codeulike

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   by codeulike 14y ago

   Sometimes a change in Y gets a dessert name, sometimes it doesn't.
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   Official scrabble app. Scrabble on iPad is awesome. Also, please dont mention Words With Friends.
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   Its kind of sweet how this HN post flattened their server. I don't think RISC-OS has attracted this much attention for 25 years.
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   Either there's some hardware security thing (equiv to ctrl-alt-del interrupt on windows) that is needed, or perhaps they are wary of rolling it out as a universal feature (could be confusing for phone users who update)?
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   At least you can check the source code.
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   Apparently not.
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   Android updates are named after things you might want to eat. OS X updates are named after things that might want to eat you.
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   By launching three flagship devices with three different manufacturers (LG, Asus and Samsung), do you think they are trying to say something about Android and hardware?
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   by codeulike 14y ago

   I think this is the most stuff I've ever seen launched in one blog post.
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    by codeulike 14y ago

    I suppose they have agreements with Asus, Samsung and LG and so they have to announce now ...
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    by codeulike 14y ago

    Ah, I see. Thanks. Multi-user in Android 4.2 looks handy. edit: ah, but device specific so far, so only on the Nexus 10.
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    by codeulike 14y ago

    What, no 3 hour long livestreamed press event? edit: oh, they had one planned in NY, cancelled due to the hurricane
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    by codeulike 14y ago

    When I was writing games for the Archimedes, I was using ARM-assembly routines to write pixels directly to the double-buffered screen memory. So I think a full blown emulator would be needed, rather than just the same OS. Unless ARM-6 can s
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    by codeulike 14y ago

    Why this is interesting: "RISC OS is a fast, light-weight operating system specifically designed for the ARM architecture. It was developed by the same team of engineers who created the original ARM processor" Original Acorn Archimedes (w
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    by codeulike 14y ago

    Note: pricing info is not published. So they changed an accurate link title 'request quote' - which tells people they'll need to fill in details to find out pricing - to an inaccurate one 'request pricing' which wont actually give the user
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    by codeulike 14y ago

    It lives on the inside of the door, I believe. So would-be thieves can't see it.