csbrooks

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by csbrooks 17y ago
The same guys who make SmartSVN, have SmartGit now...
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Presumably the reporter didn't just see the crime in question.
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by csbrooks 17y ago
I don't think it's fair to speculate; we don't have enough information.
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Sounds like a fun experiment and learning experience, anyway. (Your thing, I mean.)
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by csbrooks 17y ago
>But again, our visual systems do not have the ability to distinguish between individual events separated by 1/60th of a second. We just can't do it, and trying to animate at that speed is purely wasted effort. And yet, there's a very c
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Side note: If you have florescent lighting running at 60hz, and a UK tv running at 50hz, you get a horrendous flicker effect on the tv. (I got this working on the EU version of a console game, in the US, on an imported UK tv.)
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by csbrooks 17y ago
This would be neat for a fun side-project, but I'm 99% sure there's no business model here. But feel free to post evidence to the contrary, I'd be glad to read it. (EDIT: Just to clarify, I'm talking about any potential "startup" or entrepr
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Ok, thanks. I'm wondering how users on mobile browsers which aren't iPhones would react to that interface...? (And also, how well it would render.)
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Related note: Has anyone tried using this: http://code.google.com/p/iui/
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Did he steal that quote from Picasso?
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Can't you watch UT with rabbit ears?
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Will Excel (or some other free spreadsheet) not suffice here?
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by csbrooks 17y ago
I kinda feel like, if you think the question of what "delete this" does is esoteric, maybe c++ isn't really the language you need. One of the biggest advantages (or disadvantages, depending on your needs) of c++ is the direct control you ha
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Yep: "So you can whine and cry about the process in general, but for the volume of submissions that they have, taking that little bit of time to reach out means a lot."
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by csbrooks 17y ago
>But if I were to buy a cigarette, or become overweight, you wouldn't see the number change directly to reflect that. Didn't you figure that out immediately when you saw the numbers rapidly changing, though?
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Perhaps, but I'm just not sure I would be able to let that stand, myself. And I tend to be a pretty calm and rational person. Anyway, I don't think he "screamed foul", he just pointed out a fact. If it's deeply embarrassing to the other par
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by csbrooks 17y ago
So it's carbon offsets?
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by csbrooks 17y ago
That's pretty much exactly what happened with the Sims.
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Huh. That's understandable, but unfortunate for me. I wonder how hard it would be for someone to make this work on other machines. Would that mean strapping on some drivers, maybe grafted on from linux or something?
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by csbrooks 17y ago
So, silly question here (and feel free to point me to a URL where I can learn the answer): at one time there was some buzz about being able to install Chrome OS on an old-ish laptop, and use it for web browsing. The implication was that it
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by csbrooks 17y ago
SSDs, HHDs: Could I get some clarification on those TLAs? :)
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by csbrooks 17y ago
>Careful saying this around computer scientists, or you might get an earful about Turing machines, etc. I think you mean "Turing completeness". Turing machines are a different thing.
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by csbrooks 17y ago
>But I'm really busy now with my next app which may or may not pay the rent the way ShoveBox does. Have you considered if this is the best use of your time right now? Was it spolsky who said you generally make a lot more money by adding
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by csbrooks 17y ago
Graphs with y-axes not at 0? Ick...
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by csbrooks 17y ago
You're correct, I did. I went back and caught up, but I think my point still stands.
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by csbrooks 17y ago
It's my experience that most decent programmers, and even some crummy ones, think they are in the top 1%. It's a lot like poker - everyone thinks they're way above average at it.
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by csbrooks 17y ago
It's mildly amusing (and telling) that posting a link to someone's writing could be seen as expressing a vendetta against the writer. :)
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by csbrooks 17y ago
>Closures require closed over variables. Is "over variables" a term here? Is that the same as "upvalues"?
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by csbrooks 17y ago
What happens if you do: def learn_how_to_greet(formal=True): if formal: string = "Good day, Mr. {last_name}." else: string = "What's up, {first_name}?" def greet(**kwds): return string.format(**kwds) re
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by csbrooks 17y ago
So when does "x" get evaluated? What if x was a global variable instead? (Honest questions here, not trying to sidetrack the discussion. No, I don't "get" closures.)

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