galaktor

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   by galaktor 14y ago

   "I always have it in the back of my head that I want to make a slightly better C. Just to clean up some of the rough edges and fix some of the more egregious problems." I immediately thought of this: "Go is like a better C, from the guys th
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   by galaktor 14y ago

   Thanks for the link. The parallels are interesting.
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   by galaktor 14y ago

   Seems much better now.
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   After Piston Valve aims to produce their own Steam box, running Linux(polygon.com)

   1 points by galaktor 14y ago|0 comments
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   by galaktor 14y ago

   That is indeed an interesting point. The article states they use function words. Assuming that there is an injective relation between those function words in the original language and English, I could imagine that the translation would make
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   by galaktor 14y ago

   Plus, in case of the Xbox, you have to pay for multiplayer abilities which are free via Steam.
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   by galaktor 14y ago

   More pics on polygon http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/7/3849284/piston-valve-steam-b...
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   Valve And Xi3 Team For ‘Piston’ Steam Box(rockpapershotgun.com)

   119 points by galaktor 14y ago|107 comments
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   Tommy Refenes (Team Meat): How do I get started programming games?(gamasutra.com)

   1 points by galaktor 14y ago|0 comments
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    by galaktor 14y ago

    Thanks for the link to __twc! https://soundcloud.com/twc-3
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    by galaktor 14y ago

    This is the only reason I don't own an ebook reader yet. All the books I've read over the past few years are technical books. If I'm going to read rather tough material, I at least want the design/formatting to assist me in taking in the co
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    by galaktor 14y ago

    satellite image quality outside of major cities seems way better than on google maps, at least for some of the places in Ireland that I tried, i.e. Here: http://here.net/53.3395769,-6.5376296,18,0,0,hybrid.day Google maps: http://goo.gl/
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    by galaktor 14y ago

    Using powershell: PS> Get-Weather gives: Location : Secret, Location (ABCD) 12-34N 123-45W 85M Time : Oct 18, 2012 - 02:30 AM EDT / 2012.10.18 0630 UTC Wind : from the SE (140 degrees) at 9 MPH (8 KT):0
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    ETF Spreads Widen after Knight trading algo bug(bloomberg.com)

    1 points by galaktor 14y ago|0 comments
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    by galaktor 14y ago

    Detailed article (also linked on the original page) http://www.corememoryshield.com/report.html
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    Magnetic Core Memory Reborn (2011)(corememoryshield.com)

    65 points by galaktor 14y ago|8 comments
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    by galaktor 14y ago

    Like sokoloff pointed out, I think you are missing my point. I'm arguing that precisely because "senior" implies age-related status, I think many people are using it wrongly. And therefor applying time-related measurements where they are ac
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    On being "Senior"(galaktor.net)

    11 points by galaktor 14y ago|5 comments
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    by galaktor 14y ago

    "The Underpant Gnomes"[1] were honestly the very first thing that came to my mind when I read the name. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomes_%28South_Park%29
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    Without wanting to go too off-topic here...but My favorite, light-weight UML editor is UMLet http://www.umlet.com/ As featured on Fowler's blog a while back: http://martinfowler.com/bliki/UmlAsNotes.html
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    I cannot say that I fully understand every bit of this. Yet I feel that this paper is generally quite accessible for a non-astrobiologist like me (which I would think is the entire purpose of a "primer"). Thanks for posting this, it will se
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    Thanks. The fact that it needed explaining says it all, though. Nonetheless, the debate format is interesting.
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    I went to this site 3 times now and still have no idea how to use it. What should I be reading here? Usability FAIL.
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    Science Hack Day Dublin (March 3rd)(sciencehackdaydublin.com)

    1 points by galaktor 15y ago|0 comments
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    13-foot middle finger monument at Milan stock exchange(wild-turkey.wonderhowto.com)

    2 points by galaktor 15y ago|0 comments
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    Music to code by(djbolivia.blogspot.com)

    2 points by galaktor 15y ago|0 comments
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    Last time I checked, Ireland was still part of Europe :-)
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    The video linked in the article was not available here (Ireland), so for all others affected, this should be it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSc9eKOcH3w
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    4 albums have been added to the pool. I purchased for over $10 yesterday but I don't seem to be able to get those 4 new ones...anybody have success at this yet?
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    by galaktor 15y ago

    I do not like the limited amounts of "downloads". I see why it's there (people might share links with friends etc.) but it feels a bit like punishing me because of some cheapskates. Problem is, this does not count "downloads", it counts hit