octotoad

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by octotoad 15y ago
Just read around two thirds of 'The Node Beginner Book'. I've only briefly played with node.js before now and I still don't really have an immediate use for it personally. I could see myself using it to whip up rough scaffolding to support
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by octotoad 15y ago
I've had some form of Internet connection since ~2000 and up until a few years ago I never thought I could go without for more than a week or so. In 2010 I had to cut off my DSL account due to financial reasons. I was offline for around nin
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by octotoad 15y ago
Feels strange to realize that there are Windows/PC-using people out there that may have never dealt with a machine that has a floppy drive. Doesn't seem that long ago that they were a standard component. I can still remember Dell releasing
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by octotoad 15y ago
My life in a nut shell right there. We should be friends...hmm, wait...maybe not
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by octotoad 15y ago
You are correct. GNUstep would be the most well known project to make use of ObjC outside of the Apple world. Also, since it implements the OpenStep API, you could use it to get a basic feel for Mac development without jumping in to the App
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by octotoad 15y ago
'The mice “quickly entered a defensive, immobile crouch,” strongly suggesting the fear memory was being recalled.' Yes, possibly. Or maybe it had something to do with the hole that had been drilled in their skulls and the frickin' laser bea
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by octotoad 15y ago
Re: women being topless in public. This has always sort of baffled me. That is, the fact that there has to be a specific law/rule allowing women to appear in public without some form of upper-body garment. Obviously, regardless of gender, i
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by octotoad 15y ago
If its true and an ARM arch is used, I wonder if it says anything about their next-gen system's hardware. Seems a bit strange to use ARM in between two PowerPC systems (assuming they stick with IBM) when it comes to backwards/forwards compa
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by octotoad 15y ago
Glad to see people noticing how absurd this whole idea really is. Every time I read something about this 'proposal' it conjures up a mental image of a smoke-filled room full of geeks on a sci-fi/spy film bender who haven't left their parent
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by octotoad 15y ago
> Yes, it was pretty offensive and not helpful. This perfectly describes my thoughts on your own 'helpful' post.
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by octotoad 15y ago
"Ultimately, the people who learn to love what they do who will be the ones who accomplish the most anyway. Those who push only for the sake of some future reward, or to avoid failure, very often burn out, sometimes tragically." This is one