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by drblast 16y ago
Interesting article. By any chance, does this sort of information exist at all for Java bytecode compilers? Whenever I write Java code I try to do things the Java way but it usually makes me cringe to think that things like accessing a boo
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by drblast 16y ago
Two sides to this coin. This is easy to say when you're 23, single, and you are almost completely defined by your occupation. Asking a child what he wants to be when he grows up doesn't give you good information; ask him what he wants to e
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by drblast 16y ago
It goes to show you how important a few critical features (buzz, easy installation, performance) can be to early uptake, and it snowballs from there. From my perspective, there has been absolutely no reason to choose MySQL over Postgres if
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by drblast 16y ago
The design philosophy differences between Postgres and MySQL should be a case study. When I first started using SQL databases, Postgres had a reputation for being a fully ACID compliant database that paid a performance penalty for it, and w
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by drblast 16y ago
There are actually thousands of these types of project, almost all abandoned. One of the longest lived, and perhaps not coincidentally the simplest, is Core Wars. I started working on something very similar to what you describe a few month
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by drblast 16y ago
What I find fascinating is that problem solving seems to be so counter-intuitive for some people when to me it just seems natural and obvious. Like you said, "I suppose I had to figure [it] out on my own." I'm the same way; nobody taught
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by drblast 16y ago
Same here. After playing Nascar 2006 for hours on end one day, I went for a drive and realized I was staying as close to the inside of curves as possible. I probably got to Target 20 seconds faster that day, but I cut out playing Nascar fo
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by drblast 16y ago
Viper mode is what makes emacs work for me. I just love it; I haven't used vi/vim in years because I get all that mode-based-editor goodness in emacs, along with every other great feature it has.
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by drblast 16y ago
I'm opposed to this, because a lot of times the personalities who do this are asking the question not because they want an answer, but because they want to show off in front of a large room. You're also putting the speaker on the spot; rare
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by drblast 16y ago
I can only speak from my own experience but in general I found EE to be much more challenging, particularly in the sub-fields like DSP that involved a lot of probability. I think what makes CS more tractable is that the theory is easily tes
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by drblast 16y ago
Nothing gives him permission to say that; the U.S. was founded on the idea that you don't need anyone's permission to do things that don't harm other people. It's an inalienable right; you can't take it away. Our entire short history is a
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by drblast 16y ago
I've got a B.S. in Comp Sci, and like you, heard that engineering would be a more valuable degree, so when I had the opportunity to get my masters, I got it in E.E. I don't think there are many aspects of EE, if any, that prepare you more f
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by drblast 16y ago
I read about this about 13 years ago in Discover: http://www.mega.nu/ampp/bitterly.html Seemed like a fantastic idea at the time, but the problem then was that the wheel would explode at high speeds. Apparently these are very challenging
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by drblast 16y ago
Not meant to be sarcastic at all. I just appreciate the insight in the essay. I'd rather someone be an example of the results of their ideology, than have them try to sell me on it. I think it speaks volumes.
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by drblast 16y ago
That's one of the best essays I've ever read. It says almost nothing about meditation, but it nails every frustration and unhappiness I've ever experienced. It makes me think that if someone can be that insightful, I'm more likely to go al
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Teaching Computer Science to Kids
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by drblast 16y ago
I'm heterosexual and preferred the women on the right too, and I agree they look more engaging and happy. I'm fairly surprised that the actual results were so skewed. And my wife's feelings are hurt because I tell her she's attractive and
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by drblast 16y ago
I think it's funny that people constantly are calling for innovation in education. We don't need innovation, we need basics. Education, especially at the elementary level, is a solved problem. The big thing in homeschooling right now is "
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by drblast 16y ago
e^(tau*i/2)+1=0 ??? Ewwww, yuck.
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by drblast 16y ago
I'm the original author of Basic-256, if you have any suggestions, please let me know. Most people seem to be pleased with it, but I'm starting to wonder if it's the right approach; maybe it's the C64 and not BASIC that's the key. I recent
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by drblast 16y ago
On my netbook with Ubuntu I wanted to move the top gnome panel to the right side so I'd have more vertical space; apparently this is impossible to do cleanly. We have wide screens now, and a lack of vertical space. The solution seems obvio
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by drblast 16y ago
What the author doesn't mention is that continual 3% or 2% growth represents exponential, not linear, growth of an economy. It can't continue indefinitely. If my economy is growing, this year's 2% growth requires substantially more innovat