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751.
by henning 15y ago
Since it seems like the multicore thing is here to stay, may I suggest that if you are doing anything parallel you should know about Amdahl's law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_computing#Amdahl.27s_l...
752.
Design patterns aren't(perl.plover.com)
69 points by henning 15y ago|30 comments
753.
A Lisp through the looking glass(cb1.com)
7 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
754.
David Pollak, creator of the Lift framework, on recent security breaches(goodstuff.im)
6 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
755.
New SMS spam dataset(dt.fee.unicamp.br)
2 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
756.
LulzSec posts source code from Sony's Subversion repositories(thepiratebay.org)
39 points by henning 15y ago|19 comments
757.
Recommended security books from Thomas Ptacek(amazon.com)
4 points by henning 15y ago|1 comments
758.
Bad Project(youtube.com)
1 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
759.
How to actually get answers to your programming questions(mikeash.com)
4 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
760.
by henning 15y ago
As this essay discusses, GCC has serious technical flaws. LLVM is one of the best examples I've ever seen of "the best way to complain is to make things." That and the iPhone.
761.
US Robotics still selling 56k modem for $90(usr.com)
5 points by henning 15y ago|4 comments
762.
San Diego: a sprawling, vapid automobile-Metropolis of beige stucco bungalows(c2.com)
1 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
763.
by henning 15y ago
I think it's irresponsible to attempt something so dangerous when you have a company and a family depending on you.
764.
Mobile phone as home computer (2005)(philip.greenspun.com)
2 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
765.
First rule of usability: don't listen to users (2001)(useit.com)
2 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
766.
Estimating the energy of an atomic bomb from a movie of the explosion(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
767.
How to talk to customer service representatives: a comic(allthingscrm.com)
2 points by henning 15y ago|0 comments
768.
by henning 15y ago
URLs will continue to be an important part of the browsing experience. http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990321.html Jakob Nielsen wrote this in 1999 and I don't think much has changed, as recent updates to the article at the end show. I love
769.
by henning 15y ago
Those functions are implemented inefficiently and they're ugly. How is this worthy of a blog post or a submission?
770.
Optimal brain damage(yann.lecun.com)
16 points by henning 15y ago|5 comments
771.
If a scientific theory doesn't make any testable predictions, what good is it?(quora.com)
2 points by henning 15y ago|1 comments
772.
My daughter was first sued in the womb(ftrain.com)
477 points by henning 15y ago|67 comments
773.
by henning 16y ago
the first time i read it, i thought he was computing 2^N and turning it into a list of digits. but, no, he was making a list of that length. so, if you're going to pose a challenge to people, you should clearly describe what you're doing an
774.
by henning 16y ago
This article seems kind of poorly written. I guess it's some kind of sparse data structure written in a functional way -- the numerical linear algebra people have been doing similar things with sparse matrices and vectors for decades now. I
775.
by henning 16y ago
full of annoying ads, unsynced audio, constant buffering, low resolution. it's a very poor viewing experience, and it's copyright infringement.
776.
The worst possible Hello World program(boredzo.org)
12 points by henning 16y ago|20 comments
777.
Dieters Rams' ten principles of good design: "less, but better"(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by henning 16y ago|0 comments
778.
Q.E.D., a song about math proofs(math.berkeley.edu)
2 points by henning 16y ago|0 comments
779.
Paul Ford explains what the web is: a medium for customer service(soundcloud.com)
1 points by henning 16y ago|0 comments
780.
The Demon Core(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by henning 16y ago|0 comments

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