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06-03-19, 05:59 PM
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Posted By mattm

There are VNC apps for Android you could in...

There are VNC apps for Android you could in theory use - as in open up the Camera app on the device then VNC to it.

It's also possible to do this on the cheap using something like a Raspberry Pi...
01-05-19, 09:53 PM
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Posted By mattm

Yeah if you go up in the mtns there are certainly...

Yeah if you go up in the mtns there are certainly some good viewing spots! The Lick Observatory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_Observatory) is just outside of San Jose, on Mt Hamilton.

Their...
12-31-18, 03:19 PM
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Posted By mattm

In college I had dreams of being "an astronomer,"...

In college I had dreams of being "an astronomer," until I realized it's basically all math and observational astronomy isn't really a job you can necessarily do.

I had a small Orion reflector that...
03-01-18, 11:57 PM
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Posted By mattm

Sounds cool though, doing low-level programming...

Sounds cool though, doing low-level programming like that. Maybe you could get hired to write the next Stuxnet?! (I assume that was done in some kind of PLC magic language)

These days I'm at the...
01-04-18, 08:06 PM
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Posted By mattm

Depends on the filament used, I think - PLA...

Depends on the filament used, I think - PLA doesn't seem to smell too bad, and it's made from non-toxic stuff right?

Anyway I haven't died yet and I've been printing with it in a small office for...
12-19-17, 11:27 AM
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Posted By mattm

I haven't used Django, but recently "discovered"...

I haven't used Django, but recently "discovered" Flask (http://flask.pocoo.org), which makes it super simple to run Python code just by hitting a web endpoint. You could make a website from it, but...
08-07-17, 07:36 PM
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Posted By mattm

Give iOS a shot. (just not on a super old device,...

Give iOS a shot. (just not on a super old device, then it'll be slow)
06-29-17, 01:27 AM
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Posted By mattm

All I know is the four or five EE courses I did...

All I know is the four or five EE courses I did in college were super hard.. respect!
05-20-17, 10:42 PM
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Posted By mattm

yes

yes
05-08-17, 07:29 PM
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Posted By mattm

I would try a bunch of stuff before spending...

I would try a bunch of stuff before spending money.

Is the wifi router going through a cable modem? If so, reboot it (and/or both, separately) to see if that helps.

Is this 2.4ghz? How many...
02-07-17, 02:26 PM
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Posted By mattm

On a really geeky note, I started reading the...

On a really geeky note, I started reading the famous "Dragon book" about how compilers work.

It actually makes sense and is really cool reading. Not sure if I'll finish it all, but understanding...
02-07-17, 02:25 PM
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Posted By mattm

Getting a kick of this series - node.js, mongodb,...

Getting a kick of this series - node.js, mongodb, javascript are covered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzkRVzciAZg
07-19-16, 11:27 AM
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Posted By mattm

You have to use the [ url ] tag now. Not...

You have to use the [ url ] tag now.

Not sure why they downgraded the software here but whatever.
07-11-16, 12:38 PM
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Posted By mattm

That's rad!

That's rad!
06-13-16, 12:23 AM
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Posted By mattm

@Flatballer...

@Flatballer (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=137631) just saw this, you're right about perl. python is a better replacement.

And yeah the whole $| for buffering, $? for last exit code (?),...
06-10-16, 10:52 AM
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Posted By mattm

That's just like, your opinion, man.

That's just like, your opinion, man.
06-10-16, 10:48 AM
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Posted By mattm

Indeed. Except for Objective-C; its syntax...

Indeed.

Except for Objective-C; its syntax really threw me for a loop!
06-03-16, 10:29 AM
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Posted By mattm

For beginners yeah, I think pointers are just...

For beginners yeah, I think pointers are just overkill.

That said any serious programmer should know how to wield them, eventually. You can do cool stuff with function pointers. But in higher...
06-03-16, 10:09 AM
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Posted By mattm

I'm glad I did C first too, it's somewhat of a...

I'm glad I did C first too, it's somewhat of a badge of honor to learn it first - especially since I taught myself!

That said, I disagree that starting at the low level is the best way to go; yes...
06-02-16, 05:01 PM
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Posted By mattm

So they just took his word on it? I thought...

So they just took his word on it? I thought that's what interviews are for!



Learning C overnight... ouch. I guess it depends on what you've done before and to what capacity you "learned it",...
04-13-15, 07:54 PM
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Posted By mattm

nice. wtf does that command do??

nice. wtf does that command do??
08-05-14, 11:37 AM
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Posted By mattm

Neat: Norse - IPViking Live...

Neat: Norse - IPViking Live (http://map.ipviking.com/)

(shows internet attacks on a map)
06-03-14, 04:53 PM
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Posted By mattm

New language for osx/ios programming:...

New language for osx/ios programming: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/TheBasics.html

This new "Swift" language is kind...
05-29-14, 04:18 PM
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Posted By mattm

A fun hacking "game" from Google:...

A fun hacking "game" from Google: https://xss-game.appspot.com/

(Focused on cross-site scripting)
05-27-14, 04:17 PM
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Posted By mattm

Doing python now, instead of C#. It's quick,...

Doing python now, instead of C#.

It's quick, but really dirty. It won't say you made a typo in a method name until you get to that block of code... ugh, scripting.

Also, two methods with the...
04-03-14, 10:22 PM
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Posted By mattm

Head, exploded. Compiler implementation is...

Head, exploded. Compiler implementation is generally beyond me, but this is interesting stuff nonetheless!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(compilers)

There is also the "writing...
03-25-14, 11:39 AM
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Posted By mattm

Ha sounds like fun! Hopefully you're at least...

