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by zinkem 14y ago
It actually isn't completely alone in using an asynchronous paradigm, as you suggest. Delegates in iOS/Cocoa and events in Java work in a similar fashion. Function-queue architectures are not unique to Javascript.
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by zinkem 14y ago
Seems to be some bugs... for example when I filter by 'selling data,' the only company that pops up is LinkedIn, but when I click on Google Docs, it says they make money in part by selling data. Cool concept though!
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by zinkem 14y ago
I didn't get that impression at all, I got the impression Google is using humans to do the thinking to make it easier for the computers to crank through the algorithms.
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by zinkem 14y ago
Both pronunciations (SQL/sequel) refer to the same thing, and both are correct. http://patorjk.com/blog/2012/01/26/pronouncing-sql-s-q-l-or-...
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by zinkem 15y ago
I don't know if there is really any specific relationship between Radiohead and mathematics more than any other musician or composer, and I agree with you-- mathematics doesn't play into my feelings towards radiohead, they're a great band.
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by zinkem 15y ago
This is built with Node.js. From the docs: "A Meteor application is a mix of JavaScript that runs inside a client web browser, JavaScript that runs on the Meteor server inside a Node.js container..."
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Do The Data Tell It All?(npr.org)
1 points by zinkem 15y ago|0 comments
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by zinkem 15y ago
Hopefully everyone in Lamar Smith's district knows who Lamar Smith is and what he stands for. SOPA triggered a mainstream debate and you don't need to be 'really involved in politics' to know that. This sentiment that people with political
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by zinkem 15y ago
Nintendo doesn't need developers, they own the most beloved franchises in gaming.
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by zinkem 15y ago
He actually does discuss Shepard Tones and the Shepard Scale in the book, and explains how he thinks they are related to Bach's compositions. Near the end of chapter 20, there is an example of a harmony that, when looped, creates the illusi
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by zinkem 15y ago
He's discussing our perception of the tones, you might want to check out this entry on wikpedia to understand what he's referring to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_tone This is a common concept in music synthesis, as you can create
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by zinkem 15y ago
Because learning to communicate the thing is just as important as learning the thing itself.
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by zinkem 15y ago
>I don't care what it is that I'm learning What if it's obedience? :)
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by zinkem 15y ago
>Asking what progress you need to make... Where I used to work, this was a polite way for competent people to say "promote me or I'm leaving." You get them to tell you what you need to do, some concrete thing, and then you do it. Once i
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by zinkem 15y ago
>808 doesn't use FM, but VCOs with low pass filters (aka "analog synthesis"). There are actually two ideas at play here. Manipulating a signal from a VCO, or any other 'analog' signal is called analog synthesis. These analog signals ca
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by zinkem 15y ago
>"given the volume and pace of new infringements on Hotfile, Warner could not practically download and view the contents of each file prior to requesting that it be taken down." This seems to be the same line of reasoning that protects
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GPS Inventor Urges Supreme Court to Reject Warrantless Tracking(wired.com)
1 points by zinkem 15y ago|0 comments
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Kindle Fire estimated cost to manufacture about $10 above retail(computerworld.com)
7 points by zinkem 15y ago|4 comments
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by zinkem 15y ago
Adblocking is a practical solution to something we see as a problem. Many people don't even think this is a problem and actively ignore people trying to educate them, so what do you propose the right thing to do here is? > So now the co
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by zinkem 15y ago
Production isn't limited to what you can and can't do with a desktop PC... I think what OP is suggesting is that we should be using computers to help people actively build more stuff, as using them to aid in passive consumption of things ot
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Astronauts May Evacuate Space Station in November, NASA Says(space.com)
1 points by zinkem 15y ago|0 comments
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by zinkem 15y ago
I never got spam before I used gmail. Now maybe this has more to do with timing, but it seems like putting everyone's emails on the same domain just makes things easier for spammers. Seems to me like spam is a problem caused by centralizati
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by zinkem 15y ago
Singling out a group of people and then identifying their thoughts as not worthwhile seems to undermine the conclusion of the study.
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by zinkem 15y ago
Think about the corners like giant mountains on an otherwise sphere shaped planet. If you were at the top of a huge mountain and lost your footing, you would 'slide down.'
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by zinkem 15y ago
I spent several years of my life at GameStop, and I miss it. I was hired long before the EB/GameStop merger and watched as the company adopted EB's culture. GameStop was a bottom-up company, and EB was a top-down company. Much more authorit
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by zinkem 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Mobile
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by zinkem 15y ago
Yea, I agree. My main point was that you can't get blood from a turnip. I don't think DRM will change sales (or even affect them that much). Those who can afford will continue to play what they normally play, and those who can't afford will
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by zinkem 15y ago
Or maybe our local gamers have been voting with the paychecks they earn. Patio, I generally think your commentary is valuable and insightful. In this case I think you've reduced a complicated situation to a nifty sounding catch phrase that
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by zinkem 15y ago
You might want to finish the article.
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by zinkem 15y ago
>If you're atheist, is it "insulting" that Jewish kids have Bar/Bat Mitzvahs? No. If a someone told me I am not an adult because I had not had a bar mitzvah, I might be insulted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_of_passage

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