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True | xardox | null | My opinion at the time was the they should have used NeWS, not DPS. ;) DPS lacked the interactivity that NeWS supported (now known as "AJAX"). Now we're stuck with a host of random technologies mashed together that weren't originally designed to work together, with "AJAX" as an emergent after-thought, instead of a fun... | null | 0 | 1317139713 | True | 0 | c2myus1 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myus1 | t1_c2mxvsh | null | 1427653656 | 48 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | imMute | null | I like how they moved the "verify the sender IP/domain" step to **after** the "accept the incoming email" step.
WAY TO PROMOTE BACKSCATTER SPAM, ASSHAT. | null | 0 | 1317139714 | False | 0 | c2myusd | t3_ksnfm | null | t1_c2myusd | t3_ksnfm | null | 1427653656 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mirashii | null | I have to agree. The ability to embed video in PDF has been particularly useful to me as a mathematician. When I want to demo some time evolving system during a presentation, I don't want to switch out of my presentation to load it. LaTeX -> PDF is pretty much the de facto workflow for formatting mathematics, so the... | null | 0 | 1317139775 | False | 0 | c2myv5h | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myv5h | t1_c2mxwdw | null | 1427653662 | 30 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kataire | null | You know it because of the way UTF8 works. Namely, values greater than 127 (the largest pure ASCII character) are written in a special way that identifies the character as consisting of multiple bytes.
So if all characters can be represented within ASCII, UTF8 is indistinguishable form ASCII. If a UTF8 encoded file co... | null | 0 | 1317139777 | False | 0 | c2myv5s | t3_ksqu1 | null | t1_c2myv5s | t1_c2mxcb0 | null | 1427653662 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kyleflaherty | null | When we announced the winner of our JavaScript obfuscation challenge, I mentioned a couple of the big-picture lessons I learned from the successful entries. I’ve been asked to go a little deeper by sharing more specifics from some of the best entries we received, so I thought I’d highlight those here. | null | 0 | 1317139928 | False | 0 | c2myw3h | t3_kt22t | null | t1_c2myw3h | t3_kt22t | null | 1427653674 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | shapul | null | Well, Acrobat already supports audio, video and 3D graphics playback in PDF files... | null | 0 | 1317139930 | False | 0 | c2myw42 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myw42 | t1_c2mxjni | null | 1427653676 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ChangingHats | null | My biggest gripe is that you can't specify an ICC profile when printing. | null | 0 | 1317139962 | False | 0 | c2mywar | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mywar | t1_c2mx35p | null | 1427653678 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kataire | null | It is, if you think of strings as byte arrays.
This is another reason I like Python (and Python 3 in particular). Byte strings are separate from unicode strings, which only contain the abstract code points rather than the specific byte representations.
I'd take Unicode over the ANSI/ISO mess we'd have to deal with ot... | null | 0 | 1317140058 | False | 0 | c2mywvp | t3_ksqu1 | null | t1_c2mywvp | t1_c2mwcg7 | null | 1427653685 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | genpfault | null | [Oh hey](http://charm.cs.illinois.edu/manuals/html/faq/manual.html).
EDIT: Also, wtf is up with that license. It's as if they don't want people using it. | null | 0 | 1317140067 | True | 0 | c2mywx0 | t3_ksm2f | null | t1_c2mywx0 | t3_ksm2f | null | 1427653685 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | smeezy | null | That's just the difference between the layers of implementation, isn't it? An AppInstaller should have members called AppState, PersistentStore, Path, etc. that it uses to perform its functions.
But at the level of the "worker" objects, the intent is to encapsulate an *algorithm* rather than an object. In the ColorSpa... | null | 0 | 1317140199 | False | 0 | c2myxqq | t3_krzdp | null | t1_c2myxqq | t1_c2mx2zp | null | 1427653696 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aristeiaa | null | He seems to be inventing the wheel again ever so slightly - and not brilliantly. It's an interesting take though if you bear that in mind. | null | 0 | 1317140223 | False | 0 | c2myxvr | t3_krzys | null | t1_c2myxvr | t1_c2mytzi | null | 1427653698 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | romwell | null | While this question is not directed to me, I believe that your suggestion would not have been practical because most people didn't have a NeXT, and text-mode browsing was the most accessible solution.
