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dmitrygr

13,812karma·4,951submissions·March 28, 2012
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I make things and I break things for fun.

me@dmitry.gr

https://dmitry.gr/ long ago: http://palmpowerups.com/

Places we might have crossed paths: VMWare, Google, Apple

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In "Silverstream - Rapier" the camera goes UNDER the road briefly in the beginning of the flyby, and then again a few seconds later.
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got any proof of any of this? if the url is public, let's see it :)
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They responded to all my questions as honestly as they were able to
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I was worried about this as well (to a point that when Google reached out to me, I told them thanks but no thanks, given all this). They eventually wore me down and the process was actually quite pain…
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Good: the decision Bad: the reasoning. They literally weaselled out of ruling on actual data and the implications of collecting it, instead ruling on the fact that TO collect the data, the tracker m…
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0 is a good one As a pilot who wants top live, i'd prefer people without training to stay out of the sky. Flying an extension of you (your drone) is even worse because you have even less interest…
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Toshiba R30-ASMBN22 I have mine configured with: 256GB SSD 2TB HDD MATTE 1080p screen 16GB ram 802.11ac 2x2 wifi has lenovo-like nub mouse cost me less than 1500 runs windows 7, linux mint, and OSX ba…
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> "Asking someone a quick question is really, really quick." Ever wonder why that someone then complains about distractions and lack of productivity? This is why
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I very much doubt the accuracy of their claims that vmkernel is largely a copy of linux ( http://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/linux-vs-vmkernel_... ) Mostly since in many of …
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"nobody has ever asked these questions about the options they were getting" -> "company is full of idiots - run (dont't walk) away"
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So the lesson is to actually know the code you deploy to prod? Is that not obvious?
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TLDR: if you run out of RAM you're permitted to allocate, things that need a RAM allocation may malfunction. Ok then.
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IF this is on purpose and can be proven so, it is most definitely illegal!
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Actually, "what bothers [...] the most about C" for me is not pointers or leaks. It is people who blame the language for their inability to keep track of the memory they allocate and use.
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Now I think this is a difficult-to-implement idea too, but not for the reasons you mentioned 1. eink can be made on flexible plastic and be very thin, and cheap too (see http://www.engadget…
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[...] Node.JS [...] JavaScript [...] isomorphic single page applications [...] npm [...] bower [...] ecosystem [...] use cases [...] Grunt [...] ecosystem of plugins [...] Broccoli [...] Gulp [...] co…
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1. copy text in said paragraph 2. paste into google 3. click first result 4. read entire article 5. profit ?
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The best way is to just do it. Seriously. Abstract learning only gets you so far in this context. Pick a project and do it. Along the way you'll need certain skills and knowledge. As you research…
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very old game called lights out
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I cannot imagine an article more wrong than this one. * "A seasoned C developer with 10 years experience can not instantly morph into an advanced front end web application developer" - yes …
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with access to the radio firmware if your phone you can good luck getting it though
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Scary, but science marches on no matter the possible misuses of it. Outlaw it here and China'll do it. Outlaw it there and Russia will. Outlaw it there and somebody will buy an aircraft carrier a…
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity
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Why not? Brains adapt very well. Monkeys given a brain implanted electrodes that control a mechanical arm learned to use it in days. I am pretty sure that with some therapy you could use all your limb…
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They explained that a few compounds including polyethylene glycol can help glue the nerves together and function (transmit electrical impulses), as they claim, at 10% efficiency. They then state that …
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This may be the coolest thing i've ever read. It also reminds me of an old Russian science fiction book "Professor Dowell's Head" a little
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