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ohwp··on Hello. I'm a compiler
"I can think of absolutely zero reason to write an entire program in x86 assembly,"

I can think of 2 reasons: study and fun.

ohwp··on Diablo in JavaScript
Fun fact: this just works in Opera
ohwp··on Opera moves to WebKit
"I don't know a single web dev who tests on Opera anymore."

Hi, I'm a dev who always develop for Opera. The reason: if it works in Opera it almost is working in all other browsers. And I ofcourse like Opera very much. I think it has one of the best interfaces and toolsets.

"They'll continue to be the browser that nobody cares about."

This is a very stupid statement. 300 million monthly users care about Opera. The HN "community" != the rest of the world.

ohwp··on Two Jokers Social Engineer their way into the Superbowl [video]
It has no benefit, it's just behavior. Maybe it has something to do with your blood pressure / flow that will make your nose itch?
ohwp··on Two Jokers Social Engineer their way into the Superbowl [video]
Your head is a remarkable steady tool. Check out some off road bike movies made with helmet cams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9f7Ab6_Ss
ohwp··on Two Jokers Social Engineer their way into the Superbowl [video]
When people get nervous they sometimes touch there nose. Security officers are trained to notice these things. So maybe you touched your nose or did some other simple thing that got noticed.

But there are also just random checks to make it very difficult to predict when or when not you are checked.

ohwp··on I'm Slowly Losing My Mind
This story reminds me of the story of Blender http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software) now one of the best 3D software packages available.
ohwp··on First impressions of Leap Motion
https://mobile.twitter.com/LeapMotion/status/299296469494681...

"we will announce a ship date later this month."

ohwp··on Employees leave managers, not companies
Once I was the only "indispensable" developer too. Also under a bad managing owner. When I left I offered to help in time of a crisis. Never heard of him again.

Ask yourself this: do you get paid for the risk of you leaving? And ask yourself this: can your family enjoy you when you feel bad?

ohwp··on HTML5 Game Development
I'm sorry to. You lost me.

Every time I see a "your broser is not supported" message I'm getting more angry. As a developer it's your job to make things work!

Yes, I'm using Opera and yes Opera only supports the standard. But common I checked it in other browsers and I can't see what's so special about the site that a "modern" browser is needed.

ohwp··on Facebook breaks logins
Or they just make everything lower- or uppercase before checking it against the encrypted version.
ohwp··on World trembles in confusion and/or fear at Iran's fiberglass airplane
Some funny things I noticed:

  It looks like they built in 2 or 3 car radio systems.
  When the pilot is sitting in his chair he can't reach the controls in front of him.
  The exhaust will melt the body.
  The canopy doesn't give a clear view.
ohwp··on World trembles in confusion and/or fear at Iran's fiberglass airplane
I think the second they launch it on top of an ICBM the hatch will break open...
ohwp··on Dell in $24 Billion Deal to Go Private
Well lets say a company is planning a big investment and suddenly stock value dropped like stone. I think that can be very dangerous because suddenly you have to rethink your strategy.
ohwp··on Dell in $24 Billion Deal to Go Private
I've been following Apple stock lately. To me It seems that stock has almost no relation with the company anymore. It's a game of buy and sell that is dangerous for a company. Apple lost a load of money within hours. I don't think there will ever be a company which is flexible enough to handle changes in value that fast.

So I think this is good for Dell. Breaking free of shareholders who just play the money game.

ohwp··on Hello Chrome, it’s Firefox calling
One year ago I've seen demo's with Opera Mobile 12 and WebRTC

Found this linke: http://weblog.bocoup.com/javascript-webrtc-opera-mobile-12/

ohwp··on Tomorrow’s world: A guide to the next 150 years
Although the list is nice I thinks it's a pity there isn't much out-of-the-box thinking in there. And maybe that's because it will be totally different from what we ever could imagine.

My grandma is 93 years old. I don't think anyone could ever imagine a wireless-telephone-phonograph-motionpicture-talktoeveryone-device around the time she was born.

ohwp··on Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
A small list:

  Dell Latitude ST Tablet
  Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate
  Microsoft Surface for Windows 8 Pro
  Acer Iconia Tab W700
ohwp··on Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
Posted this before: Apple is dead as in: http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html
ohwp··on Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
What are you talking about!? There are loads of 128GB tablets available on the market.

Edit: for more info check out Samsungs 128GB eMMC memory chip

ohwp··on John Carmack's Comment on Hardware Ray Tracing
I think path tracing is one of the most promising methods for realtime ray tracing.

Brigade is one example: http://igad.nhtv.nl/~bikker/ Here an in-game example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_DrgiwLABk

And a nice blog with posts about Brigade, Octane and others: http://raytracey.blogspot.nl/

ohwp··on Actual Facebook Graph Searches
This only shows a lot of people take data without context as "truth".

Example: I might work for a charity related to prostitutes. So ofcourse there is a possibility that I "like" something that has to do with prostitutes.

I think lack of context is what's most dangerous these days.

ohwp··on The sorry state of neighbourhood design in America: a mother writes
The book "A Pattern Language" describes a lot of these problems and solutions. Although its from 1977 I think its still valid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pattern_Language
ohwp··on Valve starts promoting Steam for Linux to Windows users
Unity made me switch to Xubuntu. It uses a lot less RAM to begin with.
ohwp··on Valve starts promoting Steam for Linux to Windows users
Also check MonoTouch and Monodevelop. Use C# and compile to Android and iOS.
ohwp··on The Serif Readability Myth
Well I always learned it was true for ink on paper. Ink on paper flows. Thats the reason they used serif fonts.

Related info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_trap

ohwp··on Behaviors That Destroy Your Financial Health
raise = working less

I went from 40 to 32 hours in the past years on different jobs when I got a raise. Sometimes I prefer free time over money.

ohwp··on White House raises petition signature threshold to 100K
Why not make it a percentage of the (qualified to vote) population?
ohwp··on Why Am I So Upset About Aaron Swartz's Suicide?
Today I had a strange thought: did Aaron kill himself because he thought it was the only solution to end the madness of the system?
ohwp··on Did porn warp me forever?
It's about the tone, not the critique.

What VigUi7vv8G2 is saying about dopamine might be correct but his tone is anti-social.

He could have left "Oh dear god." and "What the fuck? This is the dumbest thing I've read in a while." out of it and it would have been a perfect helpful response.

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