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by pixie_ 15y ago
Reminds me of Windows Mobile back in the day. It ran on lots of devices, but getting an update to the latest version was a crapshoot.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
tldr - The user simply reads , as 'and', ; as 'or' and . as being done.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
I liked when phones were getting smaller. I don't like this getting bigger trend. I'd like an iPhone sized Android that doesn't suck.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
Pixel Qi has been teasing us for 3 years now. It really makes me angry. Put up or shut up.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
These are way too expensive. For $350 you get a laptop that runs a web browser only. For the same price you can buy a laptop with better cpu, graphics, battery life, memory, and operating system. For instance, http://amzn.com/B0067U9VUC
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by pixie_ 15y ago
Not all apps are self-contained. There are plugins, drivers, extensions to the OS etc... That's why having an install script/uninstall script that the OS can reference from one place is useful. Lots of install scripts also have repair funct
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by pixie_ 15y ago
I use Windows as my primary UI, but also use ubuntu and OSX daily in virtual machines. I switch between visual studio, eclipse, and XCode constantly. I still prefer the windows UI to the others. Ubuntu, especially Unity feels always like a
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by pixie_ 15y ago
The less support you have the harder it is. I have a graduate degree in engineering, and it was hard, but a lot of that came from having to face difficult challenges on my own. Classes are short, and the hours spent at home studying are lo
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by pixie_ 15y ago
I have a degree in engineering, but when people ask me what I do, I say I'm a computer programmer because that's what I am and I'm proud of that.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
Nowadays if a game isn't on Steam I just won't buy it. Mainly because keeping game CDs around is too much a hassle. When I buy something on Steam, I know I have that game for life and can re-install it quickly on any computer.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
Can we squish it down to 1" so I can have my VR goggles now. I've been waiting 15 years.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
That's already possible.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
Taoism isn't really a religon, but more of a philosophy, and it's a really good one for a programmer. If you haven't read it then check it out. My favorite translation is here - http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/taote.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
Exactly. I tried to mention the bad performance of the GC earlier. You can find my post and the very bottom.
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by pixie_ 15y ago
It's got to be java. The garbage collection hiccups and bad performance and all over android phones. I can feel it when I use them. I can feel it when I develop for them. It's like in the old days, 200 mhz computers trying to run java, it