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by DerekL 11y ago
This type of puzzle is called a “Nonogram”, and is known by many other names. They are often printed in puzzle magazines and books, and there are many computer implementations. I used to visit griddlers.net all of the time. Nintendo made th
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by DerekL 11y ago
You should only learn all three languages if you want to know all three languages. Learning C as a stepping stone to C++ is a waste of time. You might think it's a good idea, because C++ is based on C, and most of the features of C are
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by DerekL 11y ago
Ugh, this complaint again: > Similar to the goofy way you must insert Apple's Pencil into the bottom of the iPad Pro, Apple asks Magic Mouse 2 users to flip the device on its back like a beetle with its legs in the air and plug in t
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by DerekL 11y ago
This is also related to the binary complex number format discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10648847 The set of complex numbers with all zeroes to the left of the radix point forms a fractal that is two dr
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by DerekL 11y ago
It's unreadable on the iPad. The text is gigantic, and it won't let me pinch to zoom out.
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by DerekL 11y ago
You don't need to modify the compiler to do that. You could just write that in Swift.
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by DerekL 11y ago
Reminds me of a deleted animated scene from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. https://youtu.be/1oGpR_TP7ME?t=397
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by DerekL 11y ago
I installed Zork on my Fossil Wrist PDA, though I never actually played it much. I mainly played Sudoku.
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by DerekL 11y ago
It looks like this is the reason: “All Mac Store Apps Stopped Working Due To Expired Security Certificate” http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/12/all-mac-store-apps-stopped-... https://news.ycombinator.
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by DerekL 11y ago
Yes, but with BBEdit, not 1Password. It happened tonight.
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by DerekL 11y ago
So, you want to disrupt governance by replacing democracy with plutocracy? The more taxes you pay, the more explicit political power you should have?
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by DerekL 11y ago
According to the video, the CO2 reacts with the solution to form carbonate ions.
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by DerekL 11y ago
Maybe you're thinking of carmine, which is a red dye extracted from insects. But that's different from either of the red dyes used in M&M's.
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by DerekL 11y ago
It's strange that the author thinks it's so hard to drive around the car with sensors attached, and thinks it's much easier to decompile all of the code in the engine control unit. I'm all for this proposed exemption to
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by DerekL 11y ago
You don't seem to understand that various kinds of arcade games existed before video games. Go to the article and scroll down to the “Winter Hunt” and ”Basketball” machines.
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by DerekL 11y ago
Modern American life probably had very little influence, because the study was performed in Germany.
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by DerekL 11y ago
Previously submitted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10065436
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by DerekL 11y ago
Previous discussion of the linked video: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10082517
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by DerekL 11y ago
You can download the newly compiled binaries to your test devices. The App Store won't release it to customers until you say it's okay.
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by DerekL 11y ago
The title misspelled “Hyundai”.
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by DerekL 12y ago
This seems to be the original article: http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/27/apple-doesnt-care-why-one-...
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by DerekL 12y ago
“A Child And His Lawnmower” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frgENbP1lYY
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by DerekL 12y ago
This isn't a bug in the compiler or the JVM. The Java spec explicitly allows this optimization to happen. From The Java Language Specification (SE 7), section 12.6.1: > Optimizing transformations of a program can be designed that re
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by DerekL 12y ago
Since Apple hasn't said anything about upgrades, I think that means that there won't be any. Apple will replace broken or faulty electronics, but they won't upgrade you to the newest model. That really indicates that Apple Wa
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by DerekL 12y ago
I don't think so, Apple has made Macs in multiple colors before. Once the iMac and iBook were available in four or more colors, but that was way back in 2000.
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by DerekL 12y ago
Actually, even back in 1981, there were multiple lines, though not nearly as much as now. Here's a list of the sets released in 1981: http://brickset.com/sets/year-1981 . Out of 58 sets, 16 are designed for generi
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by DerekL 12y ago
No, the BeOS rights went to PalmSource when it was spun off.
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by DerekL 12y ago
If you want an assination (or an assignation), you should use Tinder, not Silk Road. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Assination&de...
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by DerekL 12y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8701460
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by DerekL 12y ago
Not currently. But it's a development tool, and not a part of OS X, so it wouldn't be listed here anyway. For instance, this page has Clang, GCC, Git, etc.: http://opensource.apple.com/release/developer-tools-

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