pixpop

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by pixpop 10y ago
You might find embedded systems development more up your alley. The hardware is always broken in some way and you often have to get very creative to work around those deficiencies. Especially when there's an ASIC involved. You'll
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by pixpop 10y ago
It means you read it on your computer. You don't need to go find the hardcopy.
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by pixpop 10y ago
None of these things is of any importance to me. I would not consider them when applying for a job.
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by pixpop 10y ago
> Any realistic alternative to C must understand interrupts, memory mapped registers etc.. In what way does C understand interrupts?
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by pixpop 10y ago
Department of redundancy department.
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by pixpop 10y ago
I use KUL Se-87. I forget which keys are in it, but I wish the springs were a little heavier. Maybe I just need to learn to type more gently. I use it on mac, windows, and linux all the time (via a kvm switch). My finger joints are all mess
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by pixpop 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language
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by pixpop 10y ago
Suspicious that everything has approximately the same number of votes.
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by pixpop 10y ago
> A decent full frame 35mm digital will probably beat a film medium format comfortably on colour reproduction, resolution and clarity. But Damnit, film just looks "real" And what of larger formats? Where do you get your 4"
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by pixpop 10y ago
I got custom progressive lenses made with a 'computer' prescription. This has my eyes relaxed when looking at my normal screen viewing distance (approximately arm's length) but gives me more magnification when looking down, e
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by pixpop 10y ago
> I want things I can use in Makefiles and properly script, that are available in my distro of choice and that generally work in the same fashion as the tool chains I’m used to. You can use the assembler, linker and other tools that come
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by pixpop 10y ago
1. One of scheme / common lisp / clojure 2. One of C++ / Java 3. Javascript 4. One of Python / Perl 5. Bash
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by pixpop 10y ago
Doesn't that result in them being written down? How do you remember fifty or so randomly generated passwords?
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by pixpop 11y ago
Sorry I can't provide links. But I work for a large tech company, currently qualifying SSDs for a new project. We ran into serious bugs with drives from a particular well-known SSD manufacturer (certain workloads cause drives to become
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by pixpop 18y ago
I had it done about 3 years ago so I could drive or use a camera without glasses. It lets me buy el-cheapo reading glasses & sunglasses (previously needed prescription), so I can have as many pairs as I want. (I'm over 50, and Lasik doe
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by pixpop 18y ago
You can already do this with ch http://www.softintegration.com/
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by pixpop 18y ago
I didn't even notice it was ps until your post. I just clicked the link, and it showed up in the browser. Is your browser broken?
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by pixpop 18y ago
I put zero effort into making code compile right the first time. The compiler (gcc) is much faster at finding errors than I am. Where I do put effort is into making sure the algorithm is correct, something the compiler is not so good at.
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by pixpop 18y ago
Is there some tendency for people to falsely claim they have Asperger's disorder?
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by pixpop 18y ago
How do they explain why depression comes back when the meds are withdrawn?
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by pixpop 18y ago
"A testament of how effective aggregate operations is demonstrated by the success of the array-oriented languages APL, J, and K. " This must be some new usage of the word "success" of which I was previously unaware...
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by pixpop 18y ago
I used Aquamacs for a while, but reverted to Carbon emacs, because it was easier to make similar to emacs on Linux that I also use regularly. If you don't use emacs anywhere else, Aquamacs would be fine, I think.
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by pixpop 18y ago
Alcohol generally worsens RLS. It also makes apnea much worse. Most sleeping pills also make apnea worse. The one I've found that doesn't is Trazadone, and it seems to keep working indefinitely. The pills (e.g. Mirapex) for RLS do work, but
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by pixpop 18y ago
Why do you think of parentheses as something about LISP that needs to be fixed? What exactly is the problem?
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by pixpop 18y ago
Cost is a lousy reason to choose something else over Textmate. It's high quality software, worth every penny. Having said that, I paid for Textmate and used it for a couple of months before chucking it in favor of emacs. I'd never used emac
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by pixpop 18y ago
Require employees to watch powerpoint presentations about it. If that doesn't stop it, nothing will.
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by pixpop 18y ago
There's a well-known process for creating paintings. It's practiced by Thomas Kinkaid, a well-known, highly successful artist. For some definition of success...
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by pixpop 18y ago
"Be careful here, though. Even seemingly trivial things like UI or VFX can have a massive impact on the usability of your game." UI has a massive impact on usability? Well I'll be darned.
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by pixpop 18y ago
I think that's what used to be called design.