alexkay

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   by alexkay 17y ago

   Thanks! :)
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   Thanks, I definitely will! Any other keyword suggestions by the way?
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   Google App Engine is really fast, especially if you don't abuse its datastore :)
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   At first I wanted to update the preview on-the-fly as the input changes, but then I decided to go javascript-free so that the page loads and feels faster. I will probably try it later anyway.
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   Yes, the "fruity" style (and to some extent "native") is for dark backgrounds. Changing the default CSS if they are selected is a good idea, thanks!
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   Thanks! Great suggestion, I will see what I can do.
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   Next time you return to the site it will remember your language and style selection. As for highlighting, I'm using the Pygments library: http://pygments.org/
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   The reason I wrote this tool is because some blog hosting providers don't allow to inject custom CSS or javascript into the <header> There are already quite a few solutions for those who can modify the header, the most famous is ht
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   by alexkay 17y ago

   I'm using this CSS for my own "colour on black" blog: color:white;background:black;border:solid gray;border-width:.1em .1em .1em .8em;padding:.2em .6em; You basically just swap the color and the background styles. Also, for best resu
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    GitHub's gists can indeed be embedded to blog posts, but only using an external js script. This won't work with blog hosting providers that don't allow JavaScript (for example wordpress.com). Also, this method won't work too well when the p
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Pygments can do this, it will be easy to integrate. Thanks for the suggestion!
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    Ask HN: review my tiny app - code to html converter(hilite.me)

    55 points by alexkay 17y ago|59 comments
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Most likely because the barriers to entry is lower than in mathematics. Everyone and his brother think they are "artists".
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    new and equally profitable means of monetization can and should be created The mean has already been created thousands years ago, it's called performing .
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    Artists Should Be Compensated For Their Work(questioncopyright.org)

    36 points by alexkay 17y ago|44 comments
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Thank you so much! No more `history | grep cmd` %)
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Could have a better name. App pirater? Sounds like a cracking tool.
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Very cool indeed. May be add a link to the comments? Edit: thanks guys, I must be blind :)
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    These are all 'commodity' applications that exist on all desktops. It's inevitable that free/open source versions will gradually replace their commercial counterparts, actually this is already happening: * Image Edititing - GIMP (ok, ok,
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    It also took me awhile to code the correct algorithm for B. I ended up with 60 lines of Python code, and 2 hours :/ All in all, this year's qualification round is much easier than the last's. No real algorithmic challenges, just boring debu
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Seems to work fine, I've been using it for a couple of days. Arch x64 users can grab it from AUR: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7914
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Then this [1] suggests that Ruby is used by hobbyists while Python is used in real projects ;) [1] http://www.google.com/trends?q=ruby%2C+python%2C+.net&ct...
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    Code Jam 2009 Registration is now open(code.google.com)

    1 points by alexkay 17y ago|0 comments
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    Google Code Jam Returns(googlecode.blogspot.com)

    2 points by alexkay 17y ago|0 comments
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    > Additional tip on emacs: swap the Ctrl and Caps keys. Don't: http://xahlee.org/emacs/swap_CapsLock_Ctrl.html
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    Original article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729144030.ht...
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    CentOS Project Administrator Goes AWOL(linux.slashdot.org)

    41 points by alexkay 17y ago|37 comments
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    > What do we need to get on Ruby 1.9? Significant whitespace.
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    Google releases an Open Source NX Server(google-opensource.blogspot.com)

    4 points by alexkay 17y ago|0 comments
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    by alexkay 17y ago

    http://www.codeweavers.com/products/differences/ (Wine is LGPL)