alvin0

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by alvin0 9y ago
http://www.edkeyes.org/blog/050728.html Somewhat ironically, the inventor of the computer mouse, Douglas Engelbart, is still a bit critical of modern graphical user interfaces compared to the fuller vocabulary of, say,
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by alvin0 10y ago
> In Python I can just move a block around and, if necessary, move it horizontally to the correct level, whereas in bracelang I often have to adjust braces as well, which are outside the moved section and need extra cursor navigation. Co
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by alvin0 10y ago
what does DMS stand for? or is "DMS Things" a tm?
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by alvin0 10y ago
Is there a way to mark duplicates? I did a preliminary search for this topic via google before the post and this previous one hadn't turned up.
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Programming language development: the past 5 years (2011)(blog.fogus.me)
57 points by alvin0 10y ago|26 comments
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by alvin0 10y ago
cool. Maidenhead seems more structured and easier to add precision by adding pairs of characters, compared to MGRS. cons: standardised only upto 4 pairs.
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by alvin0 11y ago
looks similar visually to "Patterns in modular Arithmetic" not sure if they are mathematically same though. http://maxwelldemon.com/2011/11/20/22-1-patterns-in-modular-...
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by alvin0 11y ago
yes. In a touchscreen keyboard, the only feedback if your keypress registered is to look at the echo back on the screen. In a tactile keyboard, the feedback is via tactile sensation of the key being pressed.
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by alvin0 11y ago
True, communicating thoughts vocally is imprecise and slow. But hearing does have some more parallell-ness in a sense. A fire alarm is a good interface to alert to a fire. It is still in the background, and you can talk to someone over it,
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by alvin0 11y ago
True that article ignores passengers using only tubes or trains. But I think the article suggests global congestion may be improved by slowing down certain parts of a system. Even considering only people using just the tube, the tube statio
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by alvin0 11y ago
And Not just sine waves. If combining using harmonics and different amplitudes is allowed, any base shape would suffice.
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List of important publications in CS(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by alvin0 12y ago|0 comments