Paul Robert Lloyd writes: "As more services require a Facebook account to use them, I wonder if it’s set to become the next Microsoft Windows; a popular piece of software that becomes the only choice available." I first read this as "an unpopular piece of software that becomes the only choice available." Plenty of people… Continue reading Was Windows popular?
Month: January 2012
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M., brandishing new telephone: I find it a bit difficult to actually make phone calls, but it's great for the internet. No, I really like it. The battery's hopeless though. Me: How often do you have to charge it? M.: About every two days. I thought it was defective at first. A fun mental exercise… Continue reading Buy Our Superior Celluloid Cylinders
Wrapping a C++ library with JNI, part 2
In this series... Introduction, outlining the general steps from starting with a C++ library to being able to build and run simple tests on some JNI wrappers; Part 1, in which I design some simple Java classes and generate the stub wrapper code; Part 2 (this post), in which I add just enough of the… Continue reading Wrapping a C++ library with JNI, part 2
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Gosh, all this MONEY! It's so EXCITING! Aren't we all doing so WELL! When does this delight that finally our superior methods are winning start to wear off? When does it become a bit of a worry that no other company seems capable of doing this? That we're probably entering two decades of another closed… Continue reading We Profit For You
Wrapping a C++ library with JNI, part 1
In this series... Introduction, outlining the general steps from starting with a C++ library to being able to build and run simple tests on some JNI wrappers; Part 1 (this post), in which I design some simple Java classes and generate the stub wrapper code; Part 2, in which I add just enough of the… Continue reading Wrapping a C++ library with JNI, part 1
Wrapping a C++ library with JNI – introduction
In this series... Introduction (this post), outlining the general steps from starting with a C++ library to being able to build and run simple tests on some JNI wrappers; Part 1, in which I design some simple Java classes and generate the stub wrapper code; Part 2, in which I add just enough of the… Continue reading Wrapping a C++ library with JNI – introduction
The Breakfast Post 