davidsong

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1. 61.▲
   by davidsong 13y ago

   It's caused by the quick and dirty image scaling algorithm, it doesn't take enough samples per pixel. We used to see this sort of stuff in computer games before mipmaps were invented, which are smaller versions of the image pre-sc
2. 62.▲
   by davidsong 13y ago

   Please excuse my ignorance, but why would you use carbon paper and store the copy rather than the original?
3. 63.▲
   by davidsong 13y ago

   As someone who works for a bank I can say with some confidence that the only thing protecting your funds is the fact that transactions are reversable and insured. I would not trust a bank with my bitcoins.
4. 64.▲
   by davidsong 13y ago

   Maybe the three of them working on it want 64k each because they like round numbers.
5. 65.▲
   by davidsong 13y ago

   The worry isn't unfounded though and in the case of programming it has actually been measured, the decline in quality of CS students is what inspired the Raspberry Pi project: http://www.raspberrypi.org/about
6. 66.▲
   by davidsong 13y ago

   It's a good idea IMO, I don't understand why it gets so much flak. A server who doesn't want to know your secret is more trustworthy than one that does, a MITM might be able to hijack your account but he won't see your f