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Funnily, I disagree with a lot of what he posted, even though I overall agree.
He states that using STL etc. is less efficient than C. Based on what measurements, because AFAIK most good STL implementations generate code that would be hard to improve on.
Add to that high-level abstractions such as templates and lambdas.
I think that C++ is not a good OOP language, but is absolutely fine as a low-level language, and templates are great (if impenetrable). I cannot think of a single desirable thing I could do in C I could not do in C++.
On the other hand, it has definitely become too complex a language over the years. Even new additions such as rvalue references already have Scott Meyer's videos (a number) explaining how to avoid pitfalls.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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First, Torvald's C++ rant is old news. Second, Torvald's rants should be taken with a grain of salt. Working in large open source projects for long periods of times damages a person's sanity, and sometimes he says crazy things to avoid unwanted code contributions.
Sane language debates should ignore Torvald's forum posts, even if they contain valid points.
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Microsoft is the first corporate member to offer MOOCs on edX.org, supporting our shared goal of increased access to high-quality education for anyone, anywhere, at any time. "Be true to your school now, and let your colors fly"
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Is this the same stuff that's on MVA?
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The recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum' (note use of official name) is a full-size recreation of the 1980s personal computer. "Life at last! Salutations from the other side"
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Sooo... what is it? A Bluetooth keyboard with skillz?
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Yeah, summut like that. With all the classic games and BASIC. Good as a threat to kids to show them what they could be using if they were as backward as their parents.
TTFN - Kent
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When I was younger I really wanted one of these but I was just out of college with 2 kids and a job that didn't pay much. Was also eying the Cosmac Elf.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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So basically, someone has wrapped a Spectrum emulator in an iPad app?
And this is news?
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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I think the point is they made "real" ZX Spectrum replica with its rubber keyboard (I wonder if it's as "durable" as original one used to be). And I think it is quite cool with huge dose of nostalgia for everyone who had it in the past.
I would buy such thing instantly if was Amiga 
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"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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While I have fond memories of the Spectrum, and indeed got my first every payment for programming on it (£250 for a program published in a magazine, at age 14 - this was in 1983, and a fortune to me at the time), I'm not enough of a glutton for punishment to want to revisit that keyboard ever.
Does it also have a wobbly RAM pack simulator?
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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"Return of the Dead Flesh Keyboard" - a recreated horror classic!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yet another study is touting the benefits of consuming coffee. So, I've been safe from heart attack since 9am?
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Alrighty then!
Yeebdyabidyboobooyahoogigigigi....
I think I'll have a noder cup of island coconut k-cup yeah!
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At four times that amount I must be pretty safe then
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I'm still not going to drink coffee... It's one of the nastiest beverages I've had. Followed probably by Spa Red (carbonated mineral water), beer and whiskey.
For some reason I do like a lot "coffee flavoured" stuff though...
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Its been 15 months since a significant update was released for the AJAX Control Toolkit on CodePlex. In the time since then, our friends at DevExpress have stepped up and offered to lead this open source project. We're going to party like it's ASP.NET 2.0
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Bill Maris has $425 million to invest this year, and the freedom to invest it however he wants. He's looking for companies that will slow aging, reverse disease, and extend life.
“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death,if he can live after he's died, then maybe he was a great man. Immortality is the only true success.” -James Dean
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Want to win the hearts of your Quality Assurance team? Remember these tips when you’re building your Web application to make it easier for analysts to quickly create more accurate, repeatable automated tests.
If you test it, users will come...
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The Linux development community now has an organized way to deal with the eternal problem of developer conflict. "Two men enter, one man leaves!"
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You can't put lipstick on a pigFinn. 
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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Founded in 2006 by Om Malik, "Gigaom recently became unable to pay its creditors in full at this time," according to a statement released by Gigaom management last night. "As a result, the company is working with its creditors that have rights to all of the company’s assets as their collateral. All operations have ceased. We do not know at this time what the lenders intend to do with the assets or if there will be any future operations using those assets. The company does not currently intend to file bankruptcy. We would like to take a moment and thank our readers and our community for supporting us all along."
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Assets of an IP-based (Intellectual Property-based) company ain't worth the paper the stories ain't written on.  It's all just bits. Flip the switch and save the electricity. 
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Definitely a shame, though. Very solid site that did a lot of great coverage.
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Still a long tail of serving ads on historical content...
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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