why canonical created mir

https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13nxl4xepf5wppwa04cexyr0q35chahgzk0k

This is an excellent outline of how inexperienced the mir developers are, and how mir is (therefore, probably) a bad idea. Justifications go from the outright daft (didn't want to write tests) to the poorly-justified (eg the requirement for server-side buffers stated with no reasoning, let alone any evidence that alternatives, or an implementation in Weston, had been seriously considered). NIH at its finest.

nonbeard 2013-03-12 13:54:21

Flarf

http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/bernstein/syllabi/readings/flarf.html

Yeah, mm-hmm, it's true big birds make big doo!

nonbeard 2013-03-10 21:09:49

Finnish slang

http://www.alternative-dictionaries.net/dictionary/Finnish/1.html

Oh spring of cunts and cold spell of pricks!

nonbeard 2013-03-10 18:42:09

woz on moderation

http://yeonhoyoon.tumblr.com/post/44682321591/letter-from-steve-wozniak-to-a-high-school-student-in
nonbeard 2013-03-10 18:42:08

Home Page - PhytoTechnology

http://www.phytotechlab.com/

Ships to residential (but in the US)

nonbeard 2013-03-08 19:34:48

Integrated DNA Technologies - Home

http://eu.idtdna.com/site

primers

nonbeard 2013-03-08 19:29:48

ValueGene

http://www.valuegene.com/

primers

nonbeard 2013-03-08 19:29:39

Open Biotechnology - Making biotech open source and tearing down barriers to science

http://www.openbiotech.com/

DIY Taq?

nonbeard 2013-03-08 19:28:28

Meetings - The Open Source Brain repository - Open Source Brain

http://www.opensourcebrain.org/projects/osb/wiki/Meetings
nonbeard 2013-03-08 14:51:09

List of sexually active popes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

My god but do I love Wikipedia.

nonbeard 2013-02-26 00:39:59

Freeman on the land - RationalWiki

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Freeman_on_the_land

warrrgarbl via bryn

nonbeard 2013-02-20 11:32:59

With evolved brains, robots creep closer to animal-like learning | KurzweilAI

http://www.kurzweilai.net/with-evolved-brains-robots-creep-closer-to-animal-like-learning

I love watching virtual things evolve. This group then put their code inside a real robot, which is super cool -- but it needs stickier feet!

nonbeard 2013-02-17 22:22:04

An introduction to biocomputing

http://www2.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~thalheim/biocomputing.pdf

via diybio list

nonbeard 2013-02-06 12:13:24

Full, uncensored interview with the hatchet wielding Hitchhiker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfBGdZoR_0
nonbeard 2013-02-03 22:26:57

Linguistic competence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Chomsky: "Linguistic theory is concerned primarily with an ideal speaker-listener, in a completely homogeneous speech-community, who knows its language perfectly..." Reminds me of the spherical horses moving in simple harmonic motion

nonbeard 2013-01-28 16:30:52

Status-Q » Blog Archive » King and Queen

http://www.statusq.org/archives/2013/01/18/4761/

The weather this morning, as photographed by someone good.

nonbeard 2013-01-18 21:26:31

Why you shouldn't do what Aaron did | Hacker News

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5048132

I'm not suicidal but the discussion and talk of CBT is interesting.

nonbeard 2013-01-12 19:00:00

How to create missing subversion tmp files

http://railsquestions.blogspot.co.uk/2008/06/how-to-create-missing-subversion-tmp.html

It's 2013, and software still gives errors like this: $ svn update Your '.svn/tmp' directory may be missing or corrupt; run 'svn cleanup' and try again. $ svn cleanup Your '.svn/tmp' directory may be missing or corrupt; run 'svn cleanup' and try again. "Fiiish!" "Today's fish is Trout a la Creme. Enjoy your meal!"

nonbeard 2013-01-10 11:13:38

Piano teacher?

