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> The hardware is lustworthy

what part? I have a 1440x1080 ereader retailing at $170.

acc01on Sony Digital Paper e-ink PDF tablet for notes and forms

Previously: http://www.asus.com/Eee_Family/Eee_Note_EA800/

acc01on Announcing the C++ FAQ

An essential companion to the consolidated C++ FAQ is the indispensable C++ FQA.

http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/

acc01on An Introduction to x86_64 Assembly Language

> anyone know of a mirror?

http://siyobik.info.gf/main/reference/

acc01on The New Razer Blade

These seem to fit your description pretty well: http://www.asus.com/zenbook/ .

acc01on Postfix Code Completion in IntelliJ IDEA 13.1

It's amazing what hoops people are keen to jump through so they don't have to program in Forth.

acc01on Simple 8-bit Assembler Simulator in Javascript

This is not an assembler simulator (i'd enjoy having one, though), it's a 8-bit computer simulator that includes an assembler.

acc01on Tell HN: Ask Golang is my vacation project

http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html

(aside: how is GoF "high-level/architecture/design"? it is just a collection of tricks for overcoming language inexpressiveness)

acc01on Firefox OS: System wide orientation lock in 45LOC

The one with icons you use to start programs. Probably "main menu."

acc01on Firefox OS: System wide orientation lock in 45LOC

Off-topic, but I always wondered why both on iOS and Android some built-in applications (notably program selection screen) are always portrait-locked?

As a Nokia E70 (Symbian) user, this always buggers me. What if I want to search for something (and for that, use the long-edge keyboard)?

What is the rationale here?

acc01on User-triggerable NULL pointer dereference

Is this a new kind of viral adverts for Coverity?

acc01on Do Devs Need Custom Linux Laptops? Dell Thinks So

Remember we are talking about "power user" hardware, or something like that. Of course I'm going to install the O/S of my choice on my work laptop.

acc01on Do Devs Need Custom Linux Laptops? Dell Thinks So

You've probably misread "going to use" as "heard of."

acc01on Do Devs Need Custom Linux Laptops? Dell Thinks So

If by "custom" you mean rebranded consumer hardware coming with some Linux distribution I'm never going to use preinstalled, the answer is likely to be "no."

Clarification added later that I never anticipated to be needed: my point here is that there are more significant departures from mainstream needed to call something a "custom Linux laptop for developers": most likely, significant hardware changes.