adamtj

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by adamtj 16y ago
What a great idea. Most processes use internal and inaccessible memory as configuration storage. When they start up, or when you issue a special command, they reload some of their configuration from a file in some custom dialect. Sometim
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by adamtj 16y ago
Lets assume there is not just no social value, but a negative social value to shorting. I fail to see how you can make the leap from saying that shorting is bad for society to saying that we should ban shorting. Alcohol is bad for society
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by adamtj 16y ago
You forgot the comma, which makes your headline way more interesting than it really was.
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by adamtj 17y ago
People seem to be under the impression that Chrome has a location bar. It doesn't. It only has a search box with a "smart" I'm Feeling Lucky feature. If it detects that your query matches a url, it will re-write your query to the normali
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by adamtj 17y ago
If by "Numbers do lie" the author means "Numbers don't lie, and also some models of human behavior are less useful than others", then this essay is adequately titled.
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by adamtj 17y ago
If you're setting up a new server, you either have physical access and can use a keyboard and monitor to look it up, or it's hosted by people you are paying to do such things as tell you the key fingerprint.
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by adamtj 17y ago
His argument is that current HS math doesn't provide enough distractions. Students don't learn to focus on the problem at hand, because the problem is already in sharp focus. All the variables are provided. The word problem is a slightly
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by adamtj 17y ago
During training, soccer players often run around the field in a big group, but you'll never see them do that during a game. Running laps around the field isn't the goal, but it does help them achieve their goals. His basic argument is that
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by adamtj 17y ago
Don't forget the x-list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOR_linked_list
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by adamtj 17y ago
But good luck if that's not the case.
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by adamtj 17y ago
It could be 1 line. sloc doesn't mean much for C++ unless the code is sanely formatted. E.g. an if/else should be at least 2 lines, usually 4. Edit: That said, I'm still impressed.
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by adamtj 17y ago
Unfortunately, turning a normal LCD on its side means you can't do sub-pixel anti-aliasing of fonts (at least in the horizontal direction, which is what you want.)
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by adamtj 18y ago
Well written python basically is a C wrapper.