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Until now I have done Lisp programming only for academic purposes ,but it was still a lot of fun.
Re:Ask HN:When to expect reply to emails? on Saturday May 30, 2009 @12:01AM (#633240)
yeah even i think a phone is a better option sometimes
Thanks for the link,pretty cool stuff.
what specifically in augmented reality?

Ask HN:applications you would love to see in cell phones

what cell phone application would you want to use which require a good deal of computing power(using parallel computing or other).I myself would like to implement many basic photoshop image enhancement features for images taken in cellphones on cellphones.My objective is to build an application which uses the gpus processing power as in parallel computing,eg. joining large images together on a...

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Pumping lemma?

I am reading a book on theory of computation today and i am really having a tough time understanding the pumpimg lemma concept and how it is used to prove that for eg. a^n b^n :n<0 does not form a regular set ?and how does pigeonhole principle come into this?

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Ask YC:Ajax php html books with examples

I read the "Packt Publishing Ajax And Php Building Responsive Web Applications" a while back and I personally felt that it was good book for beginners with lots of code and you dont need to know any other thing as the author codes the whole thing in this book.which other books did you read which contained lots of code instead of theory regrading php ajax or html?

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Ask YC:How do you create a website?

Does the person having an idea create the new website around his own needs(such website never existed so i'll create one so i'll get around my time on the internet more efficiently) or is the build more concerned with the future visitors the site expects?Also,how does one start on building the website:does he create the main purpose fulfilling html elements first and then the other elements? or...

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Can/do windows users move to mac?

I have been a windows user for the last seven years.I have used Ubuntu but not mac. Do windows users ever feel a need to move to mac? is it beneficial?I am currently doing my undergrad cs studies,and so program in c/c++ ,vb ,matlab etc

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Re:Ask YC: Can a single person develop a website? on Sunday August 31, 2008 @10:15AM (#291366)
Like?

Ask YC: Can a single person develop a website?

I am currently finding it difficult to find a partner to work on a small idea that have .So what is the feasibility of developing a project in such circumstances.Has anybody done ever tried this? I am mainly doing this project to improve my php and javascript coding.

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Re:What does a Hacker look for in a new laptop on Saturday August 09, 2008 @02:22AM (#271478)
wat abt celeron m processor can it run visual studio?

What does a Hacker look for in a new laptop

I have fairly powerful Desktop,running all different types of os like a charm,I am currently in the third year of my CS Engg., and I wanted to buy a laptop(dont know y ,just felt that i wanted one).So what is a coder/hacker like h/w configuration like( i recently started learning asp.net and already know c/c++ )Is a intel celeron m processor enough for coding needs and is portability a issue...

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Re:Ask YC : create a user review generated website on Wednesday July 23, 2008 @11:58PM (#255053)
ok so can i create community driven websites like yelp from it?
Re:Ask YC : create a user review generated website on Wednesday July 23, 2008 @11:11PM (#255029)
isnt wordpress a blogging cms

Ask YC : create a user review generated website

i wanted to create a user review generated website like yelp but for not for the same purposes ,but i t will be on similar lines ,+ its for a local thing so it will be pretty small. So which cms should i use for it ,one thats clean and easy to use,as i have only used wordpress earlier ?

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Re:Ruby java python or lisp on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @07:31AM (#233983)
ok i'll start but which book should i refer for ruby

Ruby java python or lisp

I have shortlisted the following languages to learn . which one should I learn first.And which are the best sources books,videos for learning them. i have previously done c and c++

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Re:After c/c++ what should I learn? on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @12:32PM (#233112)
thanks for the classification
Re:After c/c++ what should I learn? on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @12:32PM (#233111)
no i had other subjects like comp org,data strucutres,microprocessors ,graphics.
Re:After c/c++ what should I learn? on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @12:30PM (#233107)
what do u exactly mean by expand u r mind?
Re:After c/c++ what should I learn? on Tuesday July 01, 2008 @09:11AM (#232896)
and how is ruby

After c/c++ what should I learn?

I had c and c++ in my 2nd year's CS semester. what programming languages should i learn after these.should i strengthen my skills in these languages again or should i try learning other prog languages?which ones are useful for web development? What if i wanted to develop a small website all by my own ,then which languages do i require to learn?

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Ask YC: graduate courses

Which are the Computer science graduate courses mostly applied for by students.What does AI consist of?I wanted to know which ones i find interesting? are there any related to the specially the internet?

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