http://www.reddit.com/r/cambridge/comments/164nz5/piano_teacher/
nonbeard 2013-01-08 01:03:08

YotaPhone: A New Archetype

http://www.yotaphone.com/

LCD on the front, e-ink on the back. Kind of like the mullet

nonbeard 2013-01-06 12:09:09

FAILURE NOTICE by Aaron Stern

http://www.swinkmag.com/archive/aaronstern.html

Hi alexj@hottype.com. This is the automated qmail-send program [68.142.199.112], at yahoo.com. Okay, so maybe I haven’t been completely upfront with you here. It isn’t just your address that is unresolvable. If only it were that simple. It’s just that joan@pja.com is looking for somebody with certain core attributes.

nonbeard 2013-01-05 21:58:43

Please explain Support Vector Machines (SVM) like I am a 5 year old.

http://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/15zrpp/please_explain_support_vector_machines_svm_like_i/
nonbeard 2013-01-05 11:52:35

What is it about the Leopard's pattern that makes it appear on Leopards and on Leopard Whiprays? [photos inside]

http://www.cems.uvm.edu/~dbentil/leopard_spots.pdf
nonbeard 2013-01-03 00:03:14

Bigger Than You Think

https://dl.dropbox.com/sh/6p2jrvvcchkrimm/PTqcCMH2aN/play.html

Italo Calvino + xkcd + interactive fiction? Awesome! Edit: Zarf has revealed himself as the author. Figures (as it's excellent).

nonbeard 2012-12-30 18:21:22

Language Log » Prestigious nonsense, tendentious frames

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4392

"In those disciplines where most researchers do not master mathematics, the use of mathematics may be held in too much awe." Also has an amazing quote by Yeats

nonbeard 2012-12-30 14:48:16

I wish Jackson hadn’t ruined Galadriel’s speech | The Reinvigorated Programmer

http://reprog.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/i-wish-jackson-hadnt-ruined-galadriels-speech/

Easily my least-favourite part of the trilogy.

nonbeard 2012-12-30 00:39:28

Commas & Dots » Blog Archive » The Salad 10 Principle

http://commasanddots.com/2012/09/16/the-salad-10-principle/

In which preparing a tasty salad (or getting dressed, or making soup) is reduced to its fundamental numerical roots. Thanks suzysiu

nonbeard 2012-12-30 00:07:50

How to build a cross compiler for your Raspberry Pi | Chris's Digital Realm

http://www.bootc.net/archives/2012/05/26/how-to-build-a-cross-compiler-for-your-raspberry-pi/

Q: How do you make a cross compiler? A (1): Kick it in the teeth. A (2): I take issue with the question. Crosstool makes cross users. Hence the name. A (3) : Kick yourself in the teeth and attempt to use Crosstool.

nonbeard 2012-12-29 20:45:46

XNA-UK: Randomchaos Archive: 2D Crepuscular (God) Rays

http://xnauk-randomchaosblogarchive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/2d-crepuscular-god-rays.html

Cool.

nonbeard 2012-12-29 15:34:12

Writing Vim Plugins / Steve Losh

http://stevelosh.com/blog/2011/09/writing-vim-plugins/

Useful.

nonbeard 2012-12-28 00:45:35

Ommatidia › Alaric

http://www.ommatidia.org/2007/11/30/alaric/

“Let me guess,” says Alaric, “goths?” “Visigoths, actually,” says Hiram.

nonbeard 2012-12-26 16:37:38

javascript - closure inside a for loop - callback with loop variable as parameter - Stack Overflow

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6978911/closure-inside-a-for-loop-callback-with-loop-variable-as-parameter

JavaScript really blows. Python / Ruby creates a new scope. Clang blocks let you choose. JavaScript does the least useful thing by default.

nonbeard 2012-12-22 19:37:08

List of German scientists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

HN commenter on choosing names for projects: "I always start with a code name. And for the longest time I've been using the names of foreign scientists." Also, "List of German Scientists". Wikipedia, you're all trendy *and* you ask for money all the time. I want to hate you, but you're just so sexy.

