← Twitter archive of April 2009 →
- 7 Apr, 0:10 @grammarware: Since Java is such a mess anyway, why don't add some dynamic binding and type inference there? That'd be fun. ※ @
- 21:31 @grammarware: It's not «Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs» anymore, it's more «Data + Data Representation + Algorithms = Programs». ※ @
- 21:54 @grammarware: Dan Carey from COBOL group on LinkedIn is jumping with joy about it having reached 500 members. COBOL. 500. Gimme a break… ※ @
- 12:00 @grammarware: Het Nederlands is een kleine taal, maar het komt toch zo vaak voor op de web. Hartstikke leuk dat ik het ooit geleerd heb! Echt gaaf, zeg. ※ @
- 14:46 @grammarware: I hate people. ※ @
- 19:12 @grammarware: conf'd Skype to pretend it's my mobile, cool as hell. Funny bit is when I try to call my mobile from Skype, it says it's busy. ※ @
- 20:16 @grammarware: language document evolution seems technically simpler than grammar evolution: rich transformation language allows to survive without DSL. ※ @
- 20:50 @pauloborba: How to give a good research talk (research.microsoft.com); simply excellent, never tired of discussing this with my students... ※ @
- 21:38 @joeschmitt: Finding your parents on Facebook is only slightly less fun than walking in on them. ※ @
- 8 Apr, 10:59 @grammarware: just found an error in the most basic XBGF command that quite some others are based upon. Nothing is true in this world. ※ @
- 13:35 @grammarware: passed 55555 songs milestone today @ lastfm.ru ※ @
- 16:25 @radkat: Firefox говорит "осталось несколько секунд", что дурной перевод "a few seconds", 3,2,1 -- конечно, несколько, но уж лучше просто "немножко" ※ @
- 18:14 @grammarware: Nothing's perfect. Even Prolog. ※ @
- 10 Apr, 1:19 @grammarware: another automation idea for grammar transformation/convergence: eliminate all unused nonterminals. ※ @
- 14:27 @grammarware: been a while since I wrote a mutating virus, but still fascinated w/the idea. Just replaced a page of Python mapping code w/1-line eval expr ※ @
- 15:00 @grammarware: didn't know Turing Award was already decided for 2008: turns out it went to Barbara Liskov (CLU). acm.org ※ @
- 12 Apr, 7:27 @grammarware: is dropping all sections made from one included schema a valid automated transformation on a language document? ※ @
- 18:17 @grammarware: LaTeX is evil. Killed a load of time today on juggling with boxes, environments and protected empty commands. Result? Gray background boxes. ※ @
- 13 Apr, 8:10 @ashalynd: some people are so transparent you don't notice them until you're in trouble and they offer help; like crystal only visible when raining ※ @
- 10:21 @grammarware: gonna write a postprocessor for a prettyprinter. ※ @
- 16:12 @grammarware: «Плюнуть бы на всё, да стать бы японцем.С шумом ломать кирпичные стены.» © Чайф ※ @
- 16:22 @kellan: Once saw @WardCunningham explain that wikis work because they leverage the desire to correct and critique. Desire to create is fairly weak. ※ @
- 16:47 @SoundSystemSDC: Not sure when I picked up the dude tweeting in Cyrillic, but as long as he doesn't tweet about the teabag party I guess I'll keep following. ※ @
- 23:16 @grammarware: how come shining new Hunch is already being tracked on Wakoopa, and at least 2yr old Gyminee ain't? ※ @
- 15 Apr, 2:29 @wikia: internal debate in the office today: Would our communities pay $10/month for no ads? ※ @
- 7:12 @grammarware: @wikia no way. It's too easy to find an ad-free platform that is already free this days. You guys haven't beaten Wikidot yet ;) ※ @
- 6:58 @jlp858: Proposition: generally it's rude to correct people (grammar, random facts) without a pressing reason. Discuss. ※ @
- 7:06 @grammarware: "Cobol is one of the few languages written in the last 50 years that's readable and understandable" — The Guardian — guardian.co.uk ※ @
- 7:18 @grammarware: RT @codinghorror: "They found that a MSc takes 10 years 2 make up 4 income lost while in grad school, & a PhD takes a staggering 50 years." ※ @
- 7:43 @grammarware: Winston Churchill about prepositions: "This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put." wsu.edu ※ @
- 8:59 @ashalynd: @grammarware in Dutch, one can have 7 infinitive verbs in one sentence: Ik zou hem wel eens hebben willen zien durven blijven staan kijken. ※ @
