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by andyn 17y ago
I think you could write some sort of simple language that would get expanded into BF. e.g. +6 -> ++++++
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by andyn 17y ago
> this space is already crowded "Cambrian Explosion" springs to mind. Javascript libraries, Web frameworks and CMS's all seem to have this theme where the perceived difficulty of rolling your own is less then bending something existing
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by andyn 17y ago
I have to run various versions of Firefox for testing purposes. What I've done is to download the binary from their homepage and then run them with the appropriate command line: /path/to/firefox2 -no-remote -P ff2 /path/to/firefo
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by andyn 17y ago
Had a quick look at a few source files in: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~pytower-heros/pytower/main/file... The code looks readable, very well commented and it appears that game objects are split into appropriate classes and modules. Go fo
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by andyn 17y ago
It's spam. Flag it and move on.
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by andyn 17y ago
Perhaps by giving people flip-flops it may have saved money overall - less stitching up feet or fixing broken ankles? On top of that, that's a Tax Payers Alliance article. I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them.
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by andyn 17y ago
Looks like some sort of google analytics tagging/tracking: http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/11/10/google-analytics-camp...
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by andyn 17y ago
This is a (probable) re-submission of an older article of his.
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by andyn 17y ago
Thanks for pointing that out. I've become used to ignoring "50 style sheets for your web site!" type submissions.
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by andyn 17y ago
It went away after 4.4 million cows were destroyed in the UK.
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by andyn 17y ago
You might want to have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Loathing - this is another browser based game that's quite successful despite using frames and XKCD-like graphics. Plus they get by on donations as well as merchandi
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by andyn 17y ago
I heard mention of charging the cars at night from the unused base load, possibly meeting the demand during the day by taking some charge from parked cars. Whether that's practical or not...
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by andyn 18y ago
At least in the UK it's common enough that there are usually notices on the machine to warn you of suspicious devices attached to it and phone number to call...
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by andyn 18y ago
I don't think it's a reference to anything, simply that you're saying to the computer "let me in!"
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by andyn 18y ago
There's a gmail labs plugin that looks at your email and if it sees you mention attachments but not attach anything, it will ask you before you send.
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by andyn 18y ago
I suspect it's simply browser side and the send button holds off actually POSTing the email for five seconds.
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by andyn 18y ago
Well, Django is perhaps the most famous example of people writing their own: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/faq/general/#why-does-t... But I still see it a lot, there's a lot of "not invented here" or "none of the existing framework
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by andyn 18y ago
The moon trips were single shot with the sole purpose of putting someone on the moon before the Russians. Additionally, only a tiny part of the rocket had to re-enter the atmosphere to return the crew. This link http://www.metafilter.com/4
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by andyn 18y ago
$ python -m this
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by andyn 18y ago
If you're on Firefox, you might find that Leechblock ( http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html ) gives you more control over what and when you can visit sites. It can lock you out of disabling, changing the settings or removing it too.
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by andyn 18y ago
One of the comments was probably better than the actual article: http://blog.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/dude-where%E2%80%99s-my-j...
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by andyn 18y ago
Here's a good place to start: http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud/mfneng/mind0.htm
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by andyn 18y ago
Online marketing company finds people spending money online.
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by andyn 18y ago
You can script Vim in python.
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by andyn 18y ago
I think the appalling state of government data security and this article are separate issues. I was actually pleasantly surprised that there was a fairly forward thinking web-based initiative being sponsored by the government. The data in t
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by andyn 18y ago
Don't forget its sister site: http://www.sadtrombone.com/
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by andyn 18y ago
There's a roughly monthly Python user meetup: http://announce.londonpython.org.uk/ They're a friendly bunch who get together for informal talks on Python and usually go down to the pub afterwards.
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by andyn 18y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium "Freemium is a business model which works by offering basic services for free, while charging a premium for advanced or special features."
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by andyn 18y ago
People here might also enjoy the film "Primer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_ (film)
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by andyn 18y ago
Ha. All that code at the bottom of the file could be replaced by "print s.decode('rot13')" - I suppose it's backwards compatible though...

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