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Re:Google search's new basic calculator on Sunday July 29, 2012 @08:15AM (#4308236)
And then, there are units and bc.
Re:Please don't learn to code on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @04:04PM (#3978489)
Please, don't learn to code, learn how to model solutions to problems. Code and programming are just tools for solving these problems.

If somebody comes to you with a problem and the first thing you say is "Oh, yes, of course, just let me start coding." then something is probably going to go wrong with your project. Understand what the problem is, build a model, show it to the person asking, most of the time this person doesn't really know what he wants.

You are all misunderstanding Atwood's article. Think about this: a variable in a programming language isn't really a variable, it's a name for a certain space in memory. Variables exist only in mathematical logic. Mind blown.

Re:Gmail Down on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @01:23PM (#3853805)
Saying that Gmail is down is just like saying that your BitTorrent speed was much faster yesterday than it is today.

This is only problem for the people who use Google Apps. But even they could backup their email with IMAP.

Re:Google Gives Search a Refresh on Thursday March 15, 2012 @10:24AM (#3708552)
Someone was scanning for a crazy backdoor, using this: /?dgd=1. Try searching for /?dgd=1 or "/?dgd=1" (with or without verbatim on).

You are going to get results about:

  dgd-1
  dgd 1
  d g d 1
  dgd#1
  dgd (1
Re:OpenStreetMap: Welcome Apple on Thursday March 08, 2012 @12:50PM (#3680754)
Don't read between the lines:

"The new iPhoto for iOS, however, uses Apple’s own map tiles – made from OpenStreetMap data (outside the US)."

Re:Ubuntu for Android on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @06:11PM (#3618441)
There is a video, showing the functionality. [0]

Now I begin to understand why Canonical made those recent changes. The Ubuntu part of it seems kinda slow, but smartphones are going to get faster. [1]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUXUjjg9qQ0 [1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/5559/qualcomm-snapdragon-s4-kr...

Re:Utopia: USB power sockets on every wall on Tuesday February 14, 2012 @09:25AM (#3590062)
Coincidentally, it's the other way around with USB dead drops.[1] Either trust that the USB won't fry your motherboard or carry a multimeter with you all the time.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_dead_drop

Re:The Humble Bundle for Android (and Mac / Windows / Linux) on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @11:12PM (#3536632)
Yes, there are tar.gz, deb and bin files for amd64, but for me (Core i5 with HD3000) Anomaly isn't running on Ubuntu 11.10.
Re:25 Startup Ideas for 2012 on Sunday January 29, 2012 @06:53AM (#3525073)
Am I the only one who has realized, that all you startup people are scared of science? Are the ideas on the list really that hard to fund?

We have some very real problems in this world, but all you seem to care are iPhone/Android apps and stupid websites (copied from one another I guess).