Mentat_Enki

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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
Funny Story... For a good 20 some years, there was a wonderful conference dedicated to hacking on the Macintosh called 'MacHack' that was traditionally held in Dearborn, Michigan (well, it started on U of M's campus in Ann Arbor, and was o
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
Ha indeed... Started clicking around on it expecting to edit text, or turn a page, or SOMETHING... Started looking for javascript errors thinking Safari had crapped the bed, as it is prone to do from time to time. sigh Post things like t
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
Never use your own money! Borrow and lose other people's money. It's the American Way! wink (Note: I am an American, and thus reserve the right to poke myself in the eye.) (While this was meant to be funny, it's really meant to be "ha-h
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
I think he means attempting to solve the 'symmetric multiprocessing' problem using threads, rather than using threads for sensible things like IO-forking/event-driven, asynchronous stuff.
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
Righty-o. Didn't mean to sound annoyed, but there has been a bit more Craigslist-y trolling-for-programmers-for-hire than usual lately it seems, and that kinda stuff needs some trouncing IMHO. :) Also, you are going to be limited to the to
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
Was there a question being asked here? If you are looking for a programmer-for-hire, there are freelance sites for that sort of thing. This isn't even an hard/interesting problem, and anyone who could "build a mobile site/app" should be a
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
malapropism... think he meant 'obscene'.
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
Technically, HE himself, as in Plato, first person, never says 'the physical world is bad'. However, if you study his work, you will find that this notion is indeed carried out in the words and actions of his protagonist, Socrates. For exa
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
You've missed the admittedly rather subtle point I was trying to make, and have assumed I meant that iPods and iPhones were 'credible alternatives to a computer'. The reason for my sarcastic, annoyed comment is the continual shock and disbe
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by Mentat_Enki 16y ago
This just in: Apple ALSO selling more iPods and iPhones than Macs! Compelling! After the break: the shocking story of a Bear who shits in the woods, and is the Space Pope REALLY reptilian? Back after this...
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. Practical and Powerful. Great lineage. Check it out.
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
Scheme.
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
Absolutely...I mean, look how Sergei and Brin's and Steve and Steve's ventures turned out... sheesh.
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
Aye, and don't forget the loss of the Library at Alexandria... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_at_Alexandria
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
yeah perhaps I drew him into this one, but "innate quality of human organic compounds" seemed like a bit of human elitism to me. To which I say "hey buddy, just because we are (apparently) the most dominant species on the planet (which I a
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
Bah....I call bullshit. This is pure anthropomorphism. Humans think they are the shit, but in fact they are only story-telling animals (which does give us an evolutionary advantage, incidentally. We are not limited in our information tr
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
Can't wait... G.R.R. Martin is terrific. Heard some rumor that HBO or showtime was making a live-action series based upon the books. Love the gritty realities of his novel... Never afraid to lop the head off the main protagonist in the mi
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by Mentat_Enki 17y ago
condolences, man... bummer. My Apple ][c is still kicking!