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True | pipocaQuemada | null | http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Applications_and_libraries/Interfacing_other_languages
You can access foreign libraries, but because of the types people who are Haskell hackers you generally only see them port stuff from C: OpenGL & GLUT, pcap, &c.
The problem with just using a foreign library, particularl... | null | 0 | 1316096770 | False | 0 | c2k25n9 | t3_kful5 | null | t1_c2k25n9 | t1_c2jy1yy | null | 1427603365 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Perky_Goth | null | Because they can always release a new and improved version of the spec that has new patents that they won't cover.
Oops.
Let alone the fact that it's always going to be playing catch up, and that using it for video will still be impossible. | null | 0 | 1316096781 | False | 0 | c2k25os | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k25os | t1_c2k147d | null | 1427603366 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | acrophobia | null | From your link
> In case web page tries to access Java plug-in, the following message will be displayed:
> “The Java plug-in needs your permission to run.”
An Ok/Cancel dialog box is not blocking...I thought this would be obvious. | null | 0 | 1316096888 | False | 0 | c2k2652 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2652 | t1_c2k1nqj | null | 1427603371 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | Oops, fixed! | null | 0 | 1316096890 | False | 0 | c2k265i | t3_kfuqy | null | t1_c2k265i | t1_c2k0y6r | null | 1427603371 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316096909 | False | 0 | c2k268o | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k268o | t1_c2k25os | null | 1427603372 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | I was one of the two engineers on the team, yes. The project was tons of fun. | null | 0 | 1316096955 | False | 0 | c2k26ft | t3_kfuqy | null | t1_c2k26ft | t1_c2k0x7y | null | 1427603375 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | dbeta | null | Agreed. I use PDFs, but only as a paper document replacement. I guess I could use .ps files to avoid adobe's PDF bullcrap, but meh. | null | 0 | 1316096970 | False | 0 | c2k26i1 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k26i1 | t1_c2k2491 | null | 1427603375 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | baudehlo | null | How's the support for COM and ActiveX these days? | null | 0 | 1316097030 | False | 0 | c2k26rc | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k26rc | t1_c2k14x7 | null | 1427603379 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | EnderMB | null | It may sound cliche, but you're helping by using it. Not only does using these tools spread awareness, it helps the original developers sort out bugs or issues with their work. | null | 0 | 1316097065 | False | 0 | c2k26wg | t3_kfirl | null | t1_c2k26wg | t1_c2jvm8v | null | 1427603380 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | For people who actually do *work* on their computers, however?
I don't envy any student that types their essays on an iPad. | null | 0 | 1316097102 | False | 0 | c2k271z | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k271z | t1_c2k1phe | null | 1427603382 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | berlinbrown | null | Corrected. | null | 0 | 1316097235 | False | 0 | c2k27le | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k27le | t1_c2k23ut | null | 1427603389 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316097254 | False | 0 | c2k27oo | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k27oo | t1_c2k26rc | null | 1427603392 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cbaltzer | null | NP problems are typically verifiable with a yes/no answer (solvable in P). Given two piles A and B, are they equal? Adding up the rocks in each pile can be done in O(n), then checking if the sums are equal is O(1).
However, starting from scratch (determining which piles to make), you have to compare the sums of each ... | null | 0 | 1316097271 | False | 0 | c2k27ru | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k27ru | t1_c2k25ly | null | 1427603393 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316097286 | False | 0 | c2k27tk | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k27tk | t1_c2k25ly | null | 1427603393 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pentae | null | > if she has just 100 rocks, there are 2^100 possible ways to divide these rocks into two piles
Only if:
* Putting a rock into *no* piles is not an option
* The naming of the piles is important (i.e. the combination where all 100 rocks are in pile A is *not* the same as the combination where all 100 rocks are i... | null | 0 | 1316097297 | False | 0 | c2k27v5 | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k27v5 | t3_kgfhb | null | 1427603393 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | DeathBySamson | null | I see tablets as gaming consoles. They'll never make computers become obsolete but they will be an *alternative* if you want to check your email or browse the web. | null | 0 | 1316097312 | False | 0 | c2k27x5 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k27x5 | t1_c2k1j7v | null | 1427603395 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | frezik | null | It does basically what flashblock does on Firefox. "Forbid by default" is a good, practical definition of "block" for me. | null | 0 | 1316097448 | False | 0 | c2k28hd | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k28hd | t1_c2k2652 | null | 1427603402 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | It looks like they've integrated pix into the vs ui. Convenient but not new. | null | 0 | 1316097460 | False | 0 | c2k28jp | t3_kg44k | null | t1_c2k28jp | t1_c2k0cxu | null | 1427603404 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | FlySwat | null | Managed code and Native code with compiler extensions are different things.
