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mwg66··on Atlas – a platform for charts and data
The data analysis software using in Formula 1 (mandated by the SECU) - http://www.mclaren.com/appliedtechnologies/products/item/atl...
mwg66··on Amateur Hour: Attempting the Amateur Cycling Hour Record
I think it's referring to the performance-orientated nature of modern cycling. Like many sports it has become a highly technical pursuit that requires exceptional levels of attention to detail.
mwg66··on An Algorithm That's Hunting Ebola
I really enjoyed this article. Great job.
mwg66··on Ionide – F# Dev Tools for the Atom Editor
Understood. Thanks! Nice work.
mwg66··on Ionide – F# Dev Tools for the Atom Editor
Will this work with VS Code? If not now, in the future?
mwg66··on Cross-Platform UI in GitHub Desktop
"better"
mwg66··on Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace
I'm interested what the data shows for workplace productivity and quality (not just quantity) in such an environment. Specifically in engineering, is there not evidence to suggest that longer hours and more pressure does not get more done? (e.g. Peopleware et al)
mwg66··on England House Prices Sad Story – Live Dashboard
Nigel? Is that you?
mwg66··on England House Prices Sad Story – Live Dashboard
Cite them then. You are the one making the claims! Demonstrate your point is based on something other than xenophobic rhetoric!
mwg66··on England House Prices Sad Story – Live Dashboard
Markets are not always linear...
mwg66··on England House Prices Sad Story – Live Dashboard
Thanks, we posted at the same time.

Making unsubstantiated claims such as those of the parent is what drives the anti-EU right in the UK.

At least on HN, show me the numbers.

mwg66··on England House Prices Sad Story – Live Dashboard
Please make a citation that it is explicitly EU migration that is the cause of the housing shortage.
mwg66··on Understanding .NET 2015
It is fairly clear on the GitHub repositories.

It's not a reimplementation but a gradual publish of existing code, upgraded to meet the required standards (some of it was not written with being open in mind).

WPF will not be available on non-Windows platforms. That has always been the case and will remain so - it has a far to deep integration with the OS for it to ever be platform independent and a reimplementation would be an absolutely ginormous effort.

mwg66··on Show HN: LibreBoard – An open-source clone of Trello
Fine. That's infringement!
mwg66··on Show HN: LibreBoard – An open-source clone of Trello
If the authors have genuinely copied CSS and icons (I haven't checked) then I would expect Trello Inc. to pursue the authors for copyright infringement (justifiably).

The point is to be very precise with the criticism. Is the work stolen (protected by copyright law) or is it just a convincing clone?

mwg66··on A racing test tunnel no one wants to talk about
It is also common place in F1, particularly during winter testing and occasionally FP1.
mwg66··on A racing test tunnel no one wants to talk about
The article was put online in 2014 but had previously appeared in print.

Indeed, this article offers nothing new about the tunnel.

mwg66··on 23andMe UK
I am in the UK and had previously purchased from the US. This morning I got an e-mail offering me health reports (based on my previous test results). Very nice.
mwg66··on 23andMe UK
You can opt-out of the long-term storage.
mwg66··on The Semantic Web Is Dead. Long Live the Semantic Web
Every time I begin to explore using RDF and the associated technologies for a knowledge rich problem I always find the tool support a major disappointment. I understand there are exceptions (4store is a good example of a mature triple store) but generally speaking I always leave feeling much of the core tools never made it out of academia. And in a world where development time is a precious commodity, I always end up going with a lower friction but ultimately less powerful technology.
mwg66··on The future of C# and Visual Basic [video]
Primary constructors have been dropped from C# 6 now (https://roslyn.codeplex.com/discussions/568820)
mwg66··on Progress Software to Acquire Telerik for $263M
Good for them. The Telerik .NET controls are an overall a positive experience.
mwg66··on Formula 1: The super-fast net driving teams to the podium
Yes, it's an error.

The link will be utilised for telemetry, data services, radio intercom, video and other connectivity.

mwg66··on Mercedes Is Owning This Formula 1 Season
Indeed but McLaren and Williams manufacturer their own gearbox.
mwg66··on 2014 F1 explained: What is brake by wire?
That isn't the case.
mwg66··on 2014 F1 explained: What is brake by wire?
I think it was ultimately concluded that it wouldn't work in practice as well as the preliminary CFD results suggested. It was an interesting study none the less.
mwg66··on 2014 F1 explained: What is brake by wire?
FYI, the 1.6l (turbo) engine was introduced to increase relevance to road cars, not to reduce costs.
mwg66··on 2014 F1 explained: What is brake by wire?
Life is often not quite as simple as that!

There are various other reasons for why it is easier to overtake on a motorbike in MotoGP compared to F1. There has been many introductions to ease overtaking in F1 recently - DRS, KERs (now ERS), tyre compounds etc.

There is even a working group within the FIA dedicated to exactly this, one of it's most famous studies is the CDG wing (see http://www.f1technical.net/articles/4577) - which ultimately was not adopted.

mwg66··on 2014 F1 explained: What is brake by wire?
It would be difficult to ensure the safety of participants and spectators if there was entirely free regulations. Don't underestimate quite how fast a Formula 1 car is now, even within the current regulations.

Formula 1 has made significant contributions to the safety of motorsports over the last two decades and much of this is due to the continual improvement and unequivocal dedication to preventing accidents. If you've never seen Kubica's accident from 2007 in Canada, it's amongst the best demonstrations of how safety has advanced in F1 (note Kubica was released from hospital the next day, unhurt). (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP1_POQPJVw)

mwg66··on 2014 F1 explained: What is brake by wire?
It is categorically not a cost issue.

The new 1.6l V6 are more expensive than the previous generation of 2.4l V8's (which were homologated for 10 years).

Formula 1 is a sport as well as a technology industry and the regulations are constructed for many different reasons - competitiveness, safety, cost, feasability etc.

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