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by nimrody 15y ago
Erlang's style per-process garbage collection requires (or at least favors) passing messages by value between processes. Both Go and Rust - being relatively low level - prefer passing pointers (references) rather than the data itself. Thi
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There are actually two difficulties here: 1. The problem in hand may not have a good solution . This is especially true of research type problems. You have to pick the right one, otherwise it can be a frustrating experience. This is where
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by nimrody 15y ago
Too many very similar or related courses... I'd love to take Norvig's course, but am already committed to Coursera's "Design and Analysis of Algorithms". Came here to recommend it. Tim Roughgarden is an excellent instructor and the videos a
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by nimrody 15y ago
Having successfully completed the AI class -- I have mixed feelings about, but definitely wouldn't call it a disaster. I enjoyed the experience and learned quite a bit. For me, the main problem was the course was trying to attract audience
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I think the bottom line is that the author is used to working with Debian and thus perceives differences between OS X and Debian as bugs. It is true that jumping between Linux and OS X can be difficult at times. It's also true that Debian
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by nimrody 15y ago
Screencasts may take some time and effort to produce. However, someone should really continue the Daily VIM tip blog: http://dailyvim.blogspot.com/
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In case you missed it, this one will teach you much more than just a few commands... It's all about combining commands or producing 'sentences' as the author calls it: http://yanpritzker.com/2011/12/16/learn-to-speak-vim-verbs-n...
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by nimrody 15y ago
You might care about your cert. However, your users do not care at all. Most users (not most HN readers!) have no idea what is the difference between certificates. Do you really think users pause to check what type of SSL certificate th
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by nimrody 15y ago
It's sort of ok when its `do... done`. But what about `if`..`fi` or `case`..`esac`. +1 for rc.
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Trouble is, lots of nontrivial bugs are not module (or file) specific. The occur due to interaction between modules. Implicit assumptions on input are violated, invalid output is produced and continues propagating in the system. [Hope thi
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by nimrody 15y ago
Apple may eventually disable loading of executables which are not cryptographically signed . At this point, you'll have to resort to kernel patches to bypass that mechanism and load non-authorized applications. Hopefully, Apple will leave
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If it's only the execs (founders I assume) then this may create unhealthy tension within the company. Think about the company's employees. Especially the ones who joined early on. They are usually working nights and weekends hoping for an I
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by nimrody 15y ago
Quote: "...you should consider the passwords and SSH keys that you have used on these sites compromised. If you have reused these passwords on other sites, please change them immediately" Did they really store clear text passwords? Or perha
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by nimrody 15y ago
Thanks for the information! Ur/Web syntax seems closer to OCaml syntax, so it might be a bit easier to learn. However, Opa documentation seems more polished and complete so it might even the odds. Nice work, and thanks for bringing static g
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by nimrody 15y ago
At least superficially, this seems close to UR/Web. ( http://www.impredicative.com/ur/ ). I assume you guys are aware of each other. Can you tell us something about the advantages of Opa?
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by nimrody 15y ago
Why would they? It's not like you're getting a degree from Stanford. It's very similar to MIT OpenCourseWare (and no way they will grade the assignments with so many students taking the course).
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by nimrody 15y ago
On OS X, you can try Seashore ( http://seashore.sourceforge.net/The_Seashore_Project/About.h... ). Based on GIMP code but simplified and emphasizing usability.
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by nimrody 15y ago
I haven't been tracking GIMP development for quite a while and couldn't find the information online. Does the current version of GIMP finally support non-destructive editing (adjustment layers)? Is GIMP still too slow for photo retouching?
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by nimrody 15y ago
Don't hold your breath... Product cycle is much slower in the biomed industry and much more expensive. Potential financial gains are high, but risk is also very high. Even getting started in this industry means a hefty investment is necessa
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by nimrody 15y ago
Voting is really required here. There are many good StackOverflow (and other StackExchange sites) questions listing good books on certain subjects. Other than that - It's a good idea. The gap between most books and really good ones is HUGE.
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by nimrody 15y ago
USRP is much more sophisticated and capable. Unfortunately it is pretty expensive. Anyone knows of a reasonably priced board suitable for GSM implementation (has to have both receiver and transmitter)? Perhaps a combination of low cost eval
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by nimrody 15y ago
You mean - "forced to use C++" :) I would love to use Digital Mars D or Scala for scientific applications if they had compilers/runtimes as good as C++. Perhaps one day the LLVM backend would be useful as a universal backend for many less p
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by nimrody 15y ago
Keep in mind that since C++ is usually used for performance critical code, its compilers are often highly tuned and produce good code (see Intel's ICC for number crunching code). A less popular language - or one that is usually used for les
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by nimrody 15y ago
The Wikipedia entry for SecurId says they use a scheme where each physical device has a private key that is also stored on the server (and apparently in RSA severs as well). I wonder why don't they use a public key scheme where the server o
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by nimrody 15y ago
MATLAB does get one thing right: Function arguments are always passed by value . This "referential transparency" really makes it easier to reason about functions and test them. It's the one thing I hate about SciPy. Passing by reference
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I agree. The new format is much more readable but just as difficult to write. I would still need to consult the manual -- or at least copy/paste a working example and modify it. Still - One might argue that readability matters most. This
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Probably 1 coder : 10 designers -- at the very least. Off topic: Would be a great idea to have a "design school for hackers" with some assignments/critique!
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by nimrody 15y ago
Dreamhost specifically has a "mailing list" feature (called "discussion lists"). These have no limit on the number of outgoing mails and give users the option to opt-out of the list. You can create multiple such lists for different subjects
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by nimrody 15y ago
Since Chrome already has an 'appstore' for web-applications, I think it is safe to assume similar facility will find its way into Android devices. This will probably bring more native capabilities and will let the user allow/restrict the ap
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by nimrody 15y ago
You can try looking at the books by Bruce C. Berndt. Sample pages can be found at google books: http://books.google.com/books?id=liTRR8UnTq4C&lpg=PP1&#3... This is probably way over my head...

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