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Comment #9070128
More specifically when the user clicks on a specific point on the planet and moves the mouse cursor you want that point to still be under the cursor when the mouse button is releas…
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Comment #8112777
YMMV. My first memories start as a trickle before the first year growing to a torrent starting from 12 months and forward. My sister hardly remembers anything before the age of 10.…
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Comment #7758864
I'm actually interested in a bit more detail as well. I've seen a few different fabrics in production (including proprietary non-public ones) and while I'm not sure IB is the answe…
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Comment #7661273
Does Ken count as a Systems C programmer? Most of the systems C programmers I know, who admittedly work on large distributed systems, like Go.
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Comment #7610758
Can you elaborate on this? Having split a lot of wood it's not clear this design is affected by handedness.
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Comment #7482520
> And the most advanced algorithm family for indexing point-like data is not in the literature at all. Don't leave us comp geom geeks hanging.. Which one are you referring to? :-)
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Comment #7222637
It works fine. When I did the initial implementation of the Go ARM compiler I mostly used my phone as a debug environment. Android was probably the only Linux distro where the comp…
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Comment #7020336
This is subtle but extremely interesting. Input for computer graphics is very very hard. I've seen some great design work up close (Tinkercad) and this is one of the most interesti…
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Comment #6974115
Having been raised in a cold and isolated country (Finland) I think you incorrectly assume that means a lot of time spent indoors. This can be true, but does not have to. I do thin…
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Comment #6896801
I would actually like to know if we could hire him .. :-)
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Comment #6831734
Why wouldn't split stacks work on SPARC, is there something about the architecture that makes it impossible?
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Comment #6709727
That is almost doable, but would be exceptional unless your name is Rob, Robert or Ken. I think I could almost claim 9 years at that point, conveniently ignoring the fact I stopped…
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Comment #6583277
I'll counter your anecdotal evidence with my anecdotal evidence. I know a few systems guys who have three or more decades of experience with statically typed languages who prefer G…
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Comment #6477558
Many of the tools are actually reused again and again. However, between uses they are sterilized using an autoclave and then immediately put into sealed bags to maintain sterility.…
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Comment #6200585
My impression is that static linking is undervalued by developers who have not been responsible for the production deployment of binaries to larger (hundreds or hundreds of thousan…
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Comment #6050308
Extrapolating from your use of "they" and the implied "us" I'm guessing that you haven't worked in the role of a CEO yourself. Taking that responsibility for a few years might not …
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Comment #5890324
One important observation is that the interconnect out of the Phi cards is note very good. While the interconnect inside Phi is pretty good the bandwidth to communicate with other …
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Comment #5890218
The comment on schools is incorrect. The school system changed a year back and now you have a very high chance of making it to your neighborhood school. This is both from reading t…
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Comment #5735804
I think we might have something out of interest for Wellposed. Fire me an email at kai@airstonelabs.com and lets talk more.
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Comment #5734901
The short answer is no, we only started selling the assets three weeks ago, a few months after announcing the shutdown. The longer answer is that selling part of your business whil…
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Comment #5731387
Thanks! We are very happy with the outcome as well.
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Comment #5731284
Deal terms were not disclosed. That said Airstone is planning to fund development using the acquired funds.
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Comment #5731046
Autodesk engineering will take over all Tinkercad development. We are working on transitioning everything over, Autodesk has built a very strong and dedicated team to support Tinke…
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Comment #5731031
I'm not privy to the AutoCAD roadmap but I would expect them to integrate with the consumer apps first.