tjdetwiler

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   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   I was disappointed they didn't make it easy to leverage existing Android apps. I was looking forward to using some of my favorite android apps on my TV using Ouya (Netflix, TuneIn, podcasts, etc) but since it doesn't come with the
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   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   I speak mostly from an ARMv7 perspective (so pipelines, caches, prefetchers, etc are par for the course). Your literal pool has a high degree of spacial locality WRT the instruction that references it. You can take measures to optimize this
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   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   You can use that method (arm usually uses a "mov" and "movt" to load upper and lower half-words), but you would be using 2 instructions to accomplish the same thing that ldr with a literal pool does in one.
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   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   ARM instructions are 32 bit, so there is a problem when you want to load a 32 bit literal. The assembler will get around this by sticking literals in the text section and then fixup the load with the correct offset. Example, using a simple
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   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   Nobody is excited that it's faster than a gas powered car, but rather that its now feasible to have "instant" refuel for an electric car. The comparison was just to make it more interesting to watch.
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   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   I always thought they should have applied all the new DRM features to digital downloads only. In that context, sharing and selling does look consumer friendly and if they make it convenient consumers will move away from physical media.
7. 67.▲
   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   #include is actually a very simple beast, once you realize that it's much easier to digest.
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   by tjdetwiler 13y ago

   I did... less than half the amount described in this story though. The bulk of it when towards one of those MS degrees another front page article talks about. I have to say I have no regrets. The job opportunities that were available to me
9. 69.▲
   by tjdetwiler 14y ago

   Residential Services, Inc?
10. 70.▲
    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    This is common, though most people just call it a student loan.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    RSI?
12. 72.▲
    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Lots of people learn on AT&T syntax and don't know Intel syntax.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    FYI I've been using the Linux version from Steam flawlessly (Arch Linux, GTX560Ti/Nvidia Drivers)
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Personally I have higher standards for professionalism for someone in Mark's position vs the KDE/Wayland guys.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    "The days I go into the office for meetings are the days I get nothing real done." I think that has more to do with the meetings than the office.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Personally once I ditched VS/Eclipse for the command line counterparts (vim, tmux, gdb, etc) I haven't looked back. I find that once you learn the underlying tools well your productivity will actually increase vs using bloated GUIs that see
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    I think the issue if that you're trying to lump Amash in with the greater republican party. He may run as a republican, but that's mostly because it's much harder to get into office as a third party. Until we get more true conservatives in
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    I think it's a shady thing for MS to do, but the last thing we need is for the Government to regulate something like this.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    I guess he didn't know how much Linus loves C++.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    C++ isn't bad by definition, however a large quantity of C++ out there is just _bad_. Then again most OOP languages get abused pretty badly.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Uncaught ReferenceError: twttr is not defined EDIT: My cookie-blocking plugin apparently was blocking something critical.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    I usually do something like: git add -p git commit git stash <run tests> If it fails then I can stash pop and commit -p --amend and try again.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    This is the one I'm looking at. I make most of my calls via my PC using Google Voice anyways. Also they only throttle you when you go over (as opposed to charging you big overages).
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    After being on a $75/month Sprint plan that delivers overwhelmingly mediocre service, this is the device that will get me to jump from contract to prepaid devices.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Zero-Fill on Demand - All new pages map to a single zero "frame" in physical memory. In this case, you don't get any memory until you write to the page, at which time the OS steps in and allocates you a page of all zeros EDIT: this means if
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    This isn't really that surprising for anyone who's taken a half decent OS course.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Anything that takes control away from carriers would help Google.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Maybe it's part of Google's master plan to get people off 2 year contracts on to prepaid accounts.
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google.com
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    by tjdetwiler 14y ago

    Android (one of the "walled gardens") has done nothing but make the linux kernel more popular. While I'm with you in that I'm not really interested in Ubuntu or this "app store", I realize I am not their target audience. This could actually