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931.
by rcfox 15y ago
Tried a demo, and when I went to close it, I got a popup about it not supporting the back button. :\
932.
by rcfox 15y ago
That's a good point! If they're not going to make any money, there's no sense in even taking it. Though, it might be illegal to sell something and then not accept payment. (Fraud? Money laundering? I don't know, but it seems potentially ske
933.
by rcfox 15y ago
I'm glad to see that Niecza is coming along. I hung around #perl6 when Rakudo Star was released, and Niecza sounded like it was barely functional at that point.
934.
by rcfox 15y ago
Actually, it's undefined behaviour. http://blog.regehr.org/archives/213
935.
by rcfox 15y ago
I didn't write the article; I'm just giving the rationale. You don't need to take it out on me.
936.
by rcfox 15y ago
It's decimal as in base 10, as opposed to binary.
937.
by rcfox 15y ago
I think it would be better to list the worst- and average-case asymptotic analyses of each method, rather than just the run-times. For instance, the "Decimal-Based Approaches to Checking for Powers of Two" will take longer depending on the
938.
by rcfox 15y ago
2^-infinity == 0
939.
by rcfox 15y ago
I'd never heard of Runge's phenomenon, but it does indeed sound like I was describing it. Thanks for giving me a name for it.
940.
by rcfox 15y ago
I assume it would be like finding the interpolating polynomial of a bunch of points in a row. (Like this: . . . . . .) The resulting polynomial would go through all of the points, but have very large peaks/valleys in between. Essentially, y
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Should Software Evolve?(blog.regehr.org)
1 points by rcfox 15y ago|0 comments
942.
by rcfox 15y ago
John Regehr has comments on when this should or shouldn't be used: http://blog.regehr.org/archives/383
943.
by rcfox 15y ago
Ah, I haven't had a chance to play with pistons yet. I guess my knowledge is a bit out of date.
944.
by rcfox 15y ago
> Cobblestone can be generated by making water and lava flows touch. In real life, we can always make more iron (or insert other resource we might be lacking) by smooshing smaller atoms together. That doesn't mean it's viable source for
945.
by rcfox 15y ago
They're infinite in the sense that more will always exist, but you'll have to keep walking further and further to get at them.
946.
by rcfox 15y ago
Minecraft recently added rain, but I think it's mostly aesthetic at the moment. Your thoughts on flooding and erosion might make for an interesting mod. Also, some things do collapse when you might under them. Namely, sand and gravel. It mi
947.
by rcfox 15y ago
EVE Online has a chief economist. http://io9.com/5057849/real-economist-studies-virtual-econom...
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Urbanisation in Minecraft(crafthub.net)
132 points by rcfox 15y ago|55 comments
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Applying Power Laws to User Statistics(blog.stackoverflow.com)
2 points by rcfox 15y ago|0 comments
950.
by rcfox 15y ago
Putting it mathematically, non-linear problems (which are generally harder to solve) may become linear in a higher-dimensional space.
951.
Startup Buzzwords [comic](abstrusegoose.com)
1 points by rcfox 15y ago|0 comments
952.
by rcfox 15y ago
Since the foot note links use anchor tags, have you considered just hitting the back button?
953.
by rcfox 15y ago
For maximum hilarity: http://inbedify.com/http://news.google.com/
954.
by rcfox 15y ago
Going half a day without committing code is missing the point of version control.
955.
by rcfox 15y ago
> This, I think, is not really the sort of system you would call trivial, nor one that the government would want a B or C grade student as the only full-time member on. While I sympathize with the rest of the story, I think you place to
956.
by rcfox 15y ago
Or just use \!
957.
by rcfox 15y ago
Sounds a lot like, "The beatings will stop when morale improves."
958.
by rcfox 15y ago
Couldn't you write unit tests while you wait?
959.
by rcfox 15y ago
These aren't my pictures, but they were posted to Twitter, so I think they're fair game: http://twitpic.com/5olpan http://twitpic.com/5olpi2 http://twitpic.com/5olpn6 http://twitpic.com/5olpup
960.
by rcfox 15y ago
> Is this one of those "it doesn't have to make sense, it's just for publicity" things? Pretty much. > Why are the uni students holding a rally? What connection do they have to"Paybuyer, LLC" which funds this Adwords competitor? It'

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