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Since it isn't linked anywhere on the site, in case somebody is looking for it, the code is here: https://github.com/WukLab/LegoOS

Why aren't they downloading the updates while charging? Shouldn't be too much effort to either install WiFi at the superchargers or run data over the charge cabling. Then maybe just update the "local" map data around the supercharger (the next charger along the route will update the next area; no need to update unused maps).

Also I'm wondering why updates are generally fat blobs instead of deltas.

Just tried to buy using PayPal - the $69 package. PayPal tells me that it would pay $82.80 without reason? I aborted the transaction.

We're currently introducing "self paced studies" classes in our school (age group 14+), where the students get instructions (digitally, videos, slides, ...) and worksheets and the teacher helps them only when/where necessary.

It requires a lot more self organisation on the students side (that might be seen positive or negative) and overall the student success is similar to "classic" classes (but we've just started the second year, so we hope that get's better with experience - on the students and the teachers side).

The downside is that the preparation of the learning materials is much more work for the teacher than for a classic lecture in front of the class (but that also might get better with the years ...)

Didn't know it, thank you very much for the tip. That tool would have come handy quite a few times already.

I like the idea and the illustrations are really nice.

How is it with replayability? What about the lifetime - will it still be playable in x years (books can last some decades, websites usually don't).

I love it! So if you really would like to make more of them, I'd definitely be willing to purchase one! Great work!

I hope that nobody get's the idea of encrypting the audio data for playback. I still can remember the problems of trying to play movies over HDMI which didn't work because some device didn't support the encrypted channel.

What's the benefit of OSBoxes in comparison to Vagrant and others?

I would recommend the Digital Combat Simulations Series, there are some different simulators available: Su-27, BlackShark, A-10C, F-15C, ...

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/products/

I even asked at university (statistics course) regarding to some specific test "what do I need this for", the professor looked at me and said "you'll never need this". I packed my things and left (and finished the course about 3 years later with a different professor).

That's actually a good comparison between different mindsets. Even if it reads a bit biased pro-go (or pro-old-time-system-developer) it doesn't tell what's the best way to implement this - and in my opinion it's neither one.

So what's actually the best way to implement this? What are the motivations for choosing one way?

"Modern App Developer Way": + adoptable, scalable, readable data formats - storage, computation

"Old-Time System Developer Way": + storage, computation - "locked-in" data formats

"Database Developer Way": + ease of implementation ? storage, computation

Any other options/ideas?

Your 3rd point is not only valid for air traffic. Some of our subways are fully automated and the driver just opens/closes the doors - and sits in the front for the perception of the passengers that the train is driven.

So he tells us, that pilots are still flying, and then writes

> And though a pilot’s hands aren’t gripping the steering column for hours at a time, as was the case decades ago, they are manipulating, operating, and commanding the various systems and subsystems that carry you to your destination.

Well, I guess that are all things that could be automated and/or remotely controlled?

> I stepped into the classroom around the time of a major worldwide recession. As the individuals and institutions responsible for this recession escaped accountability for their actions, school districts like ours went into survival mode. > Six years later, we’re still there. We have no plan for the future. > Earlier this year, the school board held its annual budget meeting. I left my second job early to attend and asked board members one simple question: “Is there any cause for optimism?” Each school board member, searching for a silver lining, effectively answered “no” by the time their reasoning caught up with them.

I think that's quite the same everywhere. Here in Austria school budget gets cut every year, local media are always bashing the teachers so the social standing of teachers isn't very good, therefore it is hard to get good/motivated teachers and you're struck with unmotivated teachers (and even motivated teachers don't hold their motivation for a lot of years).

Most important would be for the community to recognize that education is the most important thing we have for future generations and start investing (financially, socially, ...) into it. However I have no idea how that could be reached.

> Why does test-driven development enable the efficient creation of software that works, but the same isn't true of education?

What do you test - memorizing or understanding?

Does it test the required minimum, then passing it corresponds to the lowest positive grade (whatever that is in your school system).

Or do you also test "nice-to-have" knowledge? Then why do you test it?

I would have expected something more creative than a static number.

You're confusing day (Monday, ...) with date (12th Dec).

I also really love this terminal emulator and would like to use it myself. Any chance for you to release it?

A very nice idea and I hope it will gain a lot more examples (at least I will try to add further examples)!

And I love the name and it's play on the manpages. But a lot here seems to recommend changing it - can anybody explain to a non-native-speaker what the problem is with the current name?

Very interesting read. I loved the game.

I wonder if it wouldn't be a lot easier to rewrite the game from scratch using a modern engine - it shouldn't be too complicated to reach a similar state as the original game with modern tools.

Or maybe just extend an existing (free) flight simulator like FlightGear.

That's quite an interesting algorithm, especially the random selection part. I'd really like to read the original paper!

I found a correctness-proof which includes peseudo-code in the papers "Correctness Proof of Ben-Or’s Randomized Consensus Algorithm"[1] and "The correctness proof of Ben-Or’s randomized consensus algorithm"[2].

[1] http://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/7336/1/98-1682.pd... [2] http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~samvas/teaching/2221/handouts/ben...

I think the last point is the most important:

6) Know the need. Don’t build things which users won’t find useful.

However all points (except maybe 5) apply to all forms of development, not explicitly for mobile development.

Can anybody offer additional points that only apply to mobile development?

Ok, but I know a lot of people who are available at work at times which do not match the "usual" work hours. Also shops have no universal opening times, some open at 7, some at 10, so you always have to check if the other side is available before calling (or just try).

I guess calling would also be easier if the used system can show if the other side is available like Skype or even better when she is available.

Lots of things would be easier if everybody uses the same time.

It could stay the 24h/day time format, but timezones are a pain - I always have to recalculate them for local time. Why couldn't everybody work with UTC?

And by the way: when will we finally get rid of the daylight savings time?!?

It's nice to see a PHP extension for routing to improve performance, but is it really necessary to compile the routing definition before being able to use it?

Finally! I've watched the Crazyflie project for quite a while and not finally I'm able to order one!

Could anybody explain why there is such a difference between text and image? Is this just because the file sizes are different or has that a different cause?

I really like to "out-of-the-box" comparison, but as others already have stated for apache that doesn't really make sense because apache just doesn't perform well without any configuration changes.

That may be, but - at least in my case - the most typical mobile usage is on a train (everywhere else I usually have WiFi).

I guess 42 will be a spike in the results - but it would be interesting to verify ;)