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kevincennis

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About kevincennis

Director of engineering / founding team member @StarryInternet. Formerly @Aereo.

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    They also used the term "subfield".

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    Comment #33988630

    I forget who it was (maybe George Hotz) that said something to the effect of "All bad drivers are bad in different ways, but all good drivers are good in the same way". The point b…

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    Comment #29069743

    Starry Internet | Software Engineer (Node.js) | Boston, MA | Full-Time | REMOTE Marketing blurb: We love the internet, but not the complicated plans, bloated bundles, and poor serv…

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    Comment #27029920

    Starry Internet | Backend Engineer (Node.js) | Boston, MA | Full-time | REMOTE Marketing blurb: We love the internet, but not the complicated plans, bloated bundles, and poor servi…

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    Comment #21865538

    Can you expand on this?

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    Comment #21129180

    Starry Internet | Software Engineers | Boston, MA | Full-time | ONSITE Marketing blurb: We love the internet, but not the complicated plans, bloated bundles, and poor service. So w…

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    Comment #20676063

    I'm a little surprised to have not seen any mention of the Speech Synthesis API ( https://caniuse.com/#feat=speech-synthesis ). It's supported almost everywhere that the Web Audio …

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    Comment #20577454

    I used to work at Aereo. I fully expect Locast to lose, but this truly is an A+ troll. Really warms my heart.

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    Comment #20277897

    Want a sandbox that's big enough to use as an actual integration/staging environment rather than just a little toy "Developer Hub"? 15% of your annual contract.

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    Comment #19647561

    The problem with this is that it requires really successful artists to work for far less than the value they create, which they won't – because they know they could make far more m…

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    Comment #19054454

    No worries. When we first launched we were only in NYC, so for a while it was just one facility. But we kept adding them in each new market.

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    Comment #19054099

    We definitely did have our antennas in the same market (DMA) as our subscribers, and went to great lengths to prevent customers from streaming when outside of their home market, as…

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    Comment #19054076

    Former Aereo employee here. A couple things: 1. Getting sued actually isn't as fun as it sounds 2. I love this so much Locast is trolling in the best possible sense of the word.

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    Comment #18923494

    We used these at Aereo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrically_small_antenna

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    Comment #18888072

    I've actually had decent luck getting Stripe to un-blacklist subscribers that they incorrectly identified as fraudsters. But it takes a ton of back-and-forth with support reps who …

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    Comment #18809851

    As a New England resident with a very old detached garage, I, too, wish my Tesla was not so wide. Every single time I park in my garage (which can only be accomplished in reverse, …

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    Comment #18706328

    https://github.com/tc39/proposal-class-fields/blob/master/PR...

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    Comment #18552372

    That's true, of course. But it's much harder to actively cancel higher frequencies. This is why noise cancelling works brilliantly on an airplane (relatively low frequency backgrou…

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    Comment #18379332

    > Autonomy means the data scientists own that code as well. All the way into production. This does not strike me as a great idea.

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    Comment #18068389

    Test.prototype.fail = Test.prototype.pass Dying.

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    Comment #17964240

    I have a little 6-speed BMW right now that’s so fun to drive around, but I think my next car will probably be a Model 3. Shifting is fun when the roads aren’t a disaster, but betwe…

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    Comment #17699229

    The 2018 numbers are YTD though. Both cities seem like they're on track to do as well or better than they did in 2017 assuming that funding doesn't tend to be significantly front-l…

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    Comment #17575092

    Mapbox also offers geocoding and navigation, which are quite a bit more difficult than just setting up a server that can host OSM tiles. Obviously, if all you need are maps, that's…