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blackmac | 15 years ago | on: Hacker with iPhone takes over Times Square screens

Sounds fake to me, this is not possible with the iPhone through default software and even with a jailbreak there is no way you could ever cram the video through the headphone jack, you would have to play it back through a very specialized app, that would need to compress it down to an unrecognizable mess and you still would have to figure out a way to push it to the screens. Not possible IMHO.

blackmac | 15 years ago | on: A JavaScript IDE for the iPhone

Implementing good scrolling with textareas not reacting to touch events is kind of hard. I will implement import of external files though, maybe not complete repos in the first step though

blackmac | 16 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's a good programming language to start with?

I would suggest to learn C. It might sound a little bit strange, but when you consider it, it's probably one of the best things you could do. Most of the modern languages you will need are somewhat based on C. That is especially true for compiled languages, but most script languages take their fair share of C too.

You will learn about pointers, which is important in ANY language, binary trees and stacks are good to know about too.

blackmac | 17 years ago | on: Collaborative web development

It's simple. Use version control (I use git) and a VPN, where your friend can connect to your local webserver running your working copy to see your current state, but the live server stays clean and can be updated from git later.

blackmac | 17 years ago | on: AK-DL1 The most expensive ethernet cable ever...

I know someone who told me not to copy mp3s more than once, because quality gets worse with every copy. Moreover if you store mp3s too long the quality also decreases. This is known as a serious problem among audiophiles, because it prevents digital files from being archived for a longer time. (he REALLY meant it)

blackmac | 17 years ago | on: A Web OS? Are You Dense?

I think recently desktop apps started to look much more like web apps. I believe that's the right direction, as web apps are "usually" more focused on the one thing they do best and appear less cluttered. Under the hood you might be right though - see Gears, which enables web apps to do a lot of those desktop things.
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