Additionally, IIRC, first edition of HTML was very basic, and using PostScript for it would have been an overkill.
F... | null | 0 | 1317140311 | False | 0 | c2myyex | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myyex | t1_c2mxvsh | null | 1427653704 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Is there an option to print out the embedded video as a flipbook? | null | 0 | 1317140329 | False | 0 | c2myyib | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myyib | t1_c2mxvx2 | null | 1427653706 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317140350 | False | 0 | c2myyng | t3_krzdp | null | t1_c2myyng | t1_c2myuac | null | 1427653707 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xardox | null | Here's an example of [procedural PostScript graphics](http://www.donhopkins.com/home/archive/NeWS/leaf.ps). | null | 0 | 1317140353 | False | 0 | c2myyo4 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myyo4 | t1_c2myoy0 | null | 1427653708 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Timmmmbob | null | Yes but none as reliably viewable. For example, even Microsoft, who are the undisputed kings of compatibility have failed when it comes to powerpoint -- embed PDFs or movies on the mac version of powerpoint and they will completely fail to render on windows. | null | 0 | 1317140464 | False | 0 | c2myzbc | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myzbc | t1_c2myuip | null | 1427653716 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | some_dev | null | It really depends. As far as I can tell, the linked article didn't really go into what kinds of algorithm problems were being given. Some algorithms are really simple to derive. If you can't come up with an iterative implementation of the Fibonacci sequence or traverse a tree without recursion, even without having s... | null | 0 | 1317140511 | False | 0 | c2myzjf | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2myzjf | t1_c2mr2kq | null | 1427653719 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | generic_genus | null | OS X and linux do share the same printing system [CUPS](http://www.cups.org/), which is developed by Apple. And [this page](http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L205) indicates that PDF is natively supported by CUPS. I'd imagine all of Apple's print/e-mail/fax PDF functional mentioned by bondiblueos9 earlier will be based ... | null | 0 | 1317140516 | False | 0 | c2myzmn | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2myzmn | t1_c2my7yd | null | 1427653720 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | fnmatrix | null | So you are doing the physics calculations (vector calcs) on the CPU alone? Why not try and use a GPU, or can you? | null | 0 | 1317140591 | False | 0 | c2mz02x | t3_ks62g | null | t1_c2mz02x | t1_c2mygd4 | null | 1427653727 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | migueldeicaza | null | It is not C++, but you did not read correctly my post.
I said "They showed C++ doing xxx" then I say "When it comes to .NET this is how you do this".
So the sample is C#, and was never intended to be a C++ sample. | null | 0 | 1317140601 | False | 0 | c2mz059 | t3_kgl4f | null | t1_c2mz059 | t1_c2kafie | null | 1427653728 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Taladar | null | It would be interesting to hear about those cases their algorithm supposedly handles better than git's does. | null | 0 | 1317140686 | False | 0 | c2mz0om | t3_kt058 | null | t1_c2mz0om | t3_kt058 | null | 1427653734 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aaronla | null | I suppose one can split the disciplines, but then you have graphical-artist | usability analyst. You can insist on calling graphical artists "designers" if you wish -- then the original semantic issue comes to the forefront.
The OP's company trusted Dick to be a good graphical-artist-usability-analyist (maybe because... | null | 0 | 1317140693 | False | 0 | c2mz0q2 | t3_krv1k | null | t1_c2mz0q2 | t1_c2mus5f | null | 1427653734 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | brianly | null | I've seen chemists embed video and another format (I forget the name) showing composition of molecules. | null | 0 | 1317140761 | False | 0 | c2mz15m | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz15m | t1_c2mxuwp | null | 1427653741 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | roju | null | > Almost no company would be OK with you sharing any part of their proprietary software, because the legal definition of what's OK and what's not OK would be too fuzzy. You will have to pry this permission from their cold, dead hands.
