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by diskzero 5y ago
The BeOS internal architecture changed a lot from release to release. The kernel, file system, all the kits were constantly undergoing massive change and I don't think there was an ABI until release four. We broke binaries all the time
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by diskzero 5y ago
I may contribute to Haiku, now that they are putting full-time resources into place. Why would I do this? It is more than nostalgia or fun, although that is part of it. I believe that diversity is vital to keeping the technological landscap
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by diskzero 5y ago
This is a great insight. I have spent a lot of time creating a composition tool, but the assumption is that the user has some knowledge of composition. This is useful to a very small number of people. What is more useful is what you describ
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by diskzero 5y ago
Before the pandemic, you could sign up for a tour of the Nevada Test site: https://www.nnss.gov/pages/PublicAffairsOutreach/NNSStours.h... The tour would get you close to the NERVA ( https://en.wikipedia
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I was once told by a VC to never do a patent search as the money spent on the search and analysis would be better spent on developing the idea. Bad advice?
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by diskzero 5y ago
I ran some searches to get a feel for your engine. It would be good to have conditions grouped by category. For example, a search for lymphoma would ideally be categorized in some hierarchical way. I would like to know the reasoning behind
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by diskzero 5y ago
Glass makes a good observation here: Since I was your age, for example, people have been working with machines. It’s not a new idea, but it’s always going to be the same problem. It’s important for you to understand the problem right now
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by diskzero 5y ago
Good point. I have taught classes using DrRacket, so I suppose what might be needed is a web-based interface as well. I see similar limitations with Swift Playgrounds. They are great as long as you have a Mac, installed XCode, etc. I don&#x
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by diskzero 5y ago
Your struggle is completely understandable. It goes even deeper with me. I struggle with how people can work for Apple/Facebook/Twitter/Google/Any Company? when you can create charts of the good vs bad impact they have.
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OK Lee, Pluto is one of the cooler things I have seen recently. I am going to dive in more deeply. Gilad Bracha has also been going in this direction with his recent work on Newspeak and literate programming. Is this how Smalltalk is finall
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by diskzero 5y ago
Possibly ignorant question: Is there no way to create an app that works in the WhatsApp ecosystem?
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Good advice. Now we just need to apply this type of thinking across the entire app and OS ecosystem. I never want to be prompted for any sort of permissions or accidentally grant some while clicking to dismiss the wave of prompts you someti
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Jupyter Notebooks have been been so amazingly valuable to me. Would anyone consider them to be an example of literate programming? If so, are they the most successful example out there?
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Oof. Such a hard question! It was one of those experiences at the right age, at the right time, where I was able to tolerate the experience. I couldn't do it now at my age and mental state. If I could go back in time, I might try to wo
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by diskzero 5y ago
I am glad to see this. I was involved in a similar startup that became bogged down due to reasons that had nothing to do with the validity of the approach you are taking. As I am sure you are aware, obesity is a complex issue and many of th
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by diskzero 5y ago
I would hope that the majority of "great" things that are getting done are on teams that are managed in thoughtful, healthy and constructive ways. The Steve Jobs way of doing things worked in that he was able to motivate small tea
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by diskzero 5y ago
I worked for Steve Jobs and I wouldn't say I knew what he was like. I had an outsiders view of what he was, and while there were some stories of his behavior, a lot of the details weren't out there. This was before the world of bl
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by diskzero 5y ago
One of the big ideas in BeOS was a thread per window, or even perhaps a thread per view. This helped realize a lot of the cool BeOS demos where multiple windows were open playing videos, rendering OpenGL or otherwise keeping the CPU busy.
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by diskzero 5y ago
This looks like a great app! I'll have to check it out. I wrote a video editor for BeOS back in 1998 called UltraDV. Nothing really happened with it, but a lot of the code continued to live on and evolve in the Muse Reasearch Receptor
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by diskzero 5y ago
I am excited to see this. I have been involved in both the physical and software side of large construction projects. This is an actual good use of a blockchain. How will you respond when another vendor wants to participate in transactions?
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I remember when the sign appeared and was happy to see it. It also looked pretty good, but was slightly odd due to differences in the reflectors around the perimeter. The sign faded more rapidly than the similar I-5 sign on the right side o
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by diskzero 5y ago
To be shot with a Taser. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taser I am assuming this is a play on words, as the usual word used would be "Taste"
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by diskzero 5y ago
Extempore is impressive for sure. They wrote a custom scheme interpreter and a REPL for VSCode. More info here: https://extemporelang.github.io/docs/overview/quickstart/
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by diskzero 5y ago
I focus on the compositional aspects of the program, but I do like to be able to audition what I am making! I can use software and hardware synthesizers to do this, but it sounds like you want something with more fundamental building blocks
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I hope they are managing to make a living. I have created music software over the decades, going from making a good living during the shrinkwrap software era, to not being able to support full-time development of a mobile music app. I am im
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by diskzero 5y ago
My current favorite is OpusModus https://www.opusmodus.com . It is a commercial app, which will dissapoint some, but is worth the price to me for the level of quality and capabilities. As an added bonus, it is written in Lisp, ca
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I wish I had the drive and discipline to write about some of the things I have done; airplanes, software projects, etc. but I just get so caught up in the process itself, I don't have the energy to to write about the process. I love r
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It is sad his passion to build and create ended with this accident. I have built and flown my own aircraft and even with excellent supervision and safety procedures in place, I still wonder if an improperly deburred rivet hole or a bad batc
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It is hard on my eyes and the use of emoticons and images seems juvenille, but this type of article and formatting seems to be a popular trend on LinkedIn, Substack and Medium. As to the content of the article itself, I am curious how many
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Comments from a previous appearance here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3055154

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