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Location: Moving to Hannover, Germany in March, 2026 to resolve 2-body problem. Remote: Preferred. Willing to relocate: See above. Technologies: Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Control sys…

The OP should have mentioned Osweald Bera. He's the author! Always be promoting!

This reminds me of "Don't Shoot the Puppy". https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/dont-shoot-the-puppy

Is it worth learning JavaScript before learning Elm?

X1 Carbon running Arch and DWM. Works great, except I haven't configured it to suspend without draining the battery yet. Love the computer. Can't stand a laptop without a pointing …

I used an iPod nano 6g for years. I loved the tiny size, the clip, and the fact that it didn't have speakers (no accidental noise in the office). I use my phone for mp3s and podcas…

I've tinkered with CL for numerical analysis, but always have had trouble picking good libraries to help. Do you have any recommendations for good libraries for scientific computin…

Do you know if Lush is still usable? I wonder what's stopping people from developing in it.

That's not the Great Pyramid; it's the Pyramid of Khafre. Neat rendering though.

If we were to eliminate the biannual clock changes, why would it matter which time base we switch to? Organizations would surely set their business hours appropriately for either c…

I see stories promoting kite energy harvesting every couple years. They never address (one of) the primary obstacles to a functional unit: transmitting the energy to the ground. Th…

I agree with PG that Mississippi probably isn't the right place for a startup hub, but it is disappointing that he contributes to the spin that Mississippi's religious liberty bill…

Because clean energy and fossil fuels fill entirely different demands. Fossil fuels (and nuclear and hydro) supply useful energy. Clean energy (apart from small niche uses) does no…

This reminds me of college professors calling homework assignments "homeworks". Initially, these professors were all immigrants from India, but the usage spread during my years in …

The new favicon resembles some sort of gay pride logo. It's a bit off-putting.

That only 10% of the energy used by a lightbulb is converted to light does not mean that the bulb is wasting energy.

The US already uses the metric system. It is taught to every child in school. Engineers and scientists use it as their default. What the soi-disant pro-metric faction really wants …

Librarian activists use the word 'ban' differently than everyone else. To most people, to ban something is to prohibit it. To librarians, to ban a book is to keep it out of stock. …

Does it strike anyone else as odd that everyone in the Silicon Valley software industry has nearly unanimous views on social policy? I've never been to Silicon Valley, but I have s…

8. "The Valar would prohibit the eagles from such a direct intervention against Sauron." I am surprised that this argument comes up as often as it does, because I am aware of no te…