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Re:The Shittiest Language I Ever Used on Saturday June 13, 2015 @10:55AM (#9711176)
From a beginner perspective build environment of C is pretty bad compared to modern alternatives. Especially if you want to switch platforms.
Re:Procedural graphics generation in C on Friday June 12, 2015 @05:30AM (#9704825)
Honestly, at a glance, the library design is horrible. A mix of C macros and global variables. The project is really small, to fix it all you need is a single struct pointer that gets passed to around.
Re:Snowden Document Search on Friday June 12, 2015 @02:39AM (#9704372)
Effectively what they are doing is just making me want to buy/use US software less and less.

How long until Windows OS is going to be monitored?

Re:Oculus Rift on Thursday June 11, 2015 @03:43PM (#9701845)
It isn't a problem.

Just like monitor manufacturers don't offer prescription glasses along with the purchase, Oculus won't offer lenses.

Corrective eye-wear is very individual and requires some amount of expertise( exam, specialist ), so it doesn't make sense, and it isn't very feasible, for Oculus to provide that for you. Also contacts are very cheap.

Re:Oculus Rift on Thursday June 11, 2015 @03:00PM (#9701591)
Palmer claims the headphones are very high quality. If you don't like them you can replace them with your own.
Re:What Is Code? on Thursday June 11, 2015 @07:27AM (#9698952)
Imagine a world where everyone has their own social version of a Github page instead of a Facebook wall.
Re:Collateral Damage on Thursday June 11, 2015 @03:56AM (#9698296)
False. You can't pay to get your page to show higher in organic results.
You are not very observant then.
Doesn't that fall under vigilantism? Publishing fingerprints might get you in trouble.

In most countries you are forbidden to take photos in a private setting without permission, and in some even in public.

wvenable's comment is on point. Just as public websites aren't public domain, publishing information delivered on request might not be legal.

No, the code is still copyrighted by Networks Layer8 or Airtel.

Publishing or delivering it on request doesn't make it public domain.

Here is one definition of public domain: the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.

Re:Bicycle Parking Guidance System in Utrecht on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @09:55AM (#9692164)
Great! I hope you succeed.
Re:Bicycle Parking Guidance System in Utrecht on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @09:22AM (#9691912)
Great argument. My country is much more relaxed when it comes to bike parking ( and stealing unfortunately ).
Re:Goodbye Sweden on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @08:47AM (#9691664)
OP mentioned 26.8% for Sweden. That is not low compared to Singapore.
Re:Bicycle Parking Guidance System in Utrecht on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @07:46AM (#9691325)
Interesting. Certain animals use herding, the same strategy, against predators.
Re:Bicycle Parking Guidance System in Utrecht on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @07:31AM (#9691262)
They use cameras for counting free spaces as they mention in the video. Nothing is said about security. Having cameras does not mean you have actual recording and surveillance.
Re:Bicycle Parking Guidance System in Utrecht on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @07:27AM (#9691247)
I can lock the bike almost anywhere anyway, I thought this would help protect it.

I don't see any reason to use this service.

Re:Bicycle Parking Guidance System in Utrecht on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @06:39AM (#9691074)
They also showed some outside parking places. Security is not a problem inside but what about outside? Do the cameras serve a dual role, is the bike insured against theft?
Re:Atom now opens files larger than 2MB on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @06:30AM (#9691033)
This.

Not to mention log files which commonly consume megabytes.

Very interesting.

Please consider implementing gravity for the planet and perhaps a time scale option.

Re:Hacking “Chutes and Ladders” using R on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @02:54PM (#9687847)
The same topic on: http://datagenetics.com/blog/november12011/ with more in depth explanations.
Re:HP Destroys a Dream Computer to Save It on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @11:50AM (#9686601)
Please refer to this handy chart: https://xkcd.com/678/