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The Internet Archive is on a mission to ensure that decades-old software isn't lost to the vicissitudes of time — and that anyone can use it on the web for free. In October, that meant releasing a Javascript port of the extremely nimble MESS computer emulator, and 25 choice apps and games. This week, it means that nearly every Atari 2600, Atari 7800, ColecoVision, Magnavox Odyssey², and Astrocade game is now playable on the web. It's part of the Internet Archive's new Console Living Room section.
Show those kids *real* video games
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A federal judge ruled Friday that NSA bulk surveillance of phone and Internet records is legal, contrasting the decision of another federal judge earlier this month.
Make up your mind, guys.
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USAT wrote: and a critical component of the country's effort to combat the threat of terrorism.
..ah, so it being a part of combat is what makes it legal? 
USAT wrote: saying the program likely violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on unreasonable search.
..but you're in combat, so it becomes reasonable to act unreasonable, right?
USAT wrote: <layer>"There is no evidence that the Government has used any of the bulk telephony metadata it collected for any purpose other than investigating and disrupting terrorist attacks,"
There is equally no evidence that it is actually making you guys safer. How many attacks have actually been stopped?
..and how many (IT related) ORDERS have been cancelled in the last year, thanks to your need for safety?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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New OSs from iOS and Android, Microsoft's Nokia acquisition, the coming wearable wave and the HTML5 v. Native debate defined mobile development in 2013.
Microsoft: "Hey guys, wait for me!"
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Chicago Public Schools announced that in the next three years every high school will offer a foundational computer science course, and within five years, CPS plans to be the first urban district offering kindergarten through eighth-grade computer courses.
Make code, not war.
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HTML5 apps are first-class citizens in the Ubuntu SDK. In the same way native apps do, those developed with web technologies adapt to any device and form factor they run on. It's Web! It's Native! It's also a floor polish!
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I still don't understand where along the line somebody decided to start using HTML for things that it wasn't designed for.
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When the only tool you have is a baby's scqueeky hammer...
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Google+ has had a strange trajectory as a service. It began life as a sort of me-too social network from the company that was also responsible for the ignominious Buzz, though unlike Buzz, it actually had some redeeming qualities. As time has gone on, Google+ has slowly grown outward to augment or replace many of Google's other services, from Search to Hangouts (née Talk) to YouTube. The '+' is for more not evil
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It is often necessary to chain Promises together to queue asynchronous operations. But, many times we need to track the order of completion of each task to perform next operations accordingly. As asynchronous tasks can complete in any order, maintaining a sequence while performing asynchronous operations can be challenging. This article attempts to breakdown these concepts in detail. "But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep."
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Developers, are you trying to figure out what Visual Studio 2013 has to offer you? Whether you develop for the web, Windows, or Windows Phone, and whether you are using C#, XAML, HTML, or Visual Basic, this course is for you. It's better than watching the same Christmas special for the 144th time
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Recently I have seen a lot of people wondering about the difference between [X] and [Y]. After all, they point out, both are [paradigm] languages that target [platform] and encourage the [style] style of programming while leaving you enough flexibility to [write sh*tty code]. Well of course, only a fool would think [Y] is better than [X]
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and [Z] is [X#]
Fish works best under water.
Dog works best on land.
So, Fish and Dog. Which is better?
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adriancs wrote: Which is better?
Yes.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Google knows our expectations of what a search engine should be able to do is quickly changing. ... that watches everything you do
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I wish I knew how much an Android phone 'phones home'. It's a great mobile OS, but those guys are NOT okay.
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"Do no evil" (However, creepy, creepy stuff isn't apparently evil by their definition)
I wouldn't be surprised, but I'd have expected someone to point that out by now. It certainly doesn't take some of the people with the right equipment too long (like the new Samsung security hole). Of course, as it pushes Google services everywhere, all of that is on the monitor.
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TTFN - Kent
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See that's the other thing. To really use an android device, you've almost got to use gmail, youtube, g+, google docs, etc. Otherwise there's just not that much to it. And that I WON'T do. Not any more.
Maybe I'll poke around for a WP8.
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”Linux is Everywhere. From Space Stations to Microwave Ovens, Linux powers everything.” You might have heard that a lot and have always wondered ”Is that just a phrase or is it actually true ?“ Be assured, it is true. Oh, maybe it is The Year of Linux after all?
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Larry Ellison, who once blasted cloud as a fad, now says he’s not only fully aboard but will challenge Amazon, Microsoft and Rackspace on affordable Infrastructure as a Service. "In a battle between a lion and a crocodile, the winner is largely chosen by where the fight happens"
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The December update brought several new features (particularly for Android developers), supported only on mobile devices running Android version 4 or higher. For your Android programming pleasure
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For all of their faults and mistakes, they simply do not get enough credit, kudos, or positive publicity for all of the good they do and for all of their successes. "Haters gotta hate"
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The first stable version of the Qt 5.2 and Wayland-powered open-source Linux desktop.
Mahalo, open-source Linux distribution.
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How companies undermine open standards to advance their own agendas, obscure information, and enforce their patents. "The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from."
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