freyday
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13 years ago
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on: It's Playtime - Light Table Playground released
Mostly due to the security risk. Especially on Windows. Even being a software developer (read: not your average computer user) and taking extra precautions (like click-to-run for java use in browsers) I've still gotten hit by malware that takes advantage of security holes in the Java runtime.
freyday
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13 years ago
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on: It's Playtime - Light Table Playground released
Java being required means this is a complete non-starter for me.
freyday
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14 years ago
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on: The Setup: William Gibson
I would think that, as a Science Fiction writer, separating yourself from current technology as a whole would allow you to be more creative in how you perceive the world(s) you are creating.
freyday
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14 years ago
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on: Mono Project: Next Steps
They don't need to integrate them into the MSFT culture. Just put them on the payroll.
freyday
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14 years ago
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on: Mono Project: Next Steps
Why hasn't MSFT hired this entire team yet? They want the .Net platform to be pushed as far out as possible and Mono is a great way to do that. Plus it'll give MSFT +1 Open Source.
