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Cool! Thanks for that Already using it to track whenever a couple stores here in Japan put the Nintendo Switch back in inventory or lottery sale

Some weeks ago someone posted a very useful interactive demo of a bloom filter (implemented in js) that you might want to play with after reading this article: https://www.jasondav…

I guess this announcement from VW got fast-tracked now that China is about to announce a ban on gas-powered vehicles China, in turn probably wants to go forward with that not for e…

Oh... yep I'm not American But I am afraid I knew the term.. and I completely missed it And this gentlemen is how you start getting old...

The coordinates you posted point to the sea off the coast of Cote d'Ivoire... The actual coordinates are these: 17.9447247, -90.1666302 And by the way, I also noticed that no news …

And there seems to be a town nearby. I think they are so busted on this one. They probably even have souvenirs and guided tours in place.

ah yes! :) Sounds like it was you. Oh by the way. I think I had 2 players and you had one because you could have hit your other one since the beginning. After you hit one of mine, …

Just played this and it is great. However the other player (in the chat) was saying that he could not fire sometimes. And later on I was also unable to both post messages and to us…

Software engineer here living in Japan for about the same time as the author, and with almost the same work experience. This article totally nails it. I have bookmarked this so tha…

Yes, quite open for -skilled- workers and even more open to students. I emphasize the "skilled" part because trust me, you don't want to come all the way here to engage in low-skil…

Immigration "would be" the best solution but we are talking about Japan in here. Not an "immigrant friendly" country like Canada, Australia or the US. Simply put... Japan is "aller…

I'd like to comment too, but the game doesn't show up in the Japanese AppStore. Please make it available worldwide (even if they are not localized). Developers: You are all losing …

So in the long term, how exactly will this be different from http://www.topcoder.com/ ? Just wondering... I signed up already anyway.

It's all very well deserved Ron, your app in fact demystified to me how to actually play the piano. Not to mention that my toddler loves it. Greetings from Kyoto ;)

Precisely. I see no point in teaching them in anything but English. They're children, if they don't know it, they will learn fast. In fact, teaching them in any other language woul…

Well I guess I might as well just order a new 512 with element14 (I wish I knew about those guys). Mine didn't ship at all with RS Components (+4 months waiting) then I complain on…

Great way to make the prices clear. 15% more for Japan, I think it's time to move my things back to US East (Virginia) and make some savings. It had some pricing on S3 but I think …

I second that. I would like to see what that TED talk has to say about keeping humans employed in something for as long as possible. I want to think software engineering/programmin…

The email that did get me to start using Flightfox was another one sent to you a few days later after you had signed up, looked around, but didn't end-up launching any contest. In …

The spice must flow

Yep. We all did. Hence the "[sic]" used by some commenters in here when quoting the author -> "Competant [sic] developers, even those..." On the other hand. What would be the diffe…

Who would've thought. Ironically, flying economy might someday save your life (if Economy Class Syndrome doesn't kill your first that is).

whoa! why the 3 point down voting? I live here in Japan. Is it wrong to be depressed about this law too?

And so it begins...