bobochan

17 ms·

151.
by bobochan 11y ago
"Helmet use may deter people from cycling" I remember one of the studies where that was cited. The argument was basically that having a large number of bikes on the road changed the behavior of traffic and made it safer for all c
152.
by bobochan 11y ago
I bought it when it first came out, and it is still on my bookshelf. A decent book, as the Amazon reviews indicate, but not outstanding.He does cover a lot of ground, introducing emacs programming (and Lisp, in general). I did not find th
153.
by bobochan 11y ago
Very true, but there are certainly ways that schools can up the response rates if they are interested. Some schools authentication systems that store a student's ID on one system when they complete the evaluation and the actual respon
154.
by bobochan 11y ago
I have had a chance to look at course evaluation data over time and the scary thing about it is how quickly ratings can change from year to year. One year a professor might be considered an absolute rock star with students raving about the
155.
by bobochan 11y ago
The articles nails it talking about the distribution channels. The small shops that were selling Apples and Ataris refused to carry Commodore computers when they started selling VIC-20s and C-64s at big box stores like Toys R Us. When Com
156.
by bobochan 12y ago
Cool idea. It finds my location and I can see the map in the browser, but it does not actually set the background on my Mac Book Pro (Yosemite 10.10.1).
157.
by bobochan 12y ago
I love that these books are still in print. One of the first things that I did when Mac OS X came out was download the Unix source and get UCB Logo running. There was a good discussion group at the time and Professor Harvey was incredibly
158.
by bobochan 12y ago
Doh! Of course you are probably right. Hopefully the display (like an iPhone) can determine its orientation and adjust.
159.
by bobochan 12y ago
Siri could be the big savior here. I'm actually very happy with my iPhone's voice recognition and Siri's performance. Another gripe, the "digital crown" is on the opposite side of the watch for me. It could be an
160.
by bobochan 12y ago
Exactly. I put off buying a GPS watch because I wanted to see what Apple was going to offer. Answer: Nothing. I really cannot imagine a more useless product than this watch. It requires an iPhone and seems to essentially serve as a small
161.
by bobochan 12y ago
Yes!! Turbo Pascal had an okay editor, but I remember always firing up ne.com when I needed to edit a lot of code. There was a menu when you pressed F4 for "block" commands, like copying and pasting. One of my to-do's is to
162.
by bobochan 12y ago
You can change that. Goto Systems Preferences | Keyboard and then select the Shortcuts pane. Click Mission Control and then un-click the checkbox that binds F12 to Dashboard (which you probably do not use).
163.
by bobochan 12y ago
Am I over-romanticizing the past, or wasn't QuickBasic 4.5 one of the great tools of the late 80s? I remember finding a library somewhat similar to Borland's conio and then experiencing nearly unlimited love as I could develop an
164.
by bobochan 13y ago
I spent countless wonderful evenings typing in code from Creative Computing, inCider, and Nibble. It seemed perfectly reasonable to spend a week typing and debugging to be able to play an little text adventure game.
165.
by bobochan 13y ago
It seems hard to believe that I will be turning 50 soon, but I am still doing what I have done for the past 30 years or so. Every day I walk to work, get a coffee, fire up emacs, and start working. Is there a plateau in pay? Sure, but pro
166.
by bobochan 13y ago
I agree with you, but I think that "entry level programming" is unfortunately much further away from the general public. I can still roll over to my Apple //e, reach around and flick the power switch, and be right into
167.
by bobochan 13y ago
I wonder if any of this is related to the growing hyper-specialization in the industry. When my dad finished grad school in engineering he did a lot of work in military radio communications and engineers were expected to be able to design
168.
by bobochan 13y ago
I do not think it is about being green. If anything, it is about keeping some kind of connection between the tech used in F1 and what eventually ends up in production cars. For example, Honda will be returning to F1 in 2015 to make engine
169.
by bobochan 13y ago
I just wanted to say "maximum respect." I am the same age and I think it is really cool that you would even consider going back to school. If it is a possibility, I would definitely go, although that might be my heart talking muc
170.
by bobochan 14y ago
Came here looking for someone else wishing Perl many happy returns as it reaches this august landmark. I have been working as a programmer for 25 years and started using Perl in 1993 or so. I cannot express what it felt like to have this i
171.
by bobochan 14y ago
My kids took part in the First Lego League robotics competition for this first time this year and it was one of the greatest things ever. For those that do not know, it is a competition where teams build Lego robots to navigate around a bo
172.
by bobochan 14y ago
I am a little surprised that Grand Prix Montreal did not even get a mention in the story. F1 supporters travel all over the globe to watch their teams, so it seems odd not to include an event in a great city within easy driving distance of
173.
by bobochan 14y ago
What? I have not seen the article, and obviously I can't vouch for every single staff person in a global organization, but that is a very serious accusation. The PC staff members that I knew put PCV safety as their top priority. I was invo
174.
by bobochan 14y ago
True, so I'll take a shot at it. PC is a small, self-selecting group with a decent percentage of people that are adventure seeking do-gooders. If you make it through training there there is a very high probability that you are adaptable, se
175.
by bobochan 14y ago
For me it was the fact that it did not work without third party cookies.
176.
by bobochan 15y ago
Hang in there. I will not be long until you are tapping her on the shoulder and saying, "For the last time, you've got to get up and get dressed for school."
177.
by bobochan 15y ago
Cold weather, kids and regular exercise has definitely changed my sleep habits. I used to code for a couple of hours at night but now I'm lucky to check email before crawling into bed around 10 and getting up between 5 and 5:30. I love get
178.
by bobochan 15y ago
Oh man, the membrane keyboard. Now, did you save your files to cassette or did you have the Atari disk drive? The Atari 800 was a very decent machine. I remember having to translate some statements into Apple Basic on the ][+ and getting co
179.
by bobochan 15y ago
Fair enough. Not a great article, but I would love to highjack the discussion toward the question of why we have "weed out" courses in the sciences? The incentive system for science programs seems to be "increase our reputation by maximiz
180.
by bobochan 15y ago
I bought Optimal Layout from the App Store as soon as I saw it. The first version was okay, but the latest upgrade is absolutely fantastic. The ability to switch so quickly to different windows makes the app really worth it and I use the

More ›