Anybody know why it is a cycling (circular) motion rather than a linear stepping motion? It looks like the apparatus has a strange rolling motion which needn't be as pronounced.
COM is not windows specific any more! Or rather there is a portable COM-like thing which looks like a good fit for cross language development
https://github.com/Microsoft/xlang
I also really enjoyed the course. The book behind this course is called "The Elements of Computing Systems". I've been recommending it to lots of people.
From the link:
Europlugs are only designed for low-power (less than 2.5 A) Class II (double-insulated) devices that operate at normal room temperature and do not require a protective-earth connection.
>> "The fact that it has not decomposed shows you how unhealthy it is for children."
> How does that show it's unhealthy for children? I'm not saying that a burger from McDonald's isn't unhealthy, but why is this evidence of it?
When something differs from the natural order, I think it's fair to treat it with a large dose of suspicion (even horror!) and put the onus on the unnatural to justify itself as safe.
> There are now inductive loops as you traverse the offramp. They sense if your car is exceeding a given speed, and they trigger a red light at the end of the offramp if you are. Then, after that turns green, the system triggers another red light four blocks down the road to be sure you're not drag racing.
Oh that's a wonderful nudge! These sound much more better than speed cameras. No need for a bureaucratic system of enforcement for the simple things.
Just as long as they're used judiciously. I can imagine the rage if the guy in front keeps triggering the red for everybody.
One part in the article really caught my attention:
Recruiting and hiring isn’t considered a core activity
I think that once your company grows beyond a certain size, it must become so. We hired a full time in-house recruiter around 100 people and it has had enormous benefit.
It should become a core activity but in many cases even when a company hires a recruiter they are really hiring a 'seat filler' rather than a recruiter (btw, I have no idea about stevek's company; this is a generalization).
By 'seat filler' I mean someone who is simply there to find a body at the cheapest price they can get away with. More often than not it is to fill a quota or fight attrition rather than find someone worthy.
