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721.
by strictfp 15y ago
To me the main argument was that the algorithms don't scale, and not even SSDs can help to alleviate that. This is true since you are always bound to the worst time. By spreading the load as described, you aren't anymore, so the problem whi
722.
by strictfp 15y ago
It is possible to fix the max latency problem. If you have K distinct queries, just make sure that each such query is answered by N servers. If you do this you go from worst latency amongst all servers to worst latency amongst all N-tuples.
723.
by strictfp 15y ago
Its really great to see that someone is stepping into the public eye and disclosing just how poor protection an average PC provides. Bringing attention to this problem could really improve privacy for your average Joe.
724.
by strictfp 15y ago
Maybe for the whitelist ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3656682 )?
725.
by strictfp 15y ago
Yes, and having to use tape seems really unhandy :P
726.
by strictfp 15y ago
I was talking about REST websites, A.K.A web 1.0 websites. What do I mean? Well, a 1.0 website generally follows REST. REST means representational state transfer, which means that each application state should have a representation on the s
727.
by strictfp 15y ago
Where did AJAX apps go? If you ask me these are thick clients. The funny thing is that HTTP explicitly omitted AJAX in order to acheive linkability and thin clients. With AJAX linkability got thrown out the window and the clients just keep
728.
by strictfp 15y ago
It's about daring to KISS. Only a select few dare to stand up against the hype.
729.
by strictfp 15y ago
Thanks for sharing. I'm having the same struggle and can really relate. I feel very lonely as a consultant trying to show a whole project how to be pragmatic and not only care about making better hashtables, but to actually care about the c
730.
by strictfp 15y ago
I would interpret this for this scenario as "If you make (reasonably original) graphics for a theme, you do not need to release the graphics as GPLv2 if you release the graphics standalone. If you, however, release the graphics as a part of
731.
by strictfp 15y ago
Most software is vulnerable, but only for a very limited time span. If the password is persistent in RAM during an entire session, it's still a WTF.
732.
by strictfp 15y ago
Dear programmer, when your boss says 'can you spare 10 minutes for me' he probably means 'can you help me take care of this exceptional situation'. The bug was probably severe and the boss wanted a dev to confirm that it was live before ta
733.
by strictfp 15y ago
> ..it's like sending a package internationally... If it's a local package, why put it in the international mail box in the first place?
734.
by strictfp 15y ago
I actually tried to point out that configurability _is_ very possible with such an API. Your complexity argument does not hold. If I can control something with a C API, why not with a file API? Take atomicity as an example. C has no inheren
735.
by strictfp 15y ago
You could configure it by doing something like echo "22050" > /dev/dsp/config/sample_rate_hz echo "lanczos" > /dev/dsp/config/resample_algorithm You could then search for configs by using find, back them up by using tar, be
736.
by strictfp 15y ago
Ok, ok so you don't get it. Fine, I'll write a blog post about it.
737.
by strictfp 15y ago
"...russian-doll architecture of nested caching that I’ll write up in detail soon." A.k.a object orientation? (Maybe an explanation is due here, or do other HNers grok and agree?)
738.
by strictfp 15y ago
This is awesome. The current system doesn't work so well since menu items don't fit well into separate categories. In fact, nothing does. One example is the quite arbitrary division into 'File, Edit, View etc'. A discussion I hear quite oft
739.
by strictfp 15y ago
Can anyone point to some strong points for CentOS over Debian? I was surprised that CentOS has been in lead, always preferred Debian myself.
740.
by strictfp 15y ago
" sending changes to Models down to browser clients". _Down_ to the client? He draws the stack with the client on top and the storage at the bottom, and then says 'down to the client'? I have a collegue who also does this. I never figured o
741.
by strictfp 15y ago
Thanks for this post. I agree wholeheartedly. A lot more effort has to be put into the 'learning your process' part. The problem is that this requires self-reflective and humble individuals who are willing to work on improving their skills.
742.
by strictfp 15y ago
I generally find that one should avoid using exceptions for flow control. They have their usages, but they should in my opinion only be used when they really shine - when you have multiple levels of callers between the detection of the erro
743.
by strictfp 15y ago
I had this problem as a junior dev when my english was weaker. The problem stems from that 'height' is spelled with 'ht', but width with 'th'. Since one often write those words in conjunction, it is easy to mix the endings up. If you're the
744.
by strictfp 15y ago
That is another viable strategy if you don't want to handle the login failure in any graceful way.
745.
by strictfp 15y ago
I don't think that this article focuses on the right problem at all. The real problem in my eyes is that the semantics of 'null' is not agreed upon. It can mean anything, including but not limited to: * Wrong username * Wrong password
746.
by strictfp 15y ago
I don't agree completely. As I said, you cannot leak the fd without leaking the memory of the object. This means that in C++ you get the correct behavior as long as you take care of the lifecycle of your objects correctly. You don't need to
747.
by strictfp 15y ago
Hmm. I don't agree with this conclusion. Take for instance a file class in C++ which opens the file descriptor in the constructor and closes it in the destructor. Now, for any instance of this class, it is impossible for the open fd to outl
748.
by strictfp 15y ago
You might also want to consider the 35 days of payed holiday that you get, the generous parenting leaves and healthcare and pension packages, as well as the higher tax :)
749.
by strictfp 15y ago
Could you not add a hacker mode? Put it at google.com/h or something and remove all the cuddly fuzziness that drives us power users completely mad. I'm sure your intentions are good and that the latest changes are helpful for many or most u
750.
by strictfp 15y ago
A related quiz: If you are observing a random number generator which seems to just keep on spitting out ones, how long do you have to sample it before you can determine if it's random or not?

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