opinali

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by opinali 14y ago
HotSpot (Java's JIT compiler) generates prefetchw.
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by opinali 15y ago
Possible, but not recommended. Objective-C is a language that, while cool and innovative for the early 1980's, is totally dated (even with Applet's recent updates) and just plain failed in the market. It would have been extinct long, long g
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by opinali 15y ago
No; these reasons show why the are is ripe for anyone to do it. The only fallacy in Paul Graham's comment (or in possible interpretations of it) is that Google has a weak spot there so it's an opportunity for somebody else to beat Google.
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by opinali 15y ago
We're surely working all the time to make search "more sophisticated"; many special case queries are already smart (from "2+2" to geo, stocks etc., you don't need to go to special sites like calculator, maps and finance). And we surely have
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by opinali 15y ago
When I'm drivin' in my car And that man comes on the radio He's tellin' me more and more About some useless information...
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by opinali 15y ago
This kind of article is always a minefield and a huge bait for debates, even more when it's part of the advocacy for some new programming language (who doesn't love language fights?). It's important to be very precise, adhere to standard a
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by opinali 15y ago
Your major mistake (and there are many...) is believing that only "true geniuses" bring great benefit to the country. For every Sergey Brin who can create Google, there is a thousand of engineers who can "only" implement Google; if the lat
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by opinali 15y ago
There are US organizations that certify the accreditation of foreign schools and universities, and the equivalence of their diplomas. It's the same system used by foreign students who apply to an American university. I'm not sure how well t
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by opinali 15y ago
Maybe the government / society / businesses / schools can solve the problem in some way; but any solution would take many years to develop - it's not like millions of extra STEM grads will be popping out of college a week after you start so
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by opinali 15y ago
Problem 1 is caused by temporary visas. If I know that I may have to go back to my origin country in a few years, I'm tempted to work a lot, save as much as possible, then go back to my country where this money is probably worth much more d
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by opinali 15y ago
Asinine idea of the day, there are some many wrong aspects it's even difficult where to start. First, $100k is a big but not absurd amount of money for an American or European (it's roughly 1 year salary of a good engineer), but everywhere