"... which requires at least three syscalls..." As does every program that reads from a config file. One does not have to use files to set the variables of course. This just works well for long-running-programs, e.g.…
A more interesting comparison would be glibc vs other libc. What are the significant differences? Is "flexibility", for lack of a better word, really a desirable property for entering command line arguments? Should…
It is well-known that Apple uses Omniture (acquired by Adobe, aka SiteCatalyst, aka 2o7.net, etc.). As in 192.168.0.2o7.net. Remember, "SWF" stands for Small Web File. Yes, they actually tried to get users to swallow…
Meanwhile Apple is tracking users 24/7. There is no option to turn off phoning home to Apple in Apple's pre-installed operating systems. Every user of iOS is constantly pinging Apple servers all day every day. Connect…
Every time someone posts a link to some new or popular database claiming some superior performance, I think of this "fragment". One individual took this idea and made a database system that beats them all. You never see…
What is needed but AFAIK is never discussed is an objective index of what is on the www. (Not a cache of the entire www, and not a full-text search engine. Rather, an index, similar to what is in the Yellow Pages…
Idea for startup: Compete with Facebook on one item: meetings for groups and organizations. Allow users to join groups without having to join Facebook.
Ad-supported tech company employee#1: Users are blocking ads. Ad-supported company employees: Uh-oh. Ad-supported tech company employee#2: We can use this as an opportunity to block our competitors ads! Ad-supported…
"... which requires at least three syscalls..." As does every program that reads from a config file. One does not have to use files to set the variables of course. This just works well for long-running-programs, e.g.…
A more interesting comparison would be glibc vs other libc. What are the significant differences? Is "flexibility", for lack of a better word, really a desirable property for entering command line arguments? Should…
It is well-known that Apple uses Omniture (acquired by Adobe, aka SiteCatalyst, aka 2o7.net, etc.). As in 192.168.0.2o7.net. Remember, "SWF" stands for Small Web File. Yes, they actually tried to get users to swallow…
Meanwhile Apple is tracking users 24/7. There is no option to turn off phoning home to Apple in Apple's pre-installed operating systems. Every user of iOS is constantly pinging Apple servers all day every day. Connect…
Every time someone posts a link to some new or popular database claiming some superior performance, I think of this "fragment". One individual took this idea and made a database system that beats them all. You never see…
What is needed but AFAIK is never discussed is an objective index of what is on the www. (Not a cache of the entire www, and not a full-text search engine. Rather, an index, similar to what is in the Yellow Pages…
Idea for startup: Compete with Facebook on one item: meetings for groups and organizations. Allow users to join groups without having to join Facebook.
Ad-supported tech company employee#1: Users are blocking ads. Ad-supported company employees: Uh-oh. Ad-supported tech company employee#2: We can use this as an opportunity to block our competitors ads! Ad-supported…