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by kunai 14y ago
From pg's Guidelines: "What to Submit On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intel
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by kunai 14y ago
I think it was some programmer from NASA, can't seem to remember his name, though...
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by kunai 14y ago
See the Google+ post and comments for what could be construed as evidence.
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by kunai 14y ago
It could just be a joke, for all we know. People screw up Wikipedia for humor as well. My reasoning is that he wants to add a big achievement to his credentials and he's using the Chrome OS fiasco as leverage. He's trying everything to get
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by kunai 14y ago
Agreed, but it's doubtful that nVidia will support the Quadro (which is pretty much the best workstation chip around, and also what I use) just because of Steam. If anybody wants to render very complex gradients and shading using a regular
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by kunai 14y ago
Nope. The electoral college assigns "points" to each state based on its population. So rather than 50 equal points, we have 270. This kind of system is woefully outdated and allows for an unfair advantage in populated states. If the states
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by kunai 14y ago
This really looks incredible, even if it is simply fantasy. The names are far better than the states we have now... I mean, Utah? Where's the excitement in that? Ogalalla is where it's at. Texas? Really? Big Thicket sounds way better. Jokes
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by kunai 14y ago
Pathologically sure, I'd say. He attempted to change the Wikipedia article for Chrome OS to include his name, and has been spreading stuff all over the Web saying that he created Chrome OS. In addition, his "blog" only includes one page, an
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by kunai 14y ago
I'm pretty sure he meant VB. I don't think anybody programs in pure QBasic anymore.
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by kunai 14y ago
I cannot thank you enough for this. Networking has been my weakest point in code, and finally having a C++ networking lib that's easy to use has enabled me to create much better apps than if I didn't. Great work.
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by kunai 14y ago
Neat. I still have my old TI-83 lying around in my cluttered desk somewhere, I'll be sure to try this when/if I find it.
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by kunai 14y ago
It's kind of the same deal now with the Raspberry Pi, except for the fact that it uses RISC and not x86. It's a great tinkering platform. Now, if only somebody would make a ring-0 OS for ARM... Now THAT would be fun.
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by kunai 14y ago
Thanks. I'll be sure to check it out when I get into programming asm.
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by kunai 14y ago
Well of course, nobody writes any applications in hex; it's more of a proof of concept, but a very interesting proof of concept. Asm, at least for me, is still too low-level for me to do any sort of serious work. I make desktop/mobile apps,
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by kunai 14y ago
So essentially, this is writing an application in machine code? This is so fascinating I'm starting to get palpitations. I've always wanted to know how to program in machine code. I've looked through the web countless times in search of som
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Robots could teach your kids algebra in the future(mashable.com)
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by kunai 14y ago
I created a Reddit account simply for this moment. Amazing. Bill has had his fair share of flak and has made some decisions in his career that I wouldn't approve of, and I am not particularly a fan of Microsoft, but his humility, modesty, a
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by kunai 14y ago
The perfect option for you is to buy a Thinkpad T430U and install Chrome OS on it. It's remarkably similar to the CR-48 with regards to hardware design, it's $600, and it's a Thinkpad. Which means you can use it as a breakfast tray when you
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by kunai 14y ago
Interesting. I'd love to see Firebooks in the future along with Chromebooks. It would be nice to have two cloud-based operating systems for the desktop out there.
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by kunai 14y ago
I accidentally upvoted you without reading your entire post. Here's an honorary downvote: -1 Anyway, your argument is again moot, because it doesn't matter if the phone is subsidized. You signed a contract to pay off the phone over the co
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by kunai 14y ago
Motorola may not have been misusing the DMCA, but the DMCA is a misuse of the law and a bloody embarrassment to the tech enthusiasts, programmers, and power users of the United States. Remember that. The DMCA should be rewritten from the gr
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by kunai 14y ago
I signed it, and called my parents and asked them to, but unfortunately, they said, "It doesn't affect me, why should I sign it? Besides, if it's illegal, it should stay illegal." This kind of apathy is exactly what got us here in the first
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by kunai 14y ago
This. For the longest time, I used to think that rms was insane. Everybody did. It was just, "Oh, did you hear about Stallman's interview on [insert website/news/channel here]?" "No, what crap did he say now ??" I think now people are real
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by kunai 14y ago
I don't know, it sounds too communistic-utopian. While communism is not a bad thing, and utopias are theoretically a great idea, humans thrive on opportunity and individualism. The world isn't a fair place by nature . Attempting to equaliz
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by kunai 14y ago
Speaking as an armchair pilot, I can't believe someone who flew F/A-18s in the Air Force would perpetuate such lies about commercial aviation. First off, ILS is rarely, and I repeat -- rarely used on most major commercial aircraft. The on
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Egypt Blocks YouTube Over Anti-Islam Film(theverge.com)
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by kunai 14y ago
> The material can probably get into your body by osmosis alone. Correction: only water can get into a cell through osmosis; the term you're looking for is actually passive transport . Apart from semantics, nanoparticles are known
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by kunai 14y ago
> If you believe that posting a petition on whitehouse.gov and getting a few thousand people to "Like" it should automatically result in legislation, or an official saying what you agree with That's not what I believe at all. I'm just
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by kunai 14y ago
Not on Linux. And in my 10+ years of Windows computing, I have never once gotten a bootkit. It's simple: install a myriad of security applications, and don't visit any suspicious websites. It's common sense, really.
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by kunai 14y ago
I do agree with your sentiment, however, while the argument is weak, it does make sense. I'm as wary of jumping on bandwagons as any of you are, and while the fear-mongering could be laid off a bit, many different news sources confirm that

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