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arjn··on A Visual Expedition Inside the Linux File Systems
It looks interesting but I just skimmed over it. Not sure how useful the info will be.

I'll definitely have a more detailed look later.

Thanks for posting.

arjn··on A Visual Expedition Inside the Linux File Systems
There is a document on CPU memory by Ulrich Drepper :

http://www.akkadia.org/drepper/cpumemory.pdf

Also see other articles by Ulrich.

arjn··on “Learning to Read” excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X
This statement is completely false and intellectually dishonest. It doesn't stand up to even cursory scrutiny.

Do you think black people only exist in the US ?

Do you think racism does not exist in other countries and regions where the affected groups are neither black nor white ?

Have you never heard of ethnic/racist conflict between groups in Africa and South/Southeast Asia ?

Are your blinders so thick and US-centric that you cannot see anything else ?

arjn··on Python bumps off Java as top learning language
Does not really surprise me. I coded in Java for several years before moving to Python (an now Python+Go)
arjn··on IBM announces $3B research initiative
Intel is the big player in that space.
arjn··on Launching Mathematica 10
Sounds like a hashtable ... is that what made you laugh ?
arjn··on Retirement of Prof. Andy Tanenbaum
I have two of his books on my shelf right now, I can see them from where I sit. Thanks Prof Tanenbaum !
arjn··on The Water-Repelling Surface That Lives Outside My Window
Very nice article, fun and informative.

There are several products that can coat materials to make them hydrophobic. "Neverwet" and "Ultra-Ever Dry" are two. Check out their videos on youtube.

arjn··on The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
Its literally every one of the the large religions.
arjn··on The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
ok, so that implies that all religions were once cults , no ?

So in effect, there is no fundamental difference.

arjn··on The Man Who Saves You from Yourself (2013)
So here is a question :

What is the difference between a cult and an established religion ?

Is it the size of the following ?

Is it the time of origin, i.e. recent vs long ago ?

Is it the number of followers ?

Or is it some combination of the above, or something else altogether ?

arjn··on Nod - Touchless Interaction
I'll stick with a wireless mouse and keyboard for now. The device in the video looked incredibly painful to use. Strange how the producers did not see that.

IMO This is not a solution to anything.

arjn··on Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
True but thats most likely because they were/are highly isolated from other groups.
arjn··on Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
Longer actually.
arjn··on Where have you gone, Peter Norton?
Hey! .... me too. I learnt a lot from his book -Inside the PC, which I think I bought by chance.
arjn··on US immigration didn't allow us to build a team here, so we built one in Colombia
Thats funny. I'm an H1B and am definitely not cheaper than my US counterparts. So don't generalize.
arjn··on Python 3 can revive Python
I see what you did there :-)
arjn··on Professors' super waterproof surfaces cause water to bounce like a ball
interesting. I wonder if we could have a fabric woven with the little structures built into the weave. Then we may have super water repellent raincoats and coverings (that do not require sprays) .
arjn··on Don't mess with Newegg
Newegg is my hero!
arjn··on I'm About as Good as Dead: The End of Xah Lee
What about an Indiegogo campaign to help this guy out ?
arjn··on Deep Intellect: Inside the mind of the octopus
Right. Also crows have been seen to use tools. I found that more surprising than chimpanzees using tools.
arjn··on Apple set to get Beats in $3.2B deal
I dont understand this. I've never even heard of "Beats" before today. Does apple know something I dont ?
arjn··on Head injury causes savant syndrome
I hate to be that person but I'm somewhat skeptical.

Would it be possible for you to arrange a Reddit AmA or similar event with these two people ?

Also, have either of these people you know been examined by scientists/doctors ?

arjn··on Amazon Snags Older HBO Shows For Web Streaming
This is a very big deal for me. I've had Netflix, Amazon and Hulu streaming via my Roku for over 2 years now but no HBO. I use comcast for internet but no TV so the Roku HBO app would not work.
arjn··on Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
Fixing up is part of the fun.
arjn··on Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
Nice!. I've been wanting to visit Alaska for a while. Mainly to get away from the daily grind and constant hustle-bustle of my busy life.
arjn··on Show HN: Our weekend project – PaperSync, notebook scanning as a service
Right. I was about to point out the same thing. This service already exists and they are in production (I think).
arjn··on Powdered Alcohol
What ? Are you serious or is this some kind of joke that I'm missing.

"dehydrated water" !!

arjn··on Crate.io – Big Data SQL in real time
Isn't this very similar to Apache Cassandra ? Perhaps with management-automation included.
arjn··on Jonathan Corbet, LWN editor-in-chief, has cancer
Damn cancer!

All the best to Jonathan, I hope he gets over it soon.

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