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by mirkules 15y ago
This works in Snow Leopard (and possibly Leopard), but in Tiger it definitely didn't work.
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by mirkules 15y ago
I think there are just more users these days that are more vocal about wanting stuff done in the background. I'm in your camp, though -- I don't want stuff happening behind the curtain. At best, I would like an option to turn that off. I im
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by mirkules 15y ago
Interesting. I wish this article went into some of the history with Netflix and ADA compliance for people who know nothing about their past (like myself). Thanks for that insight.
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by mirkules 15y ago
Netflix shows intent with plans to expand to 80% by end of year. What's the problem? Is having a lawsuit really going to make that happen more quickly?
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by mirkules 15y ago
This article didn't prove anything. The author got lucky that he ran into a legal department that found their own error. "If he has gone all lawyered up and refused to talk to them he would have essentially confirmed everything that they as
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by mirkules 15y ago
My very first thought was do NOT go to the police station without a lawyer. Nothing good can come out of talking to the police (or anyone else) without legal counsel when you are the accused. This video lecture by officer George Bruch reall
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by mirkules 15y ago
"I don't think a hobby necessarily has to be less enjoyable just because you've made it your job." This may be true in some rare exceptions. However, hobbies have no deadlines, no schedules, no management, no commute (ok, maybe not if your
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by mirkules 15y ago
I think the real point of "what are you going to do for a hobby" isn't the fact that you can get a new hobby. The point is, you like your hobby (you find it relaxing and stimulating at the same time). When you make it a job, it ruins that e
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by mirkules 15y ago
I mentioned to someone that in my spare time I made iPhone games. They asked, "as a hobby or you trying to make money?" I replied that sure, I'd like to make a few bucks. He said to me "If you let your hobby become your job, what will you d
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by mirkules 15y ago
I realize it's probably early, but can anyone find any layoff numbers? (even vague numbers, on a scale between "a few" and "a boatload" will be accepted)
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by mirkules 15y ago
I agree as well. That quote reads as a case of "grass is greener on the other side." People who make Augmented Reality software get respect. People who make accounting software don't. To generalize, doing interesting things with user interf
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by mirkules 15y ago
The switch happened in mid-May, 2011 (I don't remember the actual date). My scores went up slightly, but using this tool it's impossible to tell (since the limit is 100). I tried to change the limit in the HTML file using firebug, but I gue
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by mirkules 15y ago
Not sure what is the practical and/or logical purpose of differentiating "hiding" applications and "minimizing" windows. They do one and the same, with the exception that "hiding" hides the entire app (with exception of Photoshop), and mini
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by mirkules 15y ago
(Warning: I am very opinionated on this matter) I made a switch from PC to Apple 4 years ago. The lack of meaningful keyboard shortcuts drives me mad. Consider a simple task of switching applications with the Cmd-Tab key: Minimize the only
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by mirkules 15y ago
Talking about the joy of exploring the levels, I remember when I first discovered the hidden room in the first level in DN3D with the jetpack. A JETPACK! How awesome and novel was that in 1995?? And to think the game was not even true 3D! (
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by mirkules 15y ago
Markov Chains are really handy. You can also use the Hidden Markov Model to do voice recognition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_recognition
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by mirkules 15y ago
One option that I noticed is missing-and because of which I considred cancelling my netflix account- is that streaming is not available on your account if you travel outside the country. Even though I know how to get around it, why do I nee
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by mirkules 15y ago
Ah, well I stand corrected, Mr. Hamming :)
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by mirkules 15y ago
I think if it was any harder than "flimsy" (on a scale from flimsy to unbendable), the stress angle would happen at the end of the stress relief part, which would be the same thing as not having the stress relief part. So, I think there nee
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by mirkules 15y ago
There is no reason they couldn't take a flimsy piece of a plastic tube and cover the ugly-but-functional rings on the old style adapters. That way the rings retain functionality, and they are covered, everyone is happy. When the tube breaks
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by mirkules 15y ago
I was referring to "little endianness", where the least significant bit is on the left, which makes 10 = 1, whereas in big endian it would be 2 :)
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by mirkules 15y ago
I realized this morning that Jimmy should have stopped at the first little endian.
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by mirkules 15y ago
Alright... Java is write once, run anywhere. Perl is write once, turn and run. OO is like real life: you inherit properties, you cheat a little, then you get divorced, and you're left with an old, broken model Bash is named after the monkey
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by mirkules 15y ago
I once told an Objective-C joke, but nobody got the message. The thing about NTP jokes is you have to get the timing right. I broke up with Java last week, and I still couldn't get any closure. (I could go on, but I'll spare you - yes, I ju
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by mirkules 15y ago
Don't get me wrong, I have a great deal of respect for the FSF, for what it does, and for what it stands for. I am even willing to put aside some practicality (as I stated above) in order to use Free software. But when I have a job to do, a
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by mirkules 15y ago
"New idea: A table on Wikipedia of software and the rights you give up by using it, compared to Free software and the rights you retain." IMO, an obscure table on Wikipedia is not going to make anyone stop using software. EULAs were designe
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by mirkules 15y ago
Honestly, when we start talking about these huge distances and the vastness of space, the scale of things just seems to lose all meaning. Maybe it's because most of us are engineers and these sorts of numbers only exist in our heads in abst
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by mirkules 15y ago
First reaction: that's it?? Second reaction: wait, this was big enough to engulf the Earth. Cool!
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by mirkules 15y ago
Judging from the car's leather interior, it looks like an older-model midrange-or-luxury sedan. Lighter leather with that texture usually cannot be found on lower-end vehicles. The rear window exhibits low visibility and the rear seat has
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by mirkules 15y ago
Maybe we could concentrate less on picking out useful comments by themselves, but instead try to pick out useful conversations instead. So, for example, high-voting activity on one thread could move it up to the top of the comments page. Th

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