Dusty Chalk

That sounds like it's coming from someone who has a natural inclination to program. And to someone like that, yes, it'd be straightforward, but I've met too many people who do not to believe this to always be the case. Some very bright people, too, it's not just lay-people. The way I word it is, one must be able to "think like a computer"...which will really only make sense to people to whom it will already make sense, so it's not very helpful.

What rock have I been under? Somehow I missed that tidbit. Until now, that is.

My hold is still there, but it hasn't been finalized, and I never got an email. I haven't received any packages yet, as of yesterday, but that just may have been too soon.

But it doesn't make sense to use it in all cases. Parallel GPU's are even more specialized hardware than multiple cores.

Wait, it's multi-tasking?!?!? My interest in it just shot up a notch.

Why does this sound like a British movie I've seen? Is the show based on the movie? Loosely? (Like "Big Fat Greek Marriage" was loosely based on "Big Fat Greek Wedding".) I don't remember the husband dying in the movie, but the rest sounds...similar. Or is it just such a good premise that they reused it for the show? Trying to remember the name of the movie. Woman was a botanist. Inadvertantly helps some guys grow the plants well, out of sheer "this is what I do"-ness. Anyone? EDIT: Looks like it might be Saving Grace.

No prior programming experience? None, whatsoever? I have a feeling it'll be an exercise in futility. I'm not sure what to tell people like that. I mean, how much inclination does this person have to program anyway? If they're pretty good programmers who just haven't started programming yet (I.E. all potential), then yeah, maybe. The IDE is really good, one of the best I've seen. Show me a sample of their pseudo-code, then I'll tell you.

Looks like the unlock is on Friday...? Looks like the jailbreak is going to be right on top of the 3.0 release. link

Different analog output stages?

x2 -- congratulations on "elevated from homelessness" status!

The look isn't that different. Maybe "Apollo Mk 2" == "Isis"?

This is really important -- I was listening to a Xiang Sheng amp, and really liked the punchiness of the sound. Figured out later that it was distorting, so indirectly compressing. Of course, once I heard it, decided I didn't like it so much, but I need to learn how to listen for it critically.

Is Nurse Jackie any good? For some reason, that exchange they show in the preview in the theaters is one of the funniest things to me: Woman: (babbling) Jackie: Can I ask you a question? Woman: Yes. Jackie: Shut up.

Hawt pictures. And that also means you don't need to swap out your supertweeter cables every time you listen to a different type of source, right? Double-plus-sweet!

No! You must DIY your own enclosure. Out of spare hangers, sawdust, and duct tape!

Cool. I dug Bad Plus, I'll check these guys out.

I finally got those mics and preamp I ordered from Church Audio months ago, today!

(pointing at the wall) "Hey, look, it's a wall socket." (person who doesn't see the image) "Yeah, so?"

Home, do-yourself detailing kit -- I'm gonna have me a racing stripe!

shaizada -- you don't fool around, do you?

Sounds like you're golden, grampa!

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I think they should carefully measure where they go, and install a hidden 3d image as a stereogram.

Doesn't strike me as particularly green -- not just for the blatant electricity consumerism inherent in the design, but also because outlets "breathe" more than solid wall.

Lose.