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My Macbook Pro and Magsafe power adapter are fed up with each other.
3 points by timinman 15y ago|7 comments
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by timinman 15y ago
Don't forget, there's Hackety Hack http://hackety-hack.com/ and Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu/ , two great tools for new programmers to get their feet wet and make something fun in the process!
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by timinman 15y ago
I loved Hypercard and BASIC too, but this post strikes me as being a little affected by nostalgia. With Hypercard you could make something for someone who 1) has an Apple, 2) Has Hypercard installed, and 3) Has the right version of Hypercar
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by timinman 15y ago
You did a great job of breaking down the technical complexity, Patrick. You are a good teacher. "So why did this never show up in development and why did it show up only sporadically in production?" -- I've also run into production bugs tha
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by timinman 15y ago
... and one ring to RULE THEM ALL!!!!
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by timinman 15y ago
Hey great job! (And just in time for whyday) Intermediate coders might also want to try this similar site I recently found: http://nathansjslessons.appspot.com/
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by timinman 15y ago
Seawolf!
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by timinman 15y ago
I think this is applicable: "when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow exclude people. so create." -Why The Lucky Stiff
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by timinman 15y ago
Cross-reference this Google Tech Talk by Matz, the creator Ruby: http://goo.gl/rAxIL .
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by timinman 15y ago
This is why I prefer Sinatra over Rails.
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by timinman 15y ago
Putting aside the fact that no one from Microsoft has actually stated that they are throwing away the other apis, it is a +1 for open, community driven technologies. OSX dev's take note.
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by timinman 15y ago
This is all big news for anyone who never uses anything but Apple products, but not so much for the rest of the world.
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by timinman 15y ago
'Not sure why I mentioned Linux and not OSX, possibly because I was jumping ahead to wonder if this could solve the Gnome/KDE/Unity debate (but who am I kidding?)
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by timinman 15y ago
That's fair enough considering Internet Explorer, but there are some counterpoints to consider: (1) If you watch the MS promotional video, attracting a wide range of developers is a stated goal of using HTML5; it would be counterproductive
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by timinman 15y ago
HMMM Just thinking... what if Linux distros used HTML5/Javascript for a GUI Desktop Shell (Like Windows 8)? What if it became a true cross-platform development environment?
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by timinman 15y ago
Here's hoping they don't go as far as Biggest-Loser-style 'in-show' commercial placements.
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by timinman 15y ago
Not surprising at all, but 'religious' is a pretty poor descriptor. And this has been around for a while.
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by timinman 15y ago
I did the same thing, actually, the value was pre-propagated with 'your@email.com', so that is the email we signed up with.
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Yo Dawg I Herd You Like Games...(yfrog.com)
1 points by timinman 15y ago|0 comments
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CoffeeScript in Yo' Rails: Dependency Debate Gets Funny. (Scroll for Pics)(github.com)
3 points by timinman 15y ago|0 comments
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by timinman 16y ago
You beat me to it! I have exactly the same bent - atypical but not improbable. The game is successful because it's a great idea, recursively refined into a great implementation.
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by timinman 16y ago
This is how I use Google. My docs, calendar, and email are everywhere at once - no syncing necessary.
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by timinman 16y ago
A bit premature maybe, but it is a novel implementation.
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by timinman 16y ago
I'm sure this is great for immigrants , but it's just as useful for Americans, like myself living abroad. Before living overseas, I only understood a few vague general distinctions. Knowing your own peculiarities is a good starting point fo
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by timinman 16y ago
Thanks, that's the first of these P = NP posts that explained it for someone uninitiated to the discussion!
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by timinman 16y ago
Yes, I remember speed being an issue, and I wasn't trying to subtract from the usefulness of this creation.
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by timinman 16y ago
Yes, Heroku was the first. I tried it out. It was fun, but I think they realised that though it was a novel idea, it was not the _Big Idea_, and they replaced it with what they now have. That's pretty inspiring when you consider how much wo
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by timinman 16y ago
It was never the right conclusion to believe this kind of energy can be indefinitely managed.
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by timinman 16y ago
Exactly, the bottom line is were playing with nuclear reactions and hoping everything goes as planned. It's arrogance.
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by timinman 16y ago
"To be second to the Soviet Union in establishing an outpost on the moon would be disastrous to our nation's prestige and in turn to our democratic philosophy." Though it is probably easier to see now than it was during the cold war, that c

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