Nwallins

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by Nwallins 16y ago
> the problem of having a too fast processor on your deployment platform The sarcasm here is unwarranted, as is basically your entire paragraph. Why not just say: Python is slow ?
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by Nwallins 16y ago
Given two systems, do you prefer the closed or open one?
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by Nwallins 16y ago
This article is well-meaning but totally misses the point: It doesn't matter if your POS is built on open source technology if someone has the ability to install new software onto it. i.e. UltraSecureAwesomeClosedSourceOS is just as vulnera
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> ... that hardly means the value of content approaches zero. To the contrary, if you're able to search vast amounts of content for what is most interesting to you, the value you receive from that content increases ... The value of w
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by Nwallins 16y ago
Please excuse me for noting how apologetic the tone is, says the proud owner of an HTC Hero (Sprint v2.1)
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by Nwallins 16y ago
I upvoted by accident. You should invest where you see value. Otherwise you just sound envious and bitter.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> True, and grapes are 2.99 a pound at the local grocery store. Yes, and by the pound is how bulk MJ is bought and sold at a wholesale level. > Doesn't seem to explain why a good dinner table wine can be upwards of $100 a bottle.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
You have to root the phone.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
I would like to make an outlandish suggestion: 10 years of pension / retirement / paid healthcare. Take it whenever you want after the admittedly arbitrary age of 30. After that, you're on your own.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KA-BAR for those interested...
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by Nwallins 16y ago
I really like http://lesswrong.com -- a spinoff of http://overcomingbias.com Their 'stacked' view of threaded comments makes a lot of sense to me. It might be really nice for a code editor too -- the minimal indent width can be smaller
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by Nwallins 16y ago
Just the FAQs, ma'am
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by Nwallins 16y ago
Yes, it screams for a wrapper library. Might take all of 10 minutes to design the API.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> IIS, Apache, Microsoft Word, Excel, Photoshop I can see the enterprise use case for all of those except perhaps the last. I doubt 98% of enterprises rely on Photoshop. What is the enterprise use case for Flash again?
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by Nwallins 16y ago
There are constant references to the etched-glass aesthetic with no examples or explanation, and while I am pretty familiar with iPad reviews and whatnot, I have no idea what this means.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> That's like saying that because we've already debunked alchemy and astrology, being asked to debunk evolution as well is just nitpicking. Well, yes. Scientists around the world agree that every scientific topic should be debunked.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
I don't know what a dilantant is, but in order for a human to maintain a high speed, he is pushing -- nay, driving -- his feet into the running surface. Water does not provide this level of resistance for something with a high psi such a
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by Nwallins 16y ago
OS X for sure has network booting. I believe it is referred to as 'netboot'. http://www.google.com/search?q=os+x+netboot
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by Nwallins 16y ago
Absolutely. The comment was very much tongue-in-cheek. :)
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by Nwallins 16y ago
I hereby suggest that we pronounce these things as memri-stors rather than mem-ristors.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> Negligent melodiousness Malodorousness, perhaps?
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by Nwallins 16y ago
Also, babushka is pronounced like "Bob is good." not ba-BUSH-ka. Matryoshka is, however, pronounced more-or-less like "ma-TROYSH-ka". Well, so says my US-ian ear.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> I think it's more likely that it's a practical reason > They are establishing Adobe's track record of keeping current on underlying platform enhancements. None of that refutes whether or not Apple considers using the Cocoa AP
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by Nwallins 16y ago
I think it's clear that a norm of using the Cocoa API is implied here: > Adobe has been painfully slow to adopt enhancements to Apple’s platforms. For example, although Mac OS X has been shipping for almost 10 years now, Adobe just ad
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by Nwallins 16y ago
Is it not hypocritical to hold others to higher standards than one demonstrates? I see a normative claim: Software systems should do X, Y, and Z Software systems that do not meet the norm are penalized or disallowed by Apple's plat
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by Nwallins 16y ago
I found it odd and jarring that for the first 2 graphs, KVM is blue and Xen is green, while for the CPU graph, Xen is blue and KVM is green. For all subsequent 3-way comparisons, KVM is back to blue and Xen is back to green.
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> Blaming a whole generation is silly. Is anyone really doing that? I see Trophy Kids (btw, new term for me, and I am one, I suppose) as a characterization rather than blame. There is no doubt the term is pejorative, but if I thin
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by Nwallins 16y ago
> Has it really worked well in PCs? The average PC manufacturer is hardly rolling in money, unlike Apple. Assuming we are segmenting the Mac market from the PC market, it is much better to be in the PC market whether you are consumer
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by Nwallins 16y ago
noatime is a great counterexample to your 'ricing' claim. I run this mount option on nearly every filesystem under my command. relatime is also a viable option if you need things like mutt . From http://kerneltrap.org/node/14148 (w
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by Nwallins 17y ago
> Cost of the best smartphones in 2010: <= $200 You should use the unsubsidized cost. Like if you need to replace an iPhone or buying a Nexus One. More like $600.

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