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  1. Re:Why not C on Client-side Web REPL For 15+ Languages · · Score: 2

    A few notes on this. We're using Emscripten to compile interpreters written in C to LLVM bytecode then to JavaScript. Emscripten supports both static and dynamic library loading by compiling the libraries to JavaScript. The Python standard library on repl.it, for example, loads dynamic libraries, so it's definitely doable. Performance is of course not amazing, but for a REPL, it's certainly good enough.

  2. Re:Source code? on Python Fiddle, an IDE That Runs In Your Browser · · Score: 2

    This is using my Empythoned build, which is CPython compiled using Emscripten. The version up on the repository is a little outdated, and the one the PythonFiddle guys are using is even older, which is why a lot of the standard library doesn't work on theirs.

  3. Re:Simulation? on The Role of Video Game Immersion · · Score: 1

    You need a round of Pathologic. It addresses every concern you've mentioned there, at the expense of being unapproachable even by most "hardcore" gamers' standards.

  4. Re:Get rid of religion on How US Schools' Culture Stifles Math Achievement · · Score: 1

    Actually, part of the reason that I LOVE math is because of my religion. I am amazed by the way God set up math, and believe, in the words of Galileo, that "Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe."

    it w, it was actually LISP and PERL.

  5. FF2 slimmer than IE7?! on Firefox 3 May Be More Memory Efficient Than Either IE or Opera · · Score: 1

    While it's all good and great for FF3, that graph shows FF2 using less memory than IE7, and that, with all due respect, is bullshit.

  6. Re:It's *MUCH* faster than that on Half-Petaflop Supercomputer Deployed In Austin · · Score: 2, Insightful
    A loop where the counter can overflow is by definition not infinite. Here's an actual infinite loop for you to try:

    while (true) {
    //Do nothing
    }
    Call me back when your computer finishes this one.
  7. Re:"standards mode" = web-kit? on IE 8 Passes Acid2 Test · · Score: 1

    For designers, it doesn't matter if they ripped off web-kit or even Gecko. As long as there's support for standards, coding a web interface becomes less of a hassle.

  8. Re:i think its clear on Where Do the Laws of Nature Come From? · · Score: 1

    No, it all goes back to Narrativium.

  9. Re:Alternate universes on Where Do the Laws of Nature Come From? · · Score: 1

    That would raise too many alarms. Better just EMPTY it, though as long as the admin isn't a moron, we won't have anything but SELECT privileges.

  10. Re:op ed on Ms Windows "security" or rather the la on Microsoft Disses Windows to Sell More Windows · · Score: 1

    Too bad there's no -1 Delusion or at the very least -1 Wrong. Really, what the hell are you talking about? A Windows installation has no, zero, nil advertisement venues. Anything you see on the internet is served by a browser, not an OS. As for what you're implying in the second part of your post, that has more in common with the Illuminati than anything worth discussing on /..

  11. Re:your patents revoked == you can't file patents on Amazon Gift Ordering Patent Revoked In EU · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Patents are [i]supposed[/i] to make people innovate. Spot the difference.

  12. Surprize! on Vista Sales Rate Fell Last Quarter · · Score: 1

    Half a year passes after an OS release and the sales are decreasing. Unimaginable!

  13. Re:Not actually squatting on IFPI Domain Dispute Likely to Go To Court · · Score: 1

    Quite the opposite, actually. There's a clear link that says "PIRATEBAY.ORG" in the footer of ifpi.com.

  14. Re:Snazzy effects on Ubuntu's Power Consumption Tested · · Score: 1

    Hold Ctrl, scroll the mouse wheel to resize icons. Just like what you'd do in most browsers.

  15. Re:A little too specific... on IBM, Linden Labs Call For Portable Avatars · · Score: 1

    COLLADA and DDS is enough for most asset exchanges. It's the fitting that's the problem.

  16. Re:Lesson on GameStop Manager Suspended After "Games for Grades" · · Score: 1
    I'm afraid "being a better person" isn't going to fly with today's kids - it's too general and does not set the kid up for a specific goal.

    Denying kids games doesn't change anything. You want them watching TV instead?
    Denying anything to a kid provides an incentive for them to go out and improve to get what they want. Games are quite a good drive, I would think.