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by tomkinstinch 17y ago
There are still more Python libraries out there than there are Ruby libraries.
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I prefer JSON over XML for most applications, but one advantage of XML is that its strict structure aides parsers. With XML it's easy to see if you've closed all of your tags, etc.; it's all about the parser. Conversions between XML and JSO
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Very impressive, but as others have said: without AI at the helm, this is mostly a complex robot taking the place of a human technician. ( Which costs more? ) I suspect that much of the macro-scale manipulation performed by this robot (and
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by tomkinstinch 17y ago
As someone who has been using Gobby for real-time collaborative coding recently, Etherpad is appealing because it is amazingly temping to link Etherpad with SVN. Imagine being able to have each author's changes automatically checked in to a
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by tomkinstinch 17y ago
As a student of bioinformatics, I would be interested in this. Perhaps it could be a more fitting venue for those in the DIYBio scene.[1] [1] http://groups.google.com/group/diybio/topics
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by tomkinstinch 17y ago
I am currently working on an app using PhoneGap[1], and recently learned about Appcelerator. Apart from running interpreted code, the web view paradigm seems to be the most promising way to create platform-crossing applications. Palm may h
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The two needn't be mutually exclusive. The masses and networks of Facebook could be leveraged for public good.
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I've found that one can't go wrong with thorough commenting and clear and verbose variable names. We've all been there trying to decipher code from years prior.
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Do you wear socks with them? Do you find that your feet feel colder?
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by tomkinstinch 17y ago
"He wants people calling a non-Google Voice number to get to his Google Voice voicemail. This is a feature that has to be provided by the network, because it needs to work when your phone is off." There isn't a telephone "star" (*) code for
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by tomkinstinch 17y ago
Has anyone else tried Crowdspring or similar distributed freelance sites for designing entire website templates? (xhtml, css, images) If so, was your experience positive? What have you found leads to the best submissions? How did you decide
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For more information, this Wikipedia page is helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure
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by tomkinstinch 17y ago
That's a lot of cores. While the hardware and interconnects are certainly different, a number for perspective: The Jaguar supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, currently the most powerful supercomputer in the world, has 224,256 co
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The STM8S-DISCOVERY is among the items offered as free samples by ST. You can request one here: https://my.st.com/esample/app?page=basket If it builds a community it could really stand to challenge Arduino, especially if someone develops
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It would probably violate the TOS, but it seems like it would be pretty simple to circumvent the location restriction. Very few companies produce GPS chips. Most devices that include GPS capability do not bother to reinvent the wheel, but i
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If there are extra invites, I would greatly appreciate one (I'm a college student working on a project potentially involving XMPP, and looking to learn from Wave). http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01q2Qx4F1Uk-PTYnqW6045VA==... Thank you.
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A video is online for the talk he delivered at the Art+Code conference at CMU earlier in the year: http://www.vimeo.com/5047563
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For those using Optimum Online, you can opt out of their "DNS Assistance Service" by going here: http://www.optimum.net/dnsassist/optout
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This a shameful plug, but for those who are associated with the RIT community--or have a desire to be--the RIT Student Maker Club is starting up again this fall: http://www.makeclub.org/ . Make Club is a young group, but it is trying to
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I also have the x61 ThinkPad and love it. During class time, I use it to take notes. Being able to search and organize notes digitally is fantastic, as is the ability to quickly email them to someone who has missed a particular lecture. Du
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Advice on designing scientific posters [or other information-dense prints](swarthmore.edu)
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