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   by suivix 15y ago

   Who buys CDs? I think you're stuck in another decade.
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   by suivix 15y ago

   Google Labs itself was an experiment? That's very meta.
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   by suivix 15y ago

   >>not to mention the President of the US also uses a Blackberry.  He also smokes[d] cigarettes; not really the kind of person you want to emulate in every way. Back on topic, I would love to see RIM make a comeback and provide more
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   by suivix 15y ago

   There's already Steam which sells games that aren't mainstream. Also I have never heard of 'scratchware' before.
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   by suivix 15y ago

   It wouldn't cost $10 billion to recreate Linux because it's been done before, and people could quickly code it with knowledge of the framework and the key tools.
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   by suivix 15y ago

   More people are going to college now than ever. Life expectancy is higher. Quality of entertainment is much higher from both the devices we use and content. You can learn so much on the Internet, and it's easier to do anything (like findi
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   by suivix 15y ago

   Fascinating read. It's amazing to see such established things become obsolete.
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   by suivix 15y ago

   What is happening to Google? I almost feel like it's going through a transformation like Walter White.
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   by suivix 15y ago

   Marathon was the first game with mouse-look, not Doom.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    You can always ssh to a server and do development work there. That's what I do at my job anyways. It's advantageous because compiling programs on the server doesn't affect the computer you are using.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    You get better by working on projects. You don't get good at making sand castles unless you make them.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    I think people get more sick from touching door knobs than tiny bits of fecal matter.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    Google's profit margins greatly exceeded expectations for the last quarter[1]. In response they are shutting down Code Search? [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/technology/google-reports-...
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    by suivix 15y ago

    Ok, what about skateboards? If you ride one downhill you barely need to use energy.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    If something can beat you at chess and jeopardy, it isn't unintelligent.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    The biggest problem with the Segway is that you look like a total dork using it. Do people on motorcycles look like lazy idiots? You totally missed the reason why it failed.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    >>Thank your for the harsh words. Welcome to the Internet. Back on topic, I think Google started the A.I. revolution with their search.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    I think it's an odd name because it contains a non-alphanumeric character. I can't think of a better one though, so I can't make fun of it.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    Does this have IE6 - IE8 support?
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    by suivix 15y ago

    My question is if he didn't create a language like C, would someone else have? Was it such a leap from existing languages?
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    by suivix 15y ago

    Yes... it'll go from 0.5% to 0.5%, just like every other year! http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/269/90181549.png
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    by suivix 15y ago

    next_newborn = calloc(1, sizeof(WORLD_CHANGER_ST));
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    by suivix 15y ago

    Perhaps the number of pre-orders was a success, along with their claimed features at a low price point?
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    by suivix 15y ago

    I apologize, I should have said something like "presumably to make".
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    by suivix 15y ago

    Since your job is to make non-sentient robots, I don't think there'd be big problems.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    I just compared my Droid X to my iPod Touch and don't see a large ergonomic advantage with the latter.
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    Photoshop 'unblur' leaves MAX audience gasping for air(9to5mac.com)

    564 points by suivix 15y ago|123 comments
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    by suivix 15y ago

    It doesn't matter, because in the professional world people don't use tricks in their code; rather, they keep it simple and understandable for the next person to come along. For example where I work it's common in code reviews to see commen
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    by suivix 15y ago

    Anyone who writes ambiguous code, such as not initializing variables and then incrementing them, deserves to have nobody else understand it. Such a person should work alone.
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    by suivix 15y ago

    I don't understand how these problems would be harder for Jews than anyone else. It's controversial in my opinion to claim that educated Jews are worse at these based on their ethnicity. edit: wow people responded too quickly, sorry if it w