gbugniot | 6 years ago | on: Another Interstellar Object Detected in the Solar System
It's a comet. https://twitter.com/AscendingNode/status/1171894551780290560
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gbugniot | 6 years ago | on: A friendly web development tutorial for complete beginners (2017)
Yes of course, like in any other programming languages.
gbugniot | 6 years ago | on: A friendly web development tutorial for complete beginners (2017)
JS is easy, JS ecosystem is not.
gbugniot | 7 years ago | on: Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars
A note slightly related: Mars reaches perihelic opposition with the sun on July 27, 2018, which means observers on Earth will have their closest view of the planet since 2003. Great time to borrow a telescope.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: It's time to head back to RSS?
IMO, RSS is by far the best tool to get news content. Thanks to the ratio signal/noise.
Problem is, how to convince website editors to promote theirs RSS feeds while there are many social networks out there with built-in ads feature.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Bootstrap 4
Brutalist design http://brutalistwebsites.com
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Google ditches Ubuntu for Debian for internal engineering environment
Except Windows according to this article https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/google-to-employees-mac-...
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Resources for learning about boot loaders?
You should take a look at U-Boot implementation.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: I'm a solopreneur and I feel demoralised
From my point of view, your professional situation seems really enjoyable.
I guess the first step is to be proud of you. Next, go to the gym, and spend more time with your loved ones (friends/family). Do you have a hobby?
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Apple Introduces Search Ads Basic
[off-topic] Is the MacBook Pro 15 available in gold now? https://searchads.apple.com/v/basic/a/images/overview/hero_m...
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Joan Feynman Found Her Place in the Sun
What a refreshing read. Lovely kids, awesome scientists.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Concise Electronics for Geeks (2010)
This is why this article is good.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Why Do We Still Commute?
As a reminder, everyone doesn't work in front of a computer all day.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Steve Wozniak: There's 'way too much hype' around Elon Musk's Tesla
Except that electric engines can be more than 90% efficient while combustion engines are 30 to 45% efficient.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Webkit begins work on service workers
Good move. Next, PWA.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Mark Zuckerberg Says Elon Musk Is Drumming Up ‘Doomsday Scenarios’ About AI
Elon Musk response: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/889743782387761152
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: The Weird Signal
Related to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14791143
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Explore ISS in Google Street View
Direct link to the famous "Cupola":
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.5602853,-95.0853914,3a,75y,2...
BTW Thomas Pesquet, french astronaut behind this work, shares stunning pictures of Earth: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Strange Signals from the Nearby Red Dwarf Star Ross 128
SETI analysis: http://seti.berkeley.edu/ross128.pdf
TL;DR No evidence of aliens.
gbugniot | 8 years ago | on: Apollo – An open autonomous driving platform
Will you find acceptable a plane crash because of technical failure?
Determinism rules for aeronautical engineers (software and hardware), and thus, today, flying is the safest transportation mode.
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