I know people in TV, and they all have demo reels. *None* of the below-the-line p... | null | 0 | 1317140983 | False | 0 | c2mz2gz | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mz2gz | t1_c2mumer | null | 1427653758 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | brianly | null | You can until a user wants to put it in a PDF for "offline" use. This often starts "The web page looks great, but how can I...".
I'm fairly good at handling these situations but when those type of requests are filtered by project managers you end up with feature requests for things like video. | null | 0 | 1317140995 | False | 0 | c2mz2jj | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz2jj | t1_c2my7hb | null | 1427653758 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | plasticscm | null | git does an excellent job but where we outperformed it is (IMHO) dealing with moved/renames during merge. Sample: divergent move: move a file or directory to two different locations on two branches and merge. It is handled as an specific conflict case by plasticscm, helping you to get it solved. Just an small example. | null | 0 | 1317141167 | False | 0 | c2mz3l1 | t3_kt058 | null | t1_c2mz3l1 | t1_c2mz0om | null | 1427653772 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | one-half | null | That would be awesome. | null | 0 | 1317141213 | False | 0 | c2mz3vy | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz3vy | t1_c2myyib | null | 1427653776 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | brianly | null | [Comparison of OpenXPS and PDF](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_OpenXPS_and_PDF) | null | 0 | 1317141286 | False | 0 | c2mz4bb | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz4bb | t1_c2mxox6 | null | 1427653782 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317141297 | False | 0 | c2mz4dj | t3_ksqls | null | t1_c2mz4dj | t3_ksqls | null | 1427653783 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Maristic | null | Thanks.
The PS version is 1721 bytes and human readable. Converting that to PDF on my machine, I find that a simple PDF version is 273061 bytes (almost 160 times bigger), and slightly more optimized (i.e., with internal flate compression), it's 129965 bytes (about 75 times bigger).
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True | jmdavis | null | It works really well overall, but it does mean that you have to be aware of the fact that slices can affect each other. If you really want a separate array, you use the `dup` function instead of slicing. But slicing really allows you to cut down on unnecessary memory allocations - especially when you're _not_ altering ... | null | 0 | 1317141332 | False | 0 | c2mz4lf | t3_kqoz2 | null | t1_c2mz4lf | t1_c2mwipu | null | 1427653790 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | I love the idea of ZeroMQ. The implementation however... it's simply not possible to use it in a production environment. It's entirely too easy to crash it accidentally. | null | 0 | 1317141385 | False | 0 | c2mz4wq | t3_ksrsz | null | t1_c2mz4wq | t3_ksrsz | null | 1427653792 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rockum | null | It's not clear from the aricle, but for non-HTML5 browsers do they revert to Flash or to server-side generation of a PNG? They did mention that if HTML5 cannot do a good job with a page, they'll generate a PNG.
Sounds interesting, so I looked at the Careers page. Lots of openings in New Delhi and less so in San Fran... | null | 0 | 1317141403 | False | 0 | c2mz50j | t3_kt17p | null | t1_c2mz50j | t3_kt17p | null | 1427653792 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | romwell | null | >Yes but none as reliably viewable
Which is why they decided to make PDF one of these?
That aside, I am surprised that you can even embed a PDF into Powerpoint. | null | 0 | 1317141425 | False | 0 | c2mz55l | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz55l | t1_c2myzbc | null | 1427653794 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kkiran | null | Yes! | null | 0 | 1317141640 | False | 0 | c2mz6em | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mz6em | t1_c2mvqcn | null | 1427653809 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | nascent | null | > you can have references to them
Didn't remember that one, sorry.
> I am actually saying C++ is better than D in this domain, because it is simpler, while having the same functionality.
