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I am using it for listening to the online radio in terminal.
Re:Windows 98 Icons are Great on Sunday January 15, 2023 @11:03PM (#34396644)
Imho, the BeOS icons are better than Win9x icons.
Re:A Guided Introduction to the Free Pascal Language on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @08:57AM (#34160970)
It is a beautiful language.
The tldp was especially useful for me when i was in university.
Re:Trump Chat Simulator on Friday March 04, 2016 @11:41AM (#11224900)
clinton too
Re:Get Visual Studio Community 2013 for Free on Thursday November 20, 2014 @10:33AM (#8636174)
not sure if Dephi (Embarcadero) would do the same?
Re:Poll: What smartphone do you use? on Saturday September 27, 2014 @01:23AM (#8376162)
Nokia Lumia 900(Windows Phone 7.8)

and I am very disappointed.

Re:Poll: What is your #1 productivity killer? on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @11:55PM (#8176042)
this is precisely what i am thinking now.
Re:Free 63 lifehacks book on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @10:33PM (#7631751)
what a shame :(. it is not available in Asia & Pacific region.
Re:Poll: Do you meditate? on Monday March 25, 2013 @08:06AM (#5436549)
I'm not a zen master too. I used to be chasing my own tail by expecting something from meditation in order to measure my progress. how foolish I was.

Right now, whatever comes up my mind i just let it be and think nothing of it. Null.

Oh, by the way, I also do self-hypnosis at the end of meditation.

Re:First Picture of an Atom's Shadow on Thursday February 28, 2013 @04:47AM (#5297942)
reminds me of Dune II
Re:Why is BIND 10 written in C++ and Python? on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @01:28PM (#5293938)
Okay. Maybe Ada is a better choice.
Re:Free Pascal 2.6.2 is released on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @09:04AM (#5292362)
isn't "easy to parse for anyone who has done some code" an advantage?
Re:Why is BIND 10 written in C++ and Python? on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @07:50AM (#5292058)
based on the given criteria, wondering why Java wasn't considered.
Re:MIDI.js - Sequencing in Javascript on Thursday February 21, 2013 @08:04AM (#5257129)
still loading ... after 10 minutes.
Re:Beej's Guide to Network Programming on Monday February 18, 2013 @09:23PM (#5242230)
truely classics. i learned network programming from this guide a decade ago.
Re:Lua in the NetBSD Kernel [pdf] on Monday February 18, 2013 @08:10AM (#5237993)
will the backward compatibility of Lua be a matter?
Re:Xah's Emacs Lisp Tutorial on Saturday August 04, 2012 @04:08AM (#4337909)
I'm reading your tutorial. very helpful and informative!
Re:Oberon - The Oberlooked Jewel on Sunday April 22, 2012 @12:03PM (#3875155)
i love Ada and i think it is the real jewel.
Re:What I Learned From Opening a Bookstore on Friday January 27, 2012 @09:32AM (#3518371)
in my country, the biggest sections in bookstores are self-help and "how you get rich [really really fast]"
i find Ada is a good and consistent programming language.
And we have Ada.
i wish i had read this few years ago. great advice.
Re:Poll: Do you use your real identity on Hacker News? on Friday October 15, 2010 @04:42AM (#1793992)
Yes, I am.