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mrchucklepants··on ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk
A law with no enforceable consequence is no law at all.
mrchucklepants··on Simulink (Matlab) Copilot
Nicely done. Simulink really needs something like this.
mrchucklepants··on Simulink (Matlab) Copilot
There really is no alternative to Simulink. When you add Simulink Compiler and Embedded Coder, you can do some amazing things. If I am doing anything else, I use Python.
mrchucklepants··on Report on the role of standardized test scores in undergraduate admissions [pdf]
You may have missed the sarcasm here.
mrchucklepants··on Pentagon fails audit for sixth year in a row
It should be. But its not and, likely, never will be.
mrchucklepants··on Starship will attempt a launch this Friday
The lead author of this paper is a friend of mine and an expert in non-linear acoustics, particularly jet and rocket noise.
mrchucklepants··on School shooting hoaxes have terrorized kids across U.S.
This happened earlier this year to the HS where I had two kids attending. The first minutes before they figured out it was a hoax were terrifying.
mrchucklepants··on Why is there no government-built social media?
Why would we even want that? The list of issues I see with this is not short.
mrchucklepants··on Corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe’s inflation
In name only.
mrchucklepants··on Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight
The flight data is broadcast from the aircraft. Anyone with a receiver can listen. There is no expectation of privacy regarding this data.
mrchucklepants··on Proposal to move 11 Oregon counties to Idaho
notthebee.com is news that seems like it should be parody, but isn't. Hence the name. It is associated with the Babylon Bee though.
mrchucklepants··on Emergency measures needed to rescue Great Salt Lake from ongoing collapse
The governor is from rural Utah and his family owns a farm. His deep roots in that culture will be a challenge.
mrchucklepants··on Emergency measures needed to rescue Great Salt Lake from ongoing collapse
There is much more agriculture in Utah County, particularly in the southern portions, and the Great Salt Lake is fed by the Jordan River flowing from Utah Lake.
mrchucklepants··on Apple is struggling to build Mac Pro based on its own silicon
I'm on a $12k Dell workstation. Modeling and simulation work.
mrchucklepants··on CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards
I've hit 50 mph downhill on my bike just to say I'd done it. I started thinking of all the ways it could end badly. As soon as I hit 50, I was on the brakes.
mrchucklepants··on Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India
End the drug war and the problem will solve itself.
mrchucklepants··on Climate Change Is the Product of How Capitalism “Values” Nature
It doesn't matter what the "capitalists" value if they have no customers.
mrchucklepants··on “Science must respect the dignity and rights of all humans”
"I reject your reality and I substitute my own."
mrchucklepants··on Gambling and Adult content DNS blocking using Mullvad VPN
I do exactly this. I have WireGuard running on my pihole server. All my devices are set to connect automatically when off my home network.
mrchucklepants··on Accelerated PyTorch Training on M1 Mac
Probably supposed to be referencing the text under the plot stating the specific configuration of the hardware and software.
mrchucklepants··on Patch Critical Cryptographic Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows [pdf]
Windows 7 reached EOL today so they may leave it as is if it is affected.
mrchucklepants··on Patch Critical Cryptographic Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows [pdf]
Their job is more than that.

"The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (now referred to as cybersecurity) products and services, and enables computer network operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances."

[1] https://www.nsa.gov/about/mission-values/

mrchucklepants··on NBA's China dilemma: $4B at risk as Chinese TV cancels game broadcasts
Scholarships. Potential to go pro....Money.
mrchucklepants··on Ask HN: How to teach Python and good programming practices to Matlab hackers?
I migrated to Python from Matlab and found the following resources very helpful:

1) Numpy for Matlab Users [1] 2) A Gallery of Interesting Jupyter Notebooks [2] 3) This introduction to Matplotlib that starts with the Matlab-style API and transitions to the object oriented API [3]

[1] https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/user/numpy-for-matlab-users... [2] https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter/wiki/A-gallery-of-interes... [3] https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/jrjohansson/scientific-p...

mrchucklepants··on The physical Apple Card is a case of form over function
My Capital One Visa card is exactly the same so its not just Apple.
mrchucklepants··on VESA Publishes DisplayPort 2.0 Video Standard
I think it depends on the connection you use. If I turn off one of my monitors connected via DisplayPort, Windows 10 immediately moves everything to the monitors that are still on. My last computer, with monitors connected via DVI did not do this.
mrchucklepants··on How to Make Apple’s Mac Pro Holes
Ball end mill.
mrchucklepants··on Nasa Goes Quiet over Galveston for Flight Series
My grandparents lived in the same location. I used to love hearing the F-16s sit at the end of the runway at full throttle and then release the brakes. That would also shake the whole house. As a kid it was amazing to experience.
mrchucklepants··on Ask HN: How to overcome fear of flying?
It looks like the plane never left the runway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1288

mrchucklepants··on We Might Be Eating Cactus in the Future
I ate cactus quite frequently when I lived in Mexico. It’s pretty good when prepared well.
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