| null | 0 | 1316097468 | False | 0 | c2k28ky | t3_kewaq | null | t1_c2k28ky | t1_c2k18nu | null | 1427603404 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | __j_random_hacker | null | Sorry, I may have confused things with my second-to-last sentence. The thing is that we haven't yet been able to *prove* that it's impossible to quickly find two equal piles of rocks -- it's just that a load of smart mathematicians and computer scientists have studied [this particular problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/... | null | 0 | 1316097500 | False | 0 | c2k28qs | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k28qs | t1_c2k23jl | null | 1427603405 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Zarutian | null | Wouldnt that be staticly-typed then?
And is the type system Hilde-Milliener (or how it is spelled) based or? | null | 0 | 1316097510 | False | 0 | c2k28sa | t3_kfvm7 | null | t1_c2k28sa | t1_c2k10pd | null | 1427603406 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bastawhiz | null | Silverlight filled a niche that didn't exist, pushing technology to people that already had flash and would soon have HTML5. It wasn't the best solution because it was never Microsoft's intent to make it the best solution. It was Microsoft's intent to milk a huge amount of money out of the idea (books, certifications, ... | null | 0 | 1316097591 | False | 0 | c2k295i | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k295i | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603412 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | licorice_straw | null | I'm so addicted to starcraft I read this as "Protoss vs Neural Parasite" | null | 0 | 1316097670 | False | 0 | c2k29h3 | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k29h3 | t3_kgfhb | null | 1428194019 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | nemoTheKid | null | The simple fact that all programs on Windows now won't work on Windows for ARM. Thats what ARM has to do with applications, everything will either be recompiled for ARM. You can't emulate x86 on ARM because, first and formost Intel won't let you. Atom/i5/etc chips are x86 and suffer the same problems that CISC suffers ... | null | 0 | 1316097845 | False | 0 | c2k2a9w | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2a9w | t1_c2k22ti | null | 1427603427 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | krelian | null | Well my dad bought himself an ipad and he is completely infatuated with the device. He keeps telling me how great of a device it is which really surprised me because I thought it would have been one of those purchases that is used a dust collector after the first week. | null | 0 | 1316097905 | False | 0 | c2k2aim | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2aim | t1_c2k23lo | null | 1428194018 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | baudehlo | null | > COM and ActiveX are ANCIENT, how is the support for the first version of Linux btw?
Every version of Linux is supported as much as you want it to be.
> Funny you think that's a legit comparison especially with MS who actually maintains old software like nobodies business. Apple can't even get iTunes to run on... | null | 0 | 1316097935 | False | 0 | c2k2and | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2and | t1_c2k27oo | null | 1427603431 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | __j_random_hacker | null | * "divide the rocks into two piles" implies each rock must go in a pile.
* Alright, alright, it's closer to 2^99 since it suffices to check solutions in which pile A has at least as many rocks as pile B... Congratulations, now she only needs ~1,000,000 powerful computers running since the dawn of time :-P | null | 0 | 1316098003 | False | 0 | c2k2ayt | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2ayt | t1_c2k27v5 | null | 1427603438 | 13 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pnpbios | null | Cocoa isn't cross platform or open source. I guess we can't use that either. | null | 0 | 1316098191 | False | 0 | c2k2bsr | t3_kfuii | null | t1_c2k2bsr | t1_c2k0xmn | null | 1427603447 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316098223 | False | 0 | c2k2byi | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2byi | t1_c2k11ro | null | 1427603450 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | icebraining | null | But many (most?) times you - the client, not the service - don't need the 10% *at all*, that's my point. Also, reading an extension to an existing format is usually much easier than reading a full new format, since the base semantics are the same.
