tarboreus

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   by tarboreus 10y ago

   I just keep links in easily searchable text files. When I need something I can just search for it. Emacs orgmode allows for nice links, you can open the page straight from the text file.
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   by tarboreus 10y ago

   Just getting further into C and this is fascinating. But I still have to share this: http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/unix-koans/editor-wars.html
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   by tarboreus 10y ago

   I have the same issue in the same timeline. Sometimes the sound goes out on one side before the controller stops working. I tend to plug and unplug the headphones frequently which I think is the culprit.
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   by tarboreus 10y ago

   When I was a kid we used to play with rusty galvanized iron and stray dogs. I would give my childhood a 10/10.
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   by tarboreus 10y ago

   It is fast. Nice.
6. 666.▲
   by tarboreus 10y ago

   I get a long delay before it changes. Went with Stylish instead.
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   by tarboreus 10y ago

   This is normal, and gamers also experience it. It's only an issue if it's interfering with your sleep regularly. You'll find that it's most acute when you're deep in a problem or learning something completely new. I
8. 668.▲
   by tarboreus 10y ago

   Org mode and never look back. http://orgmode.org/
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   by tarboreus 10y ago

   Personally I'd rather make a presentation in HTML than in a magic GUI. Also works on a broader array of platforms. But your mileage may vary.
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    Poe's Law(en.wikipedia.org)

    3 points by tarboreus 10y ago|0 comments
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    You should be thinking more about the freedom of consumers to buy goods in a robust and competitive marketplace than you should about the freedom of tycoons to vertically integrate in said marketplace.
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    This is incorrect. The question is whether they have a monopoly on apps on the platform, not whether they have a monopoly on handsets.
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    Not really, it's basic economics.
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    It's retro chic.
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    I second Accelerando and Book of the New Sun. Both challenging in their own ways.
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    Some great suggestions here, but mostly well within the engineer comfort zone (Adams, Gaiman, Tolkien, Asimov, Pratchett, Weir, Sanderson, Rothfuss). If you're feeling like trying something a little different, I'd highly recommend
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    Awesome, another tool to make blind people not able to read messages on Twitter! +1
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    This is pure obfuscation. He doesn't even mention the GPL in this post. He's legally obligated to release the entire application, and is probably scrambling now to find an Apache or MIT-licensed alternative to the WordPress editor
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    Low vision programmer here. I've made a few tools that make my own programming easier, like a lightweight version of Emacspeak https://github.com/smythp/eloud (now in melpa) and just gave a talk on blind hackers a
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    Blind hackers(livestream.com)

    2 points by tarboreus 10y ago|0 comments
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    Eloud, a lightweight screen reader for Emacs(github.com)

    1 points by tarboreus 10y ago|0 comments
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    by tarboreus 10y ago

    Maybe this guy can buy a keyboard that helps him to spell the word "programer" correctly.