chops

17 ms·

31.
by chops 12y ago
It was called Queueview. I couldn't find its homepage (in sure it was taken down), but the Facebook page, complete with all the notices about the API changes is here: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?v=timeline&fi
32.
by chops 12y ago
It's too bad, but the writing has been on the walls for a long time. A close friend of mine had build a great little iOS app a while back designed to let you know when items on your queue were going to be pulled from Netflix instant. A
33.
by chops 12y ago
Code on Github: https://github.com/urbit/urbit This seems crazy ambitious on its own, and add to it that it's public domain. Very curious where this will be headed.
34.
“What can I only do in Erlang?”(erlang.org)
7 points by chops 12y ago|0 comments
35.
by chops 12y ago
Nitrogen for Erlang ( http://nitrogenproject.com/ ) does much of this. N2O, also mentioned in another post, is a variant of the Nitrogen approach. Basically, you build your application frontend with pure Erlang terms to const
36.
by chops 12y ago
Also came here to say the same thing. IIRC, it was also free-form data, so it was NoSQL before it was cool. begins trailing off... I wonder if I still have any old PalmOS app code laying around on an old hard drive somewhere. Would be fu
37.
by chops 12y ago
I, like many others on this thread, have dabbled in the Gravity Simulation game. I've done two of them. The first one was back in 1999, I wrote one with 13h[1] graphics for DOS (Borland Turbo C++), and to make it more fun, I used flat
38.
by chops 12y ago
At first, I thought "you meant $100 billion" not "million", until, on a 2nd or 3rd rereading, I realized you were referring to an average single Walmart store does over $100m in revenue. So I thought I'd throw thi
39.
by chops 12y ago
Notch's Ludum Dare video for Metagun ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV-AFnCkRLY ) was inspiration for a series of scripts I now use for clients and my own entertainment purposes (for some loose definition of "ent
40.
Why do people believe we use only 10% of our brains?(m.ajc.com)
2 points by chops 12y ago|3 comments
41.
by chops 12y ago
I learned to program with a combination of self-learning and high school programming classes. On my own, I built programs that solved the problems of mid-90s high-schoolers: Midi Playlist managers, Leetspeak talkers, etc. My first job was a
42.
by chops 12y ago
Erlang with the Nitrogen Web Framework ( http://nitrogenproject.com ) Also, a future project I've been kicking around will likely be done with Erlang and ChicagoBoss ( http://chicagoboss.org ) - not because Nitrogen
43.
Erlang/OTP – The fastest, cheapest way to build reliable clusters of computers(erlangotp.com)
104 points by chops 12y ago|45 comments
44.
by chops 12y ago
irccloud.com - For running a few open source projects, I find an always-on connection and getting instant mobile notifications to be totally worth the $5/month. Otherwise, for fun non-worky-type stuff: Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon Prim
45.
by chops 12y ago
I dunno. Did the first hammers have a claw? Because that's a pretty handy innovation.
46.
by chops 12y ago
It sounds to me, based also on your replies so far, that you just have a case of impostor syndrome (and possibly some Dunning-Kruger thrown in there). Just power through it - we all get it too. Just keep making things that you're proud
47.
by chops 12y ago
I cycle between working in my basement "office", my living room with a convertible standing desk, and when the weather is permitting, out on the back yard semi-patio-thing. Relevant pictures: https://twitter.com/je
48.
by chops 12y ago
Thanks for sharing this. I did not know about this talk, but the game itself is fantastic, and has a very unique feel. I suspect I'll learn a little something from this.
49.
by chops 12y ago
I could not agree more. I wrote about this exact thing a year and a half ago: http://sigma-star.com/blog/post/startup-idea--classical-musi... One day this will happen, and classical music enthusiasts everywhere w
50.
by chops 12y ago
I have a buddy who released something similar to this a little over a year ago called "The Carousel" ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carousel-slide-projector-for... ). It's complete with the old sl
51.
by chops 13y ago
How about a PHP interpreter for erlang? https://github.com/altenwald/ephp
52.
by chops 13y ago
Trinity Resource Kit: http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?wpid=1&front_id=12 Among other things, it boots a live linux CD that's packaged with a handful of 3-5 antivirus scanners.
53.
by chops 13y ago
Candy crush is a match-3 game like bejeweled, while candyswipe is a "draw an unbroken path on similar things" game. The game play is a different mechanism. Though the graphical and stylistic similarities are there, I'd hardl
54.
by chops 13y ago
Originally, I did just that with my service. The problem is when you need simple information like "What browser and version are you using" when someone says something "isn't working". Capturing User Agent during fo
55.
by chops 13y ago
Just like he said: Though it was an amazing game (I bought it opening day), it only sold 4m units. Unfortunate that that's considered a flop. By comparison, Modern Warfare 3 sold 10m copies on day one .
56.
by chops 13y ago
Yes, it was indeed a joke. And one which has apparentlly fallen flat.
57.
by chops 13y ago
The solution here, which the article fails to mention, and which every security expert will undoubtedly tell you, is to make sure you use super random numbers (that's the technical term, for the layperson) by adding two random numbe
58.
by chops 13y ago
I've given a handful of talks at miscellaneous user groups ranging from 5 minute lightning demos to one way-too-long-but-there-is-too-much-to-cover-in-45-minutes talk about Erlang types (I felt bad it was so long). While I'm the l
59.
by chops 13y ago
Isn't that how everyone prepares to give a presentation? I thought it was standard operating procedure.
60.
Would you use Erlang again?(quora.com)
5 points by chops 13y ago|0 comments

More ›