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by procrastitron 18y ago
No, the whole point is that they already wrote a compiler, so the in this case Javascript is not interpreted. You only have to bootstrap it once. They would have had to make their compiler provide a batch compilation mode in addition to the
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by procrastitron 18y ago
I have to wonder why they chose C++ for writing the VM. Since their architecture is based on compiling Javascript, why not just write the compiler in Javascript to begin with? The most likely reason I can think of is that it makes it easier
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A tool to automatically generate navigable call graphs from Java bytecode(xmuddle.com)
1 points by procrastitron 18y ago|0 comments
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by procrastitron 18y ago
Actually, the page loading is pretty good. The important thing about that is you show a loading icon, so I know to wait a bit. Some of the slowness seems to be the initial loading, because the responsiveness improves after the first visit.
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by procrastitron 18y ago
It's also incredibly slow, though. I think that is what axod was referring to. The UI gets in the way of what actions you want to perform.
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by procrastitron 18y ago
This reminded my of the recent post by Paul Graham, where he mentioned enterprise software companies charging excessive rates for horrible software. Is anyone taking advantage of this to compete against SAP?
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SAP significantly boosts service costs, angering customers(theregister.co.uk)
1 points by procrastitron 18y ago|2 comments
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by procrastitron 18y ago
"They're a necessary workaround to do some stuff in pure functional languages" This isn't actually true. You can still write imperative programs in a pure FP language. The most obvious way is to write your code in continuation passing style
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by procrastitron 18y ago
I'm well aware that hacker news is not limited to stories about technology or start ups. However, that is the origin of this site and those are still the topics where it shines. This discussion, however, is pure fluff. I equate it to the vi
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by procrastitron 18y ago
"this thread shows why I'm so impressed with the YC community" I was actually thinking the opposite. I come here for news and articles relating to technology start ups, and this thread shows how far off track hacker news has gotten.
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Plano, Texas ranked as best city for building personal wealth(money.cnn.com)
1 points by procrastitron 18y ago|1 comments
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by procrastitron 18y ago
Can someone with expertise in concrete construction clear up an issue for me? I would think this type of construction was not safe because concrete needs some sort of reinforcement to make up for its low tensile strength. The wikipedia page
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by procrastitron 18y ago
I found this article informative not for the information about the computers but rather for the glimpse at how clueless the analysts were. It's amazing that someone whose only job is to know an industry inside and out can be so out of touch
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by procrastitron 18y ago
It's already been done: http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-stude...
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by procrastitron 18y ago
This part of the article really got to me: "China was the largest economy for centuries because everyone had the same type of economy - subsistence - and so the country with the most people would be economically biggest. Then the Industrial
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by procrastitron 18y ago
All of Yoko Kanno's stuff is pretty good. I'm really partial to her songs from Cowboy Bebop.
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by procrastitron 18y ago
That makes sense. Thanks.
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by procrastitron 18y ago
That actually really surprises me. Is this just a limitation of the major implementations, or is there something fundamental about the design that slows it down? (I'm not familiar with the details of the protocol)
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by procrastitron 18y ago
I appreciate the use of the tripwires for detecting the modifications, but the article also suggests using them to fight the practice. This is basically a man-in-the-middle attack, so wouldn't using secure http prove a better solution than
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1.3% of web pages altered in transit(arstechnica.com)
19 points by procrastitron 18y ago|7 comments
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by procrastitron 19y ago
The problem (which you are right to point out) is that only top-level defines are dynamically scoped. That's why my first example doesn't return a 3 and why the binding from a nested define statement disappears. The top-level defines do fit
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by procrastitron 19y ago
Well, dynamic scoping does allow a form of destructive update, but define statements are not just an assignment; they also allocate a new memory location. So in my example the two foo's could represent completely different memory locations
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by procrastitron 19y ago
There's actually a common misconception about Scheme being lexically scoped only. You have to dig very deep into the Scheme literature to find it, but Scheme actually requires both dynamic and lexical scoping of variables depending upon the
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by procrastitron 19y ago
I would suggest one of the new sub notebooks that comes with Linux pre-installed. The ultra mobility would make for a better companion to your MacBook than having another full sized notebook. And, as an added bonus, you don't have to worry
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by procrastitron 19y ago
But then how do you explain the popularity of this post? It was completely vacuous, but is still at 13 points as I write this.
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by procrastitron 19y ago
I understand that, and appreciate it if it's done well, but it doesn't stand on its own. Trolls are like lies, the best ones have a hint of truth to them. Most of Fake Steve's posts that I have read miss that crucial element.
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by procrastitron 19y ago
Hm... you're right. Those are very insightful. Unfortunately, the two examples you came up with are 3 months apart, and fake steve posts new blog entries all the time. My experience has been that every time I see a link to one of his posts,
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by procrastitron 19y ago
Fake Steve is a troll, and a bad one at that. His posts are childish, but that's not the real problem with them. They consistently lack any real insight. Any exposure he receives is just due to his immature writing. Can we now accept that h
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by procrastitron 19y ago
Indeed, the difference here isn't the capabilities of the language, but rather the quality of support the tool chain offers for the task. None of the tool chains that I know of offer decent support for building operating systems, but the C
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by procrastitron 19y ago
Unless my info is out of date (Checked this a couple years ago), the projectors use something like 2 orders of magnitude more energy. Over the long run this can lead to a significant cost difference.

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