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 Discussion on answer by Dale M: Is th…

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rackandboneman
Sep 18, 2024 11:41
Also, in most western jurisdictions such terms would be considered simply null and void, so you could enter such a contract with full intent to ignore the terms in question without your behaviour being considered breach or fraud.
 

 Discussion on question by WarpPrime: …

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rackandboneman
Jul 11, 2023 02:44
@Escapeddentalpatient it seems, in many science fiction stories any other condition would be considered newsworthy..... but seriously, if you were talking living quarters not engineering decks, you would basically have (body heat from organic occupants, waste heat from robots, waste heat from edge/endpoint electronics, heating by impinging inside and outside light (and other radiation), waste heat from activities like food prep, conducted heat via structure, hot objects) vs (heat loss) vs (the tab life support systems have to take)?
rackandboneman
Jul 11, 2023 02:44
@John is this true in all cases, are there no scenarios where heat LOSS is to be avoided?
 

 Discussion on question by Deekay: Is …

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rackandboneman
Feb 21, 2023 16:24
I guess, if one wanted to teach that kind of vandal a lesson, one could probably weaponize hazmat/recycling/waste disposal laws to a great degree - some of the pigments used in antique paintings would classify as very hazardous waste.
 

 Discussion on question by mousetail: …

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rackandboneman
Feb 20, 2023 14:29
I was tempted to say "play the fallout games, they describe that kind of society perfectly" :)
 

 Discussion on question by BorHacker: …

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rackandboneman
Jun 30, 2022 11:06
@Justme a LOT of 1980s/1990s peripherals that were connectible to a serial port used spare wires off-label (as GPIO lines or for power supply purposes) and out of line with rs232 protocol by register accesses direct to rs232 cards. These kind of peripherals tend not to work with adapters that merely offer rs232.... ISA/LPC connected ports > PCI/PCIe connected ports > USB connected ports.
 

 Discussion on question by cgb5436: Ho…

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rackandboneman
Jan 13, 2022 00:33
" excuse me, but 'obvious' appears to be outside the result set? "
 

 Discussion on question by hovenor: Co…

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rackandboneman
Sep 20, 2021 00:28
@paulj if that is the majority workplace culture there, going against it is probably not going to help, but rather just make the majority feel threatened and lead to escalation...
 

 Discussion on question by Daron: Why …

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rackandboneman
Sep 18, 2021 03:00
"You forget that some monsters, such as in Horizon Zero-dawn have limited aggro range for technical reasons; Because the monsters are big, their pathfinding system tends to get stuck outside the battle arena you're supposed to fight them in. This leads to game weaknesses, by the way." Just declare taking advantage of that a valid game mechanic, and balance the monsters accordingly, why not?
 

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rackandboneman
Jan 26, 2021 21:25
Is the historical example of East Germany relevant here?
 

 Discussion on answer by PcMan: Would …

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rackandboneman
Dec 19, 2020 01:15
@Ian Kemp true, I was slightly unclear - if it is indeed 3 decades old, it is likely NOR. And you will probably find plenty of things 20-30 years old with working and intact pre written NOR flash on any flea market - that they have not been in continous use just means that they have NOT been refreshed, so you still get the 20-30 years old original electrons.
rackandboneman
Dec 19, 2020 01:15
In practice, devices with their firmware in flash memory (usually NOR flash but sometimes also the NAND technology SSDs use) have been around for ca. 30 years now. Flash memory loss is not a common cause of these devices failing.
 

 Discussion on answer by scruss: What …

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rackandboneman
Oct 4, 2020 10:18
The PC-AT was in a way still a hybrid system, some 8-bit-connected stuff was used, and 8 bit ISA hardware was supported - ISA circuitry was very close to the data/memory bus in AT/386 era systems...
 

 Discussion on answer by JBH: Could yo…

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rackandboneman
Aug 11, 2020 12:32
Would a commercial CPU really be able to deal with, say, 20GHz clocks from a parasitic reactances and RF layout standpoint?
 

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rackandboneman
Feb 11, 2020 12:27
@WGroleau if it is indeed a power game more than a business necessity, volunteers might not count or even count negatively, since there was no power invested :)
 

 Discussion on question by Nigel J: Wh…

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rackandboneman
Dec 5, 2019 01:56
Would be more comparable to Americanism, Germanism etc....
 

