aerique

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1. 811.▲
   by aerique 15y ago

   Why be so vague about which game it is?
2. 812.▲
   by aerique 15y ago

   So would search engines specializing on a certain field be the replacement? Search engines tweaking their code to a niche like astronomy, code (DuckDuckGo), fashion, classical music, etc. Because Google has started to fail as a general sea
3. 813.▲
   by aerique 15y ago

   I'm not quite sure how or why I stopped reading Slashdot. I think it happened gradually possibly due to MMO addiction and getting my first full time job as a wage slave. Then I met my girlfriend and got two kids which all ate into interne
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   by aerique 15y ago

   Yup, thanks!
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   by aerique 15y ago

   Thanks for the reply. While I do have an iPhone I try to avoid iTunes (I used it twice to update my phone since I got it two years a go). The programming course does sound interesting though I could use a good course to supplement my self-
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   by aerique 15y ago

   Minor nitpick on the article: Common Lisp is not a family, it's a standard with many implementations[1][2]. Common Lisp is a member of the Lisp familiy of languages, just like Clojure is. [1] http://www.cliki.net/Common%20Lisp%20implementa
7. 817.▲
   by aerique 15y ago

   Hm, I don't really like the tone of that article. He made some good points but just brushing Scheme and Common Lisp (CL) aside as "dead" made it hard to read the rest of article objectively. I'm not into Scheme but while CL isn't as popular
8. 818.▲
   by aerique 15y ago

   What did iTunes do? I'm not really up-to-date on all things Apple.
9. 819.▲
   by aerique 15y ago

   Astroturfers.
10. 820.▲
    by aerique 15y ago

    I am most impressed by the response to this crowdfunding campaign since I didn't expect it to hit the target so quickly (or at all). This means there are far more people enthusiastic about Common Lisp and SBCL in particular than I expected
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    by aerique 15y ago

    I know making up your own titles in generally frowned upon, but this page did not have a good one. And a remake for one of the best games of all-time certainly deserves it!
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    Zenith: "The Sentinel" remake(johnvalentine.co.uk)

    1 points by aerique 15y ago|1 comments
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    by aerique 15y ago

    One can take shortcuts in demos that one can't take in games. (And one can take shortcuts in games that cannot take in real simulations.)
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    by aerique 15y ago

    Even with an iPhone you can make your calendar and contacts live on Google's servers. Not that's necessarily an improvement for some. For syncing contacts check the SyncInABlink app (no affiliation).
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    A Short Introduction to Prolog(coliveira.net)

    102 points by aerique 15y ago|40 comments
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    by aerique 15y ago

    Google thinks it doesn't, which is why they didn't want to get into this deal together with Microsoft.
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    by aerique 15y ago

    edit: nevermind about disclosing your apps, just read your profile Would you mind disclosing which apps you have written? Just basic curiosity, you can also mail me (see profile). I deduced most of what you're saying here and want to go
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    by aerique 15y ago

    I've been using Common Lisp for quite a few years now yet I have written very few macros (although I have used a great many written by others!), however there's times when you need their power when nothing else will do. Also because you can
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    by aerique 15y ago

    Here's a hopefully fun example of a reader macro: http://paste.lisp.org/display/122860
20. 830.▲
    by aerique 15y ago

    Being a Lisp enthousiast myself I often find those LISP elitists are people new to the language repeating the tired arguments we have heard so often before.
21. 831.▲
    by aerique 15y ago

    Just try it out. It's usually very obvious whether something is spam or not. That said, don't feel bad if your blog is interesting but doesn't make the front page. You might be just unlucky.
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    What's Special About Lisp?(kresimirbojcic.com)

    88 points by aerique 15y ago|64 comments
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    by aerique 15y ago

    It is now located at http://ai-contest.com/ although it hasn't been updated for the latest challenge (Ants, which hasn't started yet).
24. 834.▲
    by aerique 15y ago

    Agreed. I have no love for Apple and I'm developing directly on my jailbroken iPhone through SSH and even then the documentation is very useful.
25. 835.▲
    by aerique 15y ago

    I didn't even mention Android. I just gave an example of what's possible on one type of mobile device.
26. 836.▲
    by aerique 15y ago

    Since I recall you being a Common Lisp enthousiast: do you see, for example, ECL ever becoming a viable alternative for making Android apps? I've been exploring iOS using Objective-C and I'm about half-way done with my first real app for th
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    by aerique 15y ago

    There's Firewall iP for jailbroken iPhones. Also one can install other browsers than Safari from the Appstore and, for example, iCab Mobile has the ability to use filters (and comes with some).
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    Make Emacs Better(tychoish.com)

    2 points by aerique 15y ago|1 comments
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    A new take on an old design (London Underground Map)(economist.com)

    5 points by aerique 15y ago|8 comments
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    by aerique 15y ago

    The first and last name fields are required in the op. That's bad.