I don't really consider having two types that are exactly the same to be simpler. But you seem to be arguing that D should h... | null | 0 | 1317141668 | False | 0 | c2mz6kv | t3_kljc0 | null | t1_c2mz6kv | t1_c2mxs8z | null | 1427653812 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | one-half | null | My favorite abuse of postscript is rendering the [mandlebrot set](http://emarsden.chez.com/downloads/mandel.ps) on your printer. Although I just found this [postscript raytracer](http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/people/foster/ps/psRay.ps) I'll need to look into. | null | 0 | 1317141704 | False | 0 | c2mz6s2 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz6s2 | t1_c2mx9um | null | 1427653814 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xardox | null | Here's an excerpt from Ben Shneiderman's [proposal for HyperTIES from 1988](http://www.donhopkins.com/home/ties/scans/UMIACSHyperTIESProposal.pdf), describing some of the stuff we did with PostScript in the NeWS version of HyperTIES:
> 5) Invoking Procedures by Embedding Menu Selections
> Selecting an embedded ... | null | 0 | 1317141727 | True | 0 | c2mz6wx | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz6wx | t1_c2mxvsh | null | 1427653816 | 15 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | grauenwolf | null | I can do the same thing in Windows, all I need to do is select PDF from the list of printers. | null | 0 | 1317141744 | False | 0 | c2mz711 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz711 | t1_c2my64b | null | 1427653817 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | joeycastillo | null | Ease of use, mainly. When I print to a CUPS virtual printer it puts the generated PDF into a folder for generated PDFs. OS X displays a "Save As..." dialog that lets the user save the document where they want it, and attach metadata like title, author and keywords.
EDIT: Just out of curiosity, does anyone have an idea... | null | 0 | 1317141864 | True | 0 | c2mz7px | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz7px | t1_c2myeu6 | null | 1427653826 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bonafidebob | null | I've always had to specially prepare the crappy code examples to get the the bug to statement ratio high enough. ...here's an opportunity to give awards for worst code that will be prized! | null | 0 | 1317141877 | False | 0 | c2mz7s9 | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mz7s9 | t1_c2mukzz | null | 1427653827 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | theeth | null | I understand your point quite well.
Mine, which you did seem to miss, was that a PDF renderer with enabled javascript support could be used implement a PS interpreter. Nothing more, nothing less. | null | 0 | 1317142129 | False | 0 | c2mz9by | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mz9by | t1_c2my0z7 | null | 1427653847 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | ...touche.
Well, the rest of my point stands! | null | 0 | 1317142225 | False | 0 | c2mz9vs | t3_krv1k | null | t1_c2mz9vs | t1_c2myupo | null | 1427653854 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Liquid_Fire | null | Hm, well I use CutePDF on Windows and it also displays a Save as dialog even though it's a virtual printer, so this is not really a limitation of virtual printers but of either CUPS or of the specific PDF virtual printer. | null | 0 | 1317142324 | False | 0 | c2mzahl | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzahl | t1_c2mz7px | null | 1427653863 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | DrBartosz | null | You can follow me on Twitter @BartoszMilewski or on Google+ "Bartosz Milewski" or you can subscribe to my personal blog http://BartoszMilewski.wordpress.com. I announce new tutorials on all three. | null | 0 | 1317142385 | False | 0 | c2mzavp | t3_krzd8 | null | t1_c2mzavp | t1_c2mwo4n | null | 1427653867 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kkiran | null | Yep, I am sure. I can sense it already. I try to follow industry standards whenever I can. Small teams and crazy deadlines - fewer options. | null | 0 | 1317142532 | False | 0 | c2mzbsf | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzbsf | t1_c2mrt5w | null | 1427653880 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | zzzeek | null | putting a slash in "ORM"? Yes that's an anti-pattern. Using ORMs? Not at all, they are massively productive if you choose wisely and take care to know what you're doing. | null | 0 | 1317142557 | False | 0 | c2mzbxg | t3_kt1yb | null | t1_c2mzbxg | t3_kt1yb | null | 1427653882 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | prelic | null | I completely agree, and some of my most prestigious interviews (read: most popular jobs, hardest to get) loved these kinds of problems. | null | 0 | 1317142581 | False | 0 | c2mzc2v | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzc2v | t1_c2myzjf | null | 1427653884 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | axilmar | null | > I don't really consider having two types that are exactly the same to be simpler.
