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901.
by ramchip 16y ago
I think it's rather common, even nowadays. I'm in computer engineering and not CS, but I've had many exams where I had to write C, C++, Java or Matlab on paper (introductory classes, system programming, OOP...). I've seen this posted before
902.
by ramchip 16y ago
I'm sure it's quite language- and project-dependent though. Considering xmonad weighs 1200 LOCS, at this speed you could write a full-fledged window manager in a few hours.
903.
by ramchip 16y ago
I could understand this, but I've never heard of the all-capital BASIC referring to Visual Basic.
904.
by ramchip 16y ago
"result" is not necessarily on the stack, and stack growth direction is implementation-specific: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/664744/what-is-the-direct...
905.
by ramchip 16y ago
Attempting to read s[i] when i is outside the bounds of the array is undefined behaviour, so the compiler is free to ignore this case. See example at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undefined_behavior#Examples_in_... Certain pointer o
906.
by ramchip 16y ago
> I mean beating figuratively Haha, don't worry, I know this. I've seen people beat themselves into doing what I consider an extremely boring way of studying, telling themselves "there's no other way". My point is that using a method th
907.
by ramchip 16y ago
I am honestly amazed by the capacity these people have to spew bullshit. Apparently that was his answer to this: Mr. Dell said, “We are pleased to have resolved this matter. We are committed to maintaining clear and accurate reporting of o
908.
by ramchip 16y ago
I tried Bugmenot before posting, it did not work. I know about copyright. I tend to ignore it when I believe that breaking it would have no negative effect nor consequence. Your sense of morality may vary. Answering my own question, here's
909.
by ramchip 16y ago
Registration wall, can someone paste the article here or link to a copy?
910.
by ramchip 16y ago
I'm not so sure about the Chinese-style beating. At least use a structured approach; Chinese characters aren't random strokes, they have rules and history, and learning it can help your memory a lot (especially if you're like me - I just ca
911.
by ramchip 16y ago
spam for nutritional supplements
912.
by ramchip 16y ago
I think in the end cheap hardware will still win for a long time. Today's embedded CPUs aren't much more powerful than what was used in the 80's. Floating-point would be a lot of extra logic.
913.
by ramchip 16y ago
> Of course, if you're using C++ each days of your life, you become quite good at it. You know the downside, you learn to use external libraries, etc. However, it's when you actually switch to another language that you can look behind r
914.
by ramchip 16y ago
const by default may not be a bad idea, but immutability of structures/objects in C++ sounds like it would be a huge performance hit to me. I've used an image processing library (CIMG) which lets you do things like `img = img1 * 2 + img2 *
915.
by ramchip 16y ago
Well, if Michelangelo had a business card, I think he'd write "painter" or "artist" on it. There isn't much else to say. What should they be using besides "software engineer"?
916.
by ramchip 16y ago
Humor is fine, but stuff that sounds childish (4chan memes, fart jokes), or sarcastic tends to get downvoted. IMHO with good reason: sarcasm isn't a good way to make a point. Sarcasm is about making your conversation partner look like a too
917.
by ramchip 16y ago
Business is a lot wider than startup, though. There has been a huge number of articles about Apple - I seriously don't understand how such a massive quantity of (often gossipy) articles about the ipad/iphone and friends got upvoted, espec
918.
by ramchip 16y ago
It's a cool link, but it gets reposted a lot, last one being 5 days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1496377 That link is a PDF/scribd version. I find it easier to read than a webpage.
919.
by ramchip 16y ago
Am I wrong or is this only for Americans? > Only students currently enrolled in a college or university who have a valid .edu e-mail address to confirm their status are eligible to participate in Amazon Student.
920.
by ramchip 16y ago
> it seems to me that the "relax labs" ought to be more corporate or at least corporate-sponsored Oh yes, I completely agree on that. I've worked at one of these places, and what they made was exactly the definition of "cool gadgets". T
921.
by ramchip 16y ago
I think the point is that you use it "on the go" (as written on the banner), not on the internet. Here in Tokyo you can already pay stuff with the cellphone, although it's not hugely popular (people are used to cash here, not credit cards).
922.
by ramchip 16y ago
> So is this supposed to be shocking? This is actually one of the reasons I've always had significantly less respect for the 5-year masters programs. I don't think it's supposed to be shocking. Both the title and comments sound pretty p
923.
by ramchip 16y ago
I tend to use threads for simple I/O cases, not as an optimization per se. For example, I have an image processing library thanks to which I can do a simple image.save(), but since I don't want to sit idle for milliseconds until it returns
924.
by ramchip 16y ago
Isn't your comment fully supporting the previous poster? It sounds a lot more like a debugging tool than a malevolent program: a backdoor sitting in an obvious folder, with an easy default port and no encryption, that allows to see system s
925.
by ramchip 16y ago
> Does your ATM stop working on Sundays? Actually, mine does (in Japan). I have no internet banking, although I think I could have it set up. For most banks it's possible to use an ATM at a convenience store after hours, but you have to
926.
by ramchip 16y ago
I guess it could be interesting for high-quality, real-time video or online games more than downloading a file. Then again, I wonder what the latency is like.
927.
by ramchip 16y ago
I was puzzled and looking for a joke until I found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic_ape_hypothesis
928.
by ramchip 16y ago
I think some articles lately are too "news" and not enough "hacker". There's very, very little information in this article, and Wikipedia being down for a little while isn't especially intellectually stimulating.
929.
by ramchip 16y ago
I know about CVD and have read this article. The applications listed are mostly related to cutting bits and actual diamond. It says notably: "[some nice properties] would make it a nearly ideal non-stick coating for cookware if large substr
930.
by ramchip 16y ago
Fantastic reference. I suggest you submit it as its own link.

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