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Exact Numeric Integration(conal.net)
10 points by ssp 17y ago|2 comments
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by ssp 17y ago
One pedantic correction: SSE is the 4-wide floating point instruction set. SSE2 added integer instructions using the same registers.
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Can big trade shows survive Apple and Google?(betanews.com)
2 points by ssp 17y ago|0 comments
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What does the Nexus One mean for Google Voice, Apps?(arstechnica.com)
1 points by ssp 17y ago|0 comments
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by ssp 17y ago
"Computers these days" have always been fast; if that were an argument for anything, performance would not matter at all anymore. If computing power is fungible , then a 10% performance improvement translates into a 10% saving on the har
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Why git is so fast (or why Java is not as fast as C)(marc.info)
139 points by ssp 17y ago|107 comments
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by ssp 17y ago
No, the word spoon-fed has negative connotations of helplessness and apathy, just as dumbed-down or pointy-clicky have. If that kind of words come to mind, or if you think users are lazy when they don't read what you write, or refus
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by ssp 17y ago
It's maybe a little nicer for assembly programmers, but x86 is not that bad any more, and the predication and auto-shifting features in ARM are not that easy to deal with for compilers. The main thing that may be problematic for x86 is that
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by ssp 17y ago
Google will be the Microsoft of 1990-2000: scary, dominant, and increasingly hated (by nerds at least).
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by ssp 17y ago
Early morning is the most productive part of the day for me. There are no interruptions, no noise, and my brain is still well rested.
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by ssp 17y ago
It also has to do with CISC code being more compact. With memory getting slower and slower relative to the CPU, this is increasingly an (overlooked) advantage. Maybe at some point CPUs will do automatic code decompression in hardware.
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by ssp 17y ago
All you need is a business model which requires neither time nor energy and you're fucking DONE. The obvious objection is that such a business model is unsustainable because a competitor can deliver the same thing for a lower price (with
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2000-2009: Microsoft's Decade of Shattered Dreams(betanews.com)
78 points by ssp 17y ago|77 comments
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by ssp 17y ago
316 arguments is clearly an exaggeration, but there's a reason programmers are admonished against global variables. For example many of the classic Unix utilities were built around a pile of global variables, and they could be quite difficu
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by ssp 17y ago
The post he links to, http://aralbalkan.com/2508 , is pretty good too.
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Edison's 163 Questions(thepsychologist.org.uk)
2 points by ssp 17y ago|0 comments
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Effects of High Glucose and High Fructose Diets on Body Weight in Rats(jn.nutrition.org)
2 points by ssp 17y ago|1 comments