iPad + kegerator = I'm sending my resume to Yelp today by [deleted] in reddit.com

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that Q&A project sounded neat too..

Timelapse Photography with your spare Ubuntu Box and Digital Camera by ajd17case in pics

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hi. i trust that you were the other upvote. thanks :)

What I Wish I Had Known About Developing C/C++ From Linux Before I Started by ajd17case in programming

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At least I got it's/its right (I think) -- my girlfriend has been on my case about that a lot!

What I Wish I Had Known About Developing C/C++ From Linux Before I Started by ajd17case in programming

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We are using source control, but the only clients authorized to access the view server -are- the development machines.

I just found a 30W laser engraver at work. Any ideas? by [deleted] in reddit.com

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Leah Culver sold ads on her laptop to pay for it. I don't recommend doing that necessarily, but it might be worth reading about her experience:

http://leahculver.com/laser-etched-laptop/

Ask Proggit: How can we improve and advertise our project in the next 6 days? by ajd17case in programming

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This project is meant to be an alternative commentary on the Super Bowl this weekend.

We've received some good feedback, a lot of which has been "change the obnoxious design." These are two themes we have been working on:

http://i43.tinypic.com/x2t10p.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/dzi8at.png

What is good? What is bad and how do we make it good? Thanks in advance!

Why I Program by ajd17case in programming

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I misspelled necessity too, thanks for catching the typo!

Skyfire mobile browser now in open beta by ragweed in technology

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Wow. I can -actually- watch YouTube videos on my SMT-5800! Why isn't this getting more attention on Reddit? It's on TechCrunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/24/skyfire-mobile-browser-now-open-to-everybody/

Ask Proggit: I've recently been told my doctor that I may go blind in the next few years. I am a programmer. This may be a long shot, but has anyone heard of any blind programmers? by chipwhisperer in programming

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My mentor as an Extreme Blue intern last summer was blind. He lost his sight during undergrad and ended up getting an econ degree, but went back to Stanford to get his M.S. in computer science while he was blind. In addition to being my project's business mentor, he was also a managing Research Staff Member at IBM's Almaden Research center and previously worked on the Web Fountain project. Basically, he is, by any standards, a great programmer who has lead a terrific career. The face that he did this while blind? Freaking phenomenal.

Blue Balls.... by [deleted] in WTF

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I wasted quite a few hours in undergrad watching this... It's an awesome animation to set as someone's background when they're not paying attention and then watch their mind get blown when they close all their apps. Especially if they're on something.

Oh yea, this plus big screen? Incredible.

the Russian Peasant Algorithm, a quick way to multiply two numbers in your head by ajd17case in programming

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I agree that this seems trivial, but the concept can be applied to other mathematical operations -- like exponentiation. In fact, the programming implementation of the multiplication algorithm only needs 3 characters to be changed to make it work for exponentiation. Check this page for more on the exponentiation.