Simucal

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by Simucal 14y ago
I wrote something like this a couple years ago[1]. I also attempted to support ball-to-ball collisions. I rarely do any graphics type programming so this was a fun diversion. However, the simulation would slow down considerably after addin
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by Simucal 14y ago
Anachronism maybe?
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by Simucal 14y ago
Apple is really slipping in terms of leaks prior to their major product releases. We have had major leaks before but this is getting ridiculous.
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by Simucal 14y ago
Can you expand on your comment about how the iPad didn't find a solid use until the second iteration? Not sure what that means.
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by Simucal 14y ago
Do you know if they plan rewrite those also?
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by Simucal 14y ago
I've read accounts[0] of people washing their normal keyboards in the dishwasher for years. Put it in the top-rack fully intact then let it air dry for week before using it again. [0] - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId
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by Simucal 14y ago
That bit of information about them being engaged was just kind of sprinkled into the middle of the article as if it was of no significance.
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by Simucal 14y ago
There is an iOS app called "Wiki Offline" which gives you a local copy of the English Wikipedia that has been compressed to around 3.5GB.
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by Simucal 14y ago
The Kindle app on my phone has increased the amount I read so much. I find all these random times throughout the day where I can read another chapter in whatever book I'm reading. Waiting for a meeting to start or standing in line? I'll r
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by Simucal 14y ago
Square is really opening the door for credit processing in a lot of places that it wasn't practical before. I just went to a "Food Truck Friday" event at a local park and every single food truck was accepting credit cards via Square.
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by Simucal 14y ago
If the bike is damaged or stolen while under your care are you not liable for it? Or do you use these bikes going between destinations which have these bike stations so you don't expose yourself to any risk of leaving unattended?
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by Simucal 14y ago
I find it pretty refreshing to have someone candidly discuss their failed ambitions. The selection bias of insanely successful startups on HN can lead to a skewed perception of actual success rates. These are the kind of posts I need from
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by Simucal 14y ago
One thing to consider is that the Windows app store will be Metro (not sure what to call it now) only. So Steam might be a pretty attractive option for filling the niche of distributing traditional desktop applications. Being able to keep
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by Simucal 14y ago
I've read before[0] that it is actually a violation of a stores terms with Visa to enforce minimum transaction sizes. Those stores could potentially be reported to Visa and have sanctions placed on them (like an increased transaction rate)
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by Simucal 14y ago
Have you read Red Mars by Kim Stanley? The first 100 people to Mars start to do what you suggest: start over with a clean slate without all the historical cruft. And this works at first because most of the first 100 people are scientists,
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by Simucal 14y ago
Don't forget he correctly predicted the Roomba!
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by Simucal 14y ago
A dream of mine has been that I'd move into academia and teach Computer Science in the latter half of my career. I know that I enjoy teaching and I'd love to be able to devote the remainder of my time to researching topics that interest me
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by Simucal 14y ago
I agree. This new logo looks like a lot of the more generic designs I've seen submitted in 99design contests.
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by Simucal 14y ago
Would they only deny you a security clearance if your sexual orientation was a secret? It seems like it would be hard to blackmail someone who was publicly gay.
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by Simucal 14y ago
That isn't Strunk and White. That is just Strunk and is an earlier edition of the work long before White came on.
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by Simucal 14y ago
I was browsing on the original iPad. For some reason, certain PDFs seem to stress it out when rendering and it really lags. It also did not correctly display the SVG link. So all I was left with was the JPG link which was unfortunate beca
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by Simucal 14y ago
This is great but why is English the only version that is in jpg rather than png?
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by Simucal 14y ago
I'm amazed how close that ~2004 prototype is to what they launched in 2010. I'm really curious what the software on those early models was like.
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by Simucal 14y ago
One thing that I don't like about Google Hangout's screen sharing implementation is that I can't seem to view other participants screen in fullscreen. I often find myself squinting at the screen trying to read something. If Screenleap solv
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by Simucal 14y ago
If you read my first comment in this thread, I stated that by recording the seed it would allow you to save the terrain generated by the game not any modifications or alterations a user added to it with their own block placement. This is us
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by Simucal 14y ago
The seed could be generated using the default random function of your platform without specifying the seed (the default seed is likely based on some timestamp component). You would then take the value the default random function gives you a
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by Simucal 14y ago
Mythbusters was able to defeat several fingerprint identification systems quite easily. At first their attempts were pretty elaborate. They lifted a fingerprint from a glass a person had held and then used an acidic solution to etch that p
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by Simucal 14y ago
If you wanted to generate the same terrain, then you could save a particular seed for the random function which could be appended to the url. That wouldn't include all the player made modifications to the terrain but it would give people th
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by Simucal 14y ago
I pledged for this Kickstarter even though I'm not overly interested in realistic sword fighting video games. I really just wanted to give something back to Neal Stephenson for all the enjoyment I've gotten out of his books aside from his
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by Simucal 14y ago
Can you describe a little bit about what all goes into preparing for a Windows 7 deployment for a company of your size? I'm genuinely curious.

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