 Discussion on question by T. Sar - Re…

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rackandboneman
Nov 25, 2019 12:20
Also watch your back - somebody of that mindset could be not beyond acting vengeful when you refuse his bidding. The "lawyer up" advice might be good advice for that reason alone.
 

 Discussion on question by D344z: "Sta…

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rackandboneman
Nov 18, 2019 13:07
Not that unusual in REAL startup culture, but then it isn't FORMALLY requested of you, it is more like there is a competitive performance culture and/or implied leadership roles that result in long hours. You are probably right about being offered a FAKE of that.
 

 Discussion on answer by MechMK1: What…

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rackandboneman
Nov 16, 2019 14:29
Forged slip could provoke very very drastic and rapid action, because it turns "suspicion of nefarious intent" to "PROOF of nefarious intent". If that situation cannot be defused quick enough, goodnight. Also "killing or injuring you is illegal, so it will not happen" as an absolute is dangerously naive thinking, as is "no one possibly has provisions set up to get away with doing that anyway".
 

 Discussion on answer by Dan: Speaking…

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rackandboneman
Nov 7, 2019 12:12
We say "main station" because we would expect everyone to start looking for a sign "Howpedbarnhove" and get even more confused, giving the differences in phonetics between English and German.
 

 Discussion on answer by harrymc: Does…

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rackandboneman
Oct 29, 2019 07:25
Some commercial licenses will even expect 24 cores be licensed if the software is run in a 4 core VM on a 24 core host.
 

 Discussion on question by Dwayne Reid…

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rackandboneman
Sep 26, 2019 16:53
Could simply making many small PCBs and just linking them very weakly, eg with thin wire bonds, be viable?
 

 Discussion on question by Honorary Wo…

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rackandboneman
Jan 29, 2019 00:58
Some non-violent but truly rude behaviours, especially language that colourfully suggests unwillingness to cooperate (eg "kiss my ass!"), can be perceived as a willingness to ensure your non-cooperation by non-nonviolent means by europeans.
 

 Discussion on question by Erguy: Why …

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rackandboneman
Jan 26, 2019 05:34
Unless you put the guy in the hospital in the first place and got a restraining order against you, or at least were asked by that coworker to not visit him, how can such off-hours behaviour ever be HR's business?
 

 Discussion on question by Summer: Com…

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rackandboneman
Dec 30, 2018 04:28
Yes. "Expecting you to" and "Willing to force you if you refuse" are two pair of shoes.
 

 Discussion on question by Indu: How d…

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rackandboneman
Dec 30, 2018 04:26
Sounds like you are trying to find beginners (otherwise their job experience would speak for itself and wouldn't need to be formally tested) that you can utilize at a skill and responsibility level that isn't for beginners?
 

 Discussion on question by Anon: What …

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rackandboneman
Dec 11, 2018 22:08
Stop giving anyone ideas on how to make anyone jailable on a whim :)
 

 Discussion on question by Claiming He…

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rackandboneman
Dec 6, 2018 05:50
I know, but it certainly describes the sound of heavyness quite nicely :)
 

 Discussion on answer by motosubatsu: …

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rackandboneman
Nov 15, 2018 00:31
If it is old SOFTWARE tools, there might be good reasons behind that (devil you know attitude, old customer specifications in long term projects, certified environments that leave no room for upgrades without recertification....)
 

 Discussion on answer by R..: Is passw…

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rackandboneman
Nov 10, 2018 19:59
Security needs to enhance functionality, not the other way around :)
 

 Discussion on question by gsamaras: I…

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rackandboneman
Oct 30, 2018 16:36
A question asked about a drink in bavaria at this time of year reeks of oktoberfest - which appears to have its own rules anyway!
 

 Discussion on question by Cuntimus Pr…

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rackandboneman
Jun 7, 2018 16:22
Doing "nothing wrong" sometimes isn't "nothing wrong enough" from the perspective of an enemy with a "not with us means against us" worldview.
 

 Discussion on question by Green: Sell…

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rackandboneman
May 2, 2018 03:37
@Aslum that could make an interesting twist in the story actually - someone is going to pay one way or another :) Add a society where ordinary suicide attempts are very very taboo, and I think there is a book I must read :)
 

 Discussion on question by Leo B.: Wha…

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rackandboneman
Apr 23, 2018 05:47
When does a default install of MSDOS ask you for any password AT ALL?
 

