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Comment · 11 years ago
I remember playing this years ago and couldn't progress past the last few levels. Is there a cheat to skip levels or unlock them, I don't want to replay everything?

Nevermind... I just finished it.

The colors always bugged me, why does the color sometimes become black when I'm traveling towards it when it should become brighter? Perhaps because the game only simulates the frequency and we can only see a narrow spectra so it makes sense it is black on both ends.

Also the closing doors don't seem to work properly, or it is just my perception.

Comment · 11 years ago
Which definition is that?

You probably though of:

  array  == &array[0]
which is always true.

This:

  (void*)&array   == (void*)&array[0]
which simplifies to:

    (void*)&array   == (void*)array
is not.

C doesn't guarantee that the values of &array and array are the same. The types T( * )[ * ] and T* are not even compatible and those two pointers are allowed to have different sizes and representation.

Comment · 11 years ago
So you only have to visit a website and do nothing else? And probably assuming javascript is enabled.
Comment · 11 years ago
The difference is small if you take the whole trip into account. Assuming one stop, over 6 hours of total trip time, the difference become less than 5%.

I wonder how much a 10 minute stop charges a Tesla S. Probably a third. Once the superchargers become common enough, you can do several shorter stops instead.

Comment · 11 years ago
Can you elaborate?
Comment · 11 years ago
I can't wait for junkyard micro-satellites equipped with an ion thruster. They are launched in the hundreds at a time, each locates their specific target, attaches and start a slow descend to burn in the atmosphere. This process is done automatically over a time-frame of months, since ion thrusters work slowly, which is great for automation.
Comment · 11 years ago
U.S. House Armed Services Committee Hearings - Assuring Assured Access to Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ff_5jF_3QU&feature=youtu.be...

This isn't the talk by Gwynne mentioned in the article, however it is a government hearing that happened on the same day by the same person.

( Gotta love the title: AAA - Assuring Assured Access... )

Comment · 11 years ago
This only works assuming you can't hack the game itself, publicize the solution, or pay someone to do it for you.
Comment · 11 years ago
3.5$ per user(!, or should I say a fan ) is significantly more than just negligible compared with fractions of a cent for every user.

It is also more correct, your subscription is distributed to artists whose music you actually listened to. It repeat listens are accounted for, then it would be even more fair, since you usually listen more to your favorite artists.

Currently the distribution just isn't correct. This is probably because of technical reasons.

Comment · 11 years ago
Ebbv might be referring to problems with orbital precession, which was explained completely by general relativity.
Comment · 11 years ago
char* * argv is NULL terminated, my mistake I though you were referring to that type in general.
Comment · 11 years ago
What about password website leaks? Surely that is not my fault.

Technically that is also the human element but I think you are talking specifically about users.

Comment · 11 years ago
They claim physical access for "hacking" is required, but that is not true. As long as you have a root access on a device you can do anything from anywhere. I don't see how this replaces or improves passwords from this perspective. Yes it is easier for the user, since they don't have to remember the password, but everything else stays the same.

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