Alas not. We use it on our Linux machines with include mode and it's painful. Common domains fail to resolve at all, and can't even SSH to IP addresses on the local network. Every update seems to fix one edge case and add two more. At this point I'd rather just have a VPN and spend the buzzword budget on something else.
It's a "coaster" hub, very common on cheap single-speed bikes. It allows you to coast without pedalling, and by applying backwards pedal pressure it activates a drum brake.
Definitely not enough braking force for this bike weight though.
Yep, Mono works on Mac. And there's MonoDevelop, which is a reasonably pleasant IDE.
(I don't know about NuGet and ASP.NET MVC; I only have Mono and MonoDevelop on my Mac because occasionally I modify C# plugins for a Windows app and I like being able to see compiler errors without having to install it on a Windows machine.)
What I find with C++ is that there are many languages inside it. Put 5 C++ programmers in a room and you'll probably end up with 6 different styles.
That the language may have some Python-esque tendencies (given very particular language, compiler and library versions, and a depth of knowledge not required in the Python equivalent) doesn't seem that interesting. Especially when you consider that 9/10 C++ programmers you meet don't actually code in that style and don't intend to.
You still have to feed the fish, so it's not really closed. But it is reasonably self-contained in combination with using vegetable waste to breed fly larvae which go on to feed the fish.
The difficult thing about aquaponics is the cyclomatic complexity (to use a software term). Basically everything feeds into everything else. At first you might think that the system is in balance, but in fact it rarely is. Plants and fish will be added and removed regularly, each agent having different nutritional needs at different stages in their lifecycle. Disease or infestation of plants or animals can be difficult to deal with, as any pesticide or herbicide will cycle through the complete system. There simply aren't any cheap off-the-shelf sensors to monitor things you care about, so you need to do regular physical checks with chemical kits.
Aquaponics is a fun, but very hard, problem to solve correctly. You can learn a lot from it, and it is a great system for people who like to learn a bit about everything.
Allow me to nitpick about physical checks with chemical kits-- I'm sure we can build a sensor for that. The potential problem I see, however, is that by the time you detect a dangerous chemical change, it's too late. Visual inspection is still important (to see that Nemo's gimpy fin is caused by an infection rather than a birth defect) until we figure out AI enough to detect certain kinds of things.
I'm also not seeing anything here that couldn't be done in the JVM either. The numbers aren't spectacular for eight dedicated hardware boxes.
Well, good for them for choosing a technology that they enjoy and making it work. There's more than enough room for another mature application platform.
> How can you compare reading Slashdot at +5 to reading the mostly unfiltered comments here?
Because Slashdot actually provides the facilities to do so. If I could browse +5 HN comments then believe me I would.
> the populism, trolling, and general lack of real-world experience of other posters made participating in the discussions pointless and even counter-productive.
Because Slashdot actually provides the facilities to do so. If I could browse +5 HN comments then believe me I would.
As others pointed out, even +5 /. browsing leaves you with a stilted half-conversation where you have to expand lower-rated comments to even understand the points being made in the replies. Even worse, often times you'll find some really great comments moderated into the ground there just because they aren't politically correct. Good debate and logical thinking aren't very appreciated there, just snarky comments and closely following the prevailing groupthink.
I could make the same argument about HN.
You could try. I don't think that it would be a particularly good argument. Slashdot's vicious trolling, moderation stalking, and general nastiness is something that I saw way too many times. Discovering HN last year was a huge breath of fresh air. I appreciate it and won't be taking it for granted any time soon.
You've apparently never run into the malicious pack of down-voters here. Say something they disagree with (even when they are wrong), use humor, or say thank you, and you will.
Your take on /. is also overly negative. I've enjoyed it for many years. The reason I'm here more lately is that I've grown tired of much of the topics there, (such as software licensing) which I have little interest in.
On Slashdot, you get stories of general interest without "What's this doing on HN?" or "I wonder if a startup could disrupt <whatever>?" bullshit comments cropping up. People can post humor for the sake of humor without getting stick-up-the-ass shitheels posting high-and-mighty "we are not amused" replies and downvoting. Slashdot feels fun and maybe a bit incendiary. Hacker News has great content and a lot of great posters, but it also has this atmosphere of constantly trying to make yourself look as smart and perfect as possible, taking yourself way too seriously, and most importantly selling yourself/your startup at any opportunity.