>Look at this and tell me with a straight face that if it was provid... | null | 0 | 1316098224 | False | 0 | c2k2byv | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2byv | t1_c2k23yr | null | 1427603450 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | soyverde | null | >Yes, they have, which should make repair and maintenance far easier, yet people can't do that, either.
It is easier in some respects (get a DTC, google it along with symptoms, replace a part). Of course car manufacturers aren't helping things here, as cars are a closed technology anywhere they're allowed to be, k... | null | 0 | 1316098391 | False | 0 | c2k2cpz | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2cpz | t1_c2k1v65 | null | 1427603465 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | frezik | null | That's because what people think is math is actually not math. You can't do any interesting math on a calculator. Some sophisticated programs have been able to do math (e.g. the proof to the Four Color Theorem), but these are still uncommon, and it can take decades for humans to verify all the steps.
Teach them math (... | null | 0 | 1316098488 | False | 0 | c2k2d55 | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2d55 | t1_c2k1qoy | null | 1427603469 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cannontrodder | null | Someone taking a comment and dictating to others what they 'really meant' is not adding anything to the discussion. I doubt very much my down vote has in any way made this subreddit unbearable. I don't know how you manage to cope FFS... | null | 0 | 1316098494 | False | 0 | c2k2d69 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2d69 | t1_c2k20ro | null | 1427603470 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | herringpj | null | I don't think the author here is arguing for everyone to be full time programmers, just as our high school English teacher did not expect students to all be writers of some sort. Rather, as our society becomes increasingly technical, a familiarity with programming, algorithms, etc...will be increasingly necessary to co... | null | 0 | 1316098550 | False | 0 | c2k2dfg | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2dfg | t3_kgbzq | null | 1427603471 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cogman10 | null | IE6 was the FIRST modern browser. It, by and large, had the best javascript and CSS support compared to its competitors at the time. Microsoft's only "sins" with IE6 was the fact that they didn't develop quicker, and they couldn't get the damn users to upgrade.
Most of Microsoft's contributions to the web happened bec... | null | 0 | 1316098551 | False | 0 | c2k2dfj | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2dfj | t1_c2k25hl | null | 1427603471 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | RizzlaPlus | null | the last sentence from the first paragraph:
>The computable numbers form a real closed field and can be used in the place of real numbers for many, but not all, mathematical purposes. | null | 0 | 1316098566 | False | 0 | c2k2dhj | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2dhj | t1_c2k1yz8 | null | 1427603473 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ZorbaTHut | null | And then those format extensions require documentation, and we're right back to needing to read the documentation before you do anything.
None of the various ways of packaging data are all that tough to decode (unless they've done something truly atrocious with the format, I suppose, but most haven't.) I really feel l... | null | 0 | 1316098750 | False | 0 | c2k2eai | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2eai | t1_c2k2byv | null | 1427603479 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rexQuery | null | Opera started it. Then Chrome and Fx followed. I have IE9 installed, but I don't use it much, so no idea if IE has the feature ... . | null | 0 | 1316098753 | False | 0 | c2k2eb7 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2eb7 | t1_c2k22wy | null | 1427603479 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | BitBrain | null | Lightswitch is also a brand new tool that produces Silverlight apps. Say what you want about Lightswitch as a tool, but my read on Microsoft releasing something new like this with the Silverlight dependency is that the news of Silverlight's death are a little premature. | null | 0 | 1316098808 | False | 0 | c2k2ejq | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2ejq | t1_c2k1ecy | null | 1427603482 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Dr9 | null | Is this a new 3d model editor? Or did they acquire some other companies tech?
| null | 0 | 1316098816 | False | 0 | c2k2ekz | t3_kg44k | null | t1_c2k2ekz | t3_kg44k | null | 1427603482 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316098866 | False | 0 | c2k2et9 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2et9 | t1_c2k2d69 | null | 1427603485 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | inmatarian | null | > The desire for a language which would fulfill the same role as Java, but more concise and requiring less verbose boilerplate.
