alecthomas

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   by alecthomas 16y ago

   IIUC, your implementation does not solve the same problem. The OP's implementation automatically determines the correct format string from the type of the variable. So you can simply do: LOG_EXPR(some_int); LOG_EXPR(some_float); LOG_EXPR(so
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   by alecthomas 16y ago

   And it's definitely not specific to Melbourne. Sydney has great coffee.
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   by alecthomas 16y ago

   Thank God! Their editor was horrendous for applying any kind of precise formatting. I stopped using Posterous because of it, now I will happily be able to try it again!
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   by alecthomas 16y ago

   Agreed. BumpTop with a touch based interface would be much more appealing than a mouse. Seems like a good fit.
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   by alecthomas 17y ago

   AppEngine is used quite extensively internally.
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   by alecthomas 17y ago

   For the English the delimiters are the start and end of conversation.
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   by alecthomas 17y ago

   From TFA "We view reducing memory usage as a blocking issue for final merger into the py3k branch. "
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   by alecthomas 17y ago

   This application is useful for resizing and moving: http://coderage-software.com/zooom/index.html However, it's kind of ordinary that you have to pay $15 to get functionality that should be included in the WM.
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   by alecthomas 17y ago

   And an update: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/dec09/12-15sta...
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    by alecthomas 17y ago

    Save yourself the pain, don't.
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    by alecthomas 17y ago

    I don't know if this is your problem, but Chrome on Linux has some memory leaks that occasionally put my 2GB desktop into swap. Luckily I can use the Chrome task manager to find the offending tab and kill it.
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    by alecthomas 17y ago

    I always thought Cellulose ( http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Cellulose/0.2 ) was an interesting idea, though haven't done anymore than play around with it.
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    by alecthomas 17y ago

    I also think this was one of the factors in PHP's popularity. Its documentation was (is?) excellent.
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    by alecthomas 17y ago

    > And now I have a dedicated device (iPhone) to play music. I only use iTunes to sync. Same here, but I consider that a failing of iTunes, because I'd prefer to play music on my iPhone rather than deal with iTunes shitty interface.
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    The LALR(1) parser and lexical analyzer generator for JavaScript, written in JavaScript(jscc.jmksf.com)

    4 points by alecthomas 18y ago|0 comments
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    2009 World's Safest Banks [pdf](gfmag.com)

    1 points by alecthomas 18y ago|0 comments
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    At my two previous employers, that's exactly what they do. All machines are completely locked-down. I suspect this is not unusual at large, more traditional corporations.
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    I can't comment on the veracity of Telstra's speed claims, but Optus' are a complete joke. Most of the time I'm lucky to get even modem level speeds out of my 3G card, let alone 3.2Mbps. Once again, the schpiel quotes the theoretical maximu
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    I can't link to the article from my iPhone, but do a search for "startup forgotten founders" for some very useful advice on handling this situation.
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    10pm to 3am also, but I think it's just that there are no distractions.
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    I've found PyGTK is a joy to use, but the major downside for me is that it doesn't use native controls. It mimics them with a theme on Windows, so presumably it looks okay (though I suspect it misses the finer details). But on OSX, with its
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    Congratulations Posterous! It's really renewed my interesting in blogging, and the simplicity is 100% to thank.
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    Interesting site, it's fun to explore. It might be nice to display content inside the cell itself once clicked, or in a lightbox, as the back/forward through history is quite jarring.
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    Reading articles and watching videos from the engineering teams of big sites is interesting, though not always easily applicable. For example, the Facebook Engineering Blog ( http://www.facebook.com/eblog ) or Google Tech Talks ( http://au.
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    by alecthomas 18y ago

    This is often referred to as YAGNI ( http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?YouArentGonnaNeedIt ).