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turtlepower··on How far can you overhang blocks?
Correct.
turtlepower··on Please use git pull --rebase
In this case I'd like to be able to revert the merge.
turtlepower··on Introducing Adobe Blank
The terrible kerning makes this font barely readable.
turtlepower··on GCC 4.8 release
They had me at -Og.
turtlepower··on Could the ancient Romans have built a digital computer?
They could do what modern computers do and apply error correction codes. I mean if we're already teleporting knowledge into the past we might as well go all the way.
turtlepower··on Bitcoin reaches an all-time trading high of over $33
And yet 99% of bitcoins in circulation have traces of cocaine on them.
turtlepower··on The Star Wars Route: Do a traceroute to 216.81.59.173
On MIT campus you can tell which building you're in by your IP...
turtlepower··on Coursera's Functional Programming - Cheating Discovered
You also need to manage false positives almost perfectly, as you're going to try to ruin someone's professional credibility.
turtlepower··on Keccak wins the SHA-3 competition
It's pronounced "shah three."
turtlepower··on A 12pt Font Should Be The Same Size Everywhere
There are several slight distinctions to be made there. A keynote/powerpoint presentation is typically displayed as though on a piece of paper (A4, say), and thus of course type should be rendered proportionate to the virtual piece of paper, no matter the display. The post is referring mostly to HTML sizes.

The second distinction is that a projector or video monitor should duplicate the master screen, and indeed for a projector you have no idea how big the final screen is, and can change its size by moving the projector around. Video projections, similar to paper, are a proportionate medium.

Not making these distinctions is definitely an oversight of the linked article. His major point is well illustrated in his example picture, where "5 inches" has been displayed with varying degrees of accuracy, but it's clear all the monitors are trying to display something _close_ to 5 inches. Not getting it exact (±½ pixel) is a failure.