cas | 6 months ago | on: Tombi TOML Formatter / Linter / LSP
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cas | 12 years ago | on: Python Flask NSA Backdoor
An OS security architecture for the Linux kernel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLASK
cas | 13 years ago | on: Python.org Redesign Preview
It's worse than that because the PEP 8 sytle guide specifically mentions to avoid using l as a name!
cas | 13 years ago | on: Maybe this help porting TextMate to Linux
I agree however you forgot to mention the excellent Geany, which looks more comparable, and I think it be better for a developer to spend time improving that rather than porting a heavily MacOS based editor.
cas | 14 years ago | on: Poll: Do you touch-type?
I have learned to touch type properly using http://www.typingweb.com and I think it's fantastic but I don't know how it compares to Mavis Beacon.
cas | 14 years ago | on: Legal streams are less available for rentals than a year ago
You can actually watch torrents while they download, its called sequential downloading and many clients support it.
cas | 14 years ago | on: A 14-year-old could build 1998's Google using her Dad's credit card
Since he has already written about it (88%), I don't think many people will take that wager :D
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011/01/trouble-in-the-hous...
cas | 14 years ago | on: Bill Gates Gives Away More Money Than The Entire US Foreign Aid Budget
Reading your post reminded me of this interesting TED talk that echo's some of the problems you raise:
http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mwenda_takes_a_new_look_at_a...
cas | 14 years ago | on: This Photograph Is Not Free
I find it strange that more people have not brought up the 'lost-sale' fallacy. By saying 'no' he actually loses out in the end because if the magazine is only looking for free photos, say to the keep costs down, it will just go elsewhere and the readership of that magazine will probably never know about that amazing photograph nor the photographer himself.
cas | 14 years ago | on: Feynman on explanations
Don't bother going to the Microsoft site, where you have to install Silverlight to watch a video, just use Youtube to watch the 7 part series:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+character+of...
I am actually half-way through watching them and as with all Feynman lectures they are a real joy to watch.
cas | 14 years ago | on: Feynman on explanations
The comment on the youtube video links to the entire series on the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/feynman/
Not sure if available to watch outside UK but they are the same as on Youtube, just better quality.
cas | 14 years ago | on: History of Programming Languages
Thanks. That should really be the link instead of a 5 year old O'Reilly advertisement...
cas | 14 years ago | on: Which tech companies back SOPA? Microsoft, Apple, and 27 others
I fail to see what the problem is being 'stuck' with AMD, Linux, and Gimp. We we would no longer have the abuse of patents, propriety standards and DRM which in the end would benefit consumers.
cas | 14 years ago | on: How dangerous is a wet server room floor
I can imagine next week someone will be posting 'How dangerous is a small smouldering fire in the corner of a server room?'
cas | 14 years ago | on: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
You can easily remove the Kindle DRM using Calibre and some plugins.
cas | 14 years ago | on: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks
Especially that the offer does not seem particularly good since they are only ebooks and seem overpriced in the first place. The physical books are already cheaper on Amazon and kindle versions cheaper still.
Edit: Just had a thought that any profit on these sales should really go to a charity or foundation.
cas | 14 years ago | on: Amazon's Profit Plunges 73%
This piece gives a run down of all the analysts claims, with some calculating a $50 profit instead but as you can imagine none of it is substantiated.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20114722-93/amazon-kindle-f...
cas | 14 years ago | on: Amazon's Profit Plunges 73%
AFAIK there is no substantial evidence that the Kindle Fire is being sold as a loss leader however I can imagine the profit margins are slim.
cas | 14 years ago | on: What it's like to skydive through a thunderstorm
Really interesting yet scary account, not what I was expecting!
Google Cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KLIEiKs...
cas | 14 years ago | on: How audiophiles lost out to audio files
Articles I used read about B&O products were always rated as mediocre by audiophiles. Basically looks good but sound was nothing special.
This article is way to long and seems to contain nothing of note, other than history of B&O.
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It integrates with lots of editors and as a standalone tool with useful schema auto-complete and validation. I've found it fits in well with a Python ecosystem.
Best of all the author is really quick to respond to issues.