ddade's comments

On: Keyboard latency

[ddade]

I stopped after I read "Apple 2" for the second time.

On: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client

[ddade]

OK, Google Voice it is, then.

On: Ask HN: What's a good book on modern Linux applica...

[ddade]

Echoing another comment: The Linux Programming Interface by Michael Kerrisk. I bought it instead of the UNP update based on its Amazon reviews, and haven't regretted it.

[devnonymous → ddade]

Thanks! Also I noticed that the book website maintains an API changes page:

http://man7.org/tlpi/api_changes/index.html

Awesome!

On: How to Center in CSS

[ddade]

A tutorial on how to center things? That's a pretty serious FAIL.

On: Boycott Linux (inspired by Fork Debian)

[ddade]

Almost. It almost got me.

On: Saab wins Brazil jets deal after NSA spying sours ...

[ddade]

But they provide all-source to the people that can.

On: Saab wins Brazil jets deal after NSA spying sours ...

[ddade]

Whatever Brazil loses in capability, Rouseff gets back in her relations with her neighbors. I guarantee there's isn't a head of state in South America that hasn't sent her an 'ataboy. Brazil even further establishes itself as the country that matters in South America. That's worth 36 planes that will never fire a shot in anger anyway...

[_djo_ → ddade]

The Gripen NG does not appear to be any less capable than the Super Hornet, with the exception of being single-engined as opposed to dual-engined.