- 21:38 @grammarware: @ashalynd Het Nederlands is idd heel efficient met werkwoorden en met verschillende vormen ervan. Vond ik veel leuker dan Duits of Engels. ※ @
- 21:45 @ashalynd: @grammarware Duits heeft ook zijn voordelen. Mijn Duits is 'dankzij' het Nederlands bijna verloren maar ik hoop hem nog kunnen opfrissen :) ※ @
- 10:40 @grammarware: @ashalynd ben nog Duits aan het leren dus weet niet alles, maar ja, de naamvallen en de tempora lijken wel eens ingewikkeld, maar toch leuk. ※ @
- 7:56 @grammarware: "Mathematics is so hard that a mathematician can only work a few hours a day, the rest of the time he is bugging everybody else." © ? ※ @
- 21:16 @grammarware: Awesome calligraphy robot: robotlab.de ※ @
- 17:15 @SoundSystemSDC: 'No one wears a wristwatch anymore?' well how am I supposed to time myself when I'm out running? foxnews.com ※ @
- 22:11 @yacedaka: take it easy) ※ @
- 21 Apr, 19:03 @grammarware: any grammar transformation with a precondition can be automated, a failed precondition would only mean inapplicability instead of failure. ※ @
- 19:35 @grammarware: early registration deadline for GTTSE — the summer school for all grammar freaks — is near, hurry up! gttse.wikidot.com ※ @
- 22 Apr, 14:41 @grammarware: has just found myself learning a new word: “sommelier”. Funny bit is that is sounds exactly the same in all four languages I speak. ※ @
- 14:48 @ashalynd: @grammarware really? babylon translates it 2 German as Kellermeister(in) and 2 English as wine waiter; your 4 langs are IT, FR, SP & NL ?.. ※ @
- 23 Apr, 2:31 @grammarware: if your transformation scripts are not suited for automated analysis, transform them automatically to transformation scripts that are. ※ @
- 6:46 @GeePawHill: take my advice: i'm not using it. ※ @
- 13:04 @radkat: Why people should pay $39 for P3P generation, when there is a free online specification ? p3pedit.com vs. w3.org ※ @
- 13:10 @grammarware: @radkat automation is yet again the key. You automate something the others cannot/did not, …, profit! ※ @
- 13:08 @grammarware: Kryptos: The Code Even the CIA Can't Crack wired.com ※ @
- 13:58 @grammarware: via @radkat: a student was denied her teaching degree b/c of an unprofessional photo posted online with her drinking with a pirate’s hat on. ※ @
- 15:00 @ashalynd: @grammarware In NL, they organize "piratenfeestjes" in basic schools with all teachers dressed as pirates :) It's not nostalgic, I hope? ;-) ※ @
- 24 Apr, 12:31 @ashalynd: are there people who manage to have less than 10 tabs open in browser at the same time? I always end up with several dozens of them :( ※ @
- 13:42 @jrandeniya: Using TweetDeck and it's awesomeness (: ※ @
- 26 Apr, 11:48 @ashalynd: could there be a service, at some point in the future, to estimate the personal value of a new piece of info based on what you know already? ※ @
- 11:51 @grammarware: @ashalynd there definitely should be! Se non è vero, è ben trovato. Data mining techniques are almost already powerful enough to do that,btw ※ @
- 12:00 @ashalynd: @grammarware from the other side, even to extract 5% of new info, you'd still have 2 read all! -> some info might get filtered out too soon ※ @
- 15:56 @grammarware: The postman always steps twice (into the same river). ※ @
- 20:41 @ashalynd: what if the concept of "crowdsourcing" will be applied 2 produce the works of art, like music, novels or films? may be we see 1st steps now? ※ @
- 20:57 @grammarware: @ashalynd I'm in a team that crowdsources freshly translated subtitles to 1 of the popular weekly tv shows. Does it count as 'work of art'? ※ @
- 21:00 @ashalynd: @grammarware translation of a fiction is a work of art, indeed. m b the easiest to crowdsource because it already has strict requirements :) ※ @
- 21:04 @ashalynd: @grammarware Ch.Stross in Accelerando wrote abt meta-intelligence which will be > than a sum of its parts... m b crowdsourcing is a start?.. ※ @
- 21:56 @somesheep: @ashalynd Can you link examples of where you think crowd-sourcing is producing art? I'm sceptical, but intrigued. ※ @
- 28 Apr, 0:20 @grammarware: A good research engineer should always be solving problems in pairs or take only self-applicable problems to be able to validate his results ※ @
- 5:22 @GeePawHill: damn. i'm so tired i could sleep a horse. ※ @
