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by slowmover 13y ago
For all its faults, this is one thing I like about Oracle. No matter how many levels of nested correlated subqueries or other convoluted junk I throw at it, it (almost) always untangles the query into a nicely optimized plan. Of course, thi
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by slowmover 13y ago
Interestingly, some early wireless TV remotes used sound this way. The battery-free remotes would strike a tone when a button was pressed, and carefully tuned forks in the TV set would resonate in response, triggering the remote function.
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by slowmover 13y ago
Looks interesting. Mind sharing how exactly my photos will be manipulated?
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by slowmover 13y ago
Another similar incident, this time in Juarez. http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch09/cobalto.html The hapless Sotelo--who, remarkably, seems to have escaped serious contamination--was arrested in 1990 on thef
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by slowmover 13y ago
For the purposes of this article, it is assumed the air-gapped computer is already running the malware, having been infected by some other means (ex. thumbdrive). The ultrasound communications provide a continuous (albeit slow) link between
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by slowmover 13y ago
What made you decide to leave?
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by slowmover 13y ago
Your link to Rosetta Code reminded me how much I love Inform. http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Towers_of_Hanoi#Inform_7
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by slowmover 13y ago
I would buy this in an instant if it had Android support. Are mobile devices on the roadmap?
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by slowmover 13y ago
Huh, first time I've seen this one, very interesting. Any idea what kind of volume they handle and whether or not they're profitable?
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by slowmover 13y ago
It just hangs on the "building your Hutt" page for me. Either it's swamped, or my company is blocking WebRTC somehow. Is there any way to verify WebRTC availability?
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by slowmover 13y ago
Specifically, there are both short-term and long-term disability insurances. Both pay some percentage of your base pay (often 60%-80%, or even 100% for short-term) at the time of the qualifying event. Short-term kicks in first, but eventual
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by slowmover 13y ago
Was this written in javascript directly, or compiled to javascript from another language?
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by slowmover 13y ago
The list of lists page[1] is a great place to dive in for a nice long Wikipedia binge. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists
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by slowmover 13y ago
I still score geek points when I demonstrate this function to other Emacs users. I wonder if the word list is still maintained. Last time I checked it was getting a little dated. Also, please bring back M-x yow. (I know, copyright this and
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by slowmover 13y ago
Yet a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird can fly 450 miles (20 hours) nonstop over water when migrating, which I've always found amazing. http://www.worldofhummingbirds.com/migration.php
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by slowmover 13y ago
Agreed, and clear won't help if you accidentally cat some binary code and put the terminal into "goofy symbols mode". In that case it's important to remember the reset command, especially if there's something vital
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by slowmover 13y ago
This is way better than downloading a random executable and running it. (I assume you mean running it as root.) With this, you can grab the install script and see exactly what it uses root for. It only takes a couple minutes. You could even
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by slowmover 13y ago
No, this technology is still far from a "bridge the gap" solution to paralysis that would return both function and sensation to the body below the SCI. Still, natural brain control of a robotic prosthesis is a [pun ahead] big step
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by slowmover 13y ago
>>I don't know how to say this delicately, so I won't: I'm having trouble distinguishing this book from the disjointed ramblings of a mad man. The RANDOM capitalization of VERY IMPORTANT WORDS! Madmen do tend to emphasi
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by slowmover 13y ago
Back in my heady startup days, I'd occasionally take my programmers to a local pub for afternoon chat and coding sessions. Code produced during these sessions often contained comments like: /* First pint begins here */