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dmaz

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    Comment #25836800

    Reading the complaint, it's clear their focus is not on generic tracker source code but on copyrighted file metadata being preloaded into the tracker source code: > The identified …

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    Comment #11135756

    Replacing https with http worked for me: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=145590012904434&w=2

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    Comment #10087267

    > Builds in Go 1.5 will be slower by a factor of about two. https://golang.org/doc/go1.5#performance

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    Comment #9462229

    That is misleading, the language was invented at ITT. http://www.itt-tech.edu/campus/courses.cfm?prog_id=5274

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    Comment #9305581

    Japan does not use street-based addressing: http://www.planettokyo.com/trip-planning/getting-around/the-...

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    Comment #9286647

    To update that number, the new turbocharged engines required in Formula 1 since 2014 are much quieter (to some fans' dismay), maxing out around 100 dB. http://www.marca.com/2014/01…

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    Comment #8764411

    Protected by the First Amendment - http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014...

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    Comment #8736034

    This is a larger factor for me than is given weight by car reviewers (with the exception of Consumer Reports' negative reviews of Ford SYNC). Knowing how much better car interfaces…

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    Comment #7911224

    Response: http://files.redskins.com/pdf/Statement-by-Bob-Raskopf-Trade...

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    Comment #6279037

    Excellent! I had this same idea in 2011, kudos on the execution! The size difference between animated GIF and actual video codecs is vast and the idea seemed obvious. I made a quic…

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    Comment #4565427

    It also prints to the log upon starting a 32-bit server.

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    Comment #4157312

    For Linux the script is doing "if chrome, else if firefox". Better to use xdg-open.

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    Comment #4105623

    Skimming through the page, Amazon is going for a landgrab too with 76 gTLDs. Interesting to see how the major web player prioritized this. Microsoft went for 11 highly relevant gTL…

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    Comment #4061501

    Go can be debugged with gdb > 7.1 and is profiled with pprof.

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    Comment #4055364

    Go if possible, C++ otherwise.

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    Comment #4054689

    Sure, goto was abused, but it's no worse than (or even better than) using continuations or using break and continue.

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    Comment #4051445

    I do like Python but haven't used it for anything more than a few thousand lines. The dynamic nature puts many errors into the runtime stage and increases verification complexity. …

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    Comment #3842392

    Posted at the top of the scoreboard. The FAQ pointed to this for advancement.

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    Comment #3842307

    Lua for A&B, Go for C. Looking at go-hero.net, it's interesting how the successful, popular languages in the past compare against the TIOBE index; what people want to use versus wh…

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    Comment #3581097

    It's excusable to mistake that post for spam. No paragraphs, repetition, generic audience, then ends with a speculation.

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    Comment #3418478

    Google had a similar, but more widespread paid referral program for Firefox with Google Toolbar for a few years. http://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ct...

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    Comment #3284349

    The article is lacking, but keep in mind the publication is Businessweek; the focus is not so much on the technology. The government contracting market is open for disruption, Karp…