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1. 181.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   Oh look, it's this old chestnut again.
2. 182.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   mov ax, 13h int 10h
3. 183.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   Windows phone 8 will have the same kernel as Win8/ARM, so basically they're merging their mobile and desktop OSs. This will make it possible, among other things, to run a full desktop on your phone (i.e. via a dock with separate monitor/key
4. 184.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   You mean like the PS3?
5. 185.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   Managed operating systems such as JNode (Java based) or Singularity (.NET based) have managed kernels - everything is written in a memory-safe language. The OS can verify the memory-safety of a program in the loader (bytecode verification),
6. 186.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   I think the biggest problem with embedded GC is that you generally don't want to do pay the memory overhead that comes with generational algorithms. It's a pity that most Java systems are layered on top of some C-based OS, so that each proc
7. 187.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   You can have a go at EnvJS, dom support for Rhino https://github.com/thatcher/env-js
8. 188.▲
   by inoop 14y ago

   3) WP8 and Windows 8 are converging into a single entity. Before long you'll be able to run a full desktop on your phone, all you need is a dock to connect it to a mouse/keyboard/monitor. This is a nice feature for a lot of people who just
9. 189.▲
   by inoop 15y ago

   For those that are interested in how this works: it's basically a feature of the 802.11 MAC. When a station STA1 transmits an RTS packet (request to send) to some other STA2, STA2 has to respond with a CTS (clear to send) packet (collision
10. 190.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    To those that didn't get the reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMATCbC0g3I :)
11. 191.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Amigaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
12. 192.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    It all depends on what you're using your device for. Personally I'm missing internet tethering (update coming soon, apparently) and Spotify, which exists but is so buggy I removed it and downgraded my account. I'm not too happy with the cal
13. 193.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Apparently I was only partly right. Each app is its own user, and certain permissions such as sockets and files are enforced using groups. However, when the functionality that is being protected is implemented in a system service (which run
14. 194.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    I think a lot of app crashes are due to the fact that app developers simply don't know what to expect. This is a direct result of shoddy documentation. For example, the Android API has a tendency to return null from functions even when the
15. 195.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Afaik, the way permissions work on Android is that each application is its own user, and each permission is a group. If you have a rooted device, you can simply log in and remove the user from the group to un-grant that permission. I doubt
16. 196.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    So what about WP7? Both as a user and as a developer I was completely frustrated with Android, so I went out and got myself a Lumia 800. Here in Europe you pay about $525 for this device (off contract), and the 710 and 610 are about $330 an
17. 197.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    To be fair, they said they wanted to be more like a startup :)
18. 198.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Singularity is written largely in (a superset of) C#: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/singularity/
19. 199.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    > more intelligent species like humans, dolphins or dogs or pigs
20. 200.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    For what it's worth, the Lumia 800 is the number one selling smartphone with KPN (#1 mobile service provider) here in the Netherlands.
21. 201.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    I can also recommend Micropendous, it's really well-designed. Teensy is also great for slave-only applications. http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/
22. 202.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Viznut's classic signature: #include <math.h> /* outputs 8 kHz 8-bit unsigned pcm to stdout */ main(v,i,z,n,u,t){for(v=-1;;)for(n=pow(/* gcc -lm sig.c;./a.out>/dev/dsp */ 1.06,"`cW`g[`cgcg[eYcb^bV^eW^be^bVecb^"[++v
23. 203.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    To be fair, my claim that there are no tests is a bit overdrawn.
24. 204.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    > Well, except that Android allows apps to run arbitrary native code using the NDK. I was under the assumption that they can support native code because of the way they designed Android, not the other way around. I highly doubt that sup
25. 205.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Java is memory safe, and classloaders have been used since forever to sandbox applications (remember applets?). The whole 'designed to be open' argument is nonsense. Let's face it, Android was hacked together by a small team on a deadline.
26. 206.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Most handset makers already had large software departments at the time they made the switch to Android. I guess they needed to give them something to do? Either way, ZTE and Huawei seem to do pretty well with near-AOSP roms.
27. 207.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Imho Android has been successful because, until recently, it had no competition. Android came around at a time when the increasing complexity of building and maintaining a proprietary software stack was forcing handset builders to essential
28. 208.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    > Time to code some demos again! Even better ;)
29. 209.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    Congratulations Trixter! I own #1 and I might pick this one up as well. Thank you for preserving these demos. I know you've said this would be the final installment, but, any chance of a MC4 with 64ks? :)
30. 210.▲
    by inoop 15y ago

    I'm not an expert on such systems. Could you to elaborate on this a bit more?