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by sspiff 12y ago
At some point, you're going to run into a piece of software that you can't use, or a piece of software that you can't change/play with. By using Ubuntu, kids can grow in any direction in terms of development, without run
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by sspiff 12y ago
I'm wondering, technically you're supposed to buy Sublime Text. Are you just running the (infinite) trial version of Sublime, are you purchasing a license for every laptop, or do you have some kind of sponsoring by the guy behind
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by sspiff 12y ago
Perhaps, though I have my doubts for many of them in the short term. Especially gaming: I'm a big fan of what Canvas and WebGL are doing and where things are going, but we're still not there. Regardless, the parent comment was tal
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by sspiff 12y ago
> to anyone who is not a developer. I think you're forgetting a few categories. Graphics designers. Architects. Gamers. Or basically anyone who needs to use software that hasn't been ported to a web-app (of which there are sti
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by sspiff 12y ago
Nice list. Seems like they did a "major" reform around the turn of the century, many examples I've seen seem to be replacement around 1999/2000.
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by sspiff 12y ago
I grew up pretty much in the European countryside, and now live in the city. I'm sure there's some sort of "I want to live differently from my parents" mechanic at work.
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by sspiff 12y ago
I had to look up what a Piper Cub was, whereas I believe almost everyone knows what a Cessna looks like. It's only the most common air plane ever built.
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by sspiff 12y ago
You can get away with any old XMPP account, provided that your contacts are either on the same network or your network and theirs are federated. This used to be the case with GTalk, but sadly isn't anymore.
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by sspiff 12y ago
So, a minor spec bump and a minor price drop of a laptop is noteworthy enough to make it to the front page of HN?
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by sspiff 12y ago
Manually editing a json file is not what most users will do. Perhaps a more sensible default colour theme would be useful?
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by sspiff 12y ago
The lawsuit is moving forward, with Warner's motion to dismiss being denied. You can read about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You#2013_law... and the cited links.
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by sspiff 12y ago
Minor nitpick: X32 is not "32-bit x86", it's an entirely different ABI[1], using 32-bit pointers but the (faster) 64-bit instructions. You're better of just calling it x86 to describe the 32-bit instruction set. I love t
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by sspiff 12y ago
GDB or LLDB?
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by sspiff 12y ago
I don't know if the latency on the original LCD would allow for temporal dithering, but it would be pretty cool.
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by sspiff 12y ago
I wonder if they'll be moving some of their other open (or shared) source projects to GitHub as well. Most of them are on CodePlex today.
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by sspiff 12y ago
I can't find any information right now, but I believe it statically compiles to Java bytecode, which means it can easily be dex'ed offline. It wouldn't make sense to not support Android in a JVM language of 2014, honestly.
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by sspiff 12y ago
I started this comment trying to explain how Civ was not like chess at all, but concluded that the two have much in common. There's an opening, where there are a few tried-and-true, well studied strategies, and the goal is to claim ter
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by sspiff 12y ago
May depend on whose citizens were on the plan, and who thinks they can benefit from joining in on the fun. I can't think of any nation powerful enough to rival Russia wanting to risk this level of conflict today though.
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by sspiff 12y ago
I've had this issue as well, but that was over a decade ago, when using a smaller brand (ECS) mainboard for an Athlon XP. Eventually it was discovered that the mainboard didn't support Corsair memory, and the shop traded me some K
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by sspiff 12y ago
Nice site! Some suggestions: * Allow users to specify a form factor (like HTPC, μATX, mini ATX, ATX, ...) and filter components like mainboard and case by this. * Allow users to use a different Amazon site for pricing info (.de/.fr wou
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by sspiff 12y ago
USB 3.0 is pretty unlikely in a low-power embedded design though. I don't think I've seen any ARM boards with 3.0, and I don't think many of the low cost, high volume SoC manufacturers have integrated a USB 3.0 controller at
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by sspiff 12y ago
Well, only if the transmission is signed & trusted. Otherwise, an attacker could just spoof a payment by transmitting a modified blockchain close to the payment terminal. Also, things like DVB tuners are not exactly cheap enough to be i
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by sspiff 12y ago
Isn't oil on canvas obsolete? Pixel art (and pixel-based graphics) may be obsolete in the sense that you no longer need to work within the constraints of large pixels making up an image. But content creation is still not vector based i
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by sspiff 12y ago
I'd put the USA pretty high on that list. They've implemented plenty of their take-downs over the past year, and are more capable of introducing something like this than any SEA state.
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by sspiff 12y ago
At first I thought the same, but then I remembered the problems I had with Linux Mint. Most specifically, the inability to upgrade across releases.
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by sspiff 12y ago
In your case, you don't want to protect your data from (illegal) seizure and searching (since you also keep unencrypted BR discs). But seizing the key-holding devices from your inner circle can be used by law enforcement (or an unfavou
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by sspiff 12y ago
I figured as much, seeing as the chance to reach the group of 16 was below 1.0 for all teams. Looking forward to seeing the new charts!
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by sspiff 12y ago
No. The US lost, but both Germany and the US qualified for the next round, with Germany being group lead (Germany is 1G, US is 2G).
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by sspiff 12y ago
I'm not sure I understand the data this model presents. I focused on Belgium (being Belgian) and their next competitor (the US). Even though Belgium comes out slightly ahead in the "chance of victory" graph, and in the "
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by sspiff 12y ago
There is an integrated GPU, but it doesn't really compete with the APU's GPU. For the benchmarks, it has been augmented with a much more powerful Nvidia chip, taking thermal load away from the CPU/iGPU and freeing that space

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