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balakc

2 karma · joined December 26, 2010

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/balac; my proof: https://keybase.io/balac/sigs/7mirsL8GNubXlvFsPEiJD6lKDZhq2zXvDtqrwv0AbLA ]
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balakc··on Nota is a language for writing documents, like academic papers and blog posts
Looks quite nice!

While LaTeX is cool, and I use it extensively, I personally feel that it has not adapted quickly to various use cases. It is not _easy_ to compile into different formats for consumption, and sometimes the layout issues are quite hard to debug. Efforts such as these, even if they do not take off, might give the LaTeX community enough to think about what to focus on for improvement...

balakc··on 15-line hash table in C
Every time a lookup is performed, isn't it linearly looking through the table to find that key... That doesn't sound like a hash! Maybe am missing something here.
balakc··on Samsung Galaxy S II Trumps iPhone 4S
ultimately the number of units actually sold to customers should speak for the best phone :p
balakc··on My Summer at an Indian Call Center
I'd be happy if such outsourcing jobs stop flourishing in India. By cutting the amount of easy options to make money, it will motivate/challenge students to do well and aim for a much better career.
balakc··on Unannounced Facebook feature uncovered
FB giving Google a run for its money
balakc··on Day in the life of a Googler (Matt Welsh)
only a percent believable! But nicely written :)