 Discussion on answer by gnasher729: W…

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rackandboneman
Apr 12, 2018 06:15
@AaronF password protection (including locking the workstations when away) is a MAJOR element in a security policy when using standard windows PCs. And people ignoring a policy that says "lock it!" will compromise it no matter what you do.
rackandboneman
Apr 12, 2018 06:15
What is or isn't acceptable to make of the "unlocked" situation is purely a matter of company culture... Leaving a laptop with privileged information unlocked and unguarded, however, can mean defaulting on the security expectactions of the company's partners and customers, and in case this manager is involved in HR/administration, also those within the company.
 

 Discussion on answer by Colin Fine: “…

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rackandboneman
Apr 11, 2018 12:34
Given that Fortran was used much in engineering and experimental science, using "real" as the default type seems sensible - you worked a lot with numbers representing real-word measured (not counted. scaled to human-readable units.) quantities. These tend to be real numbers.
 

 Discussion on answer by LangLangC: Do…

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rackandboneman
Mar 22, 2018 11:16
"Konstitution" exists as a word, but its meanings do not commonly include "Verfassung" in the meaning of a political instrument. It is usually employed to mean "physical constitution", for example of an athlete. BTW, "Reich" is still a very charged word among germans, using it in any context pertaining to german politics will usually make you look like either a monarchist or a neonazi.
 

 Discussion on answer by ArtOfCode: Ho…

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rackandboneman
Feb 28, 2018 01:00
Headphones (if turned up very loud) can - ironically - also be a form of attention seeking - but someone doing so will usually also give strong nonverbal signals.
 

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rackandboneman
Feb 18, 2018 02:41
"damn", "dang", "darn" still too offensive? What about "fuck" alternatives (fork, funk, fudge)?
 

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rackandboneman
Jan 5, 2018 16:44
"Before writing a program one sits down and draws a rough structure" ... the modern equivalent to that would be writing the outermost control structures straight in your editor, and later fleshing them out. However, probably most people these days will go a different route: Having a very rough concept in their head, and then writing whatever part of the implementation they are right now sure of, simplifying the mental model more and more by dropping what they have already written out of it. Rinse, repeat. Bottom up, in the end.
 

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rackandboneman
Dec 16, 2017 17:16
For added points, start the sentence with a greeting of "Morgen! .... "
 

 Discussion on question by Eliana: Sup…

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rackandboneman
Nov 28, 2017 20:50
"making his coworkers laugh" at your expense without your consent - that is not an excuse but one of the most inappropriate reasons!
 

 Discussion on question by B.fox: How …

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rackandboneman
Nov 26, 2017 19:49
This site has become about worldwrecking a lot recently :)
 

 Discussion on answer by Jolenealaska:…

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rackandboneman
Nov 11, 2017 04:16
In Germany, wine is also sold in small (beer sized) bottles, and usable qualities for cooking can be had for say €2 - just stock some of these :)
 

 Discussion on question by hypers: How…

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rackandboneman
Nov 4, 2017 16:38
BTW, are you developing a watchdog? Seems to be the only reason to do that...
rackandboneman
Nov 4, 2017 16:38
@Korthalion ineffective, this will create a lot of CPU load but a modern OS will not be driven to total exhaustion this way. Same about fork bombs.
 

 Discussion on question by Vylix: Is i…

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rackandboneman
Sep 27, 2017 20:57
@Christoph and even these "blew up" from secondary effects not from a "nuclear blast" ... SL-1 (much smaller, earlier reactor) could be described as an accident where, albeit secondary, effects were at least tightly coupled (nuclear excursion -> nearly immediate catastrophic failure). But then, how is "10 microsecond uncertainty" qualitatively different from "10 second uncertainty"?
 

 Discussion on answer by Alexandre Vai…

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rackandboneman
Jun 6, 2017 21:00
A cook can do a lot with minimal equipment, but he is kind of SOL without the farmer or hunter :)
 

 Discussion on question by rackandbone…

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rackandboneman
May 12, 2017 15:58
That would be more equivalent if you had the choice of guaranteed rat-free vs who-knows service regarding your steaks....