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Ah, I see. I'm no expert, but I'd argue the response is "Maybe". I think this is what blaze and pypy try to do with python: they compile it so that certain things are optimized. Th…

> They can 'compile' in an 'optimized manner' using something else ... Thats actually the issue Julia attempts to solve as highlighted in the article. There are many languages that…

NIMBY is more "Don't use my road, use the road one block over" - in other words, road is the same but not in front of me. Thats a little different than "Don't use my road, use the …

I've noticed though that the perspective matters. If somebody start complaining about how I parked in front of their house, a typical response is: "I can't believe how annoyed this…

Just to keep this thought from spreading, Yahoo reblogged it as well, so I'm pretty confident this is the real deal. [1] http://yahoo.tumblr.com/

I believe the only exception to this rule is Military property. Coronado (off of San Diego) beach is an example. Eventually you hit the navy base...

The interesting thing about a 'diamond' planet is that it would be a waste of time. Diamond's value is superficial - it can't actually be used for anything (except cutting), so min…

May sound corny, but I'd have to say "Fostering." If you show interest in something, be it knowledge about a subject or field (or entrepreneurship), they will always make sure you …

Completely agree. The key point is not "applying" these traits, or treating them as "tricks," its simply that the professors there embody that ideal. As an undergrad, it was easy f…

Could you elaborate on what you mention is the MIT syndrome? I saw one definition (based on over explaining) but it seems like this is something else

Anybody know what opensource tools they used for game making? I'd be interested in helping out but would want to see what they are using first. Or perhaps its dojo-to-dojo?

Got that also, then keep getting: ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host Looks fun too!

Another parallel I've experienced with going to the gym and coding is that its far more fun doing it with somebody else. You work out harder, and push yourself in a better way than…

Any estimate as to the time of transcoded content? Also, does the term "video" mean # movies in, or # of streams (movie at certain bitrate/width/etc) out?

I'm assuming they refer to somebody breaking the encryption algorithm, not brute-forcing their way through them.

There are times where its handy to have readability, albeit in one-off situations. The most relevent one I recently encountered was working with a team and needing to get some numb…

I agree this is an issue, and given that some of my smartest peers learnt English as a second (or third) language, I definitely don't want to make it harder. If I realize that they…

As somebody who has done numerous technical interviews, as well as given some, I have to disagree with some of the points he makes. 1) "I don't code out loud": neither do I, nor as…

My best bet is he just didn't want to have to deal with the DMV...

As per using amazon to scale, it depends on the services they use. EC2 is expensive, but you don't need that many ec2 instances to handle the streaming, outside of permission handl…

Already mentioned, but if you really like using a textbook I can't recommend Strang's book enough. Its awesome, and go really well with his lectures.

MIT (and I assume other top CS schools) doesn't teach coding 'skills' (6.00 aside, and its not required for a cs degree, or the first two weeks of 6.005), but instead teaches you k…

Technically, this class is intro to CS and EE; almost a third, if not more, is spent on EE subjects, and students should know python before this class. 6.00 is a class that specifi…

I don't know about the validity of this, but that skull and cross bones was pretty fun.