kriyative

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by kriyative 4y ago
I don't think they were trying to be. Broadly, those are the key bindings to copy a column of characters (presumably numbers) paste them into the ` scratch ` buffer and sum them, give or take some assumptions
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Lawrence Lessig: How to Get Our Democracy Back(thenation.com)
80 points by kriyative 17y ago|71 comments
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by kriyative 17y ago
I wasn't implying that we should all start using hidden APIs. Personally, I have a hard enough time using the documented API. My point was that a tool to catch such uses is pretty pointless, as it can be defeated using other entirely "legit
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by kriyative 17y ago
This is getting ridiculous. The Objective-C runtime allows dynamic method calls, using performSelector: which takes a selector name, which can be constructed from any random string. This basically means any static analysis tool can be trivi
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by kriyative 17y ago
Looks great. Nice work. Will you be covering integrating with any graphics libraries (say OpenGL or similar)?
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by kriyative 17y ago
I believe you'll need the Plus service if you want to e-file state taxes, which runs $36/mo. Check out the "Rates & Fees" tab at: http://www.bankofamerica.com/small_business/online_banking_a...
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by kriyative 17y ago
Second that. It's really easy once all the electronic filing paperwork has been filed with the IRS and State. Also, their system is the same as Paycycle, just rebranded (I think).
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by kriyative 17y ago
This may seem really "out there", but I keep all the code of a package in one file. Not only does this reduce or eliminate asdf/defsystem maintenance, which I loathe doing, it also helps avoid the kind of habit you described. After all, the
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by kriyative 17y ago
Common Lisp, Erlang, Javascript, and ... Objective C. I am slowly adding Clojure to this mix. The most dissonant cognitive shift is going from Lisp to Objective C.
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by kriyative 18y ago
Excerpt: "Kudos to Pierre Chatelier for writing the book that Apple and Alan Kay could not." What does Alan Kay have to do with Objective C? He invented Smalltalk not Objective-C. Perhaps the author meant Brad Cox ( http://en.wikiped
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by kriyative 18y ago
Top 3 benefits (IMHO): 1. Concurrency done right -- take a look at Erlang or Clojure to get an idea of multi-threaded programming without the nightmare of locks and deadlocks. This feature will become increasingly important as CPUs are scal
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by kriyative 18y ago
I used Erlang to build a mid-sized web service app (i.e. REST only, no user interface) which serves more than two million connections per day (sustained), and is deployed on a half dozen nodes across the Internet -- different ISPs (yeah, I'
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by kriyative 18y ago
Also, check out http://i.venuem.net/ychn VenueM is a general purpose solution for turning any RSS feed into a clean looking iPhone web site.
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by kriyative 18y ago
VenueM.com makes a great RSS to iPhone-friendly web site interface. Check out their Hacker News site (ideally on an iPhone/iPod Touch) at: http://i.venuem.net/ychn
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by kriyative 18y ago
Hey Kyro, I can empathize with your experience trying to network in SoCal. Hopefully, your post encourages more local entrepreneurs to join the effort. Peace.