You mean struct and class? the only thing to remember about those is that struct has all the members public by default, and class private by default. That's the only difference.
Actually, you don't need to remember that. You can ... | null | 0 | 1317142587 | False | 0 | c2mzc4d | t3_kljc0 | null | t1_c2mzc4d | t1_c2mz6kv | null | 1427653884 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | axilmar | null | The tab says "C++" at the top of it, then it goes on to show a class declaration that starts with "public sealed".
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True | xardox | null | EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) is not just a way to embed a preview in a PostScript file, but also a way of segmenting a PostScript file into header and pages, so you could print all or some of the pages, or print or preview them in any order. Not nearly as much structure as a PDF file, but more than "free form".
The ... | null | 0 | 1317142693 | False | 0 | c2mzcr3 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzcr3 | t1_c2mxsuz | null | 1427653891 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317142787 | False | 0 | c2mzdb7 | t3_kt3m0 | null | t1_c2mzdb7 | t3_kt3m0 | null | 1427653899 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | frud | null | Pure speculation: maybe something like "yum install mariadb && yum install mariadbmigrate && mariadbmigrate && yum erase mysql" would be better. | null | 0 | 1317142865 | False | 0 | c2mzdpn | t3_kpecl | null | t1_c2mzdpn | t1_c2m6360 | null | 1427653906 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317142871 | False | 0 | c2mzdqp | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzdqp | t1_c2mxrvi | null | 1427653906 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mistralol | null |
Add Why they like the new tech or Why they used X to solve problem Y
Too many times people know X because its Hip to know X. Then apply it to the wrong problem. | null | 0 | 1317143118 | False | 0 | c2mzf3x | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzf3x | t1_c2mrjo3 | null | 1427653924 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ysangkok | null | For Windows, Evince at 32 MB (>70MB installed) is pretty heavyweight, compared to Sumatra PDF at 4.7 MB. | null | 0 | 1317143153 | False | 0 | c2mzfb1 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzfb1 | t1_c2mxaf1 | null | 1427653926 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | hackerfoo | null | > Most service bureaus that are "PDF-friendly" will have third-party applications that take PDF files and impose them, trap them, preflight them, and send them to the RIP.
Doesn't sound very friendly to me. | null | 0 | 1317143257 | False | 0 | c2mzfw9 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzfw9 | t3_kssyt | null | 1427653934 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | prelic | null | But that certainly doesn't deter them from doing it anyway. Read my 2nd edit above for the example that left a sour taste in my mouth. | null | 0 | 1317143302 | False | 0 | c2mzg69 | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzg69 | t1_c2mwsul | null | 1427653938 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Amadiro | null | I suspect thats because the installer contains the GTK+ libraries and whatnot. On a gnome system, evince only chips in a few KiB or so, I think -- because you already have GTK+, the gnome libraries and whatnot. | null | 0 | 1317143414 | False | 0 | c2mzgu8 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzgu8 | t1_c2mzfb1 | null | 1427653945 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | prelic | null | I think candidates should pick a problem from a bank of a handful of problems, and then should design and code a solution in about an hour...on a real computer, with a real compiler, where they will (if hired) actually be working. Example problems I've seen are simple games (poker, blackjack), simple web-apps, file ma... | null | 0 | 1317143429 | False | 0 | c2mzgxr | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzgxr | t1_c2mrb4j | null | 1427653946 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | VikingCoder | null | Dear /r/programming - why does this have -6 points right now? No, seriously, why? | null | 0 | 1317143467 | False | 0 | c2mzh4m | t3_krzys | null | t1_c2mzh4m | t1_c2mq6re | null | 1427653950 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | BitRex | null | Sun/James Gosling did the same thing with Postscript many years ago. | null | 0 | 1317143477 | False | 0 | c2mzh67 