class Scrollbar : Widget {
// Member variables
private {
var val:int;
var minVal:int;
var maxVal:int;
}
def construct(minValue:int, maxV... | null | 0 | 1316098878 | False | 0 | c2k2evh | t3_kfvm7 | null | t1_c2k2evh | t3_kfvm7 | null | 1427603486 | 13 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kylegetsspam | null | Opera started a lot of things... yet still no one uses it. | null | 0 | 1316098905 | False | 0 | c2k2eyg | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2eyg | t1_c2k2eb7 | null | 1427603487 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skooterz | null | Except for end users who don't know any better. | null | 0 | 1316098928 | False | 0 | c2k2f28 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2f28 | t1_c2k1woe | null | 1427603488 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MatrixFrog | null | I agree! That's why people say `fromJust` (and `head` and various other things) should be removed, or at least clearly marked as unsafe. And I think they're right. | null | 0 | 1316098932 | False | 0 | c2k2f52 | t3_kfvm7 | null | t1_c2k2f52 | t1_c2k0pcy | null | 1427603489 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mpeters | null | It seems I am mistaken (although the details on that Hamster link are a bit vague). Back when Ohloh first started you created a profile and listed your public repositories and then it crawled them to get stats. I wasn't aware that it actively crawls public repos that are not self reported. | null | 0 | 1316098932 | False | 0 | c2k2f55 | t3_kaxjq | null | t1_c2k2f55 | t1_c2jwlh1 | null | 1427603489 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kylegetsspam | null | Opera started a lot of stuff. But still no one uses it. :P | null | 0 | 1316098944 | False | 0 | c2k2f7u | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2f7u | t1_c2k2eb7 | null | 1427603490 | 29 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jayfehr | null | Size? I'm assuming XL since they are supposed to be a little tight. | null | 0 | 1316098958 | False | 0 | c2k2fac | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2fac | t1_c2k1kyi | null | 1427603490 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | k3n | null | Yeah, since streaming video can't be handled in _any_ other way.
_/me Curses NetFlix for being the **only** reason that I even have Silverlight installed._ | null | 0 | 1316098991 | False | 0 | c2k2fgh | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2fgh | t1_c2k1etx | null | 1427603493 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kevind23 | null | When did they say that Silverlight would be abandoned? If Silverlight is built into the browser, then it it's not a plugin. | null | 0 | 1316099043 | False | 0 | c2k2fp0 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2fp0 | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603496 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skooterz | null | I for one hope that this forces Netflix to get with the program. No Linux support, grumble grumble. | null | 0 | 1316099064 | False | 0 | c2k2fsb | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2fsb | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603499 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 3825 | null | but there are other browser vendors, yea? is there any indication that Microsoft is trying to bind IE to Windows more strongly wth IE10? | null | 0 | 1316099127 | False | 0 | c2k2g34 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2g34 | t1_c2k1oms | null | 1427603510 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | onebit | null | They'll figure it out pretty quick:
User: Why don't this shit work?
Computer Guy: Use Legacy Mode or whatever
User: Thanks, it works now. Why would anyone use this Metro thing? | null | 0 | 1316099148 | False | 0 | c2k2g6x | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2g6x | t1_c2k2f28 | null | 1427603504 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MatrixFrog | null | How do you know for sure if it's needed or not? In Haskell, the type system tells you. In Java, the Javadoc *might* tell you. Do you trust Javadoc to stay accurate as code evolves? | null | 0 | 1316099148 | False | 0 | c2k2g70 | t3_kfvm7 | null | t1_c2k2g70 | t1_c2k1pfy | null | 1427603504 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | k3n | null | If you can still make out the gist of the article, don't complain. While the author's name appears English, it's very possible that English is not his native tongue. I think this is basically a form of the _ad hominem_ attack, which of course is a fallacy; the relative ability for one to speak a language is no determin... | null | 0 | 1316099156 | False | 0 | c2k2g8n | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2g8n | t1_c2k1to1 | null | 1427603504 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 3825 | null | and it will handle many basic functions but not all | null | 0 | 1316099198 | False | 0 | c2k2gfm | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2gfm | t1_c2k1mxe | null | 1427603507 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SDRealist | null | I wouldn't even bother looking for another report. That article is nothing more than speculative editorializing about [this blog post](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/14/metro-style-browsing-and-plug-in-free-html5.aspx), which was written by someone on the IE team. Not only is that blog post straight from th... | null | 0 | 1316099202 | False | 0 | c2k2ggb | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2ggb | t1_c2k12ht | null | 1427603507 | 22 