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beemoe··on Poll: Do you select text while reading?
Ah, I have been looking for this comment. Finally someone else who does this! It doesn't just show me where my current spot to start from is; it prevents me from wasting time re-reading any text that I have already read. Even though this is my most common method, I occasionally use the mouse cursor (without selecting) to keep my place instead, particularly at the bottom of a page where I can no longer scroll down.
beemoe··on Unity 4 is here
Also, there is a video of it being early pre-release demoed at the Unite 2012 conference: http://unity3d.com/unite/archive/2012
beemoe··on Unity 4 is here
Take this with a grain of salt, but I vaguely remember some moment when everyone was talking about the announced ability to export to Flash, and a question mentioning HTML 5 or WebGL came up: their (unofficial?) response was something along the lines that they would do whatever it takes to be on any platform they need to if there is demand. I feel they have proven that they really care about wide multi-platform availability, with efforts like their "Union" program and availability on console and mobile platforms. This recent move to support Linux shows that also. If WebGL proves itself to have a large critical mass of developers asking for it, I bet they will very very seriously try to do something. I can't speak to the difficulty of such a move, or compare the actual results of their Flash exporting efforts, but I don't doubt they would do it if it was reasonably possible and there was demand.
beemoe··on Ten Finger Touch Screen Keyboard
I find that using that two finger combination for backspace is tedious, particularly because there are no arrow keys to correct errors without repeatedly pressing backspace.

Speaking of "discouraging use of the arrow keys", Imagine using ASETNIOP with vim: Despite the combo probably being a disaster in many ways, vim's use of y and p might ease some of the copy/paste issues.

At least we(QWERTY, Dvorak, Colemak, and ASETNIOP EDIT: Not the french though...) can all agree on how to press the letter 'a' (and nearly 'm').

I would point anyone looking for the perfect non-chording keyboard to the kinesis advantage, regardless of your favorite layout. http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/advantage.htm

beemoe··on Why I Program in Erlang
It is no secret that BSGO(Battlestar Galactica Online) uses erlang for the game-servers. If you were talking about some other MMO I would be very interested to know.
beemoe··on Long range WiFi antenna from Illy coffee can
What does 802.11N change about any of this?

I made a double-long cantenna from some large spaghetti sauce cans years ago and it worked wonders. Then 802.11N became widespread and suddenly all the cards had multiple RPSMA connectors and antennae. Can anyone confirm how 802.11N has changed the recommended use patterns of can antennae? Should I have the same cantenna on each connector, or should they be different to provide differences in signal path for 802.11N magic to work? Could use of (well positioned, well made) can antennas actually make the performance worse than the stock 802.11N setup?

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