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   by eco 12y ago

   I had a theory (completely unsupported by evidence or even a vague understanding of the industry) that OPEC's recent decision to not fix prices was targeted at hitting the weaker new American producers that were contributing to the rec
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   by eco 12y ago

   Glad to hear it. Every time I find a promising library and it's on Google code I groan a little.
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   by eco 12y ago

   What about Windows 8 do you feel is copying Apple? The big changes are utterly unlike anything I see in OS X but maybe I'm missing something. Personally, I like Windows 8. I don't use the Metro apps (or whatever they are called no
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   by eco 12y ago

   Schaft has unfortunately removed themselves from the competition[1]. It's a shame because they dominated the trials and were definitely the most entertaining to watch. 1. http://www.theroboticschallenge.org/content&#x2F
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   by eco 12y ago

   Good to see the two things I've tried to use and wouldn't work in VC++ 2013 (generic lambdas and noexcept) have been implemented.
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   by eco 12y ago

   Chromecast doesn't because it doesn't support MHL-HDMI which added a power over HDMI option (HDMI does have power but it something like 50mA). The newest version of MHL-HDMI does 2A. I'm not sure if that's enough to powe
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   by eco 12y ago

   I recently listened to a pretty good Econtalk with Bostrom about this subject. http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/12/nick_bostrom_on.htm...
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   by eco 12y ago

   I've been wondering lately how many young children would actually understand what is going on when the HBO ident appears. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC_uTMkmH08
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   by eco 12y ago

   What/who is Clang (apart from the compiler)?
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    by eco 12y ago

    kickme444 refutes onewaystreet. kickme444 is a reddit employee.
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    by eco 12y ago

    I can believe it. Yishan always seemed very dramatic and reactionary. I could see him resigning in anger after not getting his way.
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    by eco 12y ago

    My favorite is Excession. The minds are often more interesting than the humans.
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    by eco 12y ago

    I'm still watching it but I was thinking the same thing but about D. - Module system - Optionally avoiding complex build systems (rdmd or dub) - Fast build times - Type inference - Nested block comments - Owned memory (Unique, Scoped,
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    by eco 12y ago

    It's fair to say Braid is his game but it wasn't done single-handedly. David Hellman did the great artwork and Blow licensed the music. Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac) did some of the original character des
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    by eco 12y ago

    It can't do reminders when you are around people yet but there have been clues[1] that it's coming found when poking inside the Google Search app. It's expected to make use of the leaked Google Nearby[2] which will "...p
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    by eco 12y ago

    Ah, that makes a lot more sense. Thank you for explaining.
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    by eco 12y ago

    So subtyping automatically happens for all members of a struct? I'm not sure I like that but I guess I'd have to see how well it works in practice.
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    by eco 12y ago

    Perhaps that would have helped with adoption. I'm not all that convinced that would have really tipped the scales. It's been 5 years since it was open sourced and there have been over a hundred contributors but it's still onl
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    by eco 12y ago

    Yeah, that certainly hurt D's reputation. People still bring it up even though it's been resolved for years.
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    by eco 12y ago

    Could you be specific about what in D isn't useable without the GC? You can use manual memory management in D. It has Unique (unique_ptr) and RefCounted (shared_ptr). It has Array. It has malloc and free. None of these use the GC. Peop
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    by eco 12y ago

    You can use D without using the GC. I'm not sure why this myth keeps coming up. It's always supported manual memory management. You have to sacrifice some language features that aren't even available in C++ and some parts of
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    by eco 12y ago

    Nah, that's a new one. Here's the one from 2011: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/04/andresen_on_bit.htm...
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    by eco 12y ago

    Without numbers showing the actual quantities involved this cost comparison is kind of useless. Not that I doubt going with your own hardware is cheaper at those levels, it's just not a conclusion I can draw from what you've writt
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    by eco 12y ago

    I kind of wish Google would have let you pick which display name to use on a per-circle basis. Then I could use a pseudonym with strangers, a nickname with friends, and my real name with family.
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    by eco 12y ago

    There is no need to use Search Nearby anymore. Search just searches near whatever you are looking at.
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    by eco 12y ago

    This is not at all a "really good Android phone". It's a great phone for its price but it comes nowhere near high end Android phones. It's largely equivalent to a Motorola Moto E (in price and specs)[1]. Ultra cheap Andr
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    by eco 12y ago

    Yeah, D has it too. It's a good feature.
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    by eco 12y ago

    Netflix is testing it in select markets.
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    by eco 12y ago

    I've never found they affect my battery life noticeably but I don't spend much time staring at my home screen[1]. Maybe some people do but my home screen is for quick access to information and launching off point for other apps so
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    by eco 12y ago

    That's weird that they are in malls in Canada (and considered inferior). They are considered a "higher end" fast food than Taco Bell where I am in the US.