daniel_solano

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by daniel_solano 11y ago
Last time I checked, pure NDK apps are best for games that use OpenGL as their primary interface. If you want native controls, you can't really do that entirely from the NDK side.
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by daniel_solano 11y ago
It is certainly doable. I haven't done it myself, but I know of people who have done it successfully on Android. Unfortunately, I don't think Phonegap is a very good solution. Depending on your application, it may be good enough
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by daniel_solano 11y ago
So, I've been involved on Clojure/Android for a long time. I really like what Alexander has done with Skummet, and I think there is still room for improvement. However, I have to wonder to what extent is it good enough? I use a
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by daniel_solano 11y ago
Just a few thoughts: 1. Clojure is a general purpose programming language. Just because it isn't used much for desktop GUIs doesn't mean it's not usable for that. What percentage of Java/Scala development is used for G
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by daniel_solano 11y ago
Additionally, at least with Vanguard, if you have a lot of money invested you get access to funds with lower costs. For example, for $3,000-$10,000 you can VFINX which costs 0.17%, but if you have more than $10,00 invested you can buy VFIA
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by daniel_solano 11y ago
It's not so much that you are paying only for algorithmic/mechanical money management, but there are transaction costs as well. For example, an fund that tracks a particular index will need to buy/sell as the composition of
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
Those lists aren't even close to being correct. For example, Clojure was accepted last year and this year. syslog-ng, Python, and X.org were all accepted this year.
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
We don't know, yet. That would be tell-tale if the number of students also dropped significantly.
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
What is most interesting to me is the number of accepted organisations is down significantly: from 190 last year to 137 this year, the lowest since 2007. Naturally, the question that arises is 'Has Google cut funding for GSoC, or is i
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
No idea, but it does seem the programme has been scaled back. Last year there were 190 organisations accepted, and this year only 137, the fewest since 2007.
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
I don't think it's so much that it's hard to get a productive working environment. In my experience, getting vim-fireplace working with a new Leiningen project takes nearly zero effort. Moreover, I get all sorts of nice fun
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
I generally agree. Even as an experienced Clojure developer (but not much of a web developer), it took a bit of time for me to get a ClojureScript working environment integrated with Vim fully worked out. However, you can still get to a ve
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
Pretty neat. Figwheel is pretty new to me, so it's something I'll have to look into. I just recently got my head around using ClojureScript with vim-fireplace and Austin. It took a bit of work, but I finally got to a point where
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by daniel_solano 12y ago
It is entirely possible to dynamically generate and load DEX files in Dalvik, and it should be possible in ART. To the best of my knowledge, there are too projects for generating Dex bytecode directly: 1. dexmaker https://code.go
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by daniel_solano 13y ago
Well, some of use vi bindings, and Ctrl+a isn't as commonly used there.
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How China's Xiaomi Does In A Week What Apple Does In A Year: Update Devices(forbes.com)
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by daniel_solano 13y ago
I used to think that fingerprint sensors were pretty cool, and even purchased the option on a laptop some years ago. That was until I found out the relative ease of duplicating fingerprints [1]. Now, I am wary of leaving my password on ev
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by daniel_solano 13y ago
I'd like to thank Alexander for all of his hard work. It's entirely my fault that his Neko work hasn't been merged in, but it's something I am going to get done soon.
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by daniel_solano 13y ago
This is the same state where car dealerships are only allowed to be open one day of either Saturday or Sunday. There was recently a proposal to get rid of this law, but it failed. Who was one of the biggest proponents of the status quo?
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
This article didn't seem all that great. It just claims "the prices are higher" without any substantive recommendations on how that problem can be solved. Nonetheless, it does make one interesting point: This is a good deal for residents
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
I think this is sometimes indeed the purpose. I haven't verified this, but I remember reading that there was one part of the Affordable Care Act that was intended to be some pork for Nevada. However, the act didn't read that way. It was
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
Arguably, a big part of the reason why "lactation consultants" exist is because breastfeeding has become relatively uncommon in places like the U.S. It's not that the nipple isn't an intuitive interface—it's breastfeeding that must be lear
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
I wonder if it would make sense for companies looking for Linux talent to somehow target users of less 'user-friendly' distributions such as Gentoo or Arch. I don't know how well it would work, but I imagine that advertising on a project w
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
Maternity leave is also not necessarily paid. In my experience with maternity leave, the only pay involved short- and long-term disability insurance. Of course, individual employers may offer paid leave, but that's not required.
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
Perhaps I'm confused, but shouldn't the distance between your elbows and eyes be roughly the same regardless of whether your sitting or standing? If not, then what's the best non-(cheap/easy/portable) solution that addresses the issue?
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
Note the: Targeting 4.1 and using the support package gives you full access to Fragments and Loaders while still supporting the older SDK versions. Sure, if you target 4.1, you can't necessarily use every single new feature in Android on
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
To what extent are facts necessary? Public funding of the arts is in a large part a philosophical issue. Either you believe that it should be done or you don't. That's primarily a question of what you think the role of government should
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
Ah, and that also requires JavaScript, which I normally have turned off.
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
Some feedback: 1. The search is broken. I couldn't find the Apache license using a half-dozen tries, including searches like "Apache", "Apache2", and "ASL". 2. One of the big issues with open source licenses is knowing which licenses are c
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by daniel_solano 14y ago
Well, for one thing, they are very nearly talking about two completely different things. This is a commentary on a statement by Nokia that, if accurate, sums up to: Things are bad and worse than expected. The IDC press release, which lacks

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