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University of Utah also has some really excellent free lectures on YouTube. I highly recommend Cem Yuksel's (a professor at university of Utah) channel if you're interested in learning about computer graphics.
I really liked Crow but unfortunately it seems like the project has been abandoned.
Re:NixOS on Framework Laptop on Sunday October 17, 2021 @06:59PM (#28900537)
I had similar concerns before getting mine. The build quality is definitely not as high end as a mbp but it's acceptable. I'm happy with it although I do hope they make future versions more sturdy.

The track pad is basically the same story. No real complaints but it could be better.

Re:I taught myself Python on the Internet and so can you on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @04:04PM (#9893726)
Open up your browser's debug tools and throw this in to the console `document.addEventListener('mousewheel', function (event) { event.stopPropagation(); });`
Re:Ask HN: How do I get better at CSS? on Sunday May 31, 2015 @03:09PM (#9635161)
I think internet explorer users would disagree with you.
MacBook Pro with Retina
If it does I can't find where to enable it.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2015) on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @10:55AM (#9304086)
Location: Gainesville, FL USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Full Stack Web (but i'm looking to branch out)

Résumé/CV: www.chrisyou.ng (or for pdf www.chrisyou.ng/resume.pdf)

Email: [email protected]

Re:Slack was hacked on Friday March 27, 2015 @01:13PM (#9277613)
That's a really good question and one that probably has a different answer for every breach. In this case it's also probably a question that only Slack could answer for you. In regards to the second half of your question, being that they only recently went public about it, I suspect that they most likely did discover it after the fact.
Re:Reverse engineering a counterfeit 7805 voltage regulator on Saturday September 06, 2014 @01:27PM (#8278863)
Very interesting. I really liked the interactive chip guide.
I don't get why everyone is hating. The fact of the matter is Facebook is about to put a lot of funding in to Oculus. With a lot of other big companies getting in to VR right now, like Sony and apparently Microsoft, Oculus will need that to stay relevant.

When I first found out about the buyout I thought of the same thing this article points out; Facebook also purchased Instagram and it seems to be doing just fine. If Facebook truly lets Oculus "be who they are going to be", I'm sure they will do just fine.

Re:Flappy Space Program on Friday February 14, 2014 @09:48AM (#7238748)
This is a fun game. Good job.
Re:Ask HN: Password best practices? on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @11:29AM (#7103586)
Lol yea passwords that are not frequently used can take a while to input. I do sing the song in my head almost every time.

What I would really like to do is program a simple command line application that would generate and store all of my passwords. I started on one a while ago but never finished it; its on my to do list.

Re:Ask HN: Password best practices? on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:46AM (#7103234)
I like to take a long phrase (usually some lyrics from a song) and convert it in to a mnemonic. By combining the first letter of each word in the phrase, and converting some of them in to numbers or symbols, I am left with a relatively secure password that it easy to remember.

For instance...

"Cause I know that time has numbered my days And I'll go along with everything you say"

Becomes...

ciktthnmdaigaweys

Becomes...

c1k77hnmd41g4w3y5

I use this system for all of my passwords. I try to use a different password as often as possible and never have to write them down. Frequently used passwords have gotten to the point where inputing them is an exercise in muscle memory.

Re:Qualcomm Insider: Apple 64-Bit Chip `Hit Us in the Gut' on Monday December 16, 2013 @06:40PM (#6918678)
Wouldn't a 64 bit processor be able to perform more accurate floating point operations faster? I definitely don't believe the only benefit to a 64 bit architecture is being able to address more memory.
Re:Qualcomm Insider: Apple 64-Bit Chip `Hit Us in the Gut' on Monday December 16, 2013 @06:36PM (#6918655)
That is an interesting conclusion. I did not realize x86 already had 128 bit registers. That was really what I was referring to. We might not need to worry about addressing more memory yet but I feel like larger registers will still be useful.
Re:Qualcomm Insider: Apple 64-Bit Chip `Hit Us in the Gut' on Monday December 16, 2013 @06:21PM (#6918561)
This makes me wonder when 128 bit processing will come around.
This article was interesting but didn't really tell me anything I don't already know. Does anyone know where I can find a good article that actually explains the mathematics of performing a Fourier transformation? I thought that is what this article was going to be about.
Re:Let's have coffee. on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:21AM (#6675149)
After briefly checking out your blog, yes I do. Unfortunately my availability is limited. When and where were you thinking? I am on Long Island.
Re:Let's have coffee. on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:07AM (#6675076)
This is a cool idea; I would take you up on it if I wasn't in New York. I especially like your web page but have to say that the light coloring makes some of the text a little hard to read.