Hmm

I just read this on WebPagesThatSuck:
Recently there was an article about how popular web sites looked in the late 1990’s. While it’s interesting to see what Adobe or Apple looked liked back then, there isn’t much you can learn from these sites.
And I curiously wrote something eerily similar to what he’s describing (even with the [...]

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Summer goal recap

Ever since I wrote out that list back in June, I told myself I’d come back and do a recap of what I did and didn’t accomplish over the last two or three months. Here it is, copied directly from the list, with snazzy tick and cross icons. Comments are in italics.

I will drive [...]

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HOWTO: openBVE on (Ubuntu) Linux

While trying to remain as distribution-generic as I can, this HOWTO will, as a matter of course, focus on Debian and Ubuntu. This information is current as of openBVE 1.2 and Tao Framework 2.1.0.
If you just want it to work: openBVE is available in Ubuntu’s repository now (as of 9.04, see here), but it lags [...]

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’90s Web design

Something about the mid-1990s Web is intriguing. It’s very evocative of an amateurish spirit; perhaps one a bit more freeform than today’s. Dare I say it has a certain bit of charm about it.
But that’s not to say the designs were much good. Garish colors, terrible dithered GIFs, drop shadows, beveled edges and seamed tiled [...]

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Passing by value and by reference, as I understand it

I spent a long, hard time yesterday trying to make sense of parameter passing. Oh, what a ‘joy’ it was. Just to make everyone else feel better about themselves, here’s my flawed understanding of it…at least in C++. Don’t take this to heart, because I guarantee there’re mistakes.
First, a couple definitions:

Parameter – what a function [...]

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A few programming stumbling blocks

Ok, so I (mostly) finished going through that book I mentioned the other day. Then I remembered that I have a book better-oriented toward C++, so I started reading it yesterday. It’s How To Think Like a Computer Scientist: C++ Version. It’s also available for Java and Python, in various file formats.
I’ve read it with [...]

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Nice Translator’s new look

I don’t know how long it’s been like this (can’t be too long), but the site’s been redressed. Check it out.

One word: o…k. I can dig the softer colors (a bit too subdued) but I really liked its organization better before. There’s just something about it that makes it feel much more cluttered.
What gets me [...]

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Daily Prompt, a neat resource for NaBloPoMo-ers

If you’re interested in continuing with NaBloPoMo but have trouble writing either on the monthly topic or thinking up something of your own, I recommend Daily Prompt.
Essentially, a new writing topic is posted daily and users can submit their entries based around the topic. At the end of each week or so, there’s a summary [...]

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openBVE fans, rejoice!

Happened upon this video today (I’m a bit late in finding this out):

Look at that detail *uncontrollable drool*.
As of version 1.2, 3D cabs are now a reality. The route in the video hasn’t been released yet but if you want to try out a 3D cab, follow the instructions here. It’s [...]

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C# book find

I found a pretty sweet e-book for learning C# the other day (I believe via GameDev.net’s forums). I just recently started actually paying attention while reading it, and today I’m a bit over halfway.
It’s called the C# Yellow Book by Rob Miles, and it’s not as dry a read as you might think. I find [...]

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