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Question: could you reveal the technologies used to render the waveform region in reaper?
Asked by _gio (62.103.65.x) on January 23 2010, 9:02am
Reply on January 23 2010, 4:23pm:

REAPER uses LICE for this drawing.. specifically LICE_Line() I believe, drawing vertical lines. Comment...

Question: When do you think SF will have a big earthquake?
Asked by Gangsta (67.88.171.x) on January 22 2010, 12:37pm
Reply on January 22 2010, 9:33pm:

Any day/year now... Fortunately we have lots of building codes to mitigate much of the risk.. Comment...

Question: What is your opinion of the bay area? What keeps you there? What is your opinion of the tax structure?
Asked by MeeMee (166.205.11.x) on January 22 2010, 8:43am
Reply on January 22 2010, 9:34pm:

I like SF. It is terribly mismanaged though. :( Tax structure? Erm, well, reasonable enough I guess, too. I'd like to pay more for more services, but hey.. Comment...

Question: Does the flash based shoutcast player AOL uses now utilize the shoutcast protocol or flash shit?
Asked by Will (68.96.206.x) on January 21 2010, 11:55pm
Reply on January 22 2010, 9:34pm:

No idea. Comment...

Question: Your name show up on Mozilla Firefox (probably v2) it's not on v3+. What did you contribute to that project?
Asked by Poop (66.184.73.x) on January 21 2010, 11:43am
Reply on January 21 2010, 9:40pm:

dunno.. maybe they used nsis? Comment...

Question: What & how many books do I have to read to become as good at C++ as you (from scratch)?
Asked by function (70.38.37.x) on January 21 2010, 2:29am
Reply on January 21 2010, 9:41pm:

heck if I know... I guess it just takes experience. Comment...

Question: When creating the gnutella algorithms, did you reference any books on discrete math (depth/breadth first search, etc.) ??
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on January 20 2010, 11:11am
Reply on January 20 2010, 5:10pm:

Nah, it was seat of pants. Comment...

Question: Do you hate programming at time?
Asked by Poop (66.184.73.x) on January 18 2010, 9:23pm
Reply on January 19 2010, 11:58am:

Hmm, I don't think so. I might get a little burned out from time to time, and I'm sure if I was working on stuff I didn't enjoy I might... Comment...

Question: Okay, seriously: Eggs on toast, Jam on toast, Nutella, or just don't like toast? (bonus: whole wheat, rye or white?)
Asked by Krister (99.64.14.x) on January 18 2010, 9:13pm
Reply on January 19 2010, 11:59am:

Mmm tie between eggs on toast, and butter and jam on toast. wheat or white. I like good light rye for sandwiches but not so much for toast. Comment...

Question: Have you upgraded to Intel SSD yet? If yes, do you think it's worth it? If not, why not? :)
Asked by palo (209.116.42.x) on January 18 2010, 3:24pm
Reply on January 19 2010, 11:59am:

Negative. I'm cheap when it comes to computers. Comment...

Question: Heard of and/or used anamos [of anomos.info/]? If so, thoughts? If not, have a look?
Asked by roberttheiii (192.249.47.x) on January 18 2010, 11:59am
Reply on January 19 2010, 11:59am:

Nope. interesting... Comment...

Question: How often are you in flow (as described by Csikszentmihalyi) while programming? What do you do to encourage being in that state?
Asked by Mark (189.145.125.x) on January 18 2010, 4:43am
Reply on January 19 2010, 12:00pm:

I hadn't really though of this, but off the top of my head, having read the first line of its Wikipedia entry, I'd say: regularly, but not always. Comment...

Question: speaking of books, how to you obtain your books? Local bookstore / amazon / Kindle / library / pass on from friends?
Asked by robot (209.172.124.x) on January 17 2010, 11:52pm
Reply on January 18 2010, 12:03pm:

Local bookstores usually, sometimes through friends. Comment...

Question: Are you much of a serious gamer? I know you play CoD. Do you play PC games? Old schools like Snes? What genre you enjoyed most?
Asked by a fan (71.141.243.x) on January 17 2010, 11:47pm
Reply on January 18 2010, 12:03pm:

I'm not a serious gamer, I don't think. I used to like Super Mario 3 a lot, and later on Star Control II. As of late, yes there is CoDWaW (zombies), and RE5 too.. Comment...

Question: Were you expecting a lot of questions about books you read?
Asked by Fergo (189.4.55.x) on January 17 2010, 8:55am
Reply on January 17 2010, 12:44pm:

Not particularly, no. Comment...

Question: Any tips to improve on this design? www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJKdh1KZ0w
Asked by Will (68.96.206.x) on January 16 2010, 8:38pm
Reply on January 17 2010, 12:44pm:

Haha. How about more ball bearings? Comment...

Question: I emailed you at an email that you gave as an answer months ago, but you didn't reply. What's your current email?
Asked by A person (64.191.64.x) on January 15 2010, 4:41pm
Reply on January 17 2010, 12:44pm:

I probably got it, but then wasn't interested quite enough to answer (sorry). Only so many emails one can send in a day, and I gotta prioritize. doh. Comment...

Question: What are the most influential books you've read _last_ year
Asked by Mark (189.145.224.x) on January 15 2010, 4:10pm
Reply on January 17 2010, 12:43pm:

Umm.. ok! Influential is a tough qualifier -- I've been reading fiction, largely satire. A bunch of old Vonnegut novels/novellas before he got too disjointed, I enjoyed. Also I read a book called "White Tiger" which was good. Takes place in somewhat modern India. Definitely made me appreciate the country I live in... Comment...

Question: Has Allison ever given you any shit about how much time you spend programming? Exes have always eventually given me crap.
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on January 15 2010, 11:40am
Reply on January 15 2010, 3:47pm:

Nah, she's awesome. I do occasionally get a little shit for not context-switching fast enough. I.e. "do you want to eat dinner?" ... pause 15 seconds.. "yeah ok". Comment...

Question: Do you overclock any of your computers?
Asked by Gangsta (67.88.171.x) on January 15 2010, 8:33am
Reply on January 15 2010, 3:47pm:

The last computer I overclocked was a Celeron 300A (to 450mhz), I think. Comment...

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