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzh67 | t1_c2mx6fw | null | 1427653951 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | prelic | null | Ironically, I do now work for a defense contractor, and have already seen some code that makes me go "eh, this doesn't look so good". Fortunately, I've also seen some really cool code too, so it's all good. | null | 0 | 1317143501 | False | 0 | c2mzhav | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzhav | t1_c2muqcg | null | 1427653952 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | strolls | null | The difference is that the PDF(ish) rendering is done even before the graphics are displayed on the screen. You might not notice the difference, but it's "more native". | null | 0 | 1317143510 | False | 0 | c2mzhc9 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzhc9 | t1_c2my0ol | null | 1427653952 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thedufer | null | I just used a radix sort implementation that someone submitted (via HN comments). I didn't realize there were multiple algorithms by that name. I believe the one there currently is a MSB radix. I'll make the distinction and put both in. | null | 0 | 1317143666 | False | 0 | c2mzi6a | t3_ksqls | null | t1_c2mzi6a | t1_c2mxx16 | null | 1427653964 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317143729 | False | 0 | c2mzijp | t3_ks1qu | null | t1_c2mzijp | t1_c2mr2kq | null | 1427653968 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | i indent, but everyone follows their own conventions. | null | 0 | 1317143734 | False | 0 | c2mzil2 | t3_krpem | null | t1_c2mzil2 | t1_c2mss97 | null | 1427653970 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ErstwhileRockstar | null | > You are the one that has to implement resource allocation and deallocation
Once, only once. | null | 0 | 1317143735 | False | 0 | c2mzil4 | t3_krrz1 | null | t1_c2mzil4 | t1_c2mynff | null | 1427653970 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | humanmanguy | null | Google it | null | 0 | 1317143761 | False | 0 | c2mziqj | t3_krzys | null | t1_c2mziqj | t3_krzys | null | 1427653972 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mandelheaderanswer | null | The size field in the header is in bytes, so it's (width * height * 3) as each pixel is represented by a 3-byte colour value (R, G, B).
The 26 is the number of bytes taken up by the header - 14 bytes of standard bitmap header and 12 bytes of OS/2 BITMAPCOREHEADER.
See [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP\_file\_f... | null | 0 | 1317143798 | False | 0 | c2mziyq | t3_krpem | null | t1_c2mziyq | t1_c2mwspk | null | 1427653974 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317143835 | False | 0 | c2mzj5x | t3_ksqls | null | t1_c2mzj5x | t1_c2mz4dj | null | 1427653982 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vdub_bobby | null | No prewritten bogosort is disappointing. | null | 0 | 1317143849 | False | 0 | c2mzj97 | t3_ksqls | null | t1_c2mzj97 | t3_ksqls | null | 1427653978 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317144217 | True | 0 | c2mzlfp | t3_krv1k | null | t1_c2mzlfp | t1_c2mtdq8 | null | 1427654006 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | computers_in_space | null | Yeah, I have read how it is different than MPI. My question was how well the tradeoff works.
That is a standard license for code supported by a university. They have serious issues with tech transfer and usually can't do anything about it. | null | 0 | 1317144249 | False | 0 | c2mzlm0 | t3_ksm2f | null | t1_c2mzlm0 | t1_c2mywx0 | null | 1427654008 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Propagation | null | Damn, I'm just glad Sumatra is around | null | 0 | 1317144390 | False | 0 | c2mzmge | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzmge | t1_c2myg6r | null | 1427654019 | 13 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jeffdavis | null | "Ad hoc SQL or Stored Procedures? You want to call that better?"
Yes, actually (of course, assuming you're using parameters and not concatenating literals into sql strings).
If you know SQL reasonably well, then putting together an OLTP data collection/presentation app using SQL works well.
In the case where you are... | null | 0 | 1317144450 | True | 0 | c2mzmtz | t3_kt1yb | null | t1_c2mzmtz | t3_kt1yb | null | 1427654025 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | computers_in_space | null | So charm++ seems more flexible, and I love the idea of virtualizing processors. But I bet there's an issue of overheard for HPC applications.
