeries).
The common conspiracy theory is that DMSO is too cheap and treats too broad a category of ailments, so drug companies are lobbying against it with the FDA any time it comes up, as it would jeopardize the revenue streams from steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_sulfoxide#Medicine http://www.dmso.org/articles/information/muir.htm
Comment · 9 years ago
"No child left behind" and similar initiatives that lead to perverted incentives that the teachers bear the brunt of. Also low pay and no respect.
Comment · 10 years ago
If you use a standard sip port without filtering you will get a load of autocalls from people just portscanning and calling open IP addresses, probably looking to gain access to unsecured pbx boxes. I just have a single sip phone, no pbx, so they come across as calls. Nonstandard port fixes that. Probably not the most secure solution though, intended to be temporary.
Comment · 10 years ago
So many edge cases. I prefer to just use perl if I am doing anything more complicated than making a wrapper for some other executable. Harder to screw up, easier to test, same expressiveness, better portability (works with all shells and with windows), plus you get regular expressions for free.
Python is a good alternative as well.
I picked up a basket (with a bunch of other varieties) from miamifruit.org a while back. They can't ship a lot of things to California, but if you live elsewhere in the lower 48 you should check them out.