nonbeard 2012-12-20 21:32:13

A very psychological chocolate « Mind Hacks

http://mindhacks.com/2012/12/15/a-very-psychological-chocolate/

Interesting bit on Rowntree's Black Magic marketing. Also: "most [chocolate] assortments were purchased by men for women and they were influenced entirely by value rather than fancy boxes." Mmm, chocolate.

nonbeard 2012-12-15 21:07:58

Ian's Shoelace Site - Over Under Lacing

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/overunderlacing.htm

I always use "Ian's favourite!"

nonbeard 2012-12-15 16:47:57

Rome 2 Rio

http://www.rome2rio.com/

Very nice travel planning site

nonbeard 2012-12-15 13:59:32

QR Code generator - create QR Codes (for free) [logo, business card, vCard, t-shirt, mug] - goQR.me

http://goqr.me/
nonbeard 2012-12-11 23:35:35

linux - Using the Wifi of a notebook via ethernet for another PC - Unix and Linux

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/42307/using-the-wifi-of-a-notebook-via-ethernet-for-another-pc

Read some other guide on the Internet which said this simple solution wouldn't work. Who would have thought that a poster on an Internet forum would be full of lies?

nonbeard 2012-12-01 17:56:58

configuring xterm

http://unix4lyfe.org/xterm/

Old-school terminal settings plus old-school sass

nonbeard 2012-11-27 15:01:05

sid sample replay

http://codebase64.org/doku.php?id=base:vicious_sid_demo_routine_explained

Dac decays after a few seconds.

nonbeard 2012-11-26 01:28:54

British Museum - The Tring Tiles

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/t/the_tring_tiles.aspx

The Messiah was a very naughty boy!

nonbeard 2012-11-04 17:49:24

Y Combinator comments on deep learning as an AI technique

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4733335
nonbeard 2012-11-03 12:51:12

a misdirected effort | Page boundary crossings on the 6502

http://mystuffisallhere.com/blog/post/2008/08/24/Page-boundary-crossings-on-the-6502.aspx
nonbeard 2012-11-01 17:10:00

Interview with Bob Yannes

http://www.joogn.de/sid.yannes.html

sid

nonbeard 2012-10-31 12:35:57

SID « kevtris.org

http://blog.kevtris.org/?cat=7

fgpa sid with analogue filter

nonbeard 2012-10-31 12:30:07

LS060S2UD01 Sharp Microelectronics | Mouser

http://uk.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Sharp-Microelectronics/LS060S2UD01/?qs=%2fha2pyFadui7FXEH8ffReOHFeVMEDgpCi0pNmM13peDFzw79W0t%2fNQ%3d%3d

6" e-ink-alike

nonbeard 2012-10-30 11:37:47

ed060sc7 - Google Search

https://www.google.com.au/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ED060SC7&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&ei=1rqPUIdv5qOIB8irgKAK#hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=ED060SC7&oq=ED060SC7&gs_l=serp.3..0l4.102431.102431.1.102716.1.1.0.0.0.0.228.228.2-1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.DCAUcGRS9wA&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=e235c99453845dae&bpcl=36601534&biw=1305&bih=802

Kindle eink module

nonbeard 2012-10-30 11:37:28

ssiflash.c - lumweb - Luminary Webinterface - Google Project Hosting

http://code.google.com/p/lumweb/source/browse/branch/lm3s9b96/external/lm3s9b96/drivers/ssiflash.c?r=166

Example SSI client for Stellaris evaluation board

nonbeard 2012-10-29 06:35:44

utzig/lm4tools

https://github.com/utzig/lm4tools

stellaris launchpad mac tools

nonbeard 2012-10-27 23:21:05

jsnyder/arm-eabi-toolchain

https://github.com/jsnyder/arm-eabi-toolchain

arm stellaris toolchain

nonbeard 2012-10-27 23:06:04