Unfortunately, it seems like for the same amount of dev time, the custom parallelism will still win out in performance. | null | 0 | 1317144451 | False | 0 | c2mzmuc | t3_ksm2f | null | t1_c2mzmuc | t1_c2mw0rj | null | 1427654025 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | novacoder | null | This is just a re-stating of the anemic domain problem, where you have a bunch data holder objects that are manipulated by Manager, Service, DAO, or Controller objects. In many applications, all it's doing is fetching data from somewhere, holding it or maybe converting it to xml or json and then serving it to some clie... | null | 0 | 1317144522 | False | 0 | c2mznah | t3_krzdp | null | t1_c2mznah | t3_krzdp | null | 1427654031 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | the-fritz | null | Which one? And can I generate it from LaTeX? | null | 0 | 1317144611 | False | 0 | c2mznqj | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mznqj | t1_c2myuip | null | 1427654037 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | randomdestructn | null | Not much experience, but I've read that virtual printers do a poor job due to insufficient information about the document. Things like links in tables of contents don't work properly.
Someone correct me if I'm way off | null | 0 | 1317144770 | False | 0 | c2mzoqy | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzoqy | t1_c2mzahl | null | 1427654049 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | DeepDuh | null | You're right, those are still good points pro Lion. I'm still holding off because of some bug reports though. About Ubuntu: I think for itself it would be a great desktop OS, what's missing is more hardware vendor support and a good office suite that can match MS Office or iWorks. Their cloud sync is very interesting t... | null | 0 | 1317144869 | False | 0 | c2mzpc8 | t3_krv1k | null | t1_c2mzpc8 | t1_c2myl79 | null | 1427654056 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | I_TYPE_IN_ALL_CAPS | null | > Except that it is valid.
HARD AND FAST RULES ARE NEVER VALID. REPLACING THOUGHT WITH POLICY IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO GOOD SOFTWARE.
> The "er" rule isn't simply there to restrict...
YES, I READ THE ARTICLE.
> The Person/PersonManager example is there to illustrate
THE PERSON/PERSONMANAGER EXAMPLE IS BULLSHI... | null | 0 | 1317145270 | False | 0 | c2mzrow | t3_krzdp | null | t1_c2mzrow | t1_c2myajj | null | 1427654088 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | haskell_rules | null | It's because the tone of my comment is negative, condescending, and presumptuous. | null | 0 | 1317145338 | False | 0 | c2mzs31 | t3_krzys | null | t1_c2mzs31 | t1_c2mzh4m | null | 1427654094 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cartlemmy | null | Erroe Handling? :) | null | 0 | 1317145363 | False | 0 | c2mzs7q | t3_kt17p | null | t1_c2mzs7q | t3_kt17p | null | 1427654095 | -3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | royrules22 | null | Uhh you sure about that? I just tried it on the developer preview and it worked. | null | 0 | 1317145387 | False | 0 | c2mzsc6 | t3_krv1k | null | t1_c2mzsc6 | t1_c2mwy9u | null | 1427654096 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | scrotch | null | OpenDoc (1992) and OLE (1990) are other instances of the "competing formats" I was referencing. I was more familiar with OpenDoc because I remember articles in MacWorld about it being integrated into Mac OS at some point. OLE is probably much more familiar to most people and would have been a better example.
