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While those of us who know how to wield the Internet wisely will have arrived at this conclusion, I still meet many people on a regular basis (especially women) that will try to ch…

My first coding book was c++ in 21days (HAH!). It did cover the basics pretty well but it took me a long time before the abstraction of objects really sunk in and templates I don't…

So OpenGL ES (Embedded systems) was not different enough? I actually think OpenGL ES didn't go far enough in the initial spec. ES 1.1 still has alot of the old fixed function pipel…

I do believe the RBA was going to investigate this [1]. If they do anything about it is something else entirely however.. [1] http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/reserve-bank-is-inves…

As a former e-commerce web dev, I cant begin to tell you how much this was sorely needed in Australia. Best of luck to you!

Theres no reason this couldn't be a user permissions thing like the geolocation API's. If the user wants a particular page to have autoplay enabled, then the user should have the c…

If anyone is interested in a more informative video from Lustig, I'd recommend this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wSu6U8OzPk Its long, but it covers a lot more information a…

I think this is more symptomatic of IT in Australia. There are pockets of good developers here and there but far and away, the majority of developers in Australia are being paid we…

I wonder what types of exercise trigger this effect and to what degree. Off the top of my head (going by their descriptions) team sports would be ideal not just for the exercise bu…

I think its a little from both columns. The US government makes Jons job alot easier than it has any right to.. and that scares me...

Can anyone tell how old the maps are that they are using? I looked around but I couldn't find anything. I tried zooming over my workplace in Darwin, AU and the building we work in …

I've always wondered if Google would look at the possibility of making Go a supported language to use with Android.

Like others have said, perhaps biking isn't your thing. For me, I like to keep my workouts short and intense ( Here are some things that I do: * High Intensity Interval Training. B…

When I was in college (this was in Australia) I honestly felt like I was one of the few who genuinely had a passion for programming. I met one or two other guys during those years …

I decided to try just that (with html canvas). Its probably WAY off, but it was fun to mash up. http://thecowch.com/media/demo/index.html edit: just a disclaimer, im no genius at p…

I think the core of the problem that the OP is experiencing is that most API's are really bad. By bad, I mean the API gets in your face and becomes more hindrance than help. I say,…

This reminds me of fight club (or at least one of the core themes), in fact one of the lines in the essay reads like it was plucked out of the movie. Anyway, Fight Club definitely …

I think moving metadata from flat file to sqlite will be a huge improvement. svn export will almost be obsolete with this move (but still useful for automated tools).

I've been using them for running twice a week and playing basketball on outdoor courts at least 2-3 times a week for the last 6 months. So far, they havent even begun to show any s…