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by hrjet 12y ago
Thanks. I can see the pro in that choice. But the con would be memory starvation (assuming that heap is bounded as in the JVM). I think one middle-path could be to mark the resource as released as soon as compiler detects it, and then relea
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by hrjet 12y ago
Curious to know why `drop` isn't called automatically by the compiler as soon as possible (since the type system already seems to know it is safe). Is there a trade-off involved here?
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by hrjet 12y ago
I have seen Amazon.in silently adding prices during checkout (deliberate or not I can't say ofcourse). I haven't experienced Flipkart adding prices during checkout, but the prices do fluctuate while browsing over the span of a day
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by hrjet 12y ago
While useful, I can't see how it could ensure that the right version of the source code is being presented to the user. In theory, it could analyse all versions of a library, and then choose only those versions that could lead to the g
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by hrjet 12y ago
I was super excited to hear this, but how are they going to check for cylindrical + axis defects? Is it even feasible? Or is the recommendation to visit an eye doctor every two years supposed to cover that? Edit: Their disclaimer at the bot
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by hrjet 12y ago
Nice to know this. One major disadvantage is no https.
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by hrjet 12y ago
Not the parent, but I do something similar for projects where I am the only contributor. It is far easier to track them with a simple text editor. For multiple contributors, I don't think this will scale well, atleast without using som
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by hrjet 12y ago
> So what is the advantages of the old idea of an almost-AI assisstant working for me when BFG (Big Friendly Google) does it? Privacy. Yacy[1] looks like a good start but it has miles to go before it can reach the same usability as popul
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by hrjet 12y ago
How about eek-script? That preserves the first two phonetics of ECMA and sounds about right.
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by hrjet 12y ago
This happens to me with the sound of running water even when I am fully awake, especially when I am expecting an important sound. For example, if I am in the shower and expecting an important call on the phone, I often get a feeling that th
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by hrjet 12y ago
The few seconds of manual verification can add up, especially when millions of users do it. That effort could be better spent in auditing a middle-man tool and fixing it for the benefit of all.
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by hrjet 12y ago
Only the cost reason makes sense to me. Surely the other reasons (such as transmitivity of Saphire) would have been investigated before putting down .5 billion dollars on the counter. The cost, on the other hand, can be passed down to the c
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by hrjet 12y ago
I wonder if it would have ever reached mass adoption. While stability is important, the performance impact due to context-switches might have been big enough for many use-cases.
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by hrjet 12y ago
I am not familiar with zip file format, but if zip files allow comments or other meta-data (in uncompressed form) then it is an easier path. I suspect even file-names could be an opportunity.
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by hrjet 12y ago
Pre-processing macros can reduce repetition, but they are certainly a hack: They are not type-safe. They are not even syntactically safe. A missing brace in one can cause untoward damage down the chain. And getting it right is especially im
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by hrjet 12y ago
Same here and I went a step further; I use two browsers. The websites where I need to login are in a different browser in a different workspace, so tab-nabbing by random websites can never fool me.
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by hrjet 12y ago
Just FYI, we are not using the calendaring system from Citadel; so can't give any report for that.
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by hrjet 12y ago
I had good experience with Citadel for an internal mail solution. It's a little old fashioned, but good enough for our needs. The setup was especially easy with the default ubuntu packages.
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by hrjet 12y ago
"We took graphite and put it into the microwave for seven seconds," Ghasemi says. The gases in the mineral cause the outer layer to expand and pop. "It's exactly like a popcorn!" Is this a safe experiment to do at h
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by hrjet 12y ago
The article does address it. Read the text around this quote: "It creates steam at a low concentration of solar energy," Ghasemi says. "So you don't need such expensive optical systems to concentrate the solar energy.&qu
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Git-cola: The highly caffeinated Git GUI(github.com)
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by hrjet 12y ago
But the latency will probably be huge enough to be a blocker.
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by hrjet 12y ago
Ah, thanks for the link. Hadn't checked for code-searchability. The nice thing is bitbucket has an issue tracker for the site. I am sure Github would have a similar list of pet peeves if it had a way to publicly track feature request
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by hrjet 12y ago
Wow! A suggestion: Adding some sort of inertia calculation. It might lead to very complex and yet smooth looking images.
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by hrjet 12y ago
Bitbucket has been advancing in many areas. Did a recent evaluation of Github and Bitbucket for an upcoming project. Github's issue management is optimal for small projects. But Bitbucket shines at issue management for large projects:
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by hrjet 12y ago
It also depends on screen size. Wide monitors work great with side diffs.
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by hrjet 12y ago
A tangential question: Does any of this benefit a desktop app? I realize that most of the green-thread interest lies in asyc i/o and i/o bound workloads. But can a desktop app with a couple of dozen threads (i/o + cpu mix loa
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by hrjet 12y ago
The tests are one way to express your understanding of the code. If the tests you have written fail, then you can focus and improve your understanding in that part of the code. And if they pass, you can be reasonably assured of your underst
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by hrjet 12y ago
Good point about JS. But there are potentially more types of media (audio, video, html via frames, etc). Even if a general solution isn't applicable to JS, it can have lots of other uses.
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by hrjet 12y ago
Why stop at images only? A more general solution using CSS-like media queries would be much preferable; with a general solution it would be possible to serve all sorts of assets (CSS, JS, Images, Video, etc) tailored to the display device a

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