I mention... | null | 0 | 1317145400 | False | 0 | c2mzsff | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzsff | t1_c2mytkc | null | 1427654097 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bramblerose | null | The Insertion sort seems wrong: when inserting, it scans the entire sorted range (i.e. O(n)), while finding the place to insert could be O(log n). | null | 0 | 1317145466 | False | 0 | c2mzsrx | t3_ksqls | null | t1_c2mzsrx | t3_ksqls | null | 1427654103 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thedufer | null | Someone else mentioned this. This makes it inefficient, but still technically an insertion sort. I coded up whatever was easiest, rather than the most efficient (see quicksort on sorted data). Feel free to send me an improved one and I'll put it in! | null | 0 | 1317145620 | False | 0 | c2mztl6 | t3_ksqls | null | t1_c2mztl6 | t1_c2mzsrx | null | 1427654112 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xardox | null | It has nothing to do with the printer driver -- that is a different layer -- it's about which API is used to draw versus print. Transparent PDF integration means the application writer does not have to write separate drawing code to support printing. Traditionally the screen graphics model (i.e. X11) was much different... | null | 0 | 1317145693 | True | 0 | c2mztzk | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mztzk | t1_c2myeu6 | null | 1427654118 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pallytank | null | I work in IT, I change these settings everyday, never with a restart. I'm not sure if you're making shit up or these folks that you claim have issues haven't upgraded to the latest service packs.
If xp is your best example, please keep in mind it is 10 years old! Even the government agencies I work with have upgraded ... | null | 0 | 1317145745 | False | 0 | c2mzu9w | t3_irt4s | null | t1_c2mzu9w | t1_c2mw7rm | null | 1427654121 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mnp | null | What would be the chances of reviving NeWS in an open source capacity at this point? Is the IP still locked inside Sun/Oracle?
People are starting to rethink the whole X11 thing now (cf [Wayland](http://wayland.freedesktop.org/) as a GTK backend) and I wonder if it's not time to reopen the discussion? | null | 0 | 1317145923 | False | 0 | c2mzv9b | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzv9b | t1_c2myus1 | null | 1427654134 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | valleyman86 | null | It what way does a manager manage? It hires, fires and organized/keeps track of. Manage(r) is not a tricky word unless you make it one. | null | 0 | 1317146088 | False | 0 | c2mzw89 | t3_krzdp | null | t1_c2mzw89 | t1_c2mwt89 | null | 1427654148 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xardox | null | Wow! Print that out and burn it. | null | 0 | 1317146221 | False | 0 | c2mzx1o | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzx1o | t1_c2mz4jz | null | 1427654159 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Timmmmbob | null | > That aside, I am surprised that you can even embed a PDF into Powerpoint.
Yep. Very useful for science, since all my figures are PDF. That, and the fact that videos actually work make the mac version of powerpoint *significantly* better than the windows version. | null | 0 | 1317146383 | False | 0 | c2mzy1d | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzy1d | t1_c2mz55l | null | 1427654171 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | greyfade | null | I think making semicolons optional was a *huge* oversight. I don't recall exactly what the reasoning was, but I believe someone suggested to Eich that he should make semicolons optional to make learning the language easier for new developers. This was a **huge** mistake, as it has led to more bugs creeping into the lan... | null | 0 | 1317146401 | True | 0 | c2mzy4r | t3_kswql | null | t1_c2mzy4r | t3_kswql | null | 1427654172 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | greyfade | null | As long as you're consistent, who are we to judge? :) | null | 0 | 1317146452 | False | 0 | c2mzyff | t3_kswql | null | t1_c2mzyff | t1_c2mynzu | null | 1427654176 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | crackanape | null | That's like saying that HTML4 can do video, because you can embed a Flash object in it. | null | 0 | 1317146476 | False | 0 | c2mzyk1 | t3_kssyt | null | t1_c2mzyk1 | t1_c2mxla9 | null | 1427654177 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1317146484 | False | 0 | c2mzylx | t3_kt17p | null | t1_c2mzylx | t3_kt17p | null | 1427654177 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sigzero | null | That is awesome. My company has a poor flash blocker...it reboots my laptop every time. | null | 0 | 1317146535 | False | 0 | c2mzywn | t3_kt17p | null | t1_c2mzywn | t3_kt17p | null | 1427654182 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ramses0 | null | Send to /r/git as well? | null | 0 | 1317146615 | False | 0 | c2mzzch | t3_kt058 | null | t1_c2mzzch | t3_kt058 | null | 1427654188 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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