blendo·vor 3 Monaten·discussSpecial forces training and force vetting seems astoundingly poor for such an "elite" outfit.
blendo·vor 3 Monaten·discuss"we've shown a pretty significant increase in the number of new housing permits each year, we’re closing in on the 10,000 mark for the last two years"Does that mean the "surge in supply" is really a surge in permits?
blendo·vor 4 Monaten·discussI'm in SF where they advertise a lot, and the ads are incredibly niche and nerdy.But a general sense of paranoia comes through quite strongly.
blendo·vor 7 Monaten·discuss5G C-V2X New Radio might be helpful.https://www.telecomtrainer.com/lte-v2x-vs-nr-v2x-key-differe...
blendo·vor 8 Monaten·discussBack in the 80s, the Tek 4115 (color, 1280x1024) was so much fun for a young programmer working at RADC/Hanscom AFB.Mandelbrot sets and Towers of Hanoi were so exciting to write in Fortran (I think Fortran 77), running under, iirc, CP/M.
blendo·vor 8 Monaten·discussAnd the US never revolted against our domestic aristocracy, as they never revolted against our clergy.Wonder how it would have turned out if the French revolution happened before the American Revolution? What could we have learned from them?
blendo·vor 8 Monaten·discussFor months, Mullvad has been papering San Francisco with smart and cheeky ads, like "Mass surveillance is made by machine men with machine hearts".I admire that they're saying this, and wish other VPN companies would do similar public relations to highlight the risks of ad targeting.Tbh, I'm a customer. Before Mullvad, I used PIA.https://mullvad.net/en/blog/advertising-that-targets-everyon...
blendo·vor 9 Monaten·discuss"When I was a boy, there were still porn magazines; fathers hid them on high shelves. You stood on stools and gawked at them in a state of mortal terror."Terror? If you're steeped in guilt, perhaps so.
blendo·letztes Jahr·discussHe's quite religious:https://www.christianitytoday.com/2011/07/geektheologian/
blendo·vor 10 Jahren·discussAny thoughts on UC Berkeley's "Beauty and Joy of Computing"? (http://bjc.berkeley.edu/)Should AP's new "CS Principles" course count towards the math requirement for college admission?