pikachu_is_cool

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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Get rid of Windows. Problem solved.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Switch from Ruby to LuaJIT! I'd wager this is the best package manager out there if not for the slowness of Ruby's VM.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
iOS is by far the best mobile platform out there, in terms of its development environment. The problem is that everyone is using the crippled version of it. Cydia/Theos/Cycript were developed by two people and they come together s
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
No it's not.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Is there a fork of this with no premine?
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
If we're making generalizations here, then women generally don't like hunching over a computer monitor in isolation for 6+ hours every day. Much like how men generally don't like to put on makeup and act in plays.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Or you can just use a subset of it, where privacy is of no concern. Those craigslist-esque groups that have been popping up are immensely useful. Especially with the built-in messenger.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Jailbreaking solves the walled garden issue. What are the millions of other reasons?
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I don't have a source, but from what I remember, Microsoft was the main factor that pushed C++ into the mainstream. Same with Google and Python. I guess that's up for debate though. Feel free to correct me.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Yeah, because it would have solidified Lua == 2.1. Instead of Lua == 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, or LuaJIT.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
It's interesting to see the trajectory of Lua adoption. The determining factor of the popularity of most languages was at the fate of large companies, (AT&T/C, Netscape/JavaScript, Microsoft/C++, Google/Python).
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Unfortunate.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I'm in the process of swapping out my phone for my old iPod Touch. It creates a lot of moments where getting access to the internet requires effort (e.g. asking people for their WiFi password, finding/knowing about public places w
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I guess it's a start. But even still, the most basic of commands take a good 1+ seconds on my machine. What about Ruby makes it necessary to use? What is stopping you guys from moving to something like LuaJIT?
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Except for loading the Ruby VM. Takes way too long.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
This interview was pretty dry to me. It almost seemed rehearsed, as if Elon requested the questions go like this. They only scratched the surface of a bunch of general "big picture" subjects that anyone whose paying attention righ
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I, on the other hand, would prefer them to compete on price. I like saving money.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Of course. That's why I didn't mention that. The university rideshares are extremely pleasant, better than Uber in a lot of ways.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
That doesn't matter. What matters is these automated fleets will have to compete with that en masse, as I'm sure the killer app for ridesharing will come out within the next 10 years.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
....Until the market adjusts. I imagine a trip from SF to LA will cost $5 within the next 10 years. To the people who think I'm insane: There are university Facebook rideshare groups in California that offer that trip for $15. Today .
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Because having a cellular baseband in the phone forces the OEM to make sacrifices with form factor and for internal components. Look at how nice and thin the iPod Touch 4 is compared to the iPhone 4.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
No, Google Play.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Android/Google can do these things as well, can't it?
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I don't buy that reason. Apple is still selling the iPod Touch, after all.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Hm, I guess I kind of understand now. Maybe they got discontinued because Android was terrible back then? Maybe they don't realize the market changed.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I've been wondering that myself. Maybe there just isn't a big enough market for it? Or maybe the licensing for it doesn't allow for non-tablets and non-phones.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I think Blackphone is taking a fundamentally wrong approach to security. If it is a #1 concern, then it shouldn't be a phone at all. It should be more of an iPod Touch type device. It's pretty disingenuous to promise security when
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
Ah... HN. Such a magical land, where people call adjectives modifiers.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I've been trying for the past 6 months, but I keep coming back to programming. Old habits die hard.
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by pikachu_is_cool 10y ago
I think it would be a lot less than 20%. It's so much easier to context switch into and out of the "work" mindset in other fields. By default, this "computer brain" of mine is carried with me when I leave work. I ha

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