tmallen

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by tmallen 13y ago
This is the bible of regex. Its explanation of "unrolling the loop" will change how you write regular expressions if you don't already use that technique. Its discussion of the operation of NFA and DFA engines is great too.
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by tmallen 13y ago
Read Nimzowitsch's "My System": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_System Everything you need is in that book. It's not too long, and very readable. It has a very common-sense approach. Look for the 2
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by tmallen 13y ago
I think the point is that with so many source IPs, blacklisting techniques are pointless, and given the duration of the attack, timeouts are useless too. What is better is a IP whitelist coupled with a notification if a certain number of lo
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by tmallen 13y ago
I believe that the vast majority of email users want nothing but free webmail.
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by tmallen 13y ago
Ah, a long time since I first signed up, maybe the prices have changed, maybe not, but either way you're getting a lot more storage with Gmail for the price.
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by tmallen 13y ago
Google services remain hugely strong, sometimes it all reeks of the desire to make a story out of nothing, like how a national press will play up some pointless political intrigue.
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by tmallen 13y ago
Fastmail's not an alternative. I use it and it's great, but with Gmail you're talking 15GB+ free, and the ticker and 2GB was what set Gmail apart in the first place when it was invite-only. I pay Fastmail $30 a year (not much
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by tmallen 13y ago
There's a long way to go before building permanent structures on the Moon is a possibility (meteoroid detection/destruction, understanding seismic activity, etc.), but its far side would be a great place for building data centers.
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by tmallen 13y ago
The Gentoo documentation is a programming guide and doesn't advise on style. The Google style guide doesn't explain [[ because it is out of scope.
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by tmallen 13y ago
Google is likely supporting Solaris for customers or for users of their open source software.
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by tmallen 13y ago
0: Little interest in real currency, zero interest in new ones.
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by tmallen 13y ago
> 37signals is an outlier because their readers are potential customers Your readers are always potential customers.
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by tmallen 13y ago
Feature request: Oscar the Grouch in the trash can. I noticed that ejecting the Kid Pix disk made the machine unusable.
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by tmallen 18y ago
Upmodded for the dose of reality provided by the blog post's comments...
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by tmallen 18y ago
"The breakthrough could lead to systems for rendering anything from people to large objects, such as tanks and ships, invisible to the eye – although this is still years off." Close??
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by tmallen 18y ago
Or younger. 5'11", 155lb, and I mostly wear XLs. I think someone of my build but in their 40s would be more likely to ask for a L or even a M.
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by tmallen 18y ago
Split screen with same file :vsp Syntax highlighting :syntax on Tabs :tabnew Bracket matching :inoremap ( () :inoremap [ [] :inoremap { {} And so many built-in tools...you really should take another look. I use TextMate on my Mac to churn o
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by tmallen 18y ago
He's referring to government rationing and fold-up houses while being bombed by the Axis forces? Yea, people were just loving life back then. I wonder what England's energy expenditures were to drive the military.
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by tmallen 18y ago
I ditched the article after the writer failed to understand the rationale behind the naming of the common scientific behavior known as "positive feedback." Clearly alarmist BS.