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by logic 17y ago
It appears that he's been updating this presentation over the years: http://www.fefe.de/know-your-compiler.pdf http://dl.fefe.de/optimizer-isec.pdf Regardless, it's a good read!
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by logic 17y ago
Wrenching and racing. Occasionally programming, as it relates to wrenching and racing.
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by logic 17y ago
I expected the TechCrunch readership to not get a little jab of humor, but here too?
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by logic 17y ago
The entire concept of "criminal liability" as pertains to corporations has always confused me. You can't effectively sentence a corporation to anything, you can only sanction it by enforcing (typically monetary) reparations, or by dissolvin
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by logic 17y ago
Your final project is today's automotive hackery. :) It might be "woefully obsolete", but a derivative of the HC11 is in an engine control unit (ECU) from a 90's-era Mitsubishi model that quite a few folks, myself included, take a hobby int
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by logic 17y ago
This is a basic "elevator pitch" problem. Distill the core of what you find exciting in what you do down to a one or two line explanation that others can relate to. If you can't do that, perhaps question whether you're really all that excit
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by logic 17y ago
As for surviving direct shilling, I present "The Biggest Loser" as a data point. The most recent season became a barrage of direct product placement experiments. http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/jillian-michaels... http://www.
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by logic 17y ago
If your "business" is dependent on publishing an application on Apple's App Store then, is it really a surprise that it gets shut down? :) It's tongue-in-cheek, but it's true: this isn't a free marketplace, it's Apple's playground, and on
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by logic 17y ago
Bingo. Plus, there's always Scientific Linux as an alternative (full disclosure: I work for FNAL, but not on SL), if things completely fall apart in the CentOS camp. I'd have a hard time imagining a situation with CentOS that couldn't be ea
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A "community site" doesn't repeatedly spam it's members with offers that may or may not be of interest to them, if it intends to retain those members. But you're right: the tactful thing will be to simply remove HN from my RSS reader, if th
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by logic 17y ago
I read incessantly back when I was commuting, until I was given a smartphone (older blackberry) for work, with a rudimentary web browser. I still read incessantly, but on a screen instead of on dead trees. Today, with a modern smartphone an
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by logic 17y ago
And in the CSS ( http://www.therereallyisnosecret.com/style.css ): /* There's no secret to CSS either. You just have to try and do it. */
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by logic 17y ago
Agreed, a transcript would be helpful. Dark stages and monotone shouting don't make for an effective presentation.
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by logic 17y ago
You've just explained the difference between a patent and a trade secret. :)
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by logic 17y ago
I was, and still am, in a similar situation. I picked up the requisite non-tech hobby that I'm now quite passionate about: in my case, it was automotive modification and racing. I have a veritable performance shop in my garage now: I taught
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by logic 17y ago
Here's a somewhat more visual version of this that I whipped up quickly when this appeared on Reddit: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rDPGKugP7_BC8ksp3PFyy...
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by logic 17y ago
My goal is to wake up, rather than smashing my poor little alarm clock into pieces when it goes off. I achieve that goal most of the time, a fact my employer is quite grateful for. Agreed about the lack of substance here. This is a fluff pi
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by logic 17y ago
Or, more simply: "A people hire A people, B people hire C people."
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by logic 17y ago
Speaking as an "admin" by way of job title (but developer by way of formal education, work history, and personal interest): Yes, or at least they should be. :) (I was going to write something much longer, but it's probably preaching to the
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by logic 18y ago
Just FYI: she's not looking for a CS-related position. She's apparently a great fit for being the CEO's executive admin. http://www.twittershouldhireme.com/executive-admin-to-the-ce...