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by dozenal 12y ago
That seems backwards to me. I put the operator on the previous line so I know the expression has more parts coming. In your example, I don't know SET BAR = 1 isn't the end until I read the next line.
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by dozenal 12y ago
Okay, but I"m still not buying that Core Data had no design goals beyond backing store for table views.
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by dozenal 12y ago
UUID is not a universally available primitive type like integer or date.
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by dozenal 12y ago
I've always seen UUIDs stored as strings. What's the suspect part? Favoring human readability over optimal machine storage utilization?
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by dozenal 12y ago
Core Data was based on the Enterprise Object Framework from NeXT.
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by dozenal 12y ago
OS X isn't flat. There is still shading and drop shadows. They just turned down the gloss from 11 to something less overbearing. When the UI gets chromed to the hilt like iOS6 or older OS X versions, it becomes a distraction from the a
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by dozenal 12y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity#Normal_vision
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by dozenal 12y ago
We used German scientists to develop our nuclear weapons and the space program. That must count for something.
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by dozenal 12y ago
Stackoverflow has of a lot of terrible answers that get voted up by people who aren't equipped to evaluate them properly, and closed threads when anyone starts actual substantive discussions. It also suffers from lack of decent rewards
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by dozenal 12y ago
"Apple’s design change [is] one it is legally authorized to make, to be clear." That's really all that matters to me.
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by dozenal 12y ago
I've heard a few people suggest that with single core performance stagnating we may see more ASICs. I admit I'm skeptical, but this line of development does seem worth exploring.
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by dozenal 12y ago
Something just feels wrong to me about kids being trapped in these closed, proprietary communication systems. It's like things are moving backwards.
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by dozenal 12y ago
They are talking about amounts that are a tiny fraction of the therapeutic dosages of lithium for mood disorders.