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by cduan 17y ago
In some shells (such as tcsh) it is a built-in command like "if" or "cd".
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by cduan 17y ago
It's helpful to understand a little bit of how a PDF file works. A PDF file stores a sequence of instructions for what do draw on a page. The instructions are commands, such as "write this text here" or "draw a circle there." When you draw
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by cduan 17y ago
You should next make a bet with him that for any deterministic shuffling algorithm that does not consider the value of the cards, the cards will return to their original state eventually. 1. The number of permutations of the cards is fini
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by cduan 17y ago
So directors and officers have a fiduciary duty to maximize shareholder value, and therefore any obligation that conflicts with this duty is improper? I wonder whether the author would apply this to lawyers. They, after all, have fiduciary
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by cduan 17y ago
Disagree. He practiced his invention at least once.
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by cduan 17y ago
The joke isn't that Linux is complicated or Macs are cheap. The joke is that she (Microsoft) makes you THINK (keeps you "by convincing you") that Linux is complicated (e.g., rumors about hardware incompatibilities) and Macs are expensive (e
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by cduan 17y ago
This seems pretty much right based on the historical data. It doesn't seem like ordering of domain name parts was given much thought. RFC 882, which first defined the domain name space, said only this: By convention, the labels that compos
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by cduan 17y ago
There are at least two reasons why this analogy is weak. 1. Wikipedia is a source of information that is supposed to be true . Thus, it has a need to eliminate biases and unverifiable sources of data, and disallowing self-promoting article
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by cduan 17y ago
I think the lesson is: the front end is the most important part. Think about running a restaurant. You have to order ingredients in a timely manner. You have to get supplies and consumables such as utensils. You have to deal with the lease.
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by cduan 17y ago
Why not create separate accounts for each service? If you are really security conscious, you could even have a separate password for each one. For that matter, you might simply solve the gmail/blackberry problem by making a second account f
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by cduan 17y ago
For that matter, the Harvard Book Store is not part of Harvard University. It is an independent bookstore.
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by cduan 17y ago
(No one's going to read this comment, but we might as well get it right.) It is a derivative work when you transcribe subtitles because you put in your own creative (and copyrightable!) elements into it. You choose how to represent sound ef
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by cduan 17y ago
Here is a little copyright intro for you. This is not legal advice; if you are in need of particular answers for your situation, please consult an attorney directly, as other commenters have indicated. Copyright protects original creative e
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by cduan 17y ago
It is highly useful for EULAs and Terms of Service.
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by cduan 17y ago
The practical problem with eval() is that people overuse it. This led me to once find a wonderful little code fragment written by a codeveloper that, when boiled down, was: eval(":" + symbol.to_s) which converted a symbol to a ... sy
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by cduan 17y ago
I still do. Ok, virtual terminals (though I did use a VT220 for a good while). But I do still stick to an 80x24 screen. My theory is that if my code is too complicated for me to understand without expanding the screen, then it needs to be r
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by cduan 17y ago
I made myself a credit-card sized copy of the relevant bike laws for my state (California), so I can pull it out and read/give it to people like this. I've only actually done it once, but it sure shut the guy up fast.
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by cduan 17y ago
Just to be sure, this was about using TeX, not LaTeX. The relationship between them is much like Ruby and Rails: LaTeX is a package of macros that operate on the TeX programming language. TeX is an enjoyable language for programming--it's s
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by cduan 17y ago
I'd also offer them an option, like a mouse to point with.
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by cduan 17y ago
You are absolutely right. And when a corporation is damaged in this manner, it has the opportunity to show its actual damages for staffing, promotions, contracts, and everything else. The issue with statutory damages is that they are awarde
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by cduan 17y ago
With regard to US copyright law, one important point not mentioned is statutory damages for infringement. Generally, if you are found liable for infringement, you owe "actual damages," that is, the amount of harm you did or profit you gaine
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by cduan 17y ago
Tofu is a protein too! The great thing is that all these things are easily interchangeable, so you use whatever you like. Your post did remind me of an advanced technique. If you are cooking chunks of protein, the best method is to first fr
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by cduan 17y ago
Let's raise the level of abstraction a bit. 1. Heat oil in pan (until oil is hot; should flow like water) 2. Add vegetables (almost always including onion); cook, while stirring, until soft. 3. Add seasonings (salt, pepper, spices, garlic,
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by cduan 17y ago
This is just the lower district court order. Microsoft will almost inevitably appeal the case. In patent cases, the appeals court often takes an active role in scrutinizing the patent and the case, and it often disagrees with the lower cour
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by cduan 17y ago
This is why I generally prefer event-driven programming over multithread programming. This is the sort of programming you do, for example, when you are implementing a GUI: you write short event handler functions that respond to events (such
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by cduan 17y ago
Of course, a native app has advantages of its own: it is usually faster, and it can cache information and function without a network connection. Plus (iPhone developers, correct me if I'm wrong) you probably wouldn't get access to all the h
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by cduan 17y ago
Companies will sack staff on this site? In this economy, companies will probably reward staff on this site if they move product. Heck, companies will probably just put themselves on the site!
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by cduan 17y ago
The interesting thing about this lawsuit is that it is charging Amazon with various forms of trespass and breach of contract. One of the causes of action is for illegal hacking; one is for trespassing on the Kindle; one is for stealing the
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by cduan 17y ago
The illustrations are pretty good though--I'd use him for that social network webapp I'm writing that's going to take over the world.
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by cduan 17y ago
Please keep your intellectual property straight. Creative works are COPYRIGHTED. Useful inventions are PATENTED. Names associated with goods and services are TRADEMARKED. (Or perhaps there is a missing </sarcasm>? I didn't see it...

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