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artificialidiot
14y ago
No, asm.js is just a clever, compatibility preserving workaround to tame javascript's dynamic nature that has been resisting all optimization attempts successfully since its inception. I see no reason why we should stop using javascript as
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14y ago
With default bells and whistles your IDE provides enabled, you'd be lucky to have a 79 char wide editing area. There are modern options though: 1. Disable unnecessary stuff on your IDE. 2. Don't use a IDE, use a dedicated editor. 3. Don't
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14y ago
I don't get why RSS is "dying". Many people who create online content that is worth following provide a feed which you can subscribe through so many ways it is not funny. Maybe social network addicted people may not recognize but there is a
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artificialidiot
14y ago
"While you are trying to find optimal gfx settings, we also detected you are having difficulty passing level 4. Shall we play instead of you so you can go on with your life?"
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14y ago
It is not prioritising my workflow but not changing already working software. Idiot proofing is often necessary when the end user have to be spoon fed software and it is done by someone else who is perfectly capable of finding the said soft
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14y ago
Dumbing down or idiot-proofing software doesn't make it more user friendly or easier to use. As an anectode, I had had to import my own certificates, disable/enable js, disable/enable image loading , set up cache size manually and other stu
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14y ago
Except the web likes to pretend everything is 96dpi. Reading my sentence again, I think we can agree CSS is not well behaved.
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14y ago
Security is not only dereferencing an invalid pointer or executing data that is not meant to be. IOS way of doing things is just a choice out of many and have nothing to do with other OSes. It is all about offering and enforcing a highly co
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14y ago
So, does anyone consider the fact that most of the mobile web is optimized for whatever apple ships? It is not surprising to me that small annoyances in web pages exist in everywhere but ios. I have no comments on browser chrome though, the
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14y ago
I think it would be better to call bitcoin for what it is: entertainment for grown ups. Whether you use it get drugs, gamble, bet or speculate on some other place doesn't matter. It has become a game on its own right just like UO, WoW or EV