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kohrtoons | null | Sooooo when Microsoft does it its okay but when Apple does it on a mobile device you call foul? | null | 0 | 1316099283 | False | 0 | c2k2gt2 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2gt2 | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603512 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 3825 | null | if you are authoring or reading complex documents (with 3d graphics or complex layout) you need a full blown app. For most people I agree that we don't need a separate app (or a plug in that embeds a full blown app inside the browser) | null | 0 | 1316099296 | False | 0 | c2k2gva | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2gva | t1_c2k1dfw | null | 1427603512 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | chordsNcode | null | it took me 4 rereads to understand what was trying to be said | null | 0 | 1316099304 | False | 0 | c2k2gwh | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2gwh | t1_c2k1i99 | null | 1427603512 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rexQuery | null | Sadly true. I, for one, am an Opera fan myself. | null | 0 | 1316099368 | False | 0 | c2k2h6y | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2h6y | t1_c2k2f7u | null | 1427603517 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 3825 | null | ah. I knew it wasn't literal but I didn't understand it fully before. Thank you for explaining. Chromium derivatives probably handle things the same way. (I don't use rockmelt so I can't tell) | null | 0 | 1316099411 | False | 0 | c2k2he9 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2he9 | t1_c2k1bns | null | 1427603518 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | dwidel | null | I watched the keynote and got the complete opposite message. Silverlight is being emphasized, Silverlight will run native, so there's no reason for a plugin. | null | 0 | 1316099412 | False | 0 | c2k2heo | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2heo | t1_c2k10px | null | 1427603529 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | __j_random_hacker | null | That's true, but it's really just a technical detail that has no place on the *Simple* English Wikipedia page. All problems of interest that are not already in this form can be converted easily: "Find the minimum/maximum x such that..." can be transformed into a binary search that calls a Yes/No decision procedure a l... | null | 0 | 1316099481 | False | 0 | c2k2hr5 | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2hr5 | t1_c2k24cr | null | 1427603528 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316099484 | False | 0 | c2k2hrs | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2hrs | t1_c2k12ht | null | 1427603528 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ranma | null | I take my iPad and blutooth keyboard on trips and it is actually a very nice experience. | null | 0 | 1316099504 | False | 0 | c2k2hux | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2hux | t1_c2k271z | null | 1427603529 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | gomtuu123 | null | Can I ask a question as a non-CS-major programmer?
Why does anyone think that P might equal NP? It seems to me that combinatorial problems are very different from, say, sorting a list, because a combinatorial problem can't really be broken down into smaller pieces or steps that get you closer to your goal. With sortin... | null | 0 | 1316099639 | False | 0 | c2k2ihl | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2ihl | t3_kgfhb | null | 1427603537 | 50 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | neuter | null | TIL how full reddit was of MS fanboys. | null | 0 | 1316099660 | False | 0 | c2k2ilb | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2ilb | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603542 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316099665 | False | 0 | c2k2im1 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2im1 | t1_c2k2and | null | 1427603542 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ranma | null | Which is what most people do with their computers. _We_ are the _Outliers_, not them. | null | 0 | 1316099672 | False | 0 | c2k2in0 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2in0 | t1_c2k27x5 | null | 1427603537 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kylegetsspam | null | I meant to try it since they minimized the UI chrome. It looks a *lot* better than it used to. | null | 0 | 1316099701 | False | 0 | c2k2irp | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2irp | t1_c2k2h6y | null | 1427603537 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | __j_random_hacker | null | If bit i in a 100-bit vector represents the pile (A or B) that rock i is in, you can use a Gray code to move through the possible piles with only O(1) cost per pile :) | null | 0 | 1316099730 | False | 0 | c2k2iwz | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2iwz | t1_c2k27ru | null | 1427603539 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rexQuery | null | I think they already have, but it isn't perfect yet. | null | 0 | 1316099795 | False | 0 | c2k2j8c | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2j8c | t1_c2k0t8p | null | 1427603543 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Their strategy is the same as it has always been since they gained their near-monopoly on the desktop: tie new technologies to Windows to drive adoption. | null | 0 | 1316099906 | False | 0 | c2k2jrq | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2jrq | t1_c2k125z | null | 1427603550 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316099927 | False | 0 | c2k2jvj | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2jvj | t1_c2k0s50 | null | 1427603552 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mycall | null | That is a great selling point for Android. | null | 0 | 1316099964 | False | 0 | c2k2k0l | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2k0l | t1_c2k1aa3 | null | 1427603552 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | _JP | null | The reward of teaching a child is different than the reward of creating something. It is not just about money here. | null | 0 | 1316099995 | False | 0 | c2k2k5l | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2k5l | t1_c2k1j1w | null | 1427603555 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mycall | null | I just want a WPF to WinRT converter and I'll be happy. | null | 0 | 1316100007 | False | 0 | c2k2k7e | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2k7e | t1_c2k10px | null | 1427603556 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 5-4-3-2-1-bang | null | That's kind of my point; I'd wager that for 95% of the actual users out there, all they need is a PDF reader that can render text, SVGs, and bitmaps. That other 5% (at best) need the full blown crazy heavyweight PDF suite. To edge out that 95% because of no plugins (and no apparent native functionality) means the bui... | null | 0 | 1316100110 | False | 0 | c2k2kpv | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2kpv | t1_c2k2gva | null | 1427603563 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | HillbillyBoy | null | NP complete: A problem that is NP hard AND is in NP.
As in, an NP hard problem can be so fucking hard that it won't even be in NP, and a problem in NP might be very easy and be in P. NP complete is the intersection of these two sets (NP and NP hard) meaning they're pretty fucking hard but not too hard. | null | 0 | 1316100140 | False | 0 | c2k2kv7 | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2kv7 | t1_c2k21et | null | 1427603564 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | newbill123 | null | If MS wanted to write their own Flash or QuickTime interpreter, they are able to do so.
The Flash standard is open (for some definition of open), and there are third party implementations which are not as complete or optimized as Adobe's but they do exist. Apps like iSwifter on iOS let you use a subset of Flash on a "... | null | 0 | 1316100243 | False | 0 | c2k2lcm | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2lcm | t1_c2k0s50 | null | 1427603572 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | macroexpand | null | Simple English doesn't mean glossing over the details or dumbing down the topic, it means explaining things using a simple vocabulary, so that people without a firm grasp of english can understand. I don't feel knowledgable or motivated enough to make the changes myself - I was just commenting on what I thought was a ... | null | 0 | 1316100271 | False | 0 | c2k2lhi | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2lhi | t1_c2k2hr5 | null | 1427603573 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Chroko | null | Before you complain, if you don't know anything about HTML5 and Javascript, look at this:
* [Microsoft's IE 10 Demos](http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Views/SiteMap/)
(Those work in most modern browsers - ie: Chrome and Firefox - not just IE, and are coded almost entirely in HTML5 and Javascript.) | null | 0 | 1316100290 | False | 0 | c2k2ll3 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2ll3 | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603575 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cbaltzer | null | As a CS major that isn't very good at math: most likely P != NP. That seems to be the general consensus. However, until someone proves it, I'll choose to remain optimistic about it! | null | 0 | 1316100299 | False | 0 | c2k2lmr | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2lmr | t1_c2k2ihl | null | 1427603575 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | dmp1ce | null | Great news! | null | 0 | 1316100303 | False | 0 | c2k2lnl | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2lnl | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603577 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pozorvlak | null | Unfortunately, "it's a calling, it's about more than the money" has been used as an excuse to underpay vital workers far too many times. Look at Finland: they pay their teachers properly, and they have the best education system in the world. These two facts are not coincidental. | null | 0 | 1316100480 | False | 0 | c2k2mi1 | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2mi1 | t1_c2k2k5l | null | 1428194012 | 15 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cdsmith | null | It depends on how you teach programming, though. Certainly there's common ground. How much common ground is very dependent on your approach to programming. If you set out to teach object-oriented design (and there's a very unfortunate trend toward building in object oriented design into early programming education b... | null | 0 | 1316100502 | False | 0 | c2k2mky | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2mky | t1_c2k156i | null | 1427603590 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | frezik | null | > And I want to own a car that a mechanically-literate society would develop: e.g., possible to change my own oil without a bunch of extra expensive gadgets, like I could in 1965.
