Comment Re:! hyperdrive (Score 1) 322
Hundreds of orders magnitude higher? Are you sure you're not high?
Comment Re:Compared to Lucas (Score 1) 705
V for Vendetta?
Comment Re:Actually.. (Score 1) 86
Good post. And I don't have any mod points (as to preemptively answer the 'this is what the mod system is for' cries)
Comment Re:Or maybe... (Score 1) 487
This is the kind of insightful comment that makes me come back to Slashdot every day. It's much like interacting with smart people during software development or the like -- even if you're smart, you might not think of a particular idea.
Comment Re:Summary is overrated (Score 1) 135
*postscriptum
Comment Re:Summary is overrated (Score 1) 135
Your poststriptum is nicely put.
Comment Re:The World's Greatest Spectator Sport (Score 1) 73
Eh? A post about Sarah Connor Chronicles without a mention of Summer Glau?
Comment Re:its not about money (Score 1) 834
Yeah, haha. I chose my degree and path based on what would be more enjoyable for me. I tend to choose most activities this way, and I can't complain.
Especially funny when you consider GP's sig and P's nick :D
Especially funny when you consider GP's sig and P's nick
Comment Double talk, you say? (Score 0, Troll) 79
Double post, much? Ah right, Big Business rage. Definitely warrants posting about it over and over again.
Comment Re:-a 100 (Score 1) 240
It's either :wq or :q!, definitely not :qw! :P
Comment Re:Ditto (Score 1) 100
Oh yes, definitely. Nothing worse than having complex project and some guy who sits down and has the brilliant idea of rewriting the whole thing every so often.
Then again, really good code (even better if it's based on really good planning) tends to look good even after decades.
Then again, really good code (even better if it's based on really good planning) tends to look good even after decades.
Comment Ditto (Score 5, Interesting) 100
Also, I don't know if you ever go back and read what you wrote 6-7 years ago, but in my experience that's a great way to embarrass yourself â" I spent a lot of time rewriting old dialogue to be less embarrassing
This is very true for me. Whenever I come back to very old code, writings, forum/newsgroup posts, emails or the like, I always can't help but feel bad. Sometimes I'll happen upon a piece of code, think to myself 'what was this idiot thinking' and then discovering it's my own code :P
It's good I guess, means I'm changing over time (here's hoping it's change for the better).
This is very true for me. Whenever I come back to very old code, writings, forum/newsgroup posts, emails or the like, I always can't help but feel bad. Sometimes I'll happen upon a piece of code, think to myself 'what was this idiot thinking' and then discovering it's my own code
It's good I guess, means I'm changing over time (here's hoping it's change for the better).
Comment Re:new book (Score 1) 23
Teehee, one of the few benefits of knowing the Polish language -- being able to read the whole septology.
Comment Re:And...? (Score 1) 21
Archival of animal tissue could be useful. As an example, a few years ago, some researchers have attempted to clone the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, but the attempt failed due to the DNA samples being too degraded. Had they been better stored, they wouldn't have degraded so much. The animals that we can see today might be extinct tomorrow, hence the importance of archival.
Boxee Launches New API 69
A recent post on the boxee blog announces the release of a new, fully documented API that will allow developers to create and share new apps and plugins. "The new boxee API enables developers to build sophisticated applications (such as the Pandora and RadioTime apps) using a set of API calls in Python and writing the GUI using XML. ... Users can install new applications via the boxee App Box, the beginnings of our app store. Unlike other app stores, boxee does not want to be a gate keeper (or bottleneck) in deciding which applications are published so anyone can become a publisher." A complete description is available at their developers page. I'm sure this will help in their ongoing battle with Hulu.