- 8:55 @grammarware: RT @TechCrunch: Quub: A Micromessaging Service That Asks "What Are You Doing?" And Means It techcrunch.com by @jasonkincaid ※ @
- 14:06 @grammarware: To reverse a transformation only means to change its place in the convergence tree. Hence, there are many related issues, e.g., flipping. ※ @
- 19:59 @GeePawHill: @grammarware absolutely true about transforms, which is why you need canonical reps, which is what makes it hard to be fast. ※ @
- 14:22 @grammarware: I got it now: the ultimate optimisation means it takes exactly the same time to run your makefile and to go get yourself a cup of tea. ※ @
- 16:19 @SoundSystemSDC: strippin XP down to the essentials in hopes of getting some work done with it ※ @
- 16:46 @grammarware: I want this keyboard: twitpic.com daskeyboard.com ※ @
- 16:52 @grammarware: No more Pontiac, no more Hummer, no more Saab… General Motors is in one hell of trouble, it seems. wytv.com ※ @
- 21:29 @BadSmiley: New blog post: 21 программа для Mac OSX, которыми я пользуюсь. somin.ru ※ @
- 29 Apr, 0:32 @grammarware: The new Firefox allows to drag&drop tabs between windows — kinda cool. Greasemonkey, RIP, Bettter GMail, iMacros don't work — not cool. ※ @
- 1:15 @grammarware: twitpic.com - Widescreen iPhone (via @cypa): ※ @
- 1:24 @grammarware: What the police should do with the bicyclists: youtube.com ※ @
- 8:41 @grammarware: Приходит дизайнер к психиатру:— Доктор, меня преследуют шрифты! — Ничего, сядьте, выпейте чаю и съешьте ещё этих мягких французских булок… ※ @
- 11:09 @grammarware: Ohloh has most extraordinary statistics of commits per language. DO WANT! ohloh.net Example: (broken link) ※ @
- 11:14 @zef: Woah, where do these stats come from? ohloh.net (via @grammarware) ※ @
- 11:15 @ashalynd: RT @grammarware: Ohloh has most extraordinary statistics of commits per language. DO WANT! ohloh.net Example: (broken link) ※ @
- 11:30 @zef: Is there any service where you can sell "template t-shirts", i.e. the design is set but you can replace one phrase on a per-customer basis? ※ @
- 12:00 @grammarware: @zef I believe Zazzle allows each customer to customise the design before purchase. Usually means tweaking the text&font, moving it around,… ※ @
- 11:39 @ashalynd: two good resources on DOS Batch programming: computerhope.com and ericphelps.com - there are many things you can do with a typewriter:) ※ @
- 12:10 @grammarware: @ashalynd DOS Batch is quite a decent shell scripting language that lacks only one thing: small external utilities support. grep, sed, wc, … ※ @
- 12:14 @radkat: 2myself : remember to create symbolic links to another directories from the place where i want it to happen ※ @
- 30 Apr, 10:01 @grammarware: RT @jchyip: If you're interested in being cool, target the top of the pyramid; if you're interested in helping people, target the bottom. ※ @
- 10:07 @grammarware: Your wish has been grunted. ※ @
- 11:46 @grammarware: @radkat: ain't it something for you? — RT @dalmaer: With YQL Execute, the Internet becomes your database developer.yahoo.net (via @zef) ※ @
- 13:40 @radkat: @grammarware is it not your comment about YQL : Very interesting! Though, I would prefer Python over JavaScript... ※ @
- 13:20 @grammarware: Oh, blast it! The Konninginedag went terribly wrong, there was an accident/attack, at least a dozen of victims, etc, etc. nos.nl ※ @
- 13:56 @grammarware: RT @CoachKris: zal wel meteen de laatste #Koninginnedag zijn ben ik bang ※ @
- 16:22 @egorka: LJ Post: uptime / downtime: В психологии есть такое понятие "аптайм", — когда человек полностью сфокусир.. e-gor.livejournal.com ※ @
- 23:55 @grammarware: @egorka дык даунтаймом и называют. Если верно помню, всё к трём сводят состояниям: аптайм, даунтайм и сон. Даунтайм может считаться трансом. ※ @
- 16:40 @grammarware: More details known about #Koninginnedag incident: nos.nl & (broken link) ※ @
- 17:14 @grammarware: geenstijl.nl heeft veel plaatjes van 't incident op #Koninginnedag Pas op, leuk is 't niet. Vlaggen in Nederland gaan halfstok. ※ @
- 21:01 @vnizzz: у меня ещё один идиотский вопрос.
А что лучше, Пикасса или Фликр?
(я предупреждал, что он - идиотский) ※ @
- 1 May, 11:37 @grammarware: @vnizzz на самом деле всё равно, но вроде как пикаса проще для домашних/социальных фото, а фликр лучше по вопросам копирайта и авторства. ※ @
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