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Reshared post from SpaceX CAPTURE COMPLETE!!! The space station's robotic arm has grappled Spa...

CAPTURE COMPLETE!!! The space station's robotic arm has grappled SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft!

Syndicated 2012-05-25 14:40:43 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

"Legislation comes in the form of bills which are essentially patches to the existing legal code....

"Legislation comes in the form of bills which are essentially patches to the existing legal code. Many different versions of a patch may float around to be debated, discussed, amended, etc., before a final version is applied to the "trunk". The process is extremely similar to how developers manage software changes, particularly in the open source world."

uscode
The United States Code. Contribute to uscode development by creating an account on GitHub.

Syndicated 2012-05-25 14:22:41 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

I'll watch this later.

I'll watch this later.

InfoQ: Lock-free Algorithms
Martin Thompson and Michael Barker explain how Intel x86_64 processors and their memory model work along with low-level techniques that help creating lock-free software.

Syndicated 2012-05-25 14:14:39 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

It's like dd with a progress bar.

It's like dd with a progress bar.

pipeviewer
Pipe Viewer

Syndicated 2012-05-24 20:32:18 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

HV Supply Mark 1 milled and ready to be populated.

HV Supply Mark 1 milled and ready to be populated.



Syndicated 2012-05-23 04:22:04 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

"The problem is that we have been tinkering with the thermostat without understanding exactly wha...

"The problem is that we have been tinkering with the thermostat without understanding exactly what we were doing."

Cassandra's legacy: The great chemical reaction: life and death of Gaia
Good evening everyone and it is very nice to be here today. You know, every time I give a talk I try to say something different - otherwise it would be boring for me and, perhaps, for you, too. So, th...

Syndicated 2012-05-22 20:37:58 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

Hate the Unity "global menu" bar at the top of the screen? Run: sudo apt-get remove appmenu-gtk3 ...

Hate the Unity "global menu" bar at the top of the screen? Run: sudo apt-get remove appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-gtk appmenu-qt

Syndicated 2012-05-16 20:39:01 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

I love reading articles that make me think and leave me with a new tool in my mental toolbox. Tha...

I love reading articles that make me think and leave me with a new tool in my mental toolbox. Thanks Rich.

Clojure/core — Anatomy of a Reducer
Last time, I blogged about Clojure's new reducers library. This time I'd like to look at the details of what constitutes a reducer, as well as some background about the library. What's a R...

Syndicated 2012-05-16 16:29:17 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

Reshared post from JP Sugarbroad It's happening.

It's happening.

World IPv6 Launch
This Time it is for Real. 6 JUNE 2012. Major Internet service providers (ISPs), home networking equipment manufacturers, and web companies around the world are coming together to permanently enable IP...

Syndicated 2012-05-15 20:34:48 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

Seems like it's better than death... maybe.

Seems like it's better than death... maybe.


Syndicated 2012-05-14 23:40:35 from Plus Public Activity Feed for David Barksdale

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