Fun fact: Solving sudoku puzzles is NP-Complete, as an instance of the exact cover problem. Hmm.
miniblog.
"The results are undefined. That means the compiler is free to do anything, like emailing your boss about this transgression."
A typical DRM system simply refuses to work if validation fails. A smart DRM system slowly introduces bugs. Much harder to test cracks.
Think Portal is a mental strain? Try non-Euclidean game levels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4ySkR48cI
Achievements for GitHub -- I was concerned it would be tacky, but it's actually pretty nifty:
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
You probably won't pick the perfect abstraction the first time. However it's the process of picking and trying that helps you find it.
I paid $4.89 for hosting with NearlyFreeSpeech (@nfsn on Twitter) in 2010. It's awesome for experimental throwaway projects.
Another polished Chrome experiment: http://www.ro.me/ — I still can't look at a lot of WebGL stuff without being reminded of the demo scene.
Intriguing advice: "if you don't want your Internet connection monitored, VPN to China". The reason? "China will not give logs to anyone."
I'm finding that writing a interpreter (I chose Scheme) is deeply satisfying, and a great way to learn a language.
Turns out, there is no right answer: the right answer is that you have an answer. Same idea here. If you think (cont) http://tl.gd/a5f649
Question is incorrectly formulated. Any "can I xxx in Emacs?" should be written "how do I do xxx in Emacs?" -- Commenter on Stack Overflow
It's a shame that "kibioctet" is such an awful word. It was a great chance to help non-techies distinguish between KB, KiB, Kb and Kib.
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