Ha sounds like fun! Hopefully you're at least getting paid to deal with it.
03-03-14, 02:31 PM
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Posted By mattm

Yeah at first I tried using milliseconds as my...

Yeah at first I tried using milliseconds as my seed but it wasn't fast enough; sleeping wouldn't be an option. (this is just for interview practice btw, but they wouldn't like the sleep option)

I...
03-02-14, 11:07 PM
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Posted By mattm

Write code to generate random numbers in a range....

Write code to generate random numbers in a range.

int myrand(int min, int max);

But, you can't use rand() or any library methods for generating random numbers..

I wrote some basic code to...
02-07-14, 12:41 PM
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Posted By mattm

Speaking of 80's games, that "Flappy Bird" iOS...

Speaking of 80's games, that "Flappy Bird" iOS game is supposedly pulling in $50k - per day!!

Per day... I mean wow.

Haven't played it, but it looks pretty simple.
02-03-14, 11:23 PM
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Posted By mattm

http://www.lighterra.com/papers/modernmicroprocess...

http://www.lighterra.com/papers/modernmicroprocessors/



As a software-only guy, this is interesting reading.. granted I won't read the whole damn thing!
01-29-14, 01:21 PM
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Posted By mattm

+1 I hate it!! Sharepoint is bloated and...

+1 I hate it!!

Sharepoint is bloated and stupid. The URLs to documents are way too long!! Whatever company that made it needs to redo it..
01-29-14, 12:15 PM
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Posted By mattm

Does anyone really think that's a possibility?

Does anyone really think that's a possibility?
01-29-14, 11:00 AM
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Posted By mattm

There's also litecoin, dogecoin, and even...

There's also litecoin, dogecoin, and even koinye.. probably hundreds more virtual currencies. Some of them are literally a joke.

From what I hear some of those are still feasible to mine...
01-28-14, 05:33 PM
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Posted By mattm

I felt like by the time I was reading about it on...

I felt like by the time I was reading about it on CNN and in Reuters articles, it was too late to get in on it.

"Mining" it doesn't sound like it's worth it in terms of the power consumption...
01-23-14, 10:22 AM
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Posted By mattm

A 3d rotating donut, what's not to love? ...

A 3d rotating donut, what's not to love?

http://www.a1k0n.net/2011/07/20/donut-math.html

Amazing that it's done with so little code. I have no idea how it works.
10-16-13, 12:05 PM
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Posted By mattm

It also might be running an Xwindows server, in...

It also might be running an Xwindows server, in which case you can connect to the GUI remotely. This (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/connect-to-remote-x-server-367723/) may...
02-06-13, 01:40 PM
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Posted By mattm

I haven't done PHP in a long time, but I think...

I haven't done PHP in a long time, but I think this is what you need to call an SP: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mssql-execute.php

Separately, to UPDATE colums the syntax is something...
01-23-13, 01:39 PM
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Posted By mattm

I have some IDE hard drives I want to get data...

I have some IDE hard drives I want to get data off of - what's the best IDE->USB adapter thingy? I see lots of options online, but some of them are just IDE->USB cords with no power source. (no, I'm...
06-26-12, 03:09 PM
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Posted By mattm

The docs are somewhat outdated - it also works on...

The docs are somewhat outdated - it also works on win2k, win2k3, win7, win8, etc.
06-26-12, 10:52 AM
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Posted By mattm

If you develop/test (unmanaged) apps for a...

If you develop/test (unmanaged) apps for a living, App Verifier can yield a lot of bugs: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457063.aspx

Have fun!! I know I am.
04-13-12, 08:12 PM
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Posted By mattm

Did you see the part where the book said the...

Did you see the part where the book said the answer was 6 as well?

See this page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutation) and get back to me.




In fact the picture of the colored balls...
04-12-12, 09:20 PM
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Posted By mattm

You guys are just over-complicating things....

You guys are just over-complicating things. Teacher's comment was right, the kid & you guys are trying too hard! (though, fb, I do see what you're saying about "gr" fwiw)

Keep it simple.
04-11-12, 11:00 PM
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Posted By mattm

Permutations, so it's 3! (three factorial, 1 x 2...

Permutations, so it's 3! (three factorial, 1 x 2 x 3 = 6)

I think your kiddo would've got it but he added an extra "r", so he was solving it for 4! which would be 24, pretty close.

I hate...
12-23-11, 11:35 AM
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Posted By mattm

Maybe has something to do with his drivers not...

Maybe has something to do with his drivers not working on a 64-bit OS? Not everything works with 64-bit OS, unfortunately.

Also Smallguy's point about power management is good, that's another...
12-21-11, 06:23 PM
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Posted By mattm

Loving Win8 so far... anyone else give it a shot...

Loving Win8 so far... anyone else give it a shot yet?

Of course it'll be better on a touch/slate/tablet thingy, but it's pretty niftly on the desktop. Except when you have to switch out of the...
11-27-11, 11:06 AM
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Posted By mattm

I get to learn about Azure...

I get to learn about Azure (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/), and it's for work! Branching out/expanding knowledge is always a good feeling, especially when it will help future-me....
10-14-11, 03:23 PM
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Posted By mattm

++

++
09-16-11, 10:30 PM
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Posted By mattm

Windows 8 preview build is available:...

Windows 8 preview build is available: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/

New boot times are close to 10 seconds (w/ ssd hd) - details & video here...
08-15-11, 04:44 PM
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Posted By mattm

Maybe Win8 will solve all yer problems??...

Maybe Win8 will solve all yer problems?? http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/15/welcome-to-building-windows-8.aspx

Fwiw you can do the UAC elevation prompt via vb-script; maybe not much...
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