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by hsmyers 15y ago
For those interested, Scheme is now Racket and there may be other changes brought on by time. The list is quite responsive with a very satisfactory STN ratio so use it as a resource as this looks like an interesting project. See: http://ra
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I do a lot of work involving bibliographies that are used in LaTeX. The care and feeding of such things is a major PIA that this language/approach seems to be a very good fit for. At least good enough to give it a shot!
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Keeps getting better with each iteration! That said, I'd still like to see some pi fonts and printer's ornaments...
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Would be interesting in a cold hearted intellectual sort of way to calculate just how much the difference would be from an honest pay-out to Skype's sharp business practice (Microsoft speak for screwing someone over...)
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Oddly enough at a TechStart meeting on Friday I also heard that a Twitter account was pretty much mandatory. Guy who was the target of the advice tried to duck out with the 'I'm not a tech guy' but was bullied into it by the rest of the cro
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by hsmyers 15y ago
I believe that there are currently more significant problems than those mentioned in the (very good) TED talk---how do we stop the continued trend of denigration of teaching and the profession in general? The current populist idea of blame
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by hsmyers 15y ago
I have never understood the mechanics of 'drug is bad if use equal entertainment'. It will be interesting to see if the release of this information and the refereed to thaw in the taboo will lead anywhere...
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by hsmyers 15y ago
To paraphrase Tufte, bullets do not a presentation make. If it is worth writing about then write about it, do not summarize it into little pieces that may or may not reveal the 'point' in question. Beyond that---an interesting idea, form as
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Very large pond, very large rock, big splash. Disruptive technology indeed. I'd guess that their funding problems (if any) are now over---particularly if they are smart enough to license this. Just as an example, imagine a joint-venture bet
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One of the suggestions in the article is that other EU countries are beginning to climb on board. If that is the case then with any luck at all, the ridiculous 1870 limit due to instance copyright problems may erode and eventually disappear
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by hsmyers 15y ago
I'm probably missing something, by the Times article doesn't mention the word 'warrant'---that being the case shouldn't that ruffle a feather or two?
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Hey writers live for revisions :) Wouldn't be surprised to see it show up in a while. You did leave a comment--yes?
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Hell you can't do any of those things in the first 15 languages I learned. In fact none of the concepts even existed in those languages---so? Bother? Irratated? Annoyed? I can understand all of those; but hate? I'm hoping that is hyperbole
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by hsmyers 15y ago
FireFox 5 seems to work...
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by hsmyers 15y ago
What was that limit on data transmission via copper again? 300baud? Or was it 1400? Nice the way science always ends for idiots like this...
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by hsmyers 15y ago
I apply a simple test—Who is Edgar Lee Masters?, Rupert Brooke? Tintoretto? Hardy? George Mallory? William Morris? I’ll even throw in one most geeks get even if they haven’t read—Edward Tufte. Not a long list, but good enough to give me a c
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Given that governments are immune to the rule of law, why do they bother to lie about their actions? Waste of time and paper seems to me. They choose to distinguish between 'censor' and 'remove' claiming that one is not the other. I'm sure
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by hsmyers 15y ago
This state continues to follow the Ned Ludd (Luddite) model, I can only hope that they all meet the same result.
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Nice, but seems to me that a thorough study of Knuth V-1-4 plus computational Mathematics might be a better approach. Then cherry pick the offered list.
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Id the feds are against it, I'm for it...
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Isn't it about time a registry of 'Known Trolls' was created in order to gather information about their operation(s) and their patents. This would allow others to begin the process of gathering prior art and with legal help submitting same
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Odd how arbitrary fiats and dicta from 'above' tend to provoke reaction. Even more surprising in this case that the discussion was both meaningful and enough to get participation from at least one of the big three---hope this continues in t
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by hsmyers 15y ago
I've not completely waded through the either the draft or the implementation document, but this should help you: http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/C++0xFAQ.html
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Of course it matters! It matters at either end in fact. You can certainly be too young, but even in this supposedly enlightened industry you can clearly be too old as well. And yes, there are pre-rolled bs phrases to make excuses with. I'm
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Having been there and having done that and still being involved, I respectively disagree. It was simpler in virtually all respects. I watched people of all different levels of interest and education (house wives, grad students, math majors,
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by hsmyers 15y ago
Given that all of the graphic elements needed exist as Unicode, and that there exists code to detect specific fonts on the viewers machine, I'd like to see them used as the default rather than the somewhat sketchy drawings as shown. Just a
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I'm glad I actually read the article. Given the title I was all set to either ignore or flag. As it stands, I agree whole-heartedly with the message. Yes, there are things to quibble about, but overall it provides food for thought.
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God---I hope he at least bought a touring bike and not a road bike...
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The only problem that I see with 'crashing' the system is the amount of time that would be devoted to the blame game. If that could be skipped so that we could jump directly to the debugging phase, then I'd say---let it crash. Also interest
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Being there and doing that I can give you some suggestions from the inside looking out. First thing and probably most important, don't do this by yourself. Find a professional you can work with, either a psychiatrist or psychologist with PA

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