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musashibaka

66 karma · joined May 8, 2012

I am a programming language agnostic, a all around geek, and lifetime autodidact.

Interesting in reading more of my blathering, follow me on twitter @anwarruff

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musashibaka··on Is Google building a hulking floating data center in SF Bay?
So it appears as though Google is looking towards a future where they are an independent country, or at the very least free from regulation, visa-a-vis Seasteading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasteading

musashibaka··on Introducing Android Studio
I would not be surprised if Google now acquires Jetbrains.
musashibaka··on In 2005 Motorola Tried to Sue Me For Unlocking Phones
Another way people can fight this is to not buy locked phones with such restrictions placed on them.
musashibaka··on LG’s Nexus 4 Finally Returns To The U.S. Google Play Store
At long last... A month late is better than two or three I suppose.
musashibaka··on GNU Guile 2.0.7 released
I wonder why Guile isn't on Github's list of programming languages...
musashibaka··on John Carmack discusses the art and science of software engineering
I would suggest watching his entire talk on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt-iVFxgFWk
musashibaka··on Typing Practice for Programmers
It would be an added bonus if there were an illustration of a hand highlighting which fingers should be used with which keys at the bottom. Similar to http://www.typingweb.com/. I get allot of practice typing my own source, but what I am currently working on is making sure I am using the right fingers for numbers, symbols, and punctuation.
musashibaka··on Hack a Standing Desk from IKEA
The most effective hack is to just step away from the computer for an hour or two. Go for a walk, run, hell take up a martial art or two and meet people outside of you usual circle of friends while being physically active. Now that's a hack!
musashibaka··on What PHP 5.5 might look like
17 years old and a PHP Internals tinkerer...

Awesome work Nikita, keep it up!

musashibaka··on GitHub Android App Released
Lately I have been finding myself surfing github just to read other folks source. I just downloaded the app. Unfortunately it doesn't currently display source... Bummer.
musashibaka··on Peter Norvig's TED talk reflecting on the online AI course
I signed up for this online course and it was great! I unfortunately didn't make it through the entire class -- work deadline hit hard during mid-terms. But, I would definitely love to sign-up and finish the course if and when it is offered again. Even now I still find myself going over new chapters in the text on my own -- good stuff.
musashibaka··on C Function Arguments
Nice tutorial. Ziviani also has other nice brain dumps (tutorials) on his site as well.. Like how to create an apache Module -- image refs are dead though...
musashibaka··on Google Open Sources Collaborative IDE
I was really excited to look at the new collaborative IDE, unfortunately the requested link returned a 404 error. Bummer...
musashibaka··on So You Want to Be a Security Expert
This is a good article, with links to good resources for those interested in security. One good place to learn is IRC. I must say though that a better title would have been, "So, you want to get into Computer Security..."
musashibaka··on Single Dad Building Sequel To “Jetpack” Video Game He Built As A Teenager
I am personally glad that techcrunch chose to highlight the fact that Adam is a single dad. Often in our industry we glorify and highlight the college lifestyle of a bro-grammer. It is refreshing to read the experiences of a developer that has a life outside the domain of software development, and discusses their attempt to be creative, perform, and possibly innovate. This I think is a healthier approach for a population that will ultimately age, marry, and possibly have children. A population that, as they age, will ultimately struggle to further realize a desire to stay creative, productive, and relative in youth centric world without forgoing a healthy family life-balance.
musashibaka··on On Naming Apps
I can't say that I am surprised. People generally like catchy names. I mean, who likes to look like an idiot trying to pronounce their favorite app?

"Yea man, you have got to try this new app called budgerigar!"

Sure...

musashibaka··on Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning talk about Airtime [video]
Looks like chat roulette with added social networking features.