Stoney Ballard
@stoney
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Concord, Massachusetts
Joined July 2007
I just realized that I learned my first programming language (Fortran) 50 years ago! Writing primarily in C++ doesn’t seem like a lot of progress.
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Whose bright idea was it to implement C++ metaprogramming without also implementing a meta-debugger?.
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It’s finally happened! A computer can now beat a top player in Go.
wired.com
As recently as this month, top AI experts outside Google questioned whether such a victory could be achieved anytime soon.
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In a triumph of aesthetics, I can’t tell which end is which on the new Apple TV remote in the dark, so I added dots
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When am I going to be able to stop using Xcode 3.2? I hope it still works.
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I just proved that my FoodSaver V3240 vacuum sealer causes my Insteon home automation system to die when plugged in. Why would it do that?.
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I assumed that a Leap Motion Controller is rechargeable. It’s not. Every computer accy I’ve bought lately has been. How odd to need a wire.
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My Leap Motion Controller arrived today. Unfortunately, the web site says that I can’t use it until Monday. At least it’ll be fully charged.
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I started a BackBlaze backup of my big Mac on April 5. It just finished! About 7.5TB of stuff. $50/year for the account.
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I just updated my TV room, and was amused that now everything (TV, Blu-Ray, Receiver, Apple TV, and TiVo) connects to the internet.
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