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by codeodor 17y ago
I might have guessed it based on the source, but to save you some time: this really wasn't worth reading. It's kind of cool to see an inside memo like that, but the content is rather "meh." TC summarizes it: >The iPhone 3GS’s launch gav
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by codeodor 17y ago
I didn't do anything special to have telnet working on my Vista install. Maybe this is an edition thing?
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by codeodor 17y ago
Lots of speculation, not much real information.
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by codeodor 17y ago
"Usually, binary search only makes sense in sorted arrays. We show that insertion sort based on repeated “binary searches” in an initially unsorted array also sorts n elements in time Theta(n^2 log n)." At first I thought this is unsurpris
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by codeodor 17y ago
I came to say the same. What could be simpler than the O(n^2) algorithms?
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by codeodor 17y ago
When I set Windows up on mine, I could not see the Mac partition from it, nor read/write without extra paid software. The software works so smoothly I could not recall its name since I've never had to interact with it. (Having looked it up
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by codeodor 17y ago
What kind of products am I looking for? "We could not find any products to match your search :( " For "netbook".
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ThoughtWorks' assessments about Ruby's productivity, speed and maintainability(martinfowler.com)
15 points by codeodor 17y ago|0 comments
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by codeodor 17y ago
Most of the jobs ads I see that require a BS also say "or equivalent experience." But if you do go the degree route, I'm with JeremyChase - go for the MS.
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by codeodor 17y ago
Not sure if you're in the US, but reading your comment, I can't help but linking to an explanation of how legislative seats are dealt out in Sweden (and many other countries). It's not a thing like we have in the US: http://en.wikipedia.or
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by codeodor 17y ago
"he voters can make policy through ballot initiative, and get it into the constitution" This is the same case in Texas.
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by codeodor 17y ago
Funny that I'm getting news about it here. I signed up for updates about it a while back, and haven't seen anything. I don't check the spam folder on my gmail account, but it'd be funny if that's where they're going.
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Stem-Cell-Coated Contact Lenses Are Curing the Blind (popsci.com)
1 points by codeodor 17y ago|0 comments
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by codeodor 17y ago
It's an interesting article, but the title could use some work. It does get around to asking "So What's Perl Got to Do With It?" which is what you're thinking throughout the article, but it doesn't do a good job of answering it. You could h
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Building a Hackintosh Apple Can't Sue You For(osnews.com)
62 points by codeodor 17y ago|53 comments
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The Why of Lambda(cs.uni.edu)
3 points by codeodor 17y ago|0 comments
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by codeodor 17y ago
This comment is not precisely "on topic," but when I took an AI class at university, we used Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (AIMA), by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig. I thought the book (website: http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/ )
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by codeodor 17y ago
Clicked through to say the same. I would have put it: "Yet most people who are really good at sports are rich."
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by codeodor 17y ago
38 minutes later they are showing it at 3 (on /classic) and 4 on the home page.
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Will designer brains divide humanity?(newscientist.com)
21 points by codeodor 17y ago|12 comments
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In Attics and Closets, 'Biohackers' Discover Their Inner Frankenstein(online.wsj.com)
1 points by codeodor 17y ago|0 comments
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by codeodor 17y ago
Patent application: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Se... Laymen's writeup: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227075.700-cone-of-s...
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Cone of Silence [pdf](media.mit.edu)
2 points by codeodor 17y ago|1 comments
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by codeodor 17y ago
How often do courses change? Couldn't you just do this once or twice a semester?
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Stairbot(stairbot.de)
1 points by codeodor 17y ago|0 comments
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by codeodor 17y ago
Can an iPhone multitask? I wasn't aware of it. (And I own one)
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by codeodor 17y ago
I guess they influence what people see, if they're popular.
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by codeodor 17y ago
Can someone who reports other people's ideas be influential? I'd have thought the originator should be the one counted.
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by codeodor 17y ago
Because AT&T charge Apple prices for service for the iPhone.
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by codeodor 17y ago
It's not been just the business market in my experience. I know two people within the last two months who opted for the Curve over the iPhone.

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