abvr

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by abvr 7y ago
No, Richard, it's 'Linux', not 'GNU/Linux'. The most important contributions that the FSF made to Linux were the creation of the GPL and the GCC compiler. Those are fine and inspired products. GCC is a monument
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by abvr 7y ago
As always, anchoring the already broken interview system by introducing even more wacky gimmicks to the process. Let's hope this one stands to be a refreshing sign that they are looking for ways to both improve the process and their ow
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by abvr 7y ago
Just their word, and I also said I hoped they kept their word. I'm just trying to be optimistic in this case, although I agree with how acquisitions always run into the ground regardless of the company, but something tells me IBM would
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by abvr 7y ago
That I feel is just hyperbole, too many people tend to think this deal is some kid of death warrant to Red Hat, but in reality it is only going to strengthen it by adding more and providing support, both financial and managerial to any dear
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by abvr 7y ago
Could you elaborate on why you hold a distasteful attitude towards this person? Just curious.
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by abvr 7y ago
Absolute madlad.
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The Hideous Name (1985) [pdf](3e8.org)
9 points by abvr 8y ago|3 comments
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by abvr 8y ago
Wouldn't label him a GOAT as such as he merely created Windows NT. OTOH, Carmack is on a whole other level altogether, it is unfair to list both of them together.
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by abvr 8y ago
Oh yes, one of my bucket list kinda goals in life is to be able to get to a level where I can grok TAoCP at a visceral level and understand the underlying mathematics used to derive the algorithmic complexities and how they all function. I
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by abvr 8y ago
Sorry to be unaware, but what were/are they hoping or expecting to discover with these experiments, that is other than find new subatomic particles. I mean, they did find a whole set of subatomic particles and their respective spins, s
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by abvr 8y ago
Yeah, quite a bit must have changed or more likely evolved through the years, so a lot of the pseudocode and algorithms have been modified or added for instance, topics on dynamic programming, memoization and the like have had more emphasis
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by abvr 8y ago
But it's always been a brute-force approach which is usually used at CERN, for detecting and analyzing the particles that may arise out of the various particle accelerator collisions. It is however a wiser approach to probably involve
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by abvr 8y ago
Yes, it's usually abbreviated as CLRS.