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1) I don't want to be confused with someone who won't take their earphones out

2) this is another form of camouflage which is indicative of something that sour be hidden or shameful

Similar to the Feynman method:

1. Write down the problem 2. Think really hard 3. Write down the solution

"the surprising number of people who have no clue how Slack works or how corporate/enterprise regulation & compliance works"

Why would this be surprising? Most of us have probably never cared to think about these subjects. Your comment would be a lot more useful it contained some information about these subjects instead of just expressing your shock that some people don't know things that you do.

edit: I guess this is obligatory at this point: https://www.xkcd.com/1053/

Looks to me like they've made out pretty well on the personal front considering they've run their business at a loss every year.

> I'm currently training to move from 1300 total to a 1500 total

I'm not sure how heavy you are but those are already advanced (elite?) level lifts assuming you mean a 1300lb B/S/DL total. Since you must have been training for a number of years now you're probably going to struggle to get stronger if you're not on a caloric surplus. I'm not an expert though.

I do a powerlifting routine and sometimes work out while fasted (16+ hours). Doesn't make a difference to me to be honest but I haven't tried a 24hr or multi day fast. However, my lifts are quite sensitive to sleep patterns and if I'm not well rested my lifts can suffer 5% or so (15% seems pretty large? That's a 45lb difference on a 300lb squat!).

For me IF is just a very effective means of caloric restriction with little downside (I would hesitate to call it a diet, it's just the way I eat). Skipping breakfast means I eliminate ~500 calories from my daily intake which allows me to maintain my weight much easier than if I start eating when I wake up. I don't get hungry before 11am now and I usually eat my first meal at 11:30 am and my last meal at 6pm. I do drink black coffee and water in the mornings though of course. The only downside is sometimes I experience envy watching my kids plowing back oatmeal and bagels in the morning :)

Every time I logon to the AWS console I curse because the login is split across two pages and I have to select the correct login to autofill from my pwd manager twice.

RST+Sphinx is really fantastic other than the impossible to remember syntax.

Getting bad flashbacks to the days of explicit line numbers in Basic.

I use the "Old Reddit Redirect" FF add on which redirects all Reddit links to old.reddit.com which still uses the nicer old UI.

Cool thanks! Didn't know that.

Works very well for me.

dieulot, is there a small bug with the allowQueryString check?

    const allowQueryString = 'instantAllowQueryString' in document.body.dataset

I think should be:

    const allowQueryString = 'instantallowquerystring' in document.body.dataset

If I have:

    <body  data-instantAllowQueryString="foo">

then

    'instantAllowQueryString' in document.body.dataset === false

and

    'instantallowquerystring' in document.body.dataset === true

because html data attributes get converted to lowercase by the browser (I think).

> was braced for more failed-but-really-succeeded porn.

Isn't that what this is though? Sure he failed to build a billion dollar business, but his business is still way more successful than most. Lots of people would certainly kill to attain this level of failure.

I certainly recognise failure is a very personal thing, but from the outside looking in this looks like a success overall, even though I'm sure it was completely gut wrenching along the way.

There's still an ethical component with the orbiter because of the amount of money involved.

Plus, you absolutely don't need a running watch to run a marathon. That cost estimate is absurd.

It's a fashion statement first and a warm coat second. So the question "Are they worth it" is highly individual (I reside on the "hell no" side of the fence!).

Not on the diagnostic side in this case but yes, open sourcing was both to help other cancer centres manage their QC data better and operate more efficiently as well as an attempt to attract others to contribute to the project.

Yes this is one of the two obvious potential solutions for that particular project (the other being a hosting service) but transitioning from open source project to open source company can be challenging!

I mostly agree with you. However, I wrote it (and we released it) while I was working full time at a large Canadian cancer centre (and we really needed it!). I have stayed involved with it as a "hobby" for the last few years with the goal of being able to eventually generate enough income from the project to support myself full time.

The fact that you have such a widely used project and are still unable to make a living doing it is disheartening.

My personal feeling is that funding has got to be the biggest issue with open source sustainability.

I'm the lead developer of an open source project[1] used in radiation therapy clinics around the world and I know I would be ecstatic to be able to get enough funding to work on the software full time. I'm trying to bootstrap a consulting business[2] around the software now, but it's tough getting people to open their wallets (and it's much less fun than writing code)!

I think having funding in place for OS projects might have trickle down effects as well. I know I would spend more time contributing patches back to other OS projects I use if I didn't have to worry about trying to build a business so I can put food on my kids table. I imagine there are many other project maintainers who feel the same.

[1] http://qatrackplus.com [2] https://www.multileaf.ca

Thanks for the article, but I agree with the parent of your comment. I'm struggling with the exact problem you describe right now so I was eager to click on this article but came away without much new info. I know this is my problem, but the execution details are what I'm lacking! Cheers.

I don't know about CRT's but 10KeV is not particularly energetic. A CT unit may operate in the ~100-200kV range (so max energy of 200keV) while radiation therapy units operate in 6MV-18MV range (so electron accelerated up to 18x10^6 eV).

I don't know much about fusion, but my guess is the 10keV is impressive because it is a self-sustaining fusion reaction rather than being impressive because of the absolute energy of the reaction?

edit: someone down the page mentioned that containment is the issue. In a CRT you are just accelerating an electron across a few thousand volt potential and slamming it into the screen.

"80's CB750 as when I was a kid they where the 'cool' bikes and I'd likely kill myself on anything more modern in short order."

Modern motorcycles are way, way safer than an early 80's CB750. ABS, traction control, brakes and tires that are light years ahead of 80's tech, lighter weight, more agile etc. The only reason to ride a CB750 is because they're cool, not safer!

"Motorcycle companies: I know you can do this.."

That seems doubtful...

> Imagine someone added Adaptive Cruise Control to your existing car without telling you - the first time the car braked on its own, you’d freak out. The car is suddenly behaving in a way it should be able to.

I recently got a hell of a shock in my fathers BMW: I was driving with cruise control engaged, depressed the clutch, and when I released it, found the car re-accelerating to match it's previous speed. Every other car I've driven has disengaged cruise when the clutch is engaged, so this took be quite by surprise and could have put me in danger.

Thanks! This is really a fantastic resource. Something like a TLS connection is one of those things that seems really intimidating but when you see it laid out like this it makes you feel like 'I can understand this!'. Great work.

Cool! She taught me 2nd year E&M in 2000 or 2001, although truth be told I remember it being one of my least favourite classes during my physics degree. I had no idea at the time the calibre of physicist she was.

Not to mention the huge benefit of kids seeing their parents exercise. My 6 year old asked to go for a "run" with me last night, so we ran a ~500m loop together before I went off on my own. We both really enjoyed it :)