machrider

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1. 91.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   I switched away a long time ago, and frankly, I'm surprised how many otherwise intelligent people are still using them.
2. 92.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   NearlyFreeSpeech? I haven't used them, but they always come up in discussions like this.
3. 93.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   Thanks for the links. The most interesting thing in the previous HN thread was learning that this article is a) really old (probably outdated), and b) written by Guido!
4. 94.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locality_of_reference
5. 95.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   > The amount of work needed to build libraries like Django or Rails on common lisp or scheme is a fraction of the work needed to improve cpython/pypy/ruby to the level of sbcl, ccl, or one of the many high quality scheme's. So where are
6. 96.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   Is this where I bitch about those "cash" gift Visa and Mastercards? (The ones that are essentially a prepaid credit card with a fixed balance.) I've received a couple of them and they're so bizarre to me. First of all, they apparently co
7. 97.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   C doesn't support metaprogramming, unless you count the preprocessor language. With the preprocessor, you could have a couple files mutually #include each other...
8. 98.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   Some people need reminding, and this is a good example of the principle in action.
9. 99.▲
   by machrider 15y ago

   Yeah, I guess it was a little off-topic. I realize they're different things, but shutting down Google Labs made me think of the state of R&D in general.
10. 100.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    Does anything remotely like Bell Labs exist today? Is it simply not possible with everyone tightening their belts? If you're unfamiliar with what came out of Bell Labs, check out this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_labs#Discoveri
11. 101.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    It's not truly open but Android (as a platform) does seem to be moving in the right direction. I'm not an Android OS hacker, but as an outsider, my complaint would be that it is apparently very hard to get AOSP up and running on an off-the
12. 102.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    It might just be me, but I found myself asking "why?" on most of the first 12 pages that I skimmed through. I don't really understand why there need to be so many ways to declare a variable or a function. It doesn't make it easier to have
13. 103.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    If they applied for the patent in 2001, how can they possibly sue users of wifi? 802.11 has been around longer than that.
14. 104.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    I agree with the author, but a convenient workaround is to use a bookmarklet: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/07/useful-google-bookm...
15. 105.▲
    Trivial obstacles that kill your productivity(vigilantsw.com)

    1 points by machrider 15y ago|0 comments
16. 106.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    Sounds like Colingo: http://colingo.me/
17. 107.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    Or \ls.
18. 108.▲
    Learn To Love Your Tests(vigilantsw.com)

    2 points by machrider 15y ago|0 comments
19. 109.▲
    Make inertia work for you(vigilantsw.com)

    4 points by machrider 15y ago|0 comments
20. 110.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    This has turned out exactly like the Windows PC situation, it seems. Computer comes loaded with so much crap it's almost unusable, and you have to have a tech-savvy friend spend a day cleaning it up (or doing a clean reinstall) to make it
21. 111.▲
    Surprise! (you're relying on compiler-specific behavior)(vigilantsw.com)

    3 points by machrider 15y ago|0 comments
22. 112.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    Is this similar to the idea of the light cone? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cone That is, it's impossible for information from this "cloaked" time to reach us, because it's outside of our light cone?
23. 113.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    Frankly, getting a shell as my regular user on my machine can be just about as devastating as getting root. Everything that's important to me is owned by my user.
24. 114.▲
    by machrider 15y ago

    Of course, regular old hydrogen "falls up", being lighter than air. :) I guess if gravity is truly reversed for antihydrogen, it would fall up even faster. But I highly doubt it's actually gravitationally repulsive.
25. 115.▲
    by machrider 16y ago

    Unfortunately, "this guy" is dead. I don't think he'll be doing any more reading.
26. 116.▲
    by machrider 16y ago

    > Because there are far too many awesome things I want to do that day, and as soon as I wake up they pop into my head. Sounds like a description of what it's like to be a morning person, rather than how to become one. I do not wake up
27. 117.▲
    by machrider 16y ago

    Funny you mention them being solid, as they're being DDoS'd right now. I'm currently dealing with some unreachable web sites as a result...
28. 118.▲
    by machrider 16y ago

    You might enjoy this deep zoom video: http://vimeo.com/1908224
29. 119.▲
    by machrider 16y ago

    I don't know, I think if you're an enthusiast who cares about the environment, Clarkson isn't your favorite guy ever. I felt like the piece on the Tesla was pretty offensive in how biased it was, and I normally like the guys on Top Gear.
30. 120.▲
    by machrider 16y ago

    Update - reddit has come around to the truth. :)