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Re:X: The First Fully Modular Software Disaster
on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:35PM (#15038267)
Are you referring to the Motif programming manual(there are few motif programming books so I am assuming you are). If so that was a mutli volume effort with books devoted to particular subjects(ie the API would be one of them).
Re:If borders were open
on Saturday July 22, 2017 @08:42PM (#14830275)
Do you really think that if a billion people wanted to migrate in a few months we would have anyway of stopping them? They would have to be motivated by something pretty terrible and yet allow them mobility at the same time. Like say a war. Which we see all the time.
Re:Alleged founder of world’s largest BitTorrent distribution site arr...
on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @09:10PM (#12133832)
> then I rip them for everyday use
In the country I live in you have just infringed copyright and should expect a lawsuit.
Re:How Is Critical Life or Death Software Tested?
on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @06:39AM (#9644984)
I used to write fire control and fire monitoring software. The whole idea of live testing is built into the ethos of such systems. In fire alarms and control the only tests that matter are the ones performed in a production environment.
Re:Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt on Journalists
on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @09:42AM (#8624010)
It's OK for frustrated people to threaten children now?
Re:Everyone knows it’s broken
on Tuesday October 14, 2014 @12:05PM (#8454042)
Also keep in mind that this is clearly American banking which is often quite behind the rest of the world(this is due to the fragmented nature of the banking industry in the US compared to other countries). I mean checking account? I have never had one of those. Paper statements? I haven't seen one of those in I dont know how long... 10 years?
Re:Netflix and the Future of Television
on Tuesday September 09, 2014 @06:07AM (#8289415)
Just do what everyone else does... watch Netflix US via a proxy.
Re:The Brutal Ageism of Tech
on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @07:38AM (#7465161)
TI99? You pussy. I'm 40 and when I was 10 used to help my Dad build homebrew z80 machines. My first programming was writing a small OS in z80 asm. Helped him build an awesome z280(that was a rare chip) transputer.
Re:Why Don't Schools Teach Debugging?
on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @06:26AM (#7217055)
On that note plenty of people still use svn for the same reasons.
Re:Ask HN: What are some new things to try in life?
on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @09:40AM (#7102716)
> Walk from Whitechapel to Portobello Road via Harrods
At this time of year? Can I wait until spring?
Re:Cars Kill Cities
on Friday December 13, 2013 @05:36AM (#6899894)
> Do you really want to be completely dependent and beholden
> to some public transport system?
With a car you are dependent and beholden to a public transport system. They are called roads and highways.
Re:The craziest date ever
on Friday November 15, 2013 @08:29AM (#6739263)
All it needs is the word Don't Panic written on it in large, friendly letters.
Re:The second operating system hiding in every mobile phone
on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @05:46AM (#6724381)
I'm in London and they are rolling out contactless applications for certain things now. Subway sandwiches all take them. London buses you can pay by swipign your debit card and there is one bank that has a debit card/oyster card(oyster card is use on all London transport).