Oil changes are still oil changes. I need a flexible extension to get to my oil filter, but this is just a result of where the filter is... | null | 0 | 1316100547 | False | 0 | c2k2msx | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2msx | t1_c2k1v65 | null | 1427603595 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pozorvlak | null | > The fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history is a powerful computer that you can only install approved software on.
Yep. Because we live in a pre-algorate society. People don't know how to write their own code, and don't realise what they're missing. You'd have had a hard time selling notebooks and ... | null | 0 | 1316100585 | False | 0 | c2k2mzb | t3_kgbzq | null | t1_c2k2mzb | t1_c2k1v65 | null | 1427603597 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ivix | null | Why do people bother creating these languages? I presume it's for fun, but surely they don't expect people to seriously use them? | null | 0 | 1316100639 | False | 0 | c2k2n98 | t3_kfvm7 | null | t1_c2k2n98 | t3_kfvm7 | null | 1427603599 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Clbull | null | You forgot Windows 2000 and the Windows Server operating systems.
Also, Windows 95 wasn't that bad either. | null | 0 | 1316100651 | False | 0 | c2k2nb7 | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2nb7 | t1_c2k1pk0 | null | 1427603599 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | dude187 | null | My favorite web game is Canvas Rider... | null | 0 | 1316100709 | False | 0 | c2k2nku | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2nku | t1_c2k1nw9 | null | 1427603601 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | happyscrappy | null | The 2010 Olympics streaming was delivered using Silverlight in the US and Canada and it worked great. First live streaming I used that actually worked well.
And the 2012 Olympics most likely will use it too, if I go to nbcolympics.com it says I don't have Silverlight (it's true, I don't). | null | 0 | 1316100712 | False | 0 | c2k2nlh | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2nlh | t1_c2k1etx | null | 1427603601 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1316100725 | False | 0 | c2k2nnk | t3_kg44k | null | t1_c2k2nnk | t1_c2k1as5 | null | 1427603603 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | __j_random_hacker | null | > can't really be broken down into smaller pieces or steps
It's more accurate to say that we *don't yet know* a way to break these problems down. How can you be certain that we have looked at the problem from every possible angle? :)
Comparing sorting and subset sum isn't the best example, because to sort things... | null | 0 | 1316100735 | False | 0 | c2k2npa | t3_kgfhb | null | t1_c2k2npa | t1_c2k2ihl | null | 1427603603 | 68 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | insertAlias | null | I'm guessing that, since you can make Metro apps from Silverlight, that we'll see a standalone Metro application for Netflix. | null | 0 | 1316100790 | False | 0 | c2k2nzc | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2nzc | t1_c2k1etx | null | 1427603609 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | happyscrappy | null | Two. One for ARM and one for x86. | null | 0 | 1316100796 | False | 0 | c2k2o0e | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2o0e | t1_c2k1ap1 | null | 1427603609 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | happyscrappy | null | I don't really believe this. The article uses strange logic.
I don't see Silverlight going away yet since it is MS' method of choice for delivering DRM video through through a browser interface. MS is not going to abandon this market. | null | 0 | 1316100849 | False | 0 | c2k2o9i | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2o9i | t3_kgb4h | null | 1427603609 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | conspeakus | null | >Support for content distribution network (CDN) fallback in the ScriptManager control.
Anyone have any more details on this? I am just aware that there is this in .net Framework 4.0: **ScriptManager.EnableCdn**
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True | cannontrodder | null | I'm sensitive? You're taking my one down vote very badly. It's clearly easier for you to tell others to "ignore and move on" than it is to do it. | null | 0 | 1316100942 | False | 0 | c2k2oqk | t3_kgb4h | null | t1_c2k2oqk | t1_c2k2et9 | null | 1427603616 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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