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I believe "You cant ell" was meant to be "You can tell", not "You can't tell", and that you agree with each other.

None of your examples are very good examples of "literature" as it's usually understood - in everyday use, the term by itself denotes prose fiction (and often excepting pulp novels…

Once you're done coding, the code will be completed. That's all there is to it.

After two years (IIRC) on a 457, you can apply for a permanent visa, and that's also easier - and more expensive, of course - with a nominating employer. At least at the moment, th…

There aren't any. People use the words "biased" and "unbiased" mainly to express degrees of agreement. Everyone's view is fair and balanced in their own eyes.

The dev kit isn't just an SDK - like console dev kits, it includes the hardware. Giving them away to anyone who says "yeah, I'll totally make software for that" doesn't sound like …

There's no such thing as "intuitive", there's only what you've become used to. All the things that annoy you are "intuitive" to me. You could probably code a maximizing script in A…

When I'm on Windows, I frequently miss the instant side-by-side folder comparisons and the ability to select files in multiple folders simultaneously. Like everything else, it's a …

I use both myself, depending on whether I'm using the mouse or a terminal, i.e. I "open a folder" but "list a directory". I've heard others do the same.

Push harder for what, exactly? In my experience, the best game developers are primarily motivated by their desire to create awesome games and their motivation level is already maxe…

Surely you don't need expiry to be accurate to the second. Also, most people in the world have no idea where "EST" is (or even what it means). Why not just say "The link is valid u…

Many a brain have pondered the same question since the beginning of time. For instance, you can meditate over the following koan: ----- The venerable master Qc Na was walking with …

No. Like in English, it's "Gräset är alltid grönare på andra sidan"/"the grass is always greener on the other side". You should interpret it as "the grass on the other side always …

It, and "Through the Looking-glass", are very good books on programming for programmers, too. If you haven't read them since you were liddle, you're missing out.

Two factors I can think of: First, price has less to do with production cost than with the perceived value of the product. The value of the Kindle version is increased by the utili…

John Cage's 4'33", on repeat.