Arnor

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   by Arnor 13y ago

   I used to advocate for Yoda in PHP for the same reason that it's useful in C: if ($var = 1) ... will always evaluate true. But since you should be using === in this context, there's really no excuse for using a single...
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   Whether you can follow all the code in random.c (few can), you can probably get through the comments and have a better understanding of how random number generation works in a Linux environment. Start right after the line: > (now, with l
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   MySQL CLI via SSH or MySQL Workbench.
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   This is what happens when you unleash an intern on http://www.dafont.com/
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   Hey Samsung, let me know when you get a Hologram projector in this thing[0]. [0] http://cdn.tutsplus.com/ae.tutsplus.com/uploads/2013/06/Aetu...
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   Linux certainly is not immune to malware in general or even `viruses` in particular, but a virus isn't a very effective means of attacking "Linux." While it's usually used as a catch all for any malware, a virus is a spe
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   I was fortunate enough to stop using them long before it bothered me, but now it does!
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   > The statement that the Linux platform is absolutely secure now seems even more illusive. What now? When did anyone ever claim Linux was "absolutely secure"? Second, how is an attack that depends on the user installing malicio
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   by Arnor 13y ago

   I obsess over these pedantic differences too and I'm <30 so don't feel too bad. repeatedly pitches 3.5" floppies onto your lawn NERD SHAME EDIT: It's been a while... 3.5"
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    > http://stackoverflow.com/tags/go - 2697. Not so good. No one's asking questions because it's too easy and well documented.
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    The second answer to this stack overflow [0] indicates that you can run Go functions from C if you use gccgo [1]. [0] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6125683/call-go-functions... [1] http://golang.or
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    At the bottom of the cgo command documentation [0] is an example of exporting go functions to C. I don't fully understand how those functions work when running in C land (does the GC come with?), but the implementation doesn't loo
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    I just set up a new blog using Pelican. My considerations were much like what you've listed. The price point seems right as well. I'm tempted to sign on, but my workflow is holding me back. I've got my Pelican based blog set
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    I really hope this makes it to production. I'll be contributing code and money to see that happen. Thanks for this extremely useful tool.
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    If you're wondering where the conversation got derailed it was here: > Learn the basics of engineering Every single comment resulting from this comment has been partisan: Side 1: Elon Musk knows the basics of engineering as evidence
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    Thanks for the VIM tip! I never even thought of looking for an alias for esc before.
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    Montaigne explained this phenomena over a hundred years ago: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3600/3600-h/3600-h.htm#link2H...
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    No http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_Law
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    Challenge: First HTML/WebGL/JS implementation of Zelda wins 1,000,000 nerd cred (or Rupees?).
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    God do I ever want to get out of this ocean of sulphuric acid I work in every day :/
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    >I believe PHP can be saved , the maintainers just dont want to do it ( remove 90% of its crappy features , move APIs out of the core ,etc ... ). They've done a lot to improve it. Were you around in the PHP 4 days? They simply have
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    WGPCGR
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    1. Don't install software from untrusted sources. 2. The trusted sources should provide checksums so you can verify the package before installing it. This protects you from a compromised package so long as the page you accessed the pac
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    I seem to have missed this story. Do you have a link?(preferably the kind that doesn't get me arrested...)
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    For Slartibartfast I decided to give this project its own Workspace, with its own $GOPATH, and put the entire Workspace into git. This is not the recommended practice. ... That's enough nitpicking. The take away that I get from read
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    C?
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    Apparently their market is developers who don't own computers: > However, the MinnowBoard is still cheaper than most PCs and could appeal to developers looking to write and test commercial applications before they're deployed i
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    Very impressive!
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    True, it would be tricky to get all the rules of chess into a JS file (sounds like a worthwhile open source challenge to me!), but it wouldn't be so hard to expose the features of a chess program like Crafty through an API and do the c
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    by Arnor 13y ago

    Thanks for the Algebra Chapter 0 link! I think that's my next math book :)