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by geon 11y ago
If VLC is launched, then that's what starts playing.
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by geon 11y ago
> they aren't scared of humans. The noisy little things just rolled up into a ball, spikes out I don't think that's how it works.
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by geon 11y ago
The author is a game developer. I don't know what platfirms he worked with, but the console world isn't known for their great compiler support. You are pretty much limited to whatever the official (nda ridden) sdk privides.
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by geon 11y ago
> but they live some place that does not permit it, they FEEL the impact of that law. How is that any diffrent from living in a country where you know you are under 24-7 surveillance? Unless you planned carry a concealed gun all the ti
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by geon 11y ago
You can still build your server the same way. I fact, with SPA:s and REST, the server becomes way saner.
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by geon 11y ago
> Web development used to be nice. Interesting how we can have so completely opposite experiences. I'm feeling like webdev is just finally geting a tiny bit sane. When I started doing it in '98 or so, it was horrible beyond des
937.
by geon 11y ago
Everyone who cares already know.
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by geon 11y ago
Much less than 150 years. Once the river moved, almost no more silt would be deposited.
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by geon 11y ago
Your comment would make sense if the skulls were painted under the faces of the audience. But from the x-ray (and the description in the article), it looks like it was a circle of skulls laying on the floor, used as props by the performer.
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by geon 11y ago
If we can ever develop general AI that actually works, even if pretty dumb, will have far-reaching effects all over society long before it can rival human intelligence. A lot of jobs don't require much intelligence, but some. Like cash
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by geon 11y ago
> hypervisor has become the OS A hypervisor is an OS. A rose by any other name.
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by geon 11y ago
I read an article in the late '90s that implemented game AI a bit like that. The bots would have a number of emotions, and certain events would affect different emotion-levels. Like, a hit/miss from a bot against another would inc
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by geon 11y ago
The 6502 is relatively popular in some embedddd devices. The Tamagotchi used it: http://hackaday.com/2013/05/24/tamagotchi-rom-dump-and-rever...
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by geon 11y ago
Youtube mirror: http://youtu.be/T-tZf6Oe1BE It wouldnt stream for me.
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by geon 11y ago
Here, clercs use o say something like "This register is also open.", and a new line will form.
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by geon 11y ago
> While I was writing Blindsight I was just about to recommend him to read it. :(
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by geon 11y ago
> If you switch windows the background application stops. > desktop replacement If it replaces the desktop, there is no other window to switch to. The problem would be with apps that block, since all multitasking (excluding web worker
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by geon 11y ago
I like the Security Bell.
949.
by geon 11y ago
That is how sci-fi works. You make a few assumptions and work from there, exploring their consequences.
950.
by geon 11y ago
More like psychology and philosophy.
951.
by geon 11y ago
Oooor... 1) You realize hydroponics has nothing to do with growing pot. 100 % of pot growers breath air. You don't use that to single them out. 2) You make sure the tested substance is actually pot. No test can be perfect, but it can b
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by geon 11y ago
Lots of Niven in there. Happens to be my favorite writer.
953.
by geon 11y ago
I just read it. What part of it is accurate astronomy and physics, specifically?
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by geon 11y ago
Iceland! Active volcano geothermal power and cold climate.
955.
by geon 11y ago
Is there any progress on making the compilers utilize the js gc instead of including their own entire runtime?
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by geon 11y ago
> I spent many years on the Genius Bar (back in the PowerPC and early Intel days) and, in almost, every interaction, the device was to blame - as far as the customer was concerned. Selection bias. The people coming to the genius bar obv
957.
by geon 11y ago
TFA says it only affects mobile-optimized layouts, and only on form elements and links.
958.
by geon 11y ago
The author + the reader?
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by geon 11y ago
That particular game was available on dos too. It is hardly smb, though. Just the same characters.
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by geon 11y ago
Carbon rights?

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