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by dexen 13y ago
...or PDOStatement->fetchColumn('column-name').
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by dexen 13y ago
> I never thought some technology standard could be lobbied by something like the NSA. Has been done already, and to a good effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard#NSA.27...
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by dexen 13y ago
One day a student came to Moon and said, "I understand how to make a better garbage collector. We must keep a reference count of the pointers to each cons." Moon patiently told the student the following story -- "One day a student came to
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Colliding rings [animated gif](kuvaton.com)
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by dexen 13y ago
...and to "other cli" just as well ;-)
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by dexen 13y ago
Reminds me of http://hackertyper.net/ -- several characters appear for each keystroke :D
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by dexen 13y ago
> Why can't the existing industry do this? Why all the mediocre product that's the tail end of pumping billions of dollars into R&D staffed by largely the same folks Tesla has been hiring? Innovator's dilemma: at which point it's
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by dexen 13y ago
Just think of how far we got in recent years: C++ code compiled to asm.js, JITted and running in browser running on OS running in virtual machine running on OS running on a microcoded CPU -- and GLSL shaders compiled to ARB, running on micr
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by dexen 13y ago
> 1. How do you map the network if they are using Tor? Not sure if it helps, but there's been that ``Revealing Hidden Services by their Clock Skew'' [1] 2006 paper, and some other stuff linked to from [2]. [1] http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk
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by dexen 13y ago
With current launch technology -- chemical rockets -- flying out of atmosphere takes the most of fuel and oxidizer, because for almost two minutes, the rocket literally stands on flame, fighting both gravity and air resistance. You cannot s
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by dexen 13y ago
> The idea of software in a printer preventing you from printing counterfeit currency is ridiculous. ...but it works well enough. It is embedded in certain graphics program and in (computer-driven) printer/copiers for office use. Not
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by dexen 14y ago
The whole misunderstanding ``git-rebase mangles history'' revolves around the concept of history. For me, history in DVCS should be about logical changes that introduce given feature(s), fix bug(s) etc., and not be about raw, unprocesse
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by dexen 14y ago
You mean Darcs [0], which kind-of-sort-of does the rebase automagically. Whenever it can, at least. Fortunately, Git does 99% of that, and with rebase it's just the right for the job. Especially with git-rerere enabled. As far as I am conc
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Bizarre binary star system pushes study of relativity to new limit(spacedaily.com)
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by dexen 14y ago
Two nasty hacks: echo -e '\x2d\x6e' echo '' -n
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by dexen 14y ago
Probably steered through thrust vectoring. Liquid fuel rocket engines are often built to gimbal, typically 1...2 degrees to each side. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_engine#Thrust_vectoring Another possible method of steering is to b
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by dexen 14y ago
It seems there isn't. There is only one `String' datatype in Java, instance of class String, and no primivite `string' type. String literals represent instances of class String, as per http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-4
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Who supports the Marketplace Fairness Act?(marketplacefairness.org)
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MDN uses Oatmeal image on HTTP 404(developer.mozilla.org)
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If enough people did... the exchange rate would not matter very much ;-)
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Kerbal Space Program - space flight simulator game(kerbalspaceprogram.com)
142 points by dexen 14y ago|57 comments
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by dexen 14y ago
...and I have good news :-) cd ~ > empty php -S localhost:8080 ## on the other console time { echo -e 'GET /empty HTTP/1.1\n\n' | nc localhost 8080 >/dev/null; } real 0m0.003s user 0m0.001s
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by dexen 14y ago
The author notes about himself: > I work for Microsoft as a software engineer for Bing in Silicon Valley. My group specializes in building platform and experiences for consumers. ( http://www.salmanq.com/ )
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by dexen 14y ago
While I agree with your overall message, the > (...) death march should be the norm. Meaning, 20-somethings should be working 80 hour weeks on a regular basis and projects should be shipped at the soonest possible moment it's even rem
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by dexen 14y ago
Everything previous I'm aware of has been multicast based or address based, like email or mailing lists. As others remarked, IRC is follower-based. You follow a bunch of channels by sending subscription message ( JOIN #channel-name ) to c
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The patented IBM multi-pipe: the evolution of Unix pipes(9fans.net)
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In some cases, a wrong story is still worth the read, even if just for the comments on HN. Btw., your link gives HTTP 404.
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http://www.zdnet.com/apple-patent-could-remotely-disable-pro... using infrared emiters.
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by dexen 14y ago
A highlight: > Nikon, which uses Android in its Coolpix cameras, was the latest manufacturer to agree to Microsoft's licence, which is said to give it up to $15 per Android device. $15 per device (at least 1% of retail price of a dece
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Tabletop Bitcoin ATM Is Huge for Payment Privacy(americanbanker.com)
3 points by dexen 14y ago|0 comments

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