nilium

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by nilium 12y ago
Agreed. I started using it back when it was a free beta and bought it once that was an option (iTunes receipt says that was a few days over two years ago), and I've probably used it daily since then. The ability to almost instantly sea
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by nilium 12y ago
Currently working on another patch to fix some newfound crashes while prepping the code for open sourcing. License headers and all that. Plan for now is to release it under the GPL version 2 or 3 to hopefully compel people to make their mod
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by nilium 12y ago
> Scala has slightly more overhead though from making lots of small objects This is definitely true, though it's possible to write code that avoids it. It just ends up being slightly uglier Scala. The renderer in Ascension, for exam
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by nilium 12y ago
It's code I've invested a lot of time in, but was never written with the idea that other people would see it, so 75% worried at how horrifying the code might be and 25% worried that someone might make a build and push a clone out
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by nilium 12y ago
This actually made me aware of a bug in the last release that I just released a patch for, so that was fun. I guess nobody ever reported (or encountered? seems unlikely though) the issue until I got a crash report for it today.
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by nilium 12y ago
Not at the moment. Still undecided on that.
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by nilium 12y ago
I currently don't allow installation on the Galaxy Nexus because for some reason the live wallpaper has severe performance issues on Galaxy Nexus devices. I've never been able to figure out what the problem is, since it's obv
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by nilium 12y ago
I admit to doing the same thing with the Super Mario live wallpaper, and with a Droid 1. It ruined my battery, but it was worth it. I remember being able to turn on some switch that'd get it to display the path it was taking through a
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by nilium 12y ago
The only thing I can imagine would be relevant is that I'm using pfn's android-sdk-plugin.[1] I also have a sort of generic build.scala file I tend to reuse for Android projects (it's based partly on Ascension's, but has
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by nilium 12y ago
Thanks! I agree on the speed, though it's kind of set in stone for the most part since that was the default when I first released the app. I'd love to go in and make a mess of the project by rewriting things and changing all the d
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by nilium 12y ago
It'll compile to JVM bytecode. I believe it also compiles to Javascript (I'm not sure if this is still considered experimental — I haven't looked in a while), which is pretty cool. I think it used to also target the .NET CLI
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Show HN: I built an Android live wallpaper with Scala – now it's free(play.google.com)
64 points by nilium 12y ago|38 comments
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by nilium 12y ago
None.
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Freesia – a new, dark purple-y Sublime Text 3 theme(github.com)
2 points by nilium 13y ago|0 comments
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by nilium 13y ago
That depends on whether the person pronounces it as an alphabetism or as a word. Some people say FAQ and pronounce each letter (like /ɛf e kyu/¹), in which case they use "an". If they pronounce it more like a word (like
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So I Learned To Code(spifftastic.net)
2 points by nilium 14y ago|0 comments
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by nilium 14y ago
Chill out, manbrodude. Just learn from your mistake. It's not like you're being crucified, just being called out for perpetuating something stupid and being misinformed. If you're concerned about your appearance, maybe pull the post, but a
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by nilium 14y ago
The problem people have with this is not that you're complaining about Obj-C's verbosity -- this is a well-known complaint and something anyone using it will probably agree with. The problem is that you've just displayed a fundamental lack
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by nilium 14y ago
I have to admit, most of these seem like the author has little understanding of Cocoa or Objective-C. The first example is fairly verbose, though that's pretty typical of Cocoa in some cases. The second example is just plain strange conside
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by nilium 14y ago
I remember something similar, though the real cause of my time on the computer ending was because I was on dialup and that would tie up the phone line. This was back when I was much younger and with my parents, but after my family moved all
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by nilium 14y ago
To kick this off with my own plans, which are fairly simple, I aim to release all software I cease selling and developing (assuming I do both) as open source. Likely under licenses of varying permissiveness. I figure some might contain code
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Ask HN: What are your plans to deal with the bus factor?
2 points by nilium 14y ago|2 comments
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by nilium 14y ago
Their FAQ explains there is a mildly cheaper upgrade path for people who already purchased v1.0: > The final release will sell for $69.99, with an upgrade available to registered users of Kaleidoscope 1 for $49.99 So, save $20. Not terr
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Kaleidoscope 2.0 Beta - Diff and Merge Tool(kaleidoscopeapp.com)
13 points by nilium 14y ago|6 comments
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by nilium 14y ago
I don't think sticking with GTK for the OS X version is a wise idea. It really just needs to go Cocoa or not bother, since right now it's downright unpleasant to use for me. Scrolling through text using a trackpad, for example, feels comple
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by nilium 14y ago
> Arguments against helping in ways that have specific impact (providing food, assisting with relocation, etc) are a straw man. It's not better to do nothing than something of small value. My argument isn't to do nothing - again, this l
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by nilium 14y ago
This seems like an iffy marketing thing to do to try to advertise and get users. Why not detail what else you've done to help those whose lives were upended by the hurricane? Why does your business have to come into it at all? Did you do an
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by nilium 14y ago
Oddly enough, this is probably the only reasonable response. Of course, you don't get clicks by saying, "let's wait and see." You have to go out, pants off, hopping on a table and shouting, "Windows 8 can't win!" So, that's what people will
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by nilium 14y ago
Oh, I'm aware, it's just strange to see his name as anything other than "Tim Cook." One would think exceptions should be made to style guidelines to ensure the reader doesn't pause and think, "that's just weird." Strict adherence to style g
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by nilium 14y ago
I like Apple's response, but I don't think we need to be reminded of it with every new article repeating their message (or in this case, not even bothering to share the message). It was nice seeing the link to Apple's site here the first ti

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