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Re:Io.js 2.0.0 Released on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @02:52AM (#9491180)
Yes, it exists (the 'engine' field).
Re:BPG Image format on Saturday December 06, 2014 @04:36AM (#8708808)
Yes.
Afaik the main reason for base58 is making it impossible to mistake an 'I' for an 'l', etc. Beeing able to always double-click is a nice added bonus, though.
Re:Why is Netflix Buffering? Dispelling the Congestion Myth on Saturday July 12, 2014 @06:44AM (#8024211)
Exactly this. I try to explain this to people in layman terms like this: Comcast ist trying to charge the water fountain, saying it "wants" to pump to much water into people's homes.
Re:JavaScript Modules on Wednesday July 02, 2014 @07:42AM (#7976314)
That is not an honest comparison, though.

    import { getCodec } from "iconv-lite";
would be

    var getCodec = require("iconv-lite").getCodec;
It would be interesting to know if this transformative use of the multicolor charsets counts as copyright infringement. I know "normal" (vector) fonts are not protected by copyright because they don't cross the threshold of originality, but I personally wouldn't lump the examples in the article into the same category.

In any case it is really interesting to see how much creativity was put into the distribution of warez…

Re:Counterparty: Peer-to-Peer Finance on Bitcoin on Saturday June 07, 2014 @02:08AM (#7861458)
Every Bitcoin address includes a checksum at the end, so while you can make up any address like in this example, the checksum still needs to be correct in order to form a valid address. It's a great feature against typos, btw.
Re:How to write an iOS app purely in C on Saturday June 07, 2014 @01:22AM (#7861384)
It might not have been a "commercial success", but one has to appreciate the irony of you arguing against the impact of NeXT while using a medium that was invented/first developed on this platform:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First_Web_Server.jpg

Disclaimer: I am younger than any technology mentioned in this thread.

I couldn't have said it better. Also, I have yet to see a more compelling example of clever composition in vim than "delete 3 lines" (which even I do when rarely using vim).
I would strongly disagree that atom commands are not "composable" (though it depends on your workflow/mental model). To take the select/delete example: atom can select to the end of the line, and it supports the delete key. How is select-than-delete not composition?
"On the gravestone of capitalism it will say: 'Too much was not enough'." – Volker Pispers, German Comedian
Re:Balanced Will Release an API to Push Money to Debit Cards on Thursday January 23, 2014 @02:19PM (#7110465)
Transfers are not usually free for business accounts.
Re:The iPod of Prison on Friday January 17, 2014 @12:16AM (#7074426)
So, has anyone found the circuit? Any interesting things one could build out of it? I mean, now that we know how widely deployed it is…
Recordings will be uploaded to youtube.com/cccdevideos, in the meantime take this: http://30c3.ex23.de/saal1/30C3_-_5622_-_en_-_saal_1_-_201312...
Or even "!rg foo bar". (I typed that without looking it up, but I am sure it would work. That's how I use DDG all the time)
Re:Web Domain White Elephant Exchange on Friday December 20, 2013 @05:10PM (#6944422)
Neat. I'll might throw in koshercloud.net :)
Re:Michael Dell buys back PC company he founded in $24.8bn deal on Thursday September 12, 2013 @07:01PM (#6377558)
… because he gave "the money back to the shareholders".
Re:Ssh Passwordlessly on Friday August 16, 2013 @12:37PM (#6225071)

    $ brew install ssh-copy-id
from the blog post: "You can also attach binary assets (such as compiled executables, minified scripts, documentation) to a release. Once published, the release details and assets are available to anyone that can view the repository."
IN case of cleaning chemicals, they seem to dilute in Europe from west to east… germans think theirs are diluted and by in spain.
Re:Die Git Die on Friday April 05, 2013 @10:04PM (#5502312)
He is using a hack to store the GitHub pages. That this is even possible is due to the awesomeness of git. Since it is a hack, you have to be careful what you're doing. He should have done all the gh-pages stuff in a separate clone. The GitHub instructions where he pasted the branch creation commands from also tells you to do just that. Keep the pages branch in a clone of the repo inside the repo, just in a folder called 'docs'. You'll never have to mess with these branches, as you can generate docs, commit and push from a Makefile.
Re:FESS your CSS on Thursday April 04, 2013 @08:56PM (#5496243)
This is just nice for people really being "paid by the line of code".

I am also certain that someone will do a very convincing benchmark that this actually renders faster.

Re:The Flat Build on Monday April 01, 2013 @09:00AM (#5472732)
I use punch for this -- it works very well for development, and sometimes can even be used in production as well. In any case, it is just mustache + json hashes. <https://github.com/laktek/punch>;
Re:Docker - the Linux container runtime on Thursday March 21, 2013 @10:42AM (#5415319)
oh yeah :) Github: eins78
Re:Yes, your code does need comments. on Thursday March 07, 2013 @06:09PM (#5341019)
So, when thought through, what he is proposing is just "Literate Programming" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literate_programming>.

It has been around since Knuth coined it in the seventies, but I guess it is one of those concepts just bound to be "reinvented" by every new generation.

Re:HTTP Status Rappers on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @07:12AM (#4836787)
300 - Multiple choices: Eminem, "would the real slim shady please stand up"

It's a hiphop quiz, nice!

HINT - click on the image to see it bigger AND the track it is refering to is embedded below!

Edit: Not all have to refer to a special line in a track. 2Pac is just "Gone" i guess.

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