kirkdouglas

Re:New IPython release drops Python 2.7 support on Thursday April 20, 2017 @03:39PM (#14160079)

vprof is also quite nice (its free) - https://github.com/nvdv/vprof

Re:Hiring without whiteboards on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @10:22AM (#13876276)

Because sometimes you are expected to write working code on whiteboard. Once interviewer was typing code I wrote on laptop and interrupting me on errors he had.

Re:WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @09:03AM (#13705523)

Facebook Messenger also has similar feature.

Re:WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @08:59AM (#13705494)

Time to move to Signal I guess. Seems like they will turn WhatsApp into bloated mess like Facebook Messenger currently is.

Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @10:21AM (#13696107)

IIRC WSL is still in beta.

Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @10:16AM (#13696075)

Looks great!

I won't switch from Mac anytime soon, but competition is always good. Can't wait to see how Apple will respond to latest Microsoft actions (WSL, Surface Book and Surface Studio).

Intel open source video drivers are OpenGL 4.5 certified

Posted by kirkdouglas on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @09:56AM
from the 01.org dept.

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/blogs/imad/2017/all-advanced-graphics-features-all-certified-all-open

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Re:The multiprocessing module in Python on Friday February 03, 2017 @02:46PM (#13562636)

Python is compiled language.

Apple to remove Iranian apps from AppStore

Posted by kirkdouglas on Monday January 30, 2017 @06:58AM
from the forums.macrumors.com dept.

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-said-to-be-removing-iranian-ios-apps-from-the-app-store.2030120/

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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled on Monday January 30, 2017 @02:31AM (#13519277)

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Re:Testing Ads in Facebook Messenger on Thursday January 26, 2017 @03:02AM (#13489580)

Hopefully they won't show ads in Messenger Lite.

Re:Dismissing Python Garbage Collection at Instagram on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @02:27PM (#13429493)

It does. They're profitable even with fairly small engineering team considering size of their user base.

Re:Dismissing Python Garbage Collection at Instagram on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @01:55PM (#13429163)

Why should they rewrite everything if it works for them?

Re:Telegram Desktop reaches version 1.0 on Thursday January 12, 2017 @06:59AM (#13381574)

Got any proof?

Re:Choose Firefox Now, Or Later You Won't Get A Choice (2014) on Friday January 06, 2017 @04:59AM (#13335142)

Also Firefox for Android has ad blocking.

MacBook Pro Launch: Perplexing

Posted by kirkdouglas on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:14AM
from the mondaynote.com dept.

https://mondaynote.com/macbook-pro-launch-perplexing-b47003037b2e#.7gp3ucu55

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Re:Team behind Mac image editor Pixelmator plays David to Adobe's Goli... on Sunday January 01, 2017 @06:09AM (#13295408)

btw, do I have to purchase mac and Windows versions separately?

Re:Python 3.6.0 released on Friday December 23, 2016 @01:14PM (#13246257)

Does anyone know dev team plans for version 3.7?

Re:The Django Project Debates User Tracking on Saturday December 03, 2016 @02:20AM (#13094779)

You can easily replace template engine and ORM in Django when your project becomes large. I've personally made this several times.

Re:Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers on Monday November 21, 2016 @09:17AM (#13005504)

Do they still sell Time Capsule?

Re:Unofficial Stories: Conversation with Svetlana Alexievich on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @05:42AM (#12899146)

> Pulitzer Prize

Nobel prize

Re:Images of New MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar Leaked in MacOS Sierra... on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @03:42PM (#12791026)

I guess it was Dell Studio.

Re:Apple Surveying MacBook Pro Users About Headphone Jack and Other Ports on Thursday September 15, 2016 @06:50AM (#12504866)

MBP is most widely used pro audio laptop. Some people I know do simple mixing without plugging an external audio interface, just using built-in audio. It seems that Apple does not care about those people anymore.

Re:Fewer foreign entrepreneurs say they need the U.S. on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:27PM (#12490966)

> We do not pay H1B's less.

According to some people I know (they are all on H1B) typically H1B offer is 10-15% less than average at software big corp such as Microsoft and Google.

Re:Google+ Redesigned on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @02:14PM (#12392476)

I am sure Google has way more "unsexier" projects than G+.

Re:Looking ahead for WhatsApp on Thursday August 25, 2016 @02:08PM (#12361117)

They still do not have monetization strategy and chats are not encrypted by default.

Re:Looking ahead for WhatsApp on Thursday August 25, 2016 @02:07PM (#12361111)

I am not sure if Wire (another messaging app without clear monetization strategy) is better. We might end in the same situation in a few years.

Re:WhatsApp is going to share your phone number with Facebook on Thursday August 25, 2016 @11:04AM (#12359542)

They removed paid subscription several months ago. It seems that they can make more money from matching WhatsApp and Facebook social graphs than from annual subscription.

Re:Looking ahead for WhatsApp on Thursday August 25, 2016 @08:40AM (#12358525)

Time to use something else...

Re:Why People Should Learn Python on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @05:59AM (#12350847)

> What I miss is something like a good profiler to look at running code.

vprof is quite nice: https://github.com/nvdv/vprof