jamesu

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by jamesu 13y ago
As I've gotten older I've noticed I've become more pessimistic of changes in the field. Occasionally a really good idea comes along which sticks. A lot of the time though it feels like a new hit framework is cooked up every w
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by jamesu 13y ago
Feels more like an Evernote clone to me, though it needs a lot of work. For instance when you load a note you need to click edit to enter editing mode which coming from Evernote feels very clunky. I'm also not sure why there needs to b
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by jamesu 13y ago
To me this article was more about how Twitter can be an unfriendly place. If you think about it, on Twitter the barrier between people is pixel-thin. It's pretty easy to get into an argument with someone with a single tweet in mere sec
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by jamesu 14y ago
I tried selling a Mac on eBay once. First attempt I got a time waster, second attempt I got a con artist, third attempt my account got suspended. eBay is great for buyers, a horrific minefield for sellers.
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by jamesu 14y ago
To be quite honest the most shocking thing I found about antirez's post was not the post itself, but the boiling hate surrounding it.
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by jamesu 14y ago
It's great to see Lazarus finally maturing. What used to be done in an expensive IDE costing $$$ can now be done with free open source tools. Simply amazing.
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by jamesu 14y ago
After years of using VM's to virtualize Windows I finally broke down and got a real, physical Windows box. On my space-constrained system, a VM often ended up feeling more of a parasite than a useful convenience. Initially I was just using
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by jamesu 14y ago
Dynamix was closed 4 days after Torque(then called V12) v1.0 was released. GarageGames itself was more of an ex-employee spin-off (created several months before the closure) to sell a game engine using the Tribes 2 tech.
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by jamesu 14y ago
Torque pretty much started my development career, so this is great news to me. Its suffered a bit over the years, especially after InstantAction folded. Even so there is a sizeable group of indies who use it. I myself have been involved wit
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by jamesu 14y ago
My only problem with Cygwin is that installing and updating packages is a pain since you need to use the setup program. Apart from that it works great for what I use it for - a unixy shell with ports of a few tools I like using.
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GarageGames to Release Torque3D as Open Source(garagegames.com)
5 points by jamesu 14y ago|0 comments
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by jamesu 14y ago
IMO this site is a nice reminder that no development community is immune from drama. Every line of code risks controversy. Every interaction has the potential to turn into a debate. A single action can lead to completely new ways of thinkin
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by jamesu 14y ago
I have to say, i'm impressed. One of the biggest reasons I never really used GIMP on OSX was that the X11 version never really felt right. This version in comparison feels a lot better, though there are still a few annoying things about it,
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by jamesu 14y ago
It might look a little bit like OS X Lion, but it's missing over 200 features which make Lion... Lion, not to mention it doesn't even run OSX apps!
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by jamesu 14y ago
To me a Let's Play is a useful insight into how someone else tackles a game. Commonly if I am stuck, I will look for a Let's Play video to see how it's done. It's also great being able to see the ending of a game which you find impossible t
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by jamesu 14y ago
Back in the late 90's / early 00's custom components in Delphi were a big thing. I recall there were quite a few sites dedicated to listing all the latest and greatest components. It's great to see something similar specifically dedicated t
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by jamesu 14y ago
I'm not quite sure how you could mistake The Ville for The Sims. Besides both games being set in a buildable house with interactive objects, the games are largely completely different. From what I can tell, It doesn't even simulate people.
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by jamesu 14y ago
Personally I found the "L" shaped connector to be far worse since it blocks ports and encourages one to bend the cable when inserting and removing, easily leading to a frayed cable.
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by jamesu 14y ago
It's a good thing all real names are unique and easy to remember...
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by jamesu 14y ago
Will be interesting to see how high it goes. Will we see a return to $31.91/BTC?
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by jamesu 14y ago
I like the idea of QR codes, but I've never seen anyone scan them in public. In fact, the only thing I keep hearing about QR codes is how stupid they are and how they should be obliterated from the face of the earth.
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by jamesu 14y ago
I grabbed a HP Microserver a few months ago after my old slow NAS died. One of the best purchases i've made this year. Initially i tried using Ubuntu Server on it, but there were a few problems with it. I also tried Freenas but beyond the b
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by jamesu 14y ago
I looked at bitcoin a while back when the hype was at its peak. Sadly though by then mining using normal equipment was impractical, so i just ignored it. Do people actually use bitcoins nowadays, or is it more of a speculative market?
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by jamesu 14y ago
I look forward to the day when organs such as eyes can actually be replaced. Currently if you have a severe problem with your vision... well, you're mostly screwed.
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by jamesu 14y ago
On my 2010 Macbook Pro I upgraded the ram and replaced the rather horrible 5200rpm disk with an SSD. I've upgraded the ram on every Macbook i bought (3), since the default amount is always insufficient and apple-supplied memory was overpric
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by jamesu 14y ago
Once i spent a week researching Lotteries on google. Days after, i was getting an almost constant stream of ads for the National Lottery. If anyone were to have used my computer during that time, they might have been puzzled by this and tho
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by jamesu 14y ago
Also worth noting there are several patents relating to Microsoft Agent. e.g. http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5682469 http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5880731
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by jamesu 14y ago
There are a lot of claims made here with regards to how end-users will effectively like to download and try apps from the metro store and take the time to write a good reasoned review about their experience. Given the average response i've
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by jamesu 14y ago
IMO Fully Distributed Teams are only viable when the team is fully distributed. When i was working remotely for a startup which had a central office, i commonly found that decisions regarding development were being made which i had little t
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by jamesu 14y ago
I have yet to find a service as straightforward as Heroku. Cloudfront comes close... but i get the feeling especially when looking at the documentation that Heroku have really put in a lot of effort into making a simple to use application p

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