Joister | 12 years ago | on: Myrddin: new programming language for coding close to the metal
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Joister | 12 years ago | on: You’re Eight Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist
1. doesn't matter. The point is the relative danger that each group poses to an individual.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: Dropbox raises about $250 million at $10 billion valuation
Or speeding up, depending on how you look at it
$46m -> $116m (+$70m) -> $200m (+$84m)
Joister | 12 years ago | on: Oracle to issue huge security patch addressing 36 Java vulnerabilities
Fair enough.
I don't see JS getting those features though, especially FS/peripheral access. By completely leaving them out it makes sandboxing JS so much simpler.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: Oracle to issue huge security patch addressing 36 Java vulnerabilities
Out of curiousity, why did it have to run in the browser?
Joister | 12 years ago | on: Linux Distributions that deserve more Love
I want to throw [1]Crunchbang into the mix. I use it for all my dev VMs.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: How the Terrible, Insufferable Six-Day Water Fast Made Me a New Man
I can't find the discussion but he answered some questions on reddit once.
He said it was reckless and wouldn't recommend it to anyone, the only reason he did it was because he was desperate.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: The Cheapest Generation
Gen Y Hobart Australia here. I also think he mostly nailed it, but I trust Australian police officers. The few occasions I've dealt with them they've been level-headed and very friendly.
This last election has been demoralizing as fuck though. I stayed up to date on all the news and policies. I tried to talk around people I knew who were voting Liberal. I had 0 effect. Next time around I may just not bother.
And the mainstream news is a pile of shit but that's a much longer rant.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: The Cheapest Generation
>Vote! Convince others to vote. Every election is a potential revolution, which is why we have them.
How'd that work when you brought in Obama?
Until America adopts a preferential voting system it'll be stuck with a two party system, and neither party will be "revolutionary". They'll be ever-so-slightly off center in whichever direction they hope to pick up votes.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar” sues Google
>But how many people actually take advantage of it?
Who gives a shit. The fact that the option exists means the "android locks you into google" argument is nonsense.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: The 'Unfilmable' Ender's Game’s 28 Years in Development Hell
Try "Speaker for the Dead", one of the sequels. I found it much more interesting than Ender's Game.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: I failed a Twitter interview
His final solution will return 0.
Joister | 12 years ago | on: I failed a Twitter interview
Here's my attempt, in java.
